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CREATING YOUR HEAVEN
ON EARTH
UnveilingtheTruththatWas
AlwaysThere
ByMeaganM.O'Nan
Imaginelivingyourlifeinjoy
andtrustknowingthatalliswell
andgood,nomatterthecircum-
stances?Youarelivingwithpur-
poseandintentionanditfeelsso
right.Thisispossibleifitisour
choice,ifonlyweknewhow.Au-
thorMeaganO'Nanknowsthat
everyone has a divine nature
andiscapableofachievingtheir
soul'sdreams.Sheisalifecoach,
athlete, author and a graduate
withtwoMaster'sdegreesinthe
fieldofdisabilityandlifeexpe-
riences.Shesharesthesetohelp
motivateotherstodiscovertheir
ownpersonaltruth.
Inherbooksheexaminesthe
deeperspiritualissuesthatleadto
greaterselfloveandtruthsuch
asFear,LovingYourself,Personal
Truth, Non-Judgment, Forgive-
nessandDealingwithLoss.Mea-
ganartfullyguidesthereaderto
letgoofthepastandthefuture,
andfocusonthepresentinor-
dertobecometheirtrue"Divine"
self,whichleadstoinnerharmo-
ny,peaceandjoy.
Thisupliftingbookishighly
recommendedforthosewhoseek
deepersatisfactionoftheirsoul's
desires;whochoosetoliveinac-
cordancewithtruth;whowishto
resonate and receive more love
andmaketheirlifeaHeavenon
Earthrightnow.
Published by Dreamriver Press,
this book is available at your lo-
riverpress.com
Reviewed by Kathy DeSantis
scienceandspiritualityhavebeen
drawntogether.
Youwilllearnhowtodevelop
clearthinkingsoyoucanexplore
thethreegiftsofconsciousness:
whatitis,howitworksandwhy
it'simportant.Followingthecon-
ceptsfoundinthisbook,youwill
be able to recognize and break
habitsandpatternsthatrunor
evenruinyourlife.
The seven specific steps of
observinglanguage,identifying
problems,learninghowtolook,
recognizing patterns, knowing
ourselves, embracing our shad-
owsandpracticingtransforma-
tionarebroughttogetherbythe
meaningful dialogues that ex-
ploreeachofthethemes,inrich
depth,intheendingchapter.
Published by Inner Traditions,
Bear & Company, this book is
available at your local bookstore
traditions.com.
Reviewed by Sonia von Matt Stoddard
GUARDIANS OF BEING
WordsbyEckhartTolle
andartbyPatrickMcDonnell
True happiness is found in
simple, seemingly unremark-
ablethings,likeanoldsaying,
aspecialpoem,asimplephoto
orcartoon.Justbeingawareof
thelittlenuancesinlife,likea
softwind,thesoundofrain,or
abloomingflowercanbringev-
erydayjoy,ifyouarejustpres-
entandstill,inordertolisten
andfeel.
AuthorEckhartTolle,yetagain
shareswithushisprofound,yet
simpleteachingsandvisionsof
wisdom, along with illustrator
PatrickMcDonnell,creatorof
theMUTTScartoon.Basedonthe
premise,amongothers,thatpets
keep millions of people sane,
these twohavecreatedabeau-
tifully-illustrated collection of
thoughts,concepts,simpleadvice
SPIRIT OF JOY:
ACreativeDevotional
ByAlizaMcCracken
Amasterfulcoffee-tablebook
ofart,designandprose,"Spirit
ofJoy"takesyouonanamazing
journeytosparkyourownartistic
potential.Expandingonthecre-
ativeprocess,inspirationalartist
andauthor,AlizaMcCracken,in-
vitesyoutoconnectdeeplywith
yourspiritualawarenessandlife
experiencesthatwilligniteyour
callingonanexcitingnewpath-
way.
Throughherlovingguidance,
you'll heighten your awareness
ofjoy,passionandcreativityas
youinfuseyourlifewithmean-
ingandpurpose.Sheapproaches
herworkwithaconsiderateand
playfulattitude.Avibrantpalette
strengthens this approach and
furtherconveyshertimelessmes-
sage.Hersignatureuseofcolor,
harmonyandcreativeexpression
gentlyleadsthereaderthrough
thebook.
As a visionary painter and
writer, Aliza offers a refreshing
workofart.Everypagecanmove
youwithexpressionsofbeauty,
gratitudeandemotion.Thiscre-
ationmaygiveyouthecourage
to create what you love. With
"SpiritofJoy,"youhaveacom-
andobservationsthatgentlylift
ourspiritsandhelpustocontem-
platethejoyoussideoflife.
Itremindsusofthejoyofbe-
inginthehereandnow,withno
expectationsor"lists"beyondthe
moment.Injustafewshortmo-
mentsyoucantraveltoaplace
ofcalmandbringasmiletoyour
faceinstantly.
Published by New World Li-
brary, this book is available at
your local bookstore or on the
com.
Reviewed by Sonia von Matt Stoddard
panion to release the creative
splendorwithinyourself.Atthe
end of reading this book, you
willbeinspiredtocreateamas-
terpieceuniquelyyourown.
Published by Grace Publishing
Group this creation is available
at local bookstore, online book-
com.
Reviewed by Julie Sanders
ANGEL ANIMALS BOOK
OF INSPIRATION
DivineMessengersofWisdom
andCompassion
ByAllenandLindaAnderson
TheAndersonshavepublished
adelightfulcollectionofheart-
warming stories about animals
and the way they inspired the
peoplearoundthem.Originally
publishedasGod's Messengers,the
storiesinAngel Animalsarewrit-
tenbyordinarypeopleaboutthe
animalsthathavebroughtmean-
ing to their lives with spiritual
truthsandlessons.
TheAndersonsarededicated
toprovidinganimalloversasafe
placetosharetheselovingtales
with the creation of this book
(inspiredbytheirownfurryand
featheryanimals)andtheirwide-
ly-read online newsletter "An-
gelAnimalsStoryoftheWeek,"
whichisbasedonavastcontribu-
tionofilluminating,truestories
thatuniteanimalloversfromall
overtheworld.
Animal stories like these re-
flectaconsciousnessofviewing
ourrelationshipwithanimalsin
adifferentlight,suchasteachers,
healers and ambassadors of Di-
vinelove.Athoughtfully-added
"meditation"writtenbytheAn-
dersonsattheendofmostofthe
stories,providesasweettouchto
ponderthemessageandinspira-
tionwithinthestory.Thisbook
wouldmakeawonderfulgiftfor
animalloversofanyage.
AllenandLindaAndersonare
founders of the Angel Animals
inspirationalspeakers,clergyand
authorsofbooksabouttheben-
efitsandcomplexitiesofhuman-
animal relationships including
Rescued, Angel Dogs With a Mission,
Angel Cats, Saying Goodbye to Your
Angel Animals and Angel Horses.A
portionoftheproceedsfromthe
saleoftheirbooksisdonatedto
animalwelfareorganizations.
Published by New World Li-
brary, the book is available at
your local bookstore and at new
worldlibrary.com
Reviewed by Kathy DeSantis