A Literary Spirit

Purchase Surfing Your Inner Sea from the Beliefnet Shopping Mall. Rex Ray Mini Journals By Chronicle Books Review: I like small gifts.  And this tiny set of mini journals caught my eye this holiday season.  They are all the perfect size for people on the go–and all four in this set have different, unique covers.…

Purchase Surfing Your Inner Sea from the Beliefnet Shopping Mall. Surfing Your Inner Sea By Raphael Cushnir Review: I like small, short books.  I liked this one instantly. It’s yellow cover and image of the sea beckoned. The book is very readable and evocatively photographed.  It is a slim book that best-selling author Raphael Cushnir…

Purchase Seasons of Thanks from the Beliefnet Shopping Mall. Seasons of Thanks By Taz Tagore Review: It’s hard to review your own book without feeling utterly self-conscious. But, as I looked through the slim volume of titles related to Thanksgiving, I felt compelled to at least talk about my own book, Seasons of Thanks.  Since…

Purchase A Grateful Heart from the Beliefnet Shopping Mall. A Grateful Heart: 365 Ways to Give Thanks at Mealtime Edited by M.J. Ryan Review: An updated version of her classic book, this collection of beautiful blessings, contemplations, and prayers that can be recited at mealtimes, holiday gatherings, group events and so forth. The original was…

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Purchase Gratitude Journal from the Beliefnet Shopping Mall. Gratitude: A Journal By Catherine Price Review: We all need to find ways to be more grateful–to others, to ourselves and for the gift of life.  For those who are serious about gratitude, the Gratitude Journal is a perfect gift. The book asks you to reflect and…

Purchase A Bloom a Day from the Beliefnet Shopping Mall. A Bloom a Day Billie Lythberg (Author), Sian Northfield (Author), Ron van Dongen (Photographer) Review: There are few photo books that truly inspire joy, page after page.  And A Bloom a Day, is one of them. In Bloom a Day, celebrated photographer Ron van Dongen…

Purchase Ramayana from the Beliefnet Shopping Mall. Ramayana: Divine Loophole By Sanjay Patel Review:The Ramayana is a legendary book—not just in terms of content but in terms of sheer size.  The story has been told and retold over a 2,000 history.  And so developing a new re-telling of this epic book might be daunting unless…

Purchase Buddha Standard Time from the Beliefnet Shopping Mall. Buddha Standard Time By Surya Das Review:The premise of this book is that we all have the same amount of time to work with in a given hour, day or week.  But how we spend our time is what separates those feeling harried, overwhelmed, distracted and…

Purchase Spiritual Partnerships from the Beliefnet Shopping Mall. Spiritual Partnerships (New in Paperback) By Gary Zukav Review: The premise of Zukav’s new book is that we have (and continue to) evolve beyond the limits of our five senses.  Zukav asserts that as we become more spiritual in our outlook and experience of life, we need…

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