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Book Review of Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting: The Astonishing Power of Feelings

Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting: The Astonishing Power of Feelings
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I guess I knew this was a "how to" book, but I should have known better. I'm not a fan of self help how-to books because inevitably, the "exercises" they recommend seem like exercises--busywork. This one is a simple message--get in touch with feelings--all of them--- recognize which feel good and then put yourself in the good place. There is more, but I am just so tired of the Law of Attraction bandwagon that everyone seems to be on, all I could do was leaf through and pick up things as I went. It just felt like a skim book to me. Not everyone will feel that way, I think.

The other thing is that this woman is so relentlessly CHEERFUL that I found it annoying. It was like cheerleading people on to spirituality. Hmmm..

By now I sound like a Grumpy Old Woman...and maybe I am. For the right person, this book can be useful.