While
I have experienced the benefits of meditation and agreed they are beneficial I
did struggle with this book. While meditation
can be beneficial it is not a sliver bullet as the author seems to imply. The biggest issue I had with this book was thirty-three
percent of the book is nothing more than a hard sales job on why meditation is
the best thing for you or how you can over-come anything. Any book that spends that much time in
selling you into a process, product or method will lose our interest
quickly. If it works as well as the author
claims, then it should not have to push the method so hard. I do agree there are some of the topics need
to be discussed but there is point and time when it becomes counterproductive. The overall program I can see how you can
benefit, if you have the ability to stick to it for twenty-one days. Studies have shown if we do anything for
twenty-one days consistently we can develop a new habit. I believe that is the intent of the author is
if you can follow her instructions you could develop a new habit. While I enjoy
disconnecting myself from social media, the phone and retreating to a quiet
spot I think I am the minority. Most
people choice to be connected and in today’s technology rarely are we left
alone for more than a few seconds. While
I find the topic of meditation interesting I found myself skimming the first
third of the book until I could fine the actual instructions of what the author
was trying to teach by then I had lost interests and was turned off all
together.
I received a free copy of this book from WaterBrook Multnomah in exchange for my honest review of the book.
