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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Splendid, Oct 29 2002

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Sarah Llewellyn (Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Romancing the Ordinary: A Year of Simple Splendor 2004 Engagement Calendar (Hardcover)

I'm a long-time fan of Ms. Ban Breathnach's work. However, I'm not an easy sell just because an author comes out with something else. From the moment I picked up this beautiful book, I could tell that she had ventured into new territory. Laid out as a journey through the twelve months of the year, each chapter gently guides you through the delights to be found in every day and the simple graces you can bring into your life. You'll also find all of the SBB trademarks: rare quotes, thought provoking questions, recipes for body and soul, and of course the lyrical prose that only comes from the goddess of gratitude.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't get opened often, May 17 2004

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snowblaze (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Romancing the Ordinary: A Year of Simple Splendor 2004 Engagement Calendar (Hardcover)

This book remains on my nightstand, but its proximity to me still is not enticement enough to open it more. Breathnach's first book (S.A.) is hard to beat.

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3.0 out of 5 stars I am not her target audience, Jan 5 2004

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Julia C Tenney (Somerville, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Romancing the Ordinary: A Year of Simple Splendor 2004 Engagement Calendar (Hardcover)

At least, I don't feel as if I am.

I originally picked up Simple Abundance off of a coworker's desk while rebooting my computer for the nth time in a morning. Someone then gave me their mostly unused copy and on a lark, wrote out my response to the daily entries in my online journal, which garnered positive feedback, including someone giving me this sequel of sorts. I'm not sure I would've stuck with either without the feedback. This made both well-worth my time.

(And yes, my readers gave me a 3rd daily essay book "Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much", which is already quite different. And, since I'm able to keep up with daily journal entries, possibly inappropriate.)

I recommend reading this either near a computer search engine (or a classic library) and researching some of the people she mentions. Searching for some of the artists, painters, explorers and otherwise interesting historical figures mentioned in the book made it a stepping stone to a richer experience, which seems to be the goal.

I also recommend a fourm that gets feedback, be it blog (I'm no celebrity, and yet I have an interested audience), discussion list or a group that periodically meets in person.

Romancing the Ordinary is, as mentioned, less cute-fuzzy optimistic (I was fascinated by how she faced life changes, whether or not I agreed with her choices) and more earthy/pagan/wiccan/(women-positive). I regard this as a step forward.

Nonetheless, it is a sequel. The original is still a better place to begin.

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