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sabrinaapreads's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
My 2024 word of the year is accept.
Accept my life for what it is NOW. Love what is NOW.
Realize it won't always be this way and turn towards myself and others with grace, compassion and peace. This work echoed those sentiments wonderfully with guided meditations at the conclusion of each chapter. I savored each one, taking notes where applicable and hoping the theme metabolized within my psyche.
Accept my life for what it is NOW. Love what is NOW.
Realize it won't always be this way and turn towards myself and others with grace, compassion and peace. This work echoed those sentiments wonderfully with guided meditations at the conclusion of each chapter. I savored each one, taking notes where applicable and hoping the theme metabolized within my psyche.
frnzlftblln's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
mxunsmiley's review against another edition
2.0
I did enjoy this book a lot, save for the maddening constant mentions of food, but I feel like it descends into incomprehensibility toward the end because of the more complex Buddhist ideas expressed. Obviously the Buddhist concepts are not the problems; it's more that I don't think that the author was able to convey them in a way that one who is not as knowledgeable or thoughtful about Buddhism may understand, especially with the paired guided meditations--good luck doing those if you have no idea what "Form is emptiness" truly means. Vagueness is something I find intolerable in everything I read, though, particularly in self-help books which have exercises that kind of entail understanding of the concepts behind them to practice them effectively.
I also thought the formula it utilized a bit tiresome after a while, with the author interweaving stories from her clients or people she met on meditation retreats throughout the book. It's tinged with the tone of a miracle cure. I do appreciate that she emphasized how she regularly struggles with abiding by radical acceptance, because it really isn't easy!
I also thought the formula it utilized a bit tiresome after a while, with the author interweaving stories from her clients or people she met on meditation retreats throughout the book. It's tinged with the tone of a miracle cure. I do appreciate that she emphasized how she regularly struggles with abiding by radical acceptance, because it really isn't easy!
tildahlia's review against another edition
3.0
Like a lot of self-help books, the ideas are good but the execution not so much. I found much of the illustrative examples in this book a little too 'tidy' to be credible. But the concepts of self-compassion and the techniques associated with mindfulness and awareness are valuable ones. I'd suggest checking out her talks over this book.