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Can you give a book no stars? I really wanted to like this book. Really, really. But it is essentially a meandering stream-of-consciousness journal entry with no great point other than that self love is empowering. The writing is redundant and self - indulgent and really challenging to follow. I am curious about how this book was edited before being brought to market.
I actually found this book incredibly boring. She was so repetitive and I found myself starting to skip a paragraph here and there because it was the same thing as before.
I liked a bunch of the principles and quotes she highlighted so it seems like this would be better as a “mantra a day calendar” or something similar vs a book.
I liked a bunch of the principles and quotes she highlighted so it seems like this would be better as a “mantra a day calendar” or something similar vs a book.
Shannon Kaiser is my go-to for personal development books. Such a great read, with a very important message of self-love....It's a hard process but Shannon clearly gives you the tools and know-how to achieve it and believe it.
This book didn't blow my mind. It's not one of those books that you read and you just fucking face enlightenment or something. Those are extremely rare for a reason.
Now, having that said. It's still a book that made me ponder deeply about my love for my self. I think – no, I know that I have so much work to do when it comes to loving myself truly. And I say that while looking back at my past and shaking my head. Because it's unbelievable. The things I overcame are unbelievable.
Somewhere in the depth of my soul, I know that I will love myself unconditionally one day. That I will rise, like I've never risen before. And I'm very sure I'm on that journey right now. As I am writing this I'm on that rollercoaster. Destination: Self-Acceptance, Self-Love, Self-Respect, Self-Appreciation.
I'm in no rush to arrive, for I know the progress is already what I am striving for.
I know that I will rediscover my self. And I will get to know myself from a position that I've never dared to glance at, let alone, acquire.
I'm curious. I'm truly filled with burning curiosity to see who I am when I enter my thirties, forties, fifties.
Now, having that said. It's still a book that made me ponder deeply about my love for my self. I think – no, I know that I have so much work to do when it comes to loving myself truly. And I say that while looking back at my past and shaking my head. Because it's unbelievable. The things I overcame are unbelievable.
Somewhere in the depth of my soul, I know that I will love myself unconditionally one day. That I will rise, like I've never risen before. And I'm very sure I'm on that journey right now. As I am writing this I'm on that rollercoaster. Destination: Self-Acceptance, Self-Love, Self-Respect, Self-Appreciation.
I'm in no rush to arrive, for I know the progress is already what I am striving for.
I know that I will rediscover my self. And I will get to know myself from a position that I've never dared to glance at, let alone, acquire.
I'm curious. I'm truly filled with burning curiosity to see who I am when I enter my thirties, forties, fifties.
I’ve read this information before. This adds nothing new to the latest crop of self-love books, but I do like the journal questions. I’m needy like that.
I like the author’s writing style a lot. I can relate to so much of what she wrote and I appreciate her vulnerability. I found the book to be a bit repetitive in parts, but overall, I really enjoyed it.
There were certain portions of this book that I really enjoyed and took a lot from. However, it also got a little repetitive at seemed to just rehash the same things over and over. I highlighted a decent amount in here and will revisit those parts again, but as a whole this felt a bit lacking.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Personally, I like a little bit of logic and rationality with my self-help. This is a bit too woo-woo "Quit your job and live your best life despite the consequences!!" without actually offering any sort of insight into how to accomplish this for my tastes. But I appreciated the positive sentiments and truly felt motivated by the writing to find my own happiness and joy in life. It's a bit surface level and the author tends to write herself into circles (I kind of just imagined a cheerleader running in circles with her pom-poms out non-stop) but there are some good moments in here regarding living life day by day rather than from what should be from either personal or society expectations and how to enjoy the journey than expect a destination to resolve everything.
If you're just getting started on your self-love journey, this isn't the worst start to it and it's truly incredibly motivating as a read. There's even some good insights if you're further along in the self-love journey, but be prepared to skim a bit to find them.
If you're just getting started on your self-love journey, this isn't the worst start to it and it's truly incredibly motivating as a read. There's even some good insights if you're further along in the self-love journey, but be prepared to skim a bit to find them.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced