Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort of Joy: Amazon.ca: Sarah Ban Breathnach: Books

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This book features 366 essays penned from a woman's perspective. Sample topics include gratitude, harmony, self-nurturing, positive body image, the importance of scented linen closets, and many others. Each essay sports a pithy quote from (surprise!) the likes of Kahlil Gibran. Viewed uncritically, it's hard to argue with Simple Abundance's earnest admonitions to appreciate life, in all its messy imperfect excellence. And the fact that serenity and happiness are each in dreadfully short supply can excuse some of the treacly writing. But Breathnach sometimes lapses into what can only be described as her "Martha Stewart on Prozac" voice, and the results are aggravating to the extreme: "If you've been hesitant to strike up a reciprocal relationship with your guardian angel, don't be." Fans of guardian angels will greet these feel-good essays every morning with the rising sun, a cup of mint tea, and a bluebird chirping on the windowsill, and be happy. Skeptics will prefer their coffee very black. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars If you like Simple Abundance, you will enjoy..., Mar 25 1998

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This review is from: Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy (Hardcover)

I can tell from reading all the other reader comments, that if you enjoyed and are putting into practice Simple Abundance, you will enjoy these books by Alexandra Stoddard: (1) Gracious Living in a New World: Finding Joy in Changing Times (1996), (2) The Art of the Possible, (3) Making Choices: The Joy of a Courageous Life (1994), and (4) her most recent Living in Love (1997). And there are several others as well but these are my favorites.
I especially recommend Gracious Living. Stoddard offers useful advice on how to get and stay calm and centered and find joy and grace in the simple every day events of your life. I gave Simple Abundance along with Gracious Living as Christmas gifts to my sister, sister-in-law and best friend -- they *still* haven't stopped thanking me! (And I am grateful to the friend who loaned me my first Alexandra Stoddard book last year -- I immediately went out and purchased them all!) I encourage you to check them out, you will enjoy all of her books!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Its like diary, Mar 27 2012

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this book is like a diary of everyday living.If you like a book about how to simplify your life,be happy for what you have,organizing your house and some inpirational words so this book is for you.

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1.0 out of 5 stars 800 pages of platitudes, Jan 14 2001

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This review is from: Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy (Hardcover)

I'm guessing the length as the book is unpaged but it's about 2 inches thick.

Here is a sample sentence :"Learning the soul craft of seasonal healing can bring new depth to our journey toward wholeness".

Here is typical advice, given over and over and over again: "clean out your closet, clean out your spice rack, put together some new outfits, switch to wedge suede sandals, buy yourself flowers, browse in a boutique, take in a movie, be grateful for what you have, skip work and get a European body wrap or a cosmetic makeover, light scented candles, treat yourself to an ice cream cone, light a pretty candle" and so on, ad nauseum. The book is full of contradictions and is incredibly shallow. I can't begin to fathom how this treacle could have "changed my life" for so many readers. I found it a complete waste of money and especially time as it is so long and so repetitive. Obviously I'm in the minority which is why I took the time to send in my review - to balance the scales a bit.

If you like this type of thing, try Alexandra Stoddard - she gives better advice and is a much better writer.

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