Transformation Soup : Healing for the Splendidly Imperfect

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Summary: Transformation Soup
Review: I am so grateful to have this book. I'm reading it not all at once, but in snipets when I need a friend and some inspiration. With her stories, SARK gives us an idea of what it's like to really look at our lives, to discover what it is inside of us that needs healing, and how to begin. It's a daunting process that requires tenderness. This is a wonderful, gentle book. What a relief! I feel that taking steps toward healing requires so much courage, and SARK en-courages me.

These are real stories from this woman's life. After I read a chapter, I feel like I've just spent two hours sitting with a best friend in a coffee shop, crying over life's current struggles and laughing over the past ones. And at the end of the two hours, I have some new ideas about how to face my dilemmas and, most importantly, I have the renewed sense that I'm not alone with my fears, my mistaken attempts at healing, or my weariness.

SARK's books fill me with hope and laughter. I also LOVE that she recommends other inspiring fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books at the end of each chapter. This book is a companion to cherish -- give yourself the gift of some self-nurturing and buy it. While you're at it, get a copy for your best friend, and for anyone you know who wants to enrich her own life.

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Summary: Title says it all so well
Review: Ok I admit that I was attracted to this book (I own all her books) because of Chapter on Bodies and the topic of Why Do We Care About Chin Hairs. My late Mother in Law whom I idolized would sit and pluck her chin hairs as she watched television. And SARK points out that the reason some people care so much is because of the preoccupation society has with "looks". My mother in laws chin hair simply served as a reminder that we as human animals have hair in places we wish we didn't and have no hair in places we wished we did.

Her chapter on page 66 Food And Where It Leads Us speaks of the love hate relationship some people have with food. People who meet me say I look like a cross between the fairy godmother in the Disney Cinderella and some wild mountain woman. I am not thin I am not fat I am plump and like myself, even though I am always trying to improve on myself for ME which is what SARK talks about.

The whole book I must say is full of wisdom and fun and is a book I read and read and re-read and glean new wisdom from each time. There is something I believe in all sincerity, for every woman who reads the book.

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Summary: Title says it all so well
Review: Ok I admit that I was attracted to this book (I own all her books) because of Chapter on Bodies and the topic of Why Do We Care About Chin Hairs. My late Mother in Law whom I idolized would sit and pluck her chin hairs as she watched television. And SARK points out that the reason some people care so much is because of the preoccupation society has with "looks". My mother in laws chin hair simply served as a reminder that we as human animals have hair in places we wish we didn't and have no hair in places we wished we did.

Her chapter on page 66 Food And Where It Leads Us speaks of the love hate relationship some people have with food. People who meet me say I look like a cross between the fairy godmother in the Disney Cinderella and some wild mountain woman. I am not thin I am not fat I am plump and like myself, even though I am always trying to improve on myself for ME which is what SARK talks about.

The whole book I must say is full of wisdom and fun and is a book I read and read and re-read and glean new wisdom from each time. There is something I believe in all sincerity, for every woman who reads the book.

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Summary: healing with grace and laughter
Review: SARK's books have always hit a genuine spot inside of me-ever since I discovered her "How To Be An Artist" poster before her books were even out. There is so much information out there about self-discovery and healing but SARK brings grace and laughter to these sometimes terrifying truths we live. Her work connects with people in their hearts and that is so much more than most books give. You feel a certain spirit when you read her books and see her artwork.They stay with you and you remember how wonderful it is to have brief moments of grace and how it feels to not be alone in your struggles. This and more are the reasons I will always look to SARK's work for help, healing and inspiration. Have you checked out her website campsark.com, there's an amazing message board that is a true testament to SARK's influence and support of women everywhere! Viva SARK.

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Summary: A Beautiful, Magical Book of Healing
Review: Sark's books make me twirl in the moment and dance with the beauty of the world. I totally love her incredible insight and magical messages. Her newest book, Transformation Soup is brilliant, filled with smiles and love, and makes my eyes sparkle in joy. Just flipping the colorful pages fills my heart with healing. Her books are about finding the inner child within yourself and then letting yourself truly live in the moment and that is such a beautiful message of hope for all of us. Sark, you are one incredible woman and a natural healer.

Lily of the Valley Carnie, author- Chi Gung: Chinese Healing, Energy, and Natural Magick

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Summary: it's all about slow cooking
Review: The magic of SARK is that she is able to laugh at her problems -- sometimes at the time, sometimes in hindsight. While so many self-help books encourage us to go straight into our wounds with neither flashlight nor antiseptic, SARK encourages us to laugh and to look after ourselves, even in the worst of situations. She may take everything with a light touch, but she is never afraid to look at the truth of herself, and encourages readers to have the strength to do the same.

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Summary: Transformation Soup : Healing for the Splendidly Imperfect
Review: This writer is a joy to read and so invigorating. My life is changing with sark and her inspirational writings. I have the freedom to have a sark moment every minute of the day. Don't ever stop giving us your thoughts because you make my life colourful, dreamy, scrumptious, special, lovable, tender, exciting and anything else that sounds good.

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Summary: Mixed feelings, but I still love Sark!
Review: While it pains me to say it, there were times when I was reading "Transformation Soup" when I felt cheated. Having discovered Sark through "Succulent Wild Woman" and having found that book to be gloriously uplifting, funny and helpful from first page to last, I found myself disappointed by the first half of "Transformation Soup." Just about the time I was thinking this, the book started to turn around for me. By the time I finished it, I was back in the same warm, blessed and happy place I was when I read "Succulent."

Thank goodness we have a world with Sark in it.

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Summary: Mixed feelings, but I still love Sark!
Review: While it pains me to say it, there were times when I was reading "Transformation Soup" when I felt cheated. Having discovered Sark through "Succulent Wild Woman" and having found that book to be gloriously uplifting, funny and helpful from first page to last, I found myself disappointed by the first half of "Transformation Soup." Just about the time I was thinking this, the book started to turn around for me. By the time I finished it, I was back in the same warm, blessed and happy place I was when I read "Succulent."

Thank goodness we have a world with Sark in it.