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Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting
Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting: The Astonishing Power of Feelings | Lynn Grabhorn
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Upbeat, humorous, and iconoclastic, Lynn Grabhorn introduced readers to the Law of Attraction in 2000 with Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting. The hardcover edition was an immediate hit, sold more than 151,000 copies, and appeared on the New York Times bestseller list. Grabhorn was the first to reveal that the power of feelings is what unconsciously shapes and molds every moment of every day. In this groundbreaking book, she reveals how paying attention to feelings--rather than positive thinking, or sweat and strain, or good or bad luck, or even smarts--is the way to change your life, make dreams come true, and create the kind of life you really want to live. Excuse me, Your Life is Waiting is filled with logical explanations, simple steps, and true-life examples that empower readers to access their feelings and turn their lives around.
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Somehow I missed this book when it came out 17 years ago. Have I missed much? I‘m sorting through donated books and, for all I know, this might be gem?

keithmalek No! The first sentence is about how anyone who has any kind of problem in life is because they brought it upon themselves. Explain that to a HIV positive baby born to a cracked addicted mother. Self-help is garbage, and this book is no exception. 7y
Lindy @keithmalek Thanks! 7y
keithmalek Actually, there is a very small number of good self-help books, but they're the ones that are grounded in reality, like Scott Adams's book "How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still End Up a Winner." It talks about why passion isn't important, and why one should set process goals instead of goals. Unlike most self-help books, there's no New Age nonsense, positive thinking, or self-blame. 7y
keithmalek A good book about the self-help cult is Steve Salerno's "Sham," which is an acronym for the Self-Help and Actualization Movement. 7y
Lindy @keithmalek Sham sounds interesting. 👍 7y
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I started this journey 7 months ago. I feel like I've read every page at least 3 times. This book was a gift and is also recommended within the pages of my favorite book, Repeatlessness by Joe Marshalla. I love all the new ways Lynn Grabhorn suggests we think positively and feel bliss just by changing the focus. You are not just your physical self; you are energy and the universe around you...

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Hard to swallow, but most good advice is. The chapter on relationships has me thinking hard. I've got a lot of old beliefs that don't serve me, yet they are familiar, so I think them a lot. My biggest fear is that everything is going to be more fantastic than it's ever been. What comes next?

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Happy #worldbookday and happy #worldbooknight !

#worldbooknightparty

I don't have the brain for programming tonight, so I'm annotating this feel-good book with kawaii stickers. Not pictured: raisins.

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"So if you have five dozen friends and family telling you to do "this," but your deepest impulse is to do "that," always, always follow your impulse (provided it feels good!). Why? Just do it a few times and you'll see why. Your Guidance system is doing all it knows how to get you where you want to go to follow your Original Intent. So give it a chance. Tune in and listen up; that Expanded Self knows what it's doing."

#readingwhilewaiting

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Organic wine, a motivational book, and stickers. Let the creativity flow!

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Lindy Great photo. It reminds me that on the Gastropod podcast at the end of January, they recorded British people tasting Hershey chocolate for the first time. (It made me laugh. I'm not a fan either.) https://gastropod.com 8y
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Mmm, I'm going to make good food 🍳 and then I'll come back and decorate this book more. Maybe I can finish a whole chapter before my evening server shift. #graphicnovel #stickers #illustrations

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@Eggs I erased all the #pencil #underlining... I think it was throwing me off. 😊

And now as I read, I shall decorate the pages with #kawaii stickers! 😁

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I write on my #bookmarks too. This #bookmark has #vocabulary that is new to me. Do you keep record of new words you come across?

es·pal·ier - əsˈpalyər, esˈpälyər, esˈpalyā/ - noun - a fruit tree or ornamental shrub whose branches are trained to grow flat against a wall, supported on a lattice or a framework of stakes.

Eggs Noooo but I kinda wish I did. 8y
geodynamical_nonfiction @Eggs So you can maintain your reputation as the Crossword and Scrabble Queen? 😁 8y
Eggs Ahhh you know me too well 8y
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MemoirsForMe Guilty! 🙋 8y
Reggie I like that!!!! I'm spoiled by reading on a kindle that looks up words for me but maybe I'll get a bookmark and write them down to help with retention. Thanks!!!! 8y
geodynamical_nonfiction @UwannaPublishme @Reggie @Eggs I'm pretending we're all playing a couple rounds of word games right now. 😂 Y'all are great. 8y
minkyb With a smartphone handy it is so much easier to look up words. It is an excellent use of the bookmark! 👏🏻 8y
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I'm noticing that Lynn is leaving out some passages in the audiobook. I like her storytelling style and the emotional emphasis and gusto! It reminds me of Tony Robbins' Get the Edge at times.

It's both motivational and instructional, and I want to finish both listening to the audiobook and then reading the book. 🔊📖

I'm so happy and grateful now that I'm tuned in to my senses and needs, all the time, in every situation. 🐺

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\(^o^)/ Buckle up! The audiobook is getting really good! Just had to let you know. (^•^)

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How to get more of what you want.

Step 1. Identify what you DON'T want.
Step 2. From that, identify what you DO want.
Step 3. Get into the feeling place of what you want
Step 3.1. Really imagine how you'd feel right now if you already had what you wanted. See it happening in your mind's eye and believe it. Only focus on what you want and NOT on how much you lack it.
Step 4. Expect, listen, and allow it to happen.

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[Our] greatest obstacle ... comes from ... when we were trained to look for what's wrong--with everything! ... Yet most of the world can't even agree about what right or wrong is...

Am I doing the brackets and elipses right? 😅

So far the author sounds like she's good friends with Joe Marshalla and Marshall Rosenberg. Thinking by judging doesn't enact change.

#feelings #energy #judgement #emotionalintelligence

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Before I begin this book, I'd like to know why I'm noticing lots off different people in my feed posting the same books? Are y'all in a book club? How do I join? Can I start a bookclub and invite people to read this book with me? Are book clubs an option here? Please help, I'm so new to this, and I've never been in a book club in real life. Just really hoping to talk with people reading the same genre as me. Am I missing something?

JulieAnn I'd be up for it! Litsy has a book club but I don't see the posts anymore so I've fallen behind. I don't know how to start one though. 8y
Yournewfriendsams I think a lot of Littens just read 'it' books all at the same time. When I see a lot of people posting about a book, i usually hop the band wagon. There's also numerous branches of #litsygoespostal where members mail books to each other...although all of those books are different. In you're interested in a postal book club contact @MrBook ☺️ 8y
sprainedbrain There have been a few book clubs started up in Litsy. The one that I follow that is still active is @litsybookclub This month they are reading The Library at Mount Char... voting usually opens up mid-month for the next month's book. 👍 8y
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sprainedbrain Oh and @LitsyFeministBookClub is also still active! Great picks for that one, too. 8y
BookishMarginalia Littens also decide informally to get together to read a book. I know @gibblr has been doing this with 8y
MrBook If you're interested in joining a mailing bookclub, also known as a postal book club, feel free to reach out to me at jasonvigorito at gmail. And, as you've seen, there's plenty of info and help to be bad from your fellow Litsyans here on @Litsy ☺️😉👍🏻. 8y
geodynamical_nonfiction @MrBook @BookishMarginalia @sprainedbrain @Yournewfriendsams @JulieAnn Thanks for all the information! So I guess groups aren't built in to Litsy, but informal book clubs exist with the help of hashtags and themed accounts. 8y
geodynamical_nonfiction @JulieAnn yeah? Wanna read this book alongside me? 😄 8y
BookishMarginalia You got it! 8y
JulieAnn @geodynamical Sure! I've put it on hold at the library so it may be a bit before I can get my hands on it but it sounds interesting. I could do with some positive thinking and feeling. If you have another book while I'm waiting that I can get I'll do that one too. I've suspended buying books til after Christmas. We have kids so we're poor. Lol 8y
MrBook Lol, *bad = had 8y
geodynamical_nonfiction @JulieAnn um, Nonviolent Communication is all about feelings and it's probably at the library. Not sure what else. 8y
JulieAnn @geodynamical oh it can be anything! I've got The Cuckoos Calling and The Library at Mount Char in my stack right now. I usually just read fiction but I have an open mind. The overdrive app through my library is usually pretty good but it doesn't have the other two. Weird. 8y
the_hibernator There's also a social justice bookclub hosted by @kerry #sjbookclub 8y
geodynamical_nonfiction Okay @JulieAnn , I'm starting. I like to read slowly and take notes, so who knows... You may get your library copy before I'm done. 8y
JulieAnn @geodynamical Sounds good! Hopefully it will come in soon! 8y
JulieAnn @geodynamical It never did come in. 😕 And now we're about to move back to our home state due to unforeseen circumstances so I'm having to pack everything up so no new books for me right now. I just returned everything to library this morning. Sorry. 😞 maybe my old library will have it once we get back and set up. Silver lining! 8y
geodynamical_nonfiction Aww. It's okay. Moving is a big ordeal and I hope it goes smoothly and you feel refreshed afterwards, Julie! @JulieAnn 8y
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I was all into it until 3/4 of the way through, then it just got a little too outlandish for me.