The Human Design System of Differentiation, Lynda Bunnell. Discover your one-of-a-kind design and how living in alignment with it reduces resistance and enables you to deliver what only YOU can offer to the world. The Human Design system is incredibly rich and layered, but in following even just a few of your Design’s aspects you will notice a greater comfort with who you are and ease in interacting with others.
The Essential Rumi, Coleman/Barks. Aptly stated on Amazon’s website. . . “To absorb the words of Jelaluddin Rumi is to feel oneself transported to the magical, mystical place of a whirling, ecstatic poet.” Having experienced a sacred ceremony of whirling dervishes in Istanbul, I can attest to the delightful and thought-provoking poems of Rumi. There are many books on the works of Rumi, but this edition is smaller and easy to keep at hand.
Being Mortal, Atul Gawande. A poignant array of narratives that explain how we can lose perspective on what it means to live fully, despite facing potentially devastating illnesses. Crafted and laced with dignity and tenderness, you will gain a new understanding into what it can mean for you or your loves ones to die with purpose and peace while maintaining personal choice throughout the process.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing, Marie Kondo. This world-renowned author is this author of this book that can assist you in transforming your home of cluttered, disorganized spaces into those of serenity and inspiration. Even the highly organized individual will find ways to fine-tune their living spaces. Surprisingly practical yet artful.
Blink, Malcolm Gladwell. A quite intriguing collection of narratives that provide insight into how we think and make decisions in a split-second. Any particular decision can lead to great success or abysmal failure. In author posits that great “decision makers aren’t those who process the most information or spend the most time deliberating, but those who have perfected the art of “thin-slicing”–filtering the very few factors that matter from an overwhelming number of variables.” A quite thought-provoking read.
Becoming Real: Reclaiming Your Health in Midlife, Kalpana “Rose” Kumar, M.D. In her book, Dr. Kumar weaves you though a wonderful journey into how our medical system has brought us to a state of closed systems that focus on handling disease instead of open systems that promote health and wellness. By explaining her four-body system and how it is applied to the process of restoring one to optimal health, she brings you into awareness of how you are a major player and partner in the doctor-patient relationship.
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