Book Summary
Well, one of the wonderful readers of the Business Connections networking group suggested to me a terrific book, and one that I probably would not have discovered on my own. The book is Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy, by Sarah Ban Breathnach, Warner Books, 1995, $18.95. It has an essay for each day of the year, so it's a good book to have in the bathroom, or any place that you settle down for a few minutes each day.
The author quotes freely from all sorts of people, starting with a quote and expanding on it. She has a lot of interesting things to say about the ways in which we live our lives. This is definitely a woman's book.
I discovered a quote the other day that has quite literally changed my life. It's one of those things we all know, and we've all heard it expressed dozens of different ways, such as "be here now," "this moment is all there is, " "the past is memories and the future doesn't exist, " but somehow this particular phrase really struck me. "Writer Annie Dillard believes, 'How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives."
Well, of course! But how many of us (especially me) go about our days as though our lives were going to arrive once we get through the drudgery? No—this is it!!
Anyway, for me just that one phrase is worth the price of admission, I'm going to make a pretty little sign and put it where I'll see it every morning. Who knows what gem you'll find in this book? Give it a try—you're bound to find something that suits your situation or inclination.
© 1997 Mary Stanleigh
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Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy Sarah Ban Breathnach