Author:Elizabeth Lesser Binding: Paperback Published: 2005-06-14 ISBN: 0375759913 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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"Opening Yourself to Change"
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In the more than twenty-five years since she co-founded Omega Institute - now the world's largest center for spiritual retreat and personal growth -Elizabeth Lesser has been an intimate witness to the ways in which people weather change and transition. In a beautifully crafted blend of moving stories, humorous insights, practical guidance, and personal memoir, she offers tools to help us make the choice we all face in times of challenge: Will we be broken down and defeated, or broken open and transformed? Lesser shares tales of ordinary people who have risen from the ashes of illness, divorce, loss of a job or a loved one - stronger, wiser, and more in touch with their purpose and passion. And she draws on the world's great spiritual and psychological traditions to support us as we too learn to break open and blossom into who we were meant to be.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
a must read! Rarely has a book provided me with such guidance, wisdom, and insight. I want to buy this book for my children and all my friends, because in this little gem, one will find the answers that we all struggle with concerning suffering and the 'why's' of life. I hated for this book to end and do not plan to put it up on a shelf but to read it many times over. If you are struggling with painful issues or grappling with the larger questions of your life, then there is only one book to read: Broken Open.
Everyone should read this wonderful book How I am enjoying this book! Elizabeth Lesser can communicate, so thoroughly, to the heart and soul of our humanity. I can only hope she will grace us with more of her written word. Thank you, Elizabeth. P.S. I love the Wavy Gravy quote!
Wonderful Read This is one of the best books I have read. Highly recommended for those who what to find ways to get through difficult times without wallying in the mud to get there!!!
Opening Yourself to Change "Broken Open" is the first book I read after losing my husband. Indeed, I felt broken open, so it seemed an apt buy for me. I really appreciated the honest, open tone of Elizabeth Lesser's style of writing. "A heart made crooked through loss and change is a heart that can love the world and its less than perfect people." So true. After you lose someone, you appreciate so much more what you have. You're less willing to waste time on the petty and look for the more enriching experiences in life. Change, as... more info
