Simple Acts of Moving Forward: 60 Suggestions for Getting Unstuck

by Vinita Hampton Wright, Vinita Hampton Wright

It's only natural to want to move in our careers, in our family lives, in our faith. . . . But how do we begin moving forward when there is so much weighing us down and holding us back?
In Simple Acts of Moving Forward , author and workshop leader Vinita Hampton Wright offers simple but profound solutions to the problem of getting stuck in our lives, providing us with the help we need to move forward again. Wright, who has learned in her own life how to avoid gridlock, lists 60 suggestions for taking a step, making a change, and becoming the whole person each of us was meant to be.

Genres: Nonfiction

135 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Aneta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Each short, encouraging entry is relatable and offers simple suggestions to propel one forward. Topics include acts of creativity, daring, generosity, healing, integrity, and joy. Includes honest meditations and simple, helpful prayers. It's a great little motivational reference book for when you're feeling a little out of sorts and you may not even know why.

[Kerstin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This may be the right time to revisit this little book; we are all "stuck" in some way during this pandemic. A friend, who is now unemployed, lamented that she wasn't being productive with the unexpected "free" time but that she was adding to a "what I am grateful for" list daily. I told her that the list was better than productivity.

Hampton Wright offers these thoughts: "But when you make a list, when you take what's on your mind and put it out where you can see it, handle it, and do with it as you please, you regain some control over a mind gone berserk with clutter and worry. The key is to never allow the list to be the boss. I no longer expect to tick off everything on a list. It's a mere tool, something to help me keep my place, to keep track of life's details."