The Four Agreements

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The Four Agreements

Received 5 out of 5 stars

Review:

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz was absolutely amazing. It was a short read, approximately 140 pages. I read the book in 5-7 days. The interesting part I found in the book was in regard to the agreements, which were more like our belief systems or the way we were taught certain things.

Everything in the book was right on target in regards to the way you should speak, how you should approach certain situations, things you should refrain from doing, and what you should do in regard to everything.

I was really attracted/connected with the parts in the book about love, doing your best, and how people's negative comments can inversely affect them.  

This book is a great read for those who want to be enlightened, break their chains of fear, and start rebuilding themselves from the ground up. Change takes time and so should rebuilding yourself. You know how the saying goes "Rome wasn't built in a day," neither should you. Take your time, relax, and enjoy this book in rebuilding yourself in more than a day.       

The Four Agreements

Picture found at Google Play

The Four Agreements

Received 5 out of 5 stars

Review:

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz was absolutely amazing. It was a short read, approximately 140 pages. I read the book in 5-7 days. The interesting part I found in the book was in regards to the agreements, which were more like our belief systems or the way we were taught certain things.

Everything in the book was right on target in regards to the way you should speak, how you should approach certain situations, things you should refrain from doing, and what you should do in regards to everything.

I was really attracted/connected with the parts in the book about love, doing your best, and how people's negative comments can inversely affect them.  

This book is a great read for those who want to be enlightened, break their chains of fear, and start rebuilding themselves from the ground up. Change takes time and so should rebuilding yourself. You know how the saying goes "Rome wasn't built in a day," neither should you. Take your time, relax, and enjoy this book in rebuilding yourself in more than a day.       

Shape Up Sisters!

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Shape Up Sisters!

Received 5 out of 5 stars

Shape Up Sisters! by Linda Fondren was a great book that included her methods in assisting her hometown (Vicksburg, Mississippi) in losing 15,000 lbs in 17 weeks. It was also somewhat of a transformation story of Linda's challenging past, which equated to a prosperous future.

The book was very well thought out from the chapter about "Mother Wit" to the chapters that included healthy recipes, a behavior contract, and pictures of how to complete certain exercises. In obtaining a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Health Promotion and Fitness, I could definitely relate to a lot of key concepts in the book and was very proud to see all this information being displayed in this manner.  

Some of the things I loved about the book was how she emphasized a lifestyle change over dieting. Changing the way you eat is very key in managing your health successfully, especially as you become an older adult. She discussed starting out workout regimens at a slow pace and gradually building your way up to working out for 30 minutes a day, five times a week. I give her major kudos for stating the recommended amount of weight loss per month, which is only about 4 to 5 lbs per month; 1 to 1.5 lbs per week. As a vegetarian, I was even more engaged in the book as she referenced vegetarians and displayed some vegetarian recipes in the back of the book. The last thing I loved was that she included her methods for outreach toward the end of the book. I am quite  sure a lot of outreach had to be included and that it was great that she included that information.  

In recently reading the book Thrive by Arianna Huffington, I thought this book was a great transition to what I had just read. The re-occuring information from both books seemed to talk about health and wellness, wisdom, mindfulness, and mediation.

Thrive

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Thrive

Received 5 out of 5 stars

This book was absolutely amazing. It was like it was meant for me to read this book. I felt my previous reads by Napolean Hill (Think and Grow Rich), Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad, Poor Day), Charles E. Cox (Life is a Business), and On Death and Dying (Elisabeth Kubler-Ross) really prepared me for the book.

Arianna Huffington discusses mindfulness, mediation, well-being, wisdom, wonder, giving, and a host of other things. I really agreed with some of the key points in regards to technology, social media, and wisdom. The portion that really touched me in the book was her mother's sense of giving and her death. I found myself shedding a few tears toward the end of the book.

I commend Arianna for a book well written. "Onward, upward, and inward" as she would say.