5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Highly recommended, very rewarding., Mar 8 2005
By Arthur - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Building a Life of Value: Timeless Wisdom to Inspire and Empower Us, Values of the Wise Series, Volume 1 (Hardcover)
Building A Life Of Value was definately a great addition to my collection of life inspiring works. In recent times, I had been faced with some difficult challanges to my belief system. In taking a few personal improvement days, I reviewed Merchey's guide to values, and Steven Covey's work on maintaining Focus, and slowly but effectively developed a clear understanding of the values that where guiding me. I am back on track now and owe much to this body of inspiration. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking at their life's journey and taking ownership of it's direction.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Finding wisdom, Mar 8 2005
By Judith Barad "Judith Barad, Ph.D." - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Building a Life of Value: Timeless Wisdom to Inspire and Empower Us, Values of the Wise Series, Volume 1 (Hardcover)
Building a Life of Value by Jason Merchey is a wonderful compilation of "words of wisdom" regarding values. As a philosopher, a lover of wisdom, I've always sought wisdom anywhere I could find it, regardless of who it came from or the time and place in which it which it can be located. The reader may, as I did, feel compelled to mark his or her favorite quotations, in order to more easily return to them at appropriate moments. Most of the quotes can provide food for deeper reflection, providing the opportunity for people to sort out the values they hold most dear and perhaps think of additional values important in their lives. Readers may also want to keep the book nearby so that in times of stress or other moments when a better perspective is needed, they will have that help readily available. Finally, the book may help people recognize that there are a wider array of values than the ones the "values voter" focused on in the 2004 presidential election. I highly recommend the book to everyone concerned with leading a better life.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Cream of the Crop!, Mar 8 2005
By J. Phillips "Jan Phillips, author , Marry You... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Building a Life of Value: Timeless Wisdom to Inspire and Empower Us, Values of the Wise Series, Volume 1 (Hardcover)
Quotes are like springboards that launch us into awareness of our own thoughts, feelings, and experience. When we read a quote, we know instantly if it resonates with our own wisdom or not. When we highlight something in a book, we do it with a sense of delight that the author has said something true in a unique and understandable way. Jason Merchey has highlighted some of the best quotes of the times that are relevant to some of the biggest issues of our times--values, integrity, justice. Each quote is a launchpad for deeper thinking on the subject, a great starting point for conversation and reflection on what really matters to us as individuals, citizens and co-creators of our culture. I highly recommend his beautiful book! Jan Phillips