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Romancing the Ordinary: A Year of Simple Splendor
In her first major book since "Something More," #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Sarah Ban Breathnach takes readers to a new level of personal fulfillment and spiritual awareness as they learn to rediscover and savor the sensual experience of daily life. Organized as a saunter through the year, "Romancing the Ordinary" celebrates the spirituality of the senses, seaso...more
Hardcover, 576 pages
Published
October 29th 2002
by Scribner Book Company
(first published October 2002)
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"Each day should begin and end in the reverence and rapture of wonder," states Sarah Ban Breathnach in this followup to her best-seller Simple Abundance. As I had enjoyed that first book so much, I was eager to read Romancing the Ordinary, and even though I did not find this book quite as inspiring as the Simple Abundance, I still enjoyed it. Breathnach continues with her quest to urge all of us women to indulge and pamper ourselves to achieve maximum inner peace and self-actualization. Since g...more
I loved the book back while my husband was in medical school. I bought the book in Roanoke, VA when I was going to my Aunt's Cabin off the Blue Ridge Parkway. I needed the break from life. This was almost a mantra to simplifying the busy life I was living.I still have the pages marked where I made the recipe for Carrot Marmalade Torte Paradiso and Frozen White Hot Chocolate. I love the mint in the frozen White hot chocolate.
On page 288 Bliss Blockers still speak to me when I have to make choices...more
On page 288 Bliss Blockers still speak to me when I have to make choices...more
What a delicious romp as a new sensualist. (That is someone that indulges in their senses, silly). This book is my indulgence every morning. Breathnach's use of words and author's voice takes you on a silky roller coaster through word choice and senses. Her book is an escape into another world that some will never know. She not only lets you escape the noise and chatter through her book but she does it with such ease and does it with such class. This book is an orgasm of the senses that no one s...more
This book has been a constant companion for me throughout the year. I didn't start it in January - I bought it too late for that - but it has guided me seasonally through the year, teaching me to notice things around me and to take pleasure and appreciation from everyday life. It is particularly aimed at women, just so you know.
I will definitely keep this book and read it once again: if not 2013, but another year in the future. It is full of indulgent recipes, inspirational quotations, and serve...more
I will definitely keep this book and read it once again: if not 2013, but another year in the future. It is full of indulgent recipes, inspirational quotations, and serve...more
I have to review this book, as I re-read it each year. (Seriously, over and over)~
I have suggested it to many women.
Happily, my sister started it this year and she has reconfirmed my faith in its powers to heal.
I feel it's best to start it on January 1st and leave it laying around to fill in the days that pass~Take your time, go slowly. Absorb it.
It is a spiritual book that helps you (no matter your religion or lack of one) to discover who you are now and who you want to become. It doesn't force...more
I have suggested it to many women.
Happily, my sister started it this year and she has reconfirmed my faith in its powers to heal.
I feel it's best to start it on January 1st and leave it laying around to fill in the days that pass~Take your time, go slowly. Absorb it.
It is a spiritual book that helps you (no matter your religion or lack of one) to discover who you are now and who you want to become. It doesn't force...more
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I really enjoy this book. There are many motivating stories, recipes, and things to think about, and plenty of good quotes. It is a soothing narration of her struggles and triumphs over heartache and loss, as well as the simple joys of life, like finding the perfect "thing" at a garage sale.
A gorgeous girlfriend, Ros, gave this book to me some time ago as a gift. It's a lighthearted book that I always return to for inspiration, rejuvination and relaxation. Recommended!
I love this one even more than 'Simple Abundance.' This book is beautifully, romantically written, encouraging the reader to look inside oneself to find true love. Add to this the fact that she wrote it while living in a jewel of a cottage in the English countryside once belonging to Sir Isaac Newton, and really, you can't go wrong.
second time i took it home still can't make it past the first five pages... guess i just dont care about romancing the ordinary
Love this book. It is another that is always on my beside table to encourage me to appreciate the little things in life. And there are so many!!
I loved each and every entry of this book, and that i could put it down and come back to it to "catch up" for each day.
My go to book when I need a pick me up. It inspires me to love myself and my life and to see the beauty in all things.
Taking a fresh look at service to God in the span and context of a largely ordinary life.
I love this book. It turns every day trivialities into sacred life reality.
One of my most FAVORITE books that brings comfort and inspiration to life!
A little lusciousness in the ordinary opens up to infinite amounts. I am good with this premise and highly recommend this book to anyone who is wishing to have plush essence to life forever more.
Simple Abundance,Sarah Ban Breathnach
This book is very similar to Simple Abundance and I use it in the same way. It is a book with sections and essays that go along with each month of the year. When I reach the end, I go back to the beginning and go through the next year with it. It is also a good book to use to reflect on the good things in life. It also is inspirational when you're not sure what to do next.
May 08, 2011
Kandice
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This is the second time I've read this book. I read it initially when it was released. Similar to her previous book of Simple Abundance, this books gives numerous ways to appreciate daily life. Definitely worth reading if you're looking for a way to make your daily routine more memorable.
Sarah Ban Breathnach's books all offer some bits of wisdom but the shining star is Simple Abundance in my opinion and the rest basically echoes which are hit and miss. This is a fair follow-up for some of the ideas found in SA but as I said -- that one is the star.
I am genuinely surprised that I liked this book as much as I did. No doubt, my appreciation would have been more had I been sharing the reading experience. Maybe next time. For more:
http://satiasreviews.blogspot.com/201...
http://satiasreviews.blogspot.com/201...
My plan was to continue reading each month's entries throughout the year to continue to be inspired and find the joy in life's simple pleasures. However, it's just so boring it's weighing me down instead of inspiring me.
Sarah changed my life. If you're into old time-y Victorian ways, fun home-making, gratitude, bad ass books recommendations, and smiling...then you'll like this book.
This is a great daily inspiration book. I think it helps one get focused, learn about one's self and understand the experiences that life sends.
Month by month exploration of the essentual self: pleasures of the 7 senses and each month in turn.
A must for every woman...good chuckles, pampering, soul healing. Like every girls 'best' girlfriend.
Simply amazing.. Love this book.
A fun girly read...
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In addition to SIMPLE ABUNDANCE, Sarah Ban Breathnach is the author of THE SIMPLE ABUNDANCE JOURNAL OF GRATITUDE, SOMETHING MORE, and MRS. SHARP'S TRADITIONS. She currently resides in California. Please visit her website at www.simpleabundance.com.
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