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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
You really get into reflection mode with this book. Some of it I didn’t relate to, but the majority I did. I enjoy the lesson recaps at the end of each chapter!
I really enjoyed reading this. MK fills with with little nuggets that had me constantly nodding or caught me reflecting on something larger. He isn't saying anything revolutionary, but he has a way of writing that just brings you back to the fundamentals and I love that.
This book is perfectly the same as the previous book (Building Better Families) I read by Matthew Kelly. He even used some of the same stories and examples. I’m quite disappointed. Since I have both of these books as audio selections and not as physical books, it’s hard to quantify how much is duplicated but it still comes down to his underlying principle of becoming the best version of yourself, but he talks a lot about being yourself or rooting out the fundamental flaws in yourself. I think is a message that has to be taken carefully. Too many people seem to think in order to be your best, you need to be what they think is best and that is dangerous. I didn’t finish this book and don’t plan to read another Matthew Kelly title.
Since this is repeated content, I'll give it the same rating as I did the last book.
Since this is repeated content, I'll give it the same rating as I did the last book.
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
While I’m not religious, I found this book very humbling and enjoyable. It’s a great read for continuing the journey of just trying to be a decent person in this world.
I couldn’t finish this. Each page was mushy, trite self-help secular psychology with Christianity sprinkled in. Not sure who it’s for. Children, maybe? There was no depth at all and the bare minimum Christian content to count as a “Christian book.” Very repetitive.
Maybe my edges are calloused from the spiritual heavyweights of the Catholic tradition, and I’m unfairly expecting more sackcloth-and-ashes and Beatific Vision… but as far as I could tell, there’s absolutely none of that in this book, nor the other one I tried to read, “The Biggest Lie in Christianity”. It’s more like a walk through a primary school hallway and a Barnes & Noble self-help aisle.
I’m not entirely against a positive outlook, and I do believe people should not despise themselves, but for any Christian book to not at all (or hardly - I did not finish and skimmed the rest) speak like it believes the basics of the faith (God is ultimately our only happiness) is automatically suspicious.
It is not theologically strong enough to recommend to my Christian friends and it is not generally serious enough to recommend to my secular friends. It’s somewhere in between and it falls short on both fronts.
Maybe my edges are calloused from the spiritual heavyweights of the Catholic tradition, and I’m unfairly expecting more sackcloth-and-ashes and Beatific Vision… but as far as I could tell, there’s absolutely none of that in this book, nor the other one I tried to read, “The Biggest Lie in Christianity”. It’s more like a walk through a primary school hallway and a Barnes & Noble self-help aisle.
I’m not entirely against a positive outlook, and I do believe people should not despise themselves, but for any Christian book to not at all (or hardly - I did not finish and skimmed the rest) speak like it believes the basics of the faith (God is ultimately our only happiness) is automatically suspicious.
It is not theologically strong enough to recommend to my Christian friends and it is not generally serious enough to recommend to my secular friends. It’s somewhere in between and it falls short on both fronts.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Very inspiring! My favorite idea from this book was instead of referring to your alarm clock as an alarm clock refer to it as an opportunity clock!
