Due to Rising Energy Costs, the Light at the End of the Tunnel Has Been Turned Off: How to Have a...
Everyone experiences those days--or weeks or months or years--when it seems like nothing is going right. When things in our relationships, careers,...
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Jan 19, 2012
Dana
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In her book Due to Rising Energy Costs, the Light at the End of Tunnel Has Been Turned Off, Karen Scalf Linamen manages to address some very serious issues in a fun, lighthearted manner. Being a huge Linamen fan, I had been wanting to read this book but had not yet purchased it when my mom gave me her copy to read. At the time she gave me the book, I had no idea how much I was going to need it in the very near future. But as with every Linamen book I've read, I laughed my way through the tear
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Jun 21, 2009
Debi
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Learning to rise above our circumstances and not letting our emotions be dependent on them is a summary of what this book talks about. "Peace, joy, and hope don't reside in our circumstances." In each chapter, the author talks us through various strategies for learning to rise above our circumstances - such as not taking things personally and learning to talk to ourselves in a positive manner rather than our inner Eeyore.
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May 02, 2010
Melissa
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I found this book to be very funny. Really enjoyed reading it. A good way to make yourself feel better about you own mishaps, to read funny stories about someone elses. Also good Christain advice.
Apr 11, 2010
Adriana
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This book starts out as a nice read of things that you can do to be happy/calmer with life. As it progresses through the different techniques: visualizing, getting involved, not personalizing every little thing that shakes you off balance, etc.; it starts getting more religious in nature. However, despite the overwhelming Christian aspect in later portions of the book, it isn't judgmental or as one-sided as it could be. For non-religious folks, if one ignores some of the chapters that involve
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Nov 27, 2011
Danni
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I wish that I could put to use all of the things in this book. It did make me feel good reading it though. I hope that I remember something from it.
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