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sophieshafer's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
went through something super traumatic in the time it took me to read this book, i think this book helped me a lot more than i could’ve expected
irismorsene's review against another edition
4.0
I used to do a lot of meditation, but I haven't recently so maybe this book will help me get back in the swing of things. So far it hasn't, but that's really more my fault than anything else. I loved all of the anecdotes within this book, and it really makes you look at the world in a different way.
rocomama's review
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I loved the content of this books and have found myself quoting it. However, the author’s voice or reading style made listening to this book more of a challenge than I wished. I love recommending books to people and would more readily recommend this book if it were read in a different style.
theblacknomad4's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Simple read. Not awe-inspiring, but it’s 5 stars to me bc she touches on topics that I spoke deeply to my experience as a Black person in predominantly white healing/wellbeing spaces. Whew! I also really enjoyed the light intro to various Buddhist principles. I’d been looking for something that.
tanyxscreams's review against another edition
4.0
I'm not the type of person that reads this hippie sort of book. But that's part of what made it so refreshing.
Spring embraces the present moment. And most of the time, the present moment is filled with sorrow. But the sorrow will never heal unless you let it be heard.
I do have a question: why doesn't loving yourself include loving your defenses? Why break down every wall instead of accepting that some things make you feel safe?
I'm not saying that you should be closed off to everything, you should expand your comfort zone and willingness to try new things. But defenses exist for a reason.
Spring embraces the present moment. And most of the time, the present moment is filled with sorrow. But the sorrow will never heal unless you let it be heard.
I do have a question: why doesn't loving yourself include loving your defenses? Why break down every wall instead of accepting that some things make you feel safe?
I'm not saying that you should be closed off to everything, you should expand your comfort zone and willingness to try new things. But defenses exist for a reason.
smungalez's review against another edition
4.0
4 stars is a bit generous, but there is no 3.7 option. Here’s the thing—this book was so healing in so many ways. It felt like Spring saw me and saw my current journey even more vividly than I do right now. It shook me to the core.
There were parts that seemed unrealistically optimistic and even prosperity gospel-ish (ex: meditating cured this friend of that, and that friend of this!) But that wasn’t the meat of the book; the meat of the book was what filled my soul.
Spring has also confessed to not being a writer and having difficulties with writing. I wished there were better editors, but it is what it is.
All in all, I will carry this book inside of my fierce little heart throughout this life and the next.
There were parts that seemed unrealistically optimistic and even prosperity gospel-ish (ex: meditating cured this friend of that, and that friend of this!) But that wasn’t the meat of the book; the meat of the book was what filled my soul.
Spring has also confessed to not being a writer and having difficulties with writing. I wished there were better editors, but it is what it is.
All in all, I will carry this book inside of my fierce little heart throughout this life and the next.
gkj's review against another edition
2.0
Of course there were some beautiful truthful moments and it was a welcomed experience to read about mindfulness from a woman of color. But overall I was finding that despite the books honesty, I was having a hard time picking it up even though I love the subject matter.