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But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Necessary Necessary. My favorite part of the book: "Bad men come into our lives to torture us into loving ourselves" paraphrased. Boy did she ever hit the nail on the head there. I came out of the end of this book a better, stronger, changed woman.
It really helped me to grow. It was the right book at the right moment. View all 3 comments. I never did get into Sarah Ban Breathnach's popular "Simple Abundance," although I am re-reading it now, but this book was my daily rocket launcher into a vital and authentic life. It is unashamedly for women only. Her writing style is quite full of feelings and she does get a bit carried away with enthusiasm at times, but that may be a good thing.
The book started me on excavating my authentic self, and I'm 62 years old and thought I knew myself pretty well. With prompting from this book I got t I never did get into Sarah Ban Breathnach's popular "Simple Abundance," although I am re-reading it now, but this book was my daily rocket launcher into a vital and authentic life.
With prompting from this book I got to work on scrapbooking my life, art journaling it, collaging it, writing a large chunk of memoir, and really shining a light on places within that were trying to hide out or stay below the surface.
I am normally not too tolerant of anecdotes of "real people" as examples of concepts being discussed, but there is just enough of interesting and inspiring stories to keep it real.
She has lots ofgreat exercises to do to dig down and get the True you. One of them, "field work," involved categories to help you get at your authentic self by collecting images that to you meant: authentic success, authentic style, return to self, relationships, spiritual journey, someday, The House of Belonging your authentic home, cooking, decorating, etc. I love to art journal and I got curious to find out which categories were most represented in my art journals.
I found an absolute majority were representative of return to self followed by authentic success and spiritual journey. It was enlightening. This is a book you must make your own by writing in it, highlighting it, writing in the margins and talking back to the author. I was sad to have it end, which is why I am again picking up "Simple Abundance.
Jan 02, Amy Leigh rated it really liked it Shelves: spiritualismandwoowoo. View 1 comment. Jul 08, Diana Lowrie rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: someone wanting to explore themselves and embark on a journey of deep self-discovery.
This book is a source to finding that voice of an authentic self. Written especially for women by a woman herself I think it depicts a lot of challenges we face going throughout life. Especially facing the challenge of finding our own identity not just an extention of an entity be it family, wife, mother.. This book is a challenge and stirs up a lot of questions within a woman's soul that is both perplexing at time and full of joyful moments of ah ha's and wow I knew that but now I get it mom This book is a source to finding that voice of an authentic self.
This book is a challenge and stirs up a lot of questions within a woman's soul that is both perplexing at time and full of joyful moments of ah ha's and wow I knew that but now I get it moments.
A read for someone who might feel a bit lost or craving "Something More" in their life. Out of a job and car and between semesters at school I was faced with some depression and feeling sorry for myself.
I'm still and undecided major and feel I should know more about what I want to do with my life so I turned to this book which I happened to have obtained early in This book seemed to be calling my name at just the right time.
I really think that is the key to enjoying a good book, I think they find you at the right time. Mar 02, Katharine Grubb rated it did not like it Recommends it for: People seeking a life shift? Shelves: personalgrowth. So far, I can't really get into this. I've opened up pages here and there, but this one may be one that takes a while to read. I'll go about it through time. Update: I can't fininsh.
There are too many other books I would rather be reading. I'll put this on the shelf to look at later. I think that Sarah Ban Breathnach wrote this book during a darker time in her life when she was still possibly bitter from her divorce.
Something More: Excavating Your Authentic Self is a follow up to her first book Simple Abundance, a book about finding your authentic self and what truly makes you happy. This is a daily or almost daily secular devotional on self-awareness. Something More tells us that this authentic self, i. So, wait I really was disappointed in this one. With Simple Abundance and Romancing the Ordinary, I came away with thought-provoking ideas and activities, and could find joy in everyday life.
I constantly remember to find the good within the bad and to count the things that I am grateful for, especially when life is frustrating.
With Something More, I felt like Breathnach was constantly bitching and moaning about all the crap that she's had to deal with especially a failed marriage. Many of the passages seemed depressing and I felt that she wanted the reader to see all that was bad but never really showed all that was good.
Skip this one. I think Breathnach Simple Abundance journey has run its course. Apr 23, Kandice rated it did not like it Shelves: non-fiction , inspirational. While I've loved the other books by this author, she lost me on this one. Unless you want to read how angry the author is about her divorce and don't care about inspiration for your own life, then I'd recommend you skip this book and read her others. Simple Abundance is great and so is Romancing the Ordinary.
Jul 08, Helynne rated it really liked it. There are two subspecies of humans, Breathnach notes at the beginning of her Something More: Excating Your Authentic Self --the resigned, who live in quiet desperation, and the exhausted, who live in restless agitation. Her goal in this book, a followup to her popular Simple Abundance , is to lead readers beyond these discomforting categories by helping each of us to discover the person we were really meant to be and thereby, to find our maximum level of satisfaction and joy.
She does this v There are two subspecies of humans, Breathnach notes at the beginning of her Something More: Excating Your Authentic Self --the resigned, who live in quiet desperation, and the exhausted, who live in restless agitation. She does this very well, and with some really interesting instructions.
You buried treasure lies within" Like Simple Abundance , Something More is a series of small essays, but this time they are divided into nine chapters rather than set up in a calendar format. Early in the book, Breathnach again advocates the pet project she urged in the earlier book--the illustrated discovery journal.
She instructs readers to clip magazines and catalogues for various pictures and sayings that appeal to each of us, then to make them into collages that represent various categories of our lives--Authentic Success, Relationships, Spiritual Journey, Someday, etc. Her subsequent essay on choices and the courage to make them without fear or regrets is an interesting one. Breathnach shares the story of a severe head injury she suffered years earlier, and how she recovered from the resulting brain damage by creating an alter ego --"my Authentic Self"--that pulled her out of the fog and led her on a more honest path than she had been on before.
Her ensuing essays, whether inspiring, thought-provoking or funky, and all enriched with quotations from numerous other writers and philosophers from Emily Bronte to Anais Nin to Mick Jagger and many more, focus on this same dedication to mining a more honest and actualized self.
Breathnach concludes, "For the sake of all that his holy, believe that you deserve nothing less than Something More" Feb 09, Kiyoko rated it liked it.
Essays of a woman discarded in later life by her husband. Sarah circles the drain of self-loathing and decides she needs Something More, in the form of Perfection, which can only be found in the perfect love of the perfect man.
Until then she will become her Authentic Self, and ladles out substantial amounts of advice that proudly make her "the most self-centered woman in the world. Sadly, "Something More" advises me to demand more from my relationships, and if they don't shape up then I should pack up and ship out, because I deserve Something More. Sarah does not seem to understand that gentleness of Spirit comes when we are malleable, open, and willing to see our portion of the blame in the demise of an important relationship.
Reinventing the self does not correct the deficiencies we bring to the table, it only dresses them in different clothing. The book gives some lovely quotes, and reminds the reader that being true to yourself is essential to happiness. But that truth does not come with searching for Something More.
It is there all along, waiting for you to uncover it by discarding the layers of UN-truth that hide who we are meant to be. Three stars for snippets of thoughtful prose that kept me going, albeit over several weeks, to the end of the book.
Jan 29, Jaynie Zakibe rated it did not like it Shelves: I've read Breathnach's Simple Abundance. I really enjoyed it and it definitely helped me lead a happier, more fullfilled life. Where the first book was lovely and insightful, this one just felt trite and uninspiring.
I gave it a fair chance; I read the first pages and just couldn't spend another minute with it. Breathnach was in a positive space herself so that this "follow up" book lacks conviction on her part. I've read other reviews from women for whom this book saved, or at least changed, their lives; so, good for them. And I'd ask you to read the book yourself, give it a chance before you decide not to read it based on my review. If you've read this far, I certainly do wish you well and hope you continue to search out paths that help you feel better about yourself.
May 08, Estella rated it it was ok Shelves: non-fiction , self-help. I was disappointed in this book. I didn't come away from it feeling energized and uplifted, as I did from Simple Abundance. The thoughts shared by the author seemed a little This could be attributed to the fact that she had gone through a very difficult time in her life--the ending of her marriage, etc.
Whatever the reason, the book left me wishing for Contents Our Authentic Lives. When the Student Is Ready. Romancing the Soul. Common terms and phrases asked authentic beautiful become began begin believe better body born bring child choices comes comfort courage course create dark death destiny discovered don't dreams emotional everything excavation experience eyes face fear feel finally gifts give happens happy heart hope human husband Imagine it's journey keep knew known leave lives look marriage married matter means meant memory mind moments mother move nature never night once ourselves pain passion past play realize reason relationship remember seemed sense settling someone soul spiritual started stay stop stories tells thank there's things thought told true truth turn understand walk week what's wife woman women wonderful writing wrote.
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