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BooksMy Favorite Books...The Missing Link: Reflections on Philosophy & Spirit In this book, Mr. Banks describes three principles - Mind, Thought and Consciousness - as the fundamental components, or building blocks, with which we create our entire experience of life. As we gain deeper awareness and understanding of these principles, we see life with a clarity that helps us live with ease, peace and love. A life-changing and remarkable little book, written as a series of thoughts organized by chapters like: The Duality of Life, Wisdom and Love & Forgiveness. I return to it over and over again when I lose my way. As I have begun to see these principles at work, my life and relationships are progressively happier and easier. For more information about Syd Banks, see www.sydneybanks.org. The Enlightened Gardener Revisited I love this book for its clarity, focus and simplicity. In the tale, two American psychologists journey to England to visit a wise, funny, elder gardener who points the way to insights that help them understand their psychological experience of life. As their understanding deepens, the two experience life in a calmer, more peaceful, more loving and abundant way. Once I started it, I couldn’t put this book down, spurred forward by simply and beautifully stated wisdom like this, ”Our feelings are the barometer of the soul. They are the measure of our thinking. They let us know what mental weather we can expect; they let us know how we are faring in life.” Reading left me refreshed, quiet and in awe. I would trade the hundreds and hundreds of self-help and psychology books on my bookshelf for this book, and The Missing Link, also by Sydney Banks, in a heartbeat!  The Relationship Handbook This book stands apart from other relationship books on the market. It doesn’t analyze relationships, or teach you how to “do” them. Instead, it points toward ways to “BE” in intimate partnerships that naturally and easily help them flourish. Dr. Pransky offers pragmatic insights for keeping a warm, loving feeling, moment to moment, with those closest to you. For more information about Dr. Pranksy, see www.pandacc.com.  The Spark Inside OK, I’ll admit it. There have been times in my life when I’ve wanted to understand something (usually scientific) or someone FAST and I have slipped quietly into the children’s section of a library and taken a research short-cut by reading material pitched for the younger set. Don’t knock it—it worked! Children’s nonfiction tends to cut to the chase with simplicity that facilitates easy understanding. Ami’s book, written for teens, is a shortcut to deepened understanding of the Principles of Mind, Consciousness and Thought, the ingredients from which we create our experience of life. I gave The Spark Inside to a client who wanted something about the Prinicples to share with his daughter; he came back a week later and aksed for copies of the book for himself and all his relatives, saying, “This book really helped me get a better grip on what you’ve been teaching, especially about wisdom." ‘Nough said.  The Twelve Secrets of Highly Creative Women: A Portable Mentor “Portable Mentor” is a perfect subtitle for this book. This work is based on interviews with 45 creative and successful women, from which Gail gleaned her “secrets”. With a wealth of personal experience, the author has accessed a rich database of wisdom about the creative process in women. Anyone who values creativity will find this work a powerful “mentor” toward, deeper, fuller expressions of the Self. For more information about Gail, see www.creativesuccess.com.
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