Confidence, courage, and strength. All of these things come from within, but the inspiration and encouragement to sustain these virtues comes from all around us — from the tall redwoods to the perfect sand dollar, from the flame of a candle to the weave of a hand-knit sweater. In Excellent As You Are, Sue Patton Thoele offers us food for thought, insightful stories, and motivational quotes drawn from her popular meditation book The Woman’s Book of Confidence. Her words are combined with lush photographs on which to reflect, proving all with the inspiration we need to find our own sources of lasting confidence, deep comfort, and true inner strength.
Lovely Gift For Any Soulful Woman in Your Life This is a small gift book that draws on the themes, quotes, and stories of the author’s popular The Woman’s Book of Confidence: Meditations for Strength and Happiness. It is just under 100 pages, and each page focuses on one personal development or spiritual theme, such as ‘Finding a Hand When We Bottom Out’, ‘Changing What Can Be Changed’, ‘Kicking the Worry Habit’ or ‘Becoming a Conduit of Grace’. After exploring the theme and its relevance to our daily lives, each page ends with a first-person statement or quote that can be used as a meditation or affirmation related to that theme, such as “I honor what I want and need when I’m in crises. I am able to reach out to others for help.” or “I am a conduit of grace. Love flows to me and through me.” Lovely photographic close-ups of flowers are integrated throughout the book.The author comes from both a psychological and spiritual perspective in most of the themes. Although targeted to women, most of the themes are not…