Rating: Summary: Excellent Resource Review:
I was a victim of abuse so my psychological and emotional walls were built high and thick. Recently i started to read books such as 'Nightmares Echo' and 'A Child Called It'. Both books taught me courage, the courage I needed to fight against my inner self and its destructive patterns. 'In The Meantime' has given me the power and control to learn how to let down my guard and begin to live again.
Rating: Summary: It is the best book around about learning to love yourself. Review: "In the Meantime" helped me to cope with the emotional distress of my divorce. I've read 18 books in the last 8 months since I've been separated. This book really touched my heart and talked to me in ways no other book could. It's for anyone who wants to get more in touch with themselves. It's a spiritual journey that you'll want to revisit again and again when you find yourself feeling lost and alone. I couldn't put the book down! I've turned many friends on to it who have express sincere gratitude for the referral. This is a very personal gift that you can give to anyone who feels disconnected. The writing is like nothing else out there. You feel like the author is your best friend and can really relate to what you're feeling. I highly recommend it!
Rating: Summary: Life Changing Review: First I just want to thank God for Iyanla's courage and boldness of indulging in the wisdom and creativity that she has been given. This book has tremendously changed my life and my perception of life. I now know that there is no limit to my love but the one I place on it. If you want to reach your full love potential I strongly encourage you to not only read this book but take your time and put the principles in action. This book will not only make you a better person in the way other people look at you but will help you to take comfort in the decisions you make in life whether they turn out to be what you wanted or not. I want to also thank a very dear friend of mine who cared about me enough to recommend this book to me and also made sure I read it at the time when he knew I needed to value myself more. I now recommend this book to anyone who wants to know their full love potential and want to move to the highest level that life can offer through love. I assure you this book will help you and give you the strength to do so. Iyanla Thanks again for being obedient to the spirit of God and for caring for the nation. I pray that life will bring you all the best and you will not lack in wisdom or knowledge at anytime. I now encourage you to keep focus and let love, love you. TO EVERYONE IN THE WORLD: READ THIS BOOK IT'S THE BEST NEXT TO THE BIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO LOVE; LOVING YOURSELF AND OTHERS.
Rating: Summary: I found myself and the love I wanted! Review: For the reader who is willing to examine his or her life honestly and openly, this book is amazing. Iyanla VanZant has forever changed my life. When I read the book, I was going through a period of depression and a series of bad relationships, but I was trying to make a change. I think I read this book at the perfect time. The book offers so much enlightenment, but I must stress that the reader has to really LISTEN to her message and think about how each of the points she makes applies to his or her own life. I offered the book to one of my friends who was not yet ready to examine her life but was having some relationship problems; she just didn't get it. Another friend of mine however, agreed with me that this book contains incredible wisdom for the open mind. I have applied Iyanla's principles and changed a lot of my negative thought patterns and I am now more confident, I am happier with myself, and I have been able to maintain a beautiful relationship. Once I changed myself with Iyanla's help, the relationship of my dreams just followed. I am now in a mutually respectful, loving relationship with literally the man of my dreams. I know that these claims are hard to believe, but I'm telling all of you prospective readers that Iyanla VanZant has a lot of wisdom to give. Those who are open to her message and open to changing the way they view themselves and others will benefit tremendously from Iyanla's wisdom. You may not benefit immediately because it takes time, patience, and a lot of struggle to honestly examine your own life, but it will pay off in the long run. Iyanla has given a great gift of wisdom to the world in this book.
Rating: Summary: WOW! What a wake up call! Review: Going through a tough point in my life (just finalizing my divorce) I needed some 'direction' and saw an ad for this book in a magazine I was reading. Simply put, this book just makes sense! If you are feeling lost and down on yourself, you need to read this book. After reading this, I feel empowered and internally stronger. I am feeling better about my past (and future) relationship choices more than I ever thought possible. I need to thank Ms. Vanzant for this offering, and I've already ordered 2 more of her books! I recommend this book HIGHLY!!!
Rating: Summary: OUTSTANDING! Review: I am a middle-aged, gay, male reader who found this book a few months after the painful end of a six-year, unrequited love affair. Throughout the book I kept encountering so many keen insights that I finally resorted to reading with a yellow highligher pen to mark the passages. Again and again Vanzant precisely describes things that ring so true for me and my struggles with relationships and self esteem, self love. I have read many self-help books over the years, but have never encountered one with so much understanding, compassion and truth about the human heart. This is one of the most helpful books I have ever read. I am tremendously impressed with the wisdom Vanzant has gleaned from her life's experiences. And she's funny, too. It's a great read.
Rating: Summary: Find yourself reading this book..... Review: I cannot even begin to explain how wonderful and insightful this book is. I recommend it to everyone I know--even if you're not having a life or love "crisis" there are insights and wisdoms in this book that can help everyone. I even took some of Vanzant's profound passages and wrote them on pretty paper and hung in next to the mirror in my bathroom--that way her knowledge of the soul can keep getting reinforced to me. You will not regret reading this book.
Rating: Summary: Looking Inside you. Review: Thank You A Harris 3@sc.rr.com for taking care of your book. It was is excellant condition. Sister girl seeks the truth. And doesn't talk around her self. She get's to the point. I'm enjoyin it. I would love to meet (Iyanla Vanzant) someday. Thank you, From Tulsa,Okla
Rating: Summary: Good Premise - Worthwhile Read Review: The reason I gave this book 4 stars, instead of 5, is that Vanzant's writing style is pretty undisciplined and at times overly indulgent. She spends a lot of time telling loosely related stories, that often lack clear or definitive connection to a thematic point. As many books make things like love TOO academic, by bombarding readers with lists and 'how-tos', VanZant would have been well served to include more practical 'rubber meets the road' advice for her readers.On the positive side, I think her dual premise is very good. 1) the Meantime (which should be seen as a blessing) is meant as a preparation for the love you desire and 2) you will open yourself to that relationship by experiencing the different facets of love, and focusing on love in general. I feel like I came out of this book with one very strong benefit. I am more patient and calm in my preparation for the love of my life, rather than feeling fearful and anxious. Additionally, even when I did find this book to be somewhat excessive and even annoying, it only took me about 2 weeks of casual reading to finish it. All in all, a worthing endeavor.
Rating: Summary: Great for folks who can't seem to move on Review: This book is a gem. If you feel like part of your DNA dictates that you have trouble moving on in a failed relationship, friendship or job then this book is for you. It leads by example without sounding like a textbook and without being preachy or too 'out there.' Another great book is, "If the Buddha Dated" I reccomend both.
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