The 42 Energy Emotion by JJ Sobrinho

The 42 Energy Emotion by JJ Sobrinho talks about crop circles and how each specific pattern affects our subconscious without us being aware of it. He also talks about the vast amount of stress we are under every day of our lives. While the grammar isn’t great, and can cause confusion in particularly awkward phrasing, he still manages to get a point across.

The 42 Energy Emotion definitely could have used an editor or at the very least a proofreader. It also could have used more detailed explanations, though the pictures were a nice touch. I think each picture involves various crop circle patterns, but I’m not 100% sure. Though each one has a brief explanation, and could be useful for meditation or the like.

I give The 42 Energy Emotion two out of five stars. While there was a good idea behind it, the grammar and lack of explanation really made it a difficult read.

1001 Best Ways Volume One by Paul Angles

1001 Best Ways Volume 1 by Paul Angles has many “best” ways of doing many different things. This is a collaborative project where people submit their tips at the website for 1001 Best Ways. Due to the nature of the project, the grammar isn’t always correct and there are times the tips seem stilted.

Included in 1001 Best Ways Volume 1 is best ways to save money, best ways to raise kids, best ways to maintain relationships, best ways to travel, best ways to save the planet, best ways to advance your career, best ways to cook, best ways to clean, best ways to improve your health, best ways to improve your education, best ways to connect with the divine, best ways to accept your mortality, best ways to celebrate the holidays, best ways to be romantic, best ways to be creative, best ways to be beautiful, best ways to raise pets, best ways to raise plants, best ways to be happy, best ways to cope with family, best ways to coach, best ways to master computers, best life lessons, and finally, best ways to have fun.

I give 1001 Best Ways Volume 1 four and a half out of five stars. It truly is a wealth of information!

Calling Things That Are Not As Though They Were by Barb Witt

Calling Things That Are Not As Though They Were by Barb Witt is a fairly religious book, but you do not have to be Christian to understand the message…although you are allowed to roll your eyes if you feel it necessary. There is a lot of scripture thrown about, and out of multiple versions of the Bible. But Barb does have a very valid point, even to nonreligious or non-Christian people.

In Calling Things That Are Not As Though They Were , Barb talks about faith, and how it operates. One does not usually have faith in that which is already present, but in that which cannot be seen. In many scriptures it is pointed out that God or Jesus says what will be rather than what is. One example is the famous “Let there be light.” There is no wishy washyness when the divine speaks of what will be. There are many examples of each time one speaks of the unseen as manifest.

I give Calling Things That Are Not As Though They Were three out of five stars for non-Christians and four out of five stars for Christians.

The Creative Laws by Alan Roy Hocking

The Creative Laws by Alan Roy Hocking talks about the Law of Attraction and how everything has a unique purpose, including humans. Each one of us has our own personal purpose for being here on Earth. Much of the book talks about the book and movie The Secret that most of us have heard of, read or watched…only from Alan’s point of view and personal experience.

One part of The Creative Laws that really resonated with me is the fact that I can only know my own life, not anyone else’s. I think we all become victim to the “grass is always greener”syndrome. Everyone has their own unique life. There are many garden references made, which makes things easier to understand, such as your garden of life, and how you have to let nature take its course.

The Creative Laws is rather repetitive, although it is sprinkled with many personal anecdotes. It’s rather like reading a rather long ramble, but in some ways that is a good thing, as there are many slightly different ways of saying the same thing…and who knows which one will make the most sense to you. I enjoyed the part on stopping yourself from living on autopilot, and setting the day up in your head before you even get out of bed. The Creative Laws discusses risk taking, raising children, following your heart and many other things that are easily forgotten in the day to day living.

I give The Creative Laws three and a half stars out of five stars. It’s definitely worth a read for the personal anecdotes alone, but the repetitive nature may put you to sleep.

58 Ways To Leverage The Public Domain For Profit by Steven Chabotte

58 Ways to Leverage the Public Domain for Profit by Steven Chabotte talks about many different ways of using the materials in the public domain for business purposes. As a word of caution, please ensure that the work you desire to use is actually public domain and is not currently under copyright. When in doubt, ask and attribute.

There are more than 58 different ideas in the book, and none of them are truly unethical. Some require more work than others, and each of these ideas can be used to create your own work. There are different resources listed to start you off, and many ideas within each of the 58 sections. There are many different media listed, not just books and articles. Make sure what you are using fits your business and use caution.

I give 58 Ways to Leverage the Public Domain for Profit three out of five stars. Nothing seemed unethical to me, and you can use the numerous ideas to create your own products.

5 Steps To Forgiveness by Margy Clair, MC

5 Steps to Forgiveness by Margy Clair talks about not only how to forgive, but why. The print is tiny, so you might want to dial it up a couple of notches on your Kindle. Margy talks about how to find a good fit if you want to go with a therapist or coach as well, though personally I keep to my private network of friends both close and far to guide me and help me see what I’m missing. But if you prefer the objectivity of someone who doesn’t know you, then the first part of this book will be invaluable to you as Margy goes through various questions to ask the therapist/life coach that you are thinking about using.

 5 Steps to Forgiveness starts with what should be the most obvious step as number one: acknowledge what happened. This is where a lot of my friends and I stumble, because we just do not want to see or face what happened and would rather pretend it didn’t happen. The next step is to feel what happened. Yikes. This is one of the steps a counselor or therapist would probably be the most helpful, especially if you have gone through something really traumatic, like childhood abuse or rape. Included in this section are two lists of feeling words, both the “good” side and the “bad” side, which can be useful to identify what on earth that feeling is. The next step is taking responsibility for any part you might have played, excluding children and I say victims of rape. In my experience this is usually the easiest part, but useless without the rest. Who hasn’t gone “yeah, I probably shouldn’t have done that” in the past? I know I have!

The next step is asking for help in letting go. This can be done by your own personal beliefs to a higher power or just someone you trust. The last step, but certainly not least, is the willingness to let go of the person from your mental and emotional hold. 5 Steps to Forgiveness doesn’t stop there, however, it also goes into old childhood wounds, aka “I’m not going to be like my mother/father”. It also goes into forgiving friends as well as forgiving in marriage and long term relationships. There is also the forgiveness of self, which I find too often is ignored. There are many stories in these chapters to show how things can suddenly degrade, even if you feel you’ve done everything right. There are prayers/affirmations to help you on your journey, as well as continual care and forgiveness.

I give 5 Steps to Forgiveness four out of five stars. This is definitely a book you’ll want to keep handy.