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Summary: I re-read this book several times now
Review: I bought this book in 2001 and this is the best self-help book from all that I have, that I re-read it until now. Each time I read, it never fails to touch me by the stories and meaningful-quotations, all are indeed beautiful. And each time I intended to re-read just one story, I always ended up reading the whole book again. There is so much wisdom in the stories, excerted from Alter's 22 years experience as a psychotherapist. This is one of two books I will ever recommend to everyone (the other is: Thick Face Black Heart) as it will bring warmth to your heart.
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Summary: What a beatiful book!
Review: I found this book to be very different from many other books I read on spirituality and psychology. For one, as I read it, I could sense the deep love that the authors have for their readers throughout the book. This alone helped me in lonely moments when I would go to read a few pages and my soul would no longer feel lonely. Secondly,its power lies in the fact that one needs not believe in religious dogma or new age ideas to see the wisdom and truth of the simple words spoke here, that come as fresh water on a tired soul. This book is the fruit of the work of Robert and Jane Alter. Robert who has worked with many human beings as a psychotherapist for the past 25 years, gives us deep wisdom on how to live our lives in the fulfilling and nourishing way we always knew how but have forgotten. In this book, one will confirm what he/she reads from his/her own life experience and so know how true it is and be freed from worries and fears. It is a wonderful and very necessary companion for the journey we are all on, for how to stay positive on a difficult day of work, becoming free of our addictions, and finding true inner peace by discovering that that is our own nature.""Truth is the sum of things seen and known with the physical eye (and our other senses), the rational mind, or the intuitive heart. Between the eye, the mind, and the heart we can know all of reality. From the densest form of energey , physical matter, which we perceive with the physical eye, to a more subtle form of energey, intellectual and moral truth, which we perceive with the rational mind, to the most subtle form of energey, spirit and spiritual truth, which we perceive with the intuitive heart, all of reality is available to our perception and cognition." (Page 80)
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Summary: Powerful
Review: In my recovery from depression, I found this book extremely helpful in examing various aspects of my life, from career to relationships, from childhood to adulthood. It nicely put into words some truths that I probably already "sensed" but hadn't really processed. I liked that the chapters were short and to-the-point, giving me time to think and meditate. I will reread this book often in the future.
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Summary: This book has changed my life
Review: Robert and Jane alter are "true." Their words are direct and honest. Their style is comforting and open. I have read "self help" books for 25 years. None has touched me like this one. Its blend of peaceful thoughts and real experiences leaves me feeling better every time I read it. Read this book and know that each moment is an opportunity to live and travel on your own path.
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Summary: What a beatiful book!
Review: Robert and Jane alter are "true." Their words are direct and honest. Their style is comforting and open. I have read "self help" books for 25 years. None has touched me like this one. Its blend of peaceful thoughts and real experiences leaves me feeling better every time I read it. Read this book and know that each moment is an opportunity to live and travel on your own path.
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Summary: The Next Big Thing
Review: The Transformative Power of Crisis is a must read! I almost never read "self help" books, but these authors offer life-changing insights in a real page-turner. I was completely absorbed! This is a book I will return to many times for advice, wisdom and humor. I recommend this book highly and think anyone can benefit from its teachings.
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Summary: LIFE'S NEVER-ENDING JOURNEY IN THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
Review: This is one of the most positive, nurturing and enriching books I have read on the subject of fulfilling goals, healing, strengthening relationships and boosting self-confidence. As a counsellor, I am continually searching for quality reading material to recommend, and this book will definitely be on the list. With a blend of psychology and spirituality, the authors have written a top-notch, self-help book which takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery. You cannot rely on others to make you happy, happiness comes from within yourself. While others can share your joy, they cannot create it for you. The same also holds true of our other emotions. You, and only you, control your feelings of anger, frustration, love, happiness, sorrow, fear, rejection, etc. Many of these feeling come from past events, and in order for us to reach our full potential in the future, it is important to let go of the past. Easier said than done, perhaps, but "How Long Till My Soul Gets It Right" is an excellent starting point. The Alters have written an excellent book to be used as a tool in learning to put the past behind behind us, so that we can open doors to the future and live a more fulfilling, peaceful and happy life. You will discover the book is an inspirational experience, and the authors use a refreshing breath of humour to hold the reader's attention from start to finish. "How Long Till My Soul Gets It Right" is definitely deserving of a five-star rating. One other book I highly recommend, of equal quality, is "Surrendering to Marriage" by Iris Krasnow.
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Summary: Gentle mental health
Review: You know all of those self-help books, the ones you read so that you can gain a better understanding of yourself?And once you read them you feel WORSE than you did before? Well, this book isn't one of those. After reading Robert and Jane Alter's book, cover-to-cover, I discovered a calmness, a peaceful feeling that no other book has ever given to me. In reading, I discovered that I am not alone in the many situations that life has visited upon me, and that there is a window that, when ready, anyone can climb through and find him or herself in a more tranquill place. Thank you, Robert and Jane, for a loving, spiritual, affirming and educational look at reality.
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