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    <body><![CDATA[This book has reminded me how important it is to let go of expectation, breathe a little deeper, and slow down in order to enjoy every moment - even the hardest ones - with an infant. And isn't that what it's all about? ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is getting me through beginning to be a mama with sanity.  I've read it 4 times now, and Maya is only 4 months old.  I think I'll go read it again...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[BELOW IS A COPY OF THE EMAIL I SENT TO KAREN MILLER AFTER FINISHING HER BOOK:<br/><br/>Since becoming a new mom 11 months ago at the age of 39, I have experienced a tidal wave of emotions, luckily most of them positive, but occasionally....well, not so much. After having the great fortune to be ab...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64151580">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Miller writes,<br/><br/>&quot;In the house of a newborn, there are no walls. No doors, no clocks, no meals, no chores, no day, no night, none of the familiar coordinates we use to navigate our lives. We bring our babies home, and then the floor gives ways and the roof collapses. Adrift in disorienta...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56939649">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[There are books to be read, some in one sitting, some in little stolen pieces whenever you can spare a moment.  And then... There are books, like Momma Zen, to be savored one morsel at a time.  This is a book that reminds us of what is truly important in life.  Not the day-to-day anxieties that come...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41349328">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well - I read it - during a rough week - so perhaps that affected my opinion of this book.  I wasn't in a ZEN frame of mind so it didn't meet my expectations. I appreciate my book club letting me pick it so I could read it since I have wanted to!  It was interesting to read from a Buddist point of v...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39826631">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm not much into parenting or self-help books. I feel like I spend all day with my kids so when I get a moment to myself, I do NOT want to be reading about parenting or kids.  With all that said, however, this book was given to me from my sister who happens to like self-help and I needed a slim boo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39357008">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I laughed. I cried. I changed.<br/><br/>I'm so glad I picked up this book. It was truly inspiring and thought-provoking. It reaffirmed for me several of my parenting ideas and practices and it really made me think about how I approach being a parent - and a person.<br/><br/>I honestly think this...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35880049">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good Book. Loved this quote:<br/><br/>You don't have to wait for happiness, because there's no time but now to be happy. You don't have to go somewhere else, because there's no place but here to find it. You don't have to do something else, because there's nothing more to it. You don't have to get...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3667530">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It wasn't until halfway through this book that I realized it was going to be all about very young children. I have no interest in reliving the baby and toddler years. I already did those sans any zen.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the best &quot;mommy&quot; and zen book I've read so far. I laughed, I cried, I looked over my shoulder to see if the author had been watching me!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm not all about the 'zen' factor here, but many aspects of this book sound interesting...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Saw this on Mandy All's list and became intrigued by all the 5-star reviews.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another Buddhist perspective on motherhood.]]></body>
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