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Your Truest Self: Embracing the Woman You Are Meant to Be
Spiritual guide and mentor Janice Lynne Lundy proposes twelve principles drawn from her personal encounters with prominent spiritual teachers to enable women to live a full, rich-in-spirit life. Within every woman there is an essential Truth waiting to be claimed, a Truth that will empower her to claim a spiritual life that is real and authentic, one that will nourish and sustain her every day. Drawing from her personal encounters with twelve spiritual mentors--activists, artists, writers, and teachers--author Janice Lynne Lundy has created twelve Transformational Truths to guide and enable women to live more peaceful, confident, and open-hearted lives. Each chapter includes peaceful pauses for meditation and reflection questions that will help readers unpack their own personal meaning from each Transformational Truth's profound wisdom.
257 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2008
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November 16, 2016
This spiritual living guide by Janice Lynne Lundy purports to help the reader discover, or return to, the "source within," which is intriguing, but for me, overall, it fell somewhat short. In many chapters, this book failed to capture my attention or sustain my interest.
The format of the book is based on twelve "Transformational Truths," which emerge from the author's reflections on conversations with spiritual, wisdom-filled women, such as Joyce Rupp, Naomi Judd, and Doreen Virtue. It is meant to be read in an unhurried fashion, giving time at the end of each chapter for reflection and a "peaceful pause," which helps the reader contemplate the lessons imparted. The peaceful pause includes a light meditation, nothing new for the more experienced, but perhaps appropriate for those at the beginning of their spiritual awakening and not having much experience with meditation.
However, the beginning of each chapter is a little too long in describing how the author came to know each of woman, and a little too short on how to live the transformational truths that result from the interviews. I found myself drifting off quite often, having to pull my concentration back in and reread the last paragraph or two. I put the book down frequently, and repeatedly did not pick it up again for weeks at a time.
Then suddenly, at the end, came a chapter I was drawn to, which seemed to be written just for me. The subject was Mari Gayatri Stein, someone with whom I was not familiar. Chapter twelve, the shortest by far, discusses the concept of "spaciousness," the practice of Metta, and the Way of the Bodhisattva, all new to me. Ah! A place to begin anew. These little pearls gave me tools with which to reevaluate my life and my service to others and the world. Chapter twelve spoke directly to me, where I was in my life, and it occurs to me that you may find a chapter of your own here that will touch you, too.
Yet still, the majority of the book just did not consistently hold my interest. There are positive things to be found here, and I respect the author's life-long spiritual quest and applaud her efforts, but this book definitely did not impart either deep spiritual meaning or life-changing knowledge for me.
The format of the book is based on twelve "Transformational Truths," which emerge from the author's reflections on conversations with spiritual, wisdom-filled women, such as Joyce Rupp, Naomi Judd, and Doreen Virtue. It is meant to be read in an unhurried fashion, giving time at the end of each chapter for reflection and a "peaceful pause," which helps the reader contemplate the lessons imparted. The peaceful pause includes a light meditation, nothing new for the more experienced, but perhaps appropriate for those at the beginning of their spiritual awakening and not having much experience with meditation.
However, the beginning of each chapter is a little too long in describing how the author came to know each of woman, and a little too short on how to live the transformational truths that result from the interviews. I found myself drifting off quite often, having to pull my concentration back in and reread the last paragraph or two. I put the book down frequently, and repeatedly did not pick it up again for weeks at a time.
Then suddenly, at the end, came a chapter I was drawn to, which seemed to be written just for me. The subject was Mari Gayatri Stein, someone with whom I was not familiar. Chapter twelve, the shortest by far, discusses the concept of "spaciousness," the practice of Metta, and the Way of the Bodhisattva, all new to me. Ah! A place to begin anew. These little pearls gave me tools with which to reevaluate my life and my service to others and the world. Chapter twelve spoke directly to me, where I was in my life, and it occurs to me that you may find a chapter of your own here that will touch you, too.
Yet still, the majority of the book just did not consistently hold my interest. There are positive things to be found here, and I respect the author's life-long spiritual quest and applaud her efforts, but this book definitely did not impart either deep spiritual meaning or life-changing knowledge for me.
January 28, 2013
This book is a collection of essays that focus on the author's interviews and meetings with twelve women who have been her spiritual mentors over the years. I enjoyed reading each essay even though there were some I would not ever have considered to be a mentor for myself. There Is something to be learned from each chapter. I am a part of a "Second Journey" group that meets monthly and we have chosen to focus on one chapter to lead off our discussions this year. It has been really interesting to see how differently we often react to each woman in the book.
January 27, 2009
I have Janice at my blog today - Tuesday January 27. She's written a great article for me and is there ready to answer any questions you might have. Stop in and say hello!
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