Until Today! : Daily Devotions for Spiritual Growth and Peace of Mind (Paperback)

by Iyanla Vanzant (Author) "The Law of First Things is a mandate for all of our lives..." (more)
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This book of 365 daily devotionals supports the time-honored adage, "Why put off until tomorrow what you can do today?" The charismatic spiritual leader Iyanla Vanzant knows how easy it is to stay stuck in "old sentiments, resentments, beliefs, decisions, agreements, judgments, and ideas that may have become habitual." Through these devotions Vanzant hopes to show readers that the easiest way to create change is to simply shift your attitude--today. "We often work so hard to get the things we want that we miss the fact that it is the landscape of the inner world that stands between us and true happiness."

In the closing paragraph of each one-page devotional Vanzant names an old way of thinking and offers readers a new attitude to try on "just for today." For example, Vanzant writes, "Until today, you may have believed that you had to stay in the painful hole of hurt caused by the loss of a loved one. Just for today, make a conscious effort and choice to cover the hole and move on." Some might consider these devotions a fancy term for affirmations. Vanzant scoffs at the notion. Time spent in devotion is not a "New Age trick through which you can impose your will on God, the universe, or those around you," she writes. "Devotion is the reverent, personal act of surrendering your will to the Divine will." --Gail Hudson --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Fireside (August 14, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0684859971
• ISBN-13: 978-0684859972
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,895 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Healing the mind, body and soul!, December 12, 2000

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This review is from: Until Today!: Daily Devotions for Spiritual Growth and Peace of Mind (Hardcover)

This was so moving for me. I am just recently out of a bad relationship, one of many. A friend shared with me a copy of this book before I bought it myself. Iyanla touches on the deepest parts of my heart, and shows me that I am not alone. Coming from a not so good childhood...and thinking as I grew up that men were always going to hurt me in the end, therefore never allowing myself to honestly open up and trust one, I have just been going through the motions of a relationship for years. Never understanding why it is that I just cant seem to find "happiness". And she, very vividly, explains that we all have a past but we can't allow it to ruin our future! And only now in retrospect, with the aid of this book showing me and allowing me to really understand, can I see that I was doing just that. If you are not sure about where to go for help, or unsure of how you can get beyond your "skeletons in the closet", like many of us, than this is definitely for you! She is helping me to find myself all over again from the inside out....Healing the mind, body and soul.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Speaks Directly To You, April 2, 2001

By	P. Bigelow (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Until Today!: Daily Devotions for Spiritual Growth and Peace of Mind (Hardcover)

Vanzant's latest book is in a day-to-day devotional format. Having devoured everything else she has written, I didn't hesitate to pick this up. Well, get ready to be smacked hard upside your head every single day.

The author seems to have the view of a seer, and every single piece is directly related to what's happening in life at exactly that moment. Each devotion ends with the phrase, "Until today..." and a statement like "you may have been feeling as if you were about to break down. Just for today, call forth the strength, courage, wisdom, insight, power and love of the spirit of life. Ask that you be guided through the next minute, hour or day to a place of peace." (January 31)

Each month has a focus - life, love, awareness, acknowledgment, acceptance forgiveness, etc. Each day's reading focuses on internal personal and spiritual growth, self-acceptance, change and producing peace in your life.

It is an excellent book for those who have thrown out all the other daily devotional books including those for "Women Who Do Too Much." I expect to wear the pages of this book out over the next years.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Until Today......I didn't know there was more to learn, April 23, 2001

By	Nikki (Decatur, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Until Today!: Daily Devotions for Spiritual Growth and Peace of Mind (Hardcover)

This was one of the many books that I own by Iyanla, and though it isn't as insightful as the others, this book still allows you to learn more...about yourself and others. And the way she lets you know that you may not have known this "Until Today" and if you never use this again just use it "just for today...". I think that the 365 day motivational is just what people need to know that everyone isn't perfect everyday, but they can at least try. If you are looking for a daily motivational that isn't a speech or something telling you that is is easy to change, when you know it isn't, this is the book for you.