Rating:  Summary: A humble everyday perspective Review: Another great little book that everyone should read. I eagerly await Sue's next publication! Hurry up Sue!
Rating:  Summary: Read all three, Please!!!! Review: I bought all of her books at the same time and read them in reverse order. No kidding! Each touched me and healed and helped me. I am much more effective and sensitive to myself now. I have slowed down, I have done what she suggests. I even visited an AMish farm and bought chickens after reading this and more deeply appreciated the experience after reading these books. I can't tell you which taught me what, I just know they are brilliant. I gave them to a treasured friend and encouraged her to pass them on to other women seeking balance and enlightenment. I lived in Berkeley too...so it was fun to revisit those memories!
Rating:  Summary: Read all three, Please!!!! Review: I bought all of her books at the same time and read them in reverse order. No kidding! Each touched me and healed and helped me. I am much more effective and sensitive to myself now. I have slowed down, I have done what she suggests. I even visited an AMish farm and bought chickens after reading this and more deeply appreciated the experience after reading these books. I can't tell you which taught me what, I just know they are brilliant. I gave them to a treasured friend and encouraged her to pass them on to other women seeking balance and enlightenment. I lived in Berkeley too...so it was fun to revisit those memories!
Rating:  Summary: A continuation of a woman's spiritual journey Review: I was enchanted by Sue Bender's tale of the changes that occurred in her life after the publication of Plain and Simple. Her desire to continue in a spiritual path is enchanting. She makes you aware, again, of the sacred that is a part of the ordinary. We share this wonderful exploration of spiritual life for women today. Don't plan on rushing through this book. It takes time to absorb and reflect on the truths she has found and shares with the reader.
Rating:  Summary: a book for life Review: Simply put, this is a book for life. I am a young woman who took this book with me as a student to Japan. I have reread it several times these past 4 years and have been enriched by Sue's simple wisdom. I also love the illustrations. This is a very special read!
Rating:  Summary: a book for life Review: Simply put, this is a book for life. I am a young woman who took this book with me as a student to Japan. I have reread it several times these past 4 years and have been enriched by Sue's simple wisdom. I also love the illustrations. This is a very special read!
Rating:  Summary: Simple *and* Powerful! Review: This book is excellent. Sue Bender has an intimate way of writing--you feel like you're hearing from a good friend. I especially appreciate how she takes you through her thought process. She doesn't just serve up her insights--she shows you how she got there and in doing so takes you along for the ride. So you get to arrive at the same insights with the author; rather than just listening, you get to participate. This is warm, inspiring, lovely writing. Reading it was both illuminating and calming, and a true pleasure. I plan to share this great little book with all my friends.
Rating:  Summary: Incredible book Review: This book is very powerful, you will start reading and not be able to tear yourself away from it. She does a great job of presenting allot of great ideas and concepts, for you to really think about.She talks about a simple concept of the monk's begging bowl, which I had never even thought about before, and she puts new relevance to what this means. The monk only takes what he needs, he takes no more no less, and there are many other great observations that are made. One in particular relates to the tea cup, that if you are already full you cannot take in new energy, ideas.
Rating:  Summary: A circular route Review: This is an interesting book as the author warns at the begining that there really is no beginning or end. She's right. I found myself while reading the book dutifully from beginning to end, often going back and rereading sections. THE AUTHOR REVEALS HER INSECURITIES AND THEY ALL SEEM SO FAMILIAR. However, what got me, was that the author was not a young woman. She is in her late 50s, early 60s. So much for outgrowing them. Well, I had hoped. She examined these insecurities and failings in a sense from a view, I had not expected; as if they were assets. Now that's a thought. She had difficulty accepting this notion at first and the book subtly pushes this to the forefront again and again. Fascinating. THE AUTHOR'S RELATIONSHIP WITH HER ADULT SON IS MARKED WITH MIS-COMMUNICATIONS THAT DOMINATED THEIR PREVIOUS INTERATIONS. However, by turning off the critic to herself, she was more accepting and could "hear" others better. This greatly helped her and her son communicate on a new level. Any parent who has children making that change from child to adult could really use help here. Any help. THERE ARE PARTS OF THIS BOOK THAT MADE ME LAUGH OUT LOUD AND OTHERS THAT WERE POIGNANT. The author relates a story, where she hires a professional organizer and within moments of this woman starting to do her job, pays her to stop and leave. The author realized that she did not want to have her organization methods changed, but wanted a different outcome using the same methods... Don't we all. Change requires...Change. THERE ARE SO MANY WONDERFUL POINTS MADE IN THIS BOOK, A REVIEW, SHY OF RECREATING THE BOOK, CAN'T DO THEM JUSTICE. The best a reviewer can say is Read this book, read it slow and think about it. It is very Zen Buddist in philosophy and gives great weight to the day to day things. However, unlike "Sweeping changes" a book centered in Zen philosophy around house cleaning and maintenance, this book does not focus so much on day to day activities directly, but the philosophies of day to day relationships with people. The word Synchronicity comes to mind here. I PLAN TO RE-READ THE BOOK IN A MONTH OR SO. Books like this change in time. Next time I could write an entirely different review because different things will catch my eye. It is hard to write a book you can come back to over and over and in this the author has done a magnificent job.
Rating:  Summary: Everyday Sacred is right at your fingertips Review: This lovely little book with its attractive black & white drawings brings into focus, causes to be meditated, the sacred in the everyday. Now why would this be of importance, you ask? Well, with simple shifts of perception, each of us can find the sacred in our hurried & shallow lives. We can start each dawn refreshed & find, at day's end, that extraordinary gifts have come our way & it is the small acts that make every day of our life sacred. A loving gift from a husband to his wife. Highly recommended. Go find it!
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