I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.
Author Kendra Q. Dodd, MHRD, shares a guided ournal that hopes to give people a fresh perspective on others who may have one label but embody something else completely in the book “Perspectives”.
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The Synopsis
Perspectives is a guided journal to help you become a better human. In times like these, we should all work on unifying and relating to each other. This book awakens you to another level of awareness, realizing that human beings are more profound and more complex than the labels prescribed to us. This book will help you embrace what we call “bridge moments” to courageously speak up while connecting with people different from you and building a better relationship with them.
Being understood is a basic human need. We all have a right to express our voice. Conscious efforts are needed to advocate viewpoints. Perspectives will help you realize that simply a person’s existence can cause misunderstandings, and a guide is necessary to help you navigate to understanding. If you want a resource to shed some light on removing the barriers that can divide us, this book is it.
This book will help reward you through a journey of the following:
Assess and process with self-reflections the core of your perspectives Explore the various ways in which we are different and how it can cause misunderstandings Address how to communicate your voice while empathically listening to others effectively Practical, hands-on exercises and tips to having successful real-life interactions
The Review
This was an insightful and engaging journal. The emphasis is on putting readers in an interactive space to grow and engage with the prompts that the author gave throughout the journal. Examining different viewpoints and mindsets in this book allows the reader to put the book’s purpose into practice.
That purpose is the driving force behind this book. Often, we end up viewing the world only through our lens. Yet, the world’s population comprises so many different perspectives that the ability to step back from oneself and look at things through another person’s viewpoint allows us to connect to the world at large and, at that moment, connect even more profoundly with ourselves.
The Verdict
Engaging, thoughtful, and interactive author Kendra Q. Dodd’s “Perspectives” is a must-read and must-use journal. The everyday questions and perspectives the author gives readers to ponder upon and write about will provide insight into those around them and how to connect with the world. If you haven’t yet, be sure to grab your copy today!
Rating: 10/10
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About the Author
Kendra has devoted her life to creating environments of belonging, inclusiveness, and personal progression. She understands the importance of continuous development and has a passion for consistent learning. Clients admire her energetic demeanor, positive candor, and strategic mindset. Kendra brings authenticity to those she helps because she shares her life with transparency, thus ensuing hope. Her clients are left feeling motivated and equipped.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.
Author Sajdah R. Nubee gives readers a beautiful and heartfelt journal to reflect on life’s journey and uses inspirational quotes and scripture from the Islamic Faith to help journal writers everywhere in the book “Today, I Choose Gratitude: Spiritual Gratitude Journal With Verses from The Holy Qur’an”.
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The Synopsis
Created especially for Muslim brothers and sisters, Today, I Choose Gratitude gives Muslims of all ages a beautiful space to reflect on Allah’s words and develop deep gratefulness.
Given the fast pace of day-to-day life, it’s often difficult to take a moment to reflect and find the beauty in everyday moments. Author Sajdah R. Nubee’s striking journal poses gratefulness-inspired quotes from the Qur’an and other Islamic scripture as prompts for readers to reflect with. Included in the journal, you’ll find prompts about:
● Success.
● Faith and Mercy.
● Trusting Allah.
● Safety and security.
● …and more!
Today, I Choose Gratitude is lined and undated with 100 prompts, allowing for reflective writing that fits into your routine seamlessly. Readers can build a daily habit with the book, or take advantage of it when they recognize they need a moment to relax, reflect, and recenter. Each prompt differs slightly to help you focus on shifting pieces of life and the world-and how to be grateful for each.
Readers of this book will notice a difference in their heart after several days of journaling, and may even start daily gratefulness reflections once they start a routine.
While the journal is perfect for Muslims of all ages and genders, Today, I Choose Gratitude makes a wonderful gift for anyone interested in religious or spiritual motivation.
The Review
This was a simple yet powerful journal. The author was able to find the right balance of giving journal writers enough space to take account of their own lives and daily experiences while also infusing the author’s spirituality and faith into the prompts and inspirational quotes found within the book. The insight that readers gain from those quotes will stay with them as time goes on.
This was a fast-paced yet interactive and heartfelt journal to take hold of. The lovely artwork and design that the book utilizes and the emphasis the journal puts on guiding writers to find the gratitude for everyday life that we sometimes lack due to forces both within and outside of our control made this a truly memorable journaling experience.
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The Verdict
Memorable, heartfelt, and engaging, author Sajdah R. Nubee’s “Today, I Choose Gratitude: Spiritual Gratitude Journal With Verses from The Holy Qur’an” is a must-read and must-write-in journal for both Islamic faith writers and those seeking to find the gratitude in life. The passion and insight the author provides in the pages of this journal will become both memorable and heartening to the readers as they push further and further into their journaling. If you haven’t yet, be sure to grab your copy today!
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.
The therapeutic nature and power of journaling is fully explored in author Mari L. McCarthy’s novel “Heal Yourself with Journaling Power”.
The Synopsis
Heal Yourself with Journaling Power reveals the inner strength and grace that comes through the proven therapeutic power of expressive writing.
You’ll discover the life-changing magic of journaling through moving personal stories told by just a few of the thousands of people who have tapped into this highly-effective way to heal, grow, and transform your life
This is a quick yet detailed read that fully explores the process and progress of journaling as a form of therapy. The author’s experiences with health concerns allowed her to explore journaling in a whole new light, and in the course of this book has showcased the ways the journaling power has helped with her health, her business and various aspects of her life in general.
From releasing stress and tensions through journaling about whatever creates those stresses, to improving relationships by writing down whatever disagreements you may share with someone and boosting memory by using cognitive recall which hardwires information into one’s brain more readily, this novel covers a wide array of topics that will help anyone seeking a new form of therapy to deal with physical, mental or emotional struggles or seeks to improve areas of one’s life.
The Verdict
This book gives a great guide on how to utilize and better use journaling to help with various aspects of your life in new and exciting ways. It allows the reader to reconsider or look at different things in life through a new lens. From using journaling as an alternate to therapists by allowing the journal writer to be 100% honest with themselves to how journaling can help anyone going through a struggle to make a major comeback, this is a novel few are going to want to miss out on, so be sure to grab your copy of Mari L. McCarthy’s novel “Heal Yourself with Journaling Power” today!
Mari McCarthy’s latest, Heal Your Self with Journaling Power, represents the voice of a warm friend who not only talks the talk but also has lived first-hand the transforming power of writing. Packed with focused, fun prompts to jump-start the journaling process, this book is a motivation and an uplift! I especially enjoy the stress-bucket exercise. Not to be missed.”
–Melanie Faith, educator and author of In a Flash and Poetry Power,
In a world of ever-present scary news, stress, and technology that distracts us from genuine human encounters, Mari McCarthy invites us to do something both simple and radical: pause daily to encounter our own souls. And she not only tells us to just do it, she shows us how with her own life story, the stories of others, and her many ideas about how to maximize the transformative power of journaling time.
— Kevin Anderson, Ph.D., Author of Now is Where God Lives: A Year of Nested Meditations to Delight the Mind and Awaken the Soul and The Inconceivable Surprise of Living: Sustaining Wisdom for Spiritual Beings Trying to Be Human.
The most important lesson illustrated in Heal Your Self with Journaling Power is that anyone can enhance their health and wellbeing through the therapeutic power of expressive writing. This is the definitive book that shows you how. So just grab a pen and a pad of paper and do it!
Mari L. McCarthy is the Self-Transformation Guide and Founder/Chief Inspiration Officer of CreateWriteNow.com. She is also author of the international-bestselling, award-winning book Journaling Power: How to Create the Happy, Healthy Life You Want to Live.
Mari began journaling to relieve the debilitating effects of multiple sclerosis (MS) over 20 years ago. Through journaling, Mari was able to ditch her prescription drugs and mitigate most of her MS symptoms. Now she teaches people throughout the world how to heal, grow, and transform their lives through the holistic power of therapeutic journaling.
She lives in a gorgeous beachfront home in Boston, where she has the freedom, flexibility, and physical ability to indulge in all her passions, which include singing and recording her own albums.
— Blog Tour Dates
June 17th @ The Muffin
What goes better in the morning than a muffin? Stop by Women on Writing’s blog The Muffin and read an interview with author Mari McCarthy and win a copy of her book Heal Your Self with Journaling Power.
Visit Lapidus, words for well-being association, where you can read Francesca’s review of Mari McCarthy’s eye-opening book Heal Your Self with Journaling Power.
Do you love the energy in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)? Well, if you do, you will not want to miss today’s post at the blog Thoughts in Progress where Mari McCarthy shares her tips on how to recreate the magic of NaNoWriMo in any month.
Be sure to stop by Amber’s blog and read her interview with author Mari McCarthy and also enter to win a copy of the book Heal Your Self with Journaling Power.
If you are in need of a new book in your life, make sure to stop by Lindsey’s blog today where you can read her review of Mari McCarthy’s new book Heal Your Self with Journaling Power.
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Want to inspire your kids to journal? Visit Ashley’s blog today and read Mari McCarthy’s guest post featuring imaginative journaling activities to do with kids.
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Do you procrastinate too much? Well, visit Anthony Avina’s blog again today where you can read Mari McCarthy’s guest post on how to use your favorite types of procrastination to your advantage.
Stop by Michelle’s blog where she reviews Mari McCarthy’s book Heal Your Self with Journaling Power. You can also check out her interview with Mari and find out more about the author!
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