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The Gift of Change
The Gift of Change
Author: Marianne Williamson
"The only way to gain power in a world that is moving too fast is to learn to slow down. And the only way to spread one's influence wide is to learn to go deep. The world we want for ourselves and our children will not emerge from electronic speed but rather from a spiritual stillness that takes root in our souls. Then, and only then, will we cr...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060757151
ISBN-10: 0060757159
Publication Date: 11/1/2004
Pages: 368
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Publisher: HarperLargePrint
Book Type: Paperback
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"Here is what Caroline Myss, author of Sacred Contracts, wrote about this book: The Gift of Change needs to be read by every person who can feel the speed of change rapidly increasing in her/her personal world. In this essential book, Williamson examines change as a spiritual necessity and offers the reader insights into the meaning of embracing the next step on one's life. Never has a society needed this wisdom and guidance more than now."

This book was published in 2004, much in reflection of what occurred after the events of 9/11/2001.
I started reading the book just after the November elections, and felt the immediate applicability of this book now as well.
While this is considered a spiritual-type book, I found myself reflecting often about how what I was reading applied to the work environment as well. This was especially true in the first few chapters where she talks about what we celebrate in other's lives, we draw into own own.
One of my favorite paragraphs is "Practice kindness, and you start to become kind. Practice discipline, and you start to become disciplined. Practice forgiveness, and you start to become forgiving. Practice gentleness, and you start to become gentle." Surely this applies to both my professional and personal life.
With what has happened in the US over the last several months, The Gift of Change is an incredibly relevant, powerful book. Highly recommended.
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