A Minute for Me...R&G!

Like all of you, I am a busy gal.  I have three children  aged 5 and under, a husband, a cat, 2 fish, 2 websites, a house to clean, and something called the Dynamic Dirt Challenge I may have been talked into participating in that I must prepare for (more on that later) and most likely a half dozen other things I am forgetting to list.  My to-do list is long and more often than not I am at the bottom of the list.  Sad but true.  When I was offered the chance to review a book called A Minute for Me I felt like I owed it to myself to read it.  I am so glad I did!  Here is the scoop on what has me remembering the "Me" part of my to-do list more often these days...

The high price for trying to get everything done is letting yourself become undone. A busy life is an easy place to lose you. Even in a busy life, the greatest gift you can give yourself is the gift of your own attention, discovering from within what is true and authentic. For this self-discovery, exotic travel is optional. Inquiry is mandatory. A Minute for Me gives you the tools that encourage inquiry, including: Personal short stories to motivate your own exploration and inquiry; Simple 60-second exercises to build your "self-awareness" muscle; Ideas for generating new perspectives that can easily fit into your day without changing your schedule or adding another item on your to-do list. You can think about the past, plan for the future, but the only time you experience life is right here, right now-in this very moment. A Minute for Me helps you live this moment to its fullest. Maybe that is the ultimate exotic travel-the exploration of your own heart.

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I love this and what had me at the get go was the "minute" part of this book.  I simply am unable to commit to a big, long program to make my life easier.  I don't have a lot of extra minutes so I like to make each one count.  This book makes each minute count!  The book is broken into small sections of just 2-3 pages featuring a personal story and a brief exercise to help celebrate or get to know yourself better.  I really enjoy this format and have found that, because the exercises are quick to do, I actually do them.  For instance, today I read a section called "Mom, Your Life is Boring".  The story was that of a mom whose son thinks the monotony of her life must be boring. The author agrees that life (any life!) can sometimes get boring which can catapult us to try something new but it can also cause us to embrace this fact "boredom is the price you pay for getting really, really good at something you love".  I think I want this quote hanging in my home!  The exercise involved thinking of what skills you are on your way to mastering (you are a master of something after 10,000 hours!) (boring or not!) which you are working toward mastering and then appreciating your journey.  For me, I felt proud of my hours spent caring for my children.

 think A Minute for Me is an important book. We owe it to ourselves to carve out a little time each day to recharge and this book helps us to do that.....one minute at a time! Pick up your copy today on Amazon...

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