Personal Empowerment Through Meditation

I am so very excited about this book! I even love the title: Personal Empowerment through Meditation. Not Self-improvement, but "personal EMPOWERMENT." Who doesn't want to be empowered?



A very good friend of mine wrote this book. It's about meditation, which is a powerful tool for personal empowerment. It's just like having a conversation with Mark. He anticipates the questions and explains everything in simple language.

It is a great handbook for anyone who wants to slow down and enjoy life more. Meditation releases the relaxation response, and makes it easier to handle difficult people and situations. It's about meditation, a powerful tool for personal empowerment. Mark Beck has been meditating for over 30 years. He explains the many benefits he has gained through the consistent use of daily meditation. He explains his technique, and simplifies it for the average person.

Mark writes about stillness. He says that stillness is water's true nature and that the Mind is like a glass of water with some sediment in it. Your mind is like this glass of water: it can be turbulent and muddy, or still and (mostly) clear. He uses many simple analogies like this that help illustrate his technique.

He says that meditation is a "powerful tool that can help us lead happier and more peaceful lives."


This book is a treasure. It is available at Smashwords dot com. You can even download a sample for free. But I want to let you know it is a bargain. You can download the whole book for less than 5 bucks. I know I spend more for lunch every day!

Try this link: http://www.beckhypnosis.blogspot.com

Problem or Predicament?

According to John C. Maxwell, a problem can be solved and a predicament cannot.

He wrote several books, including one called The Difference Maker. I am listening to the audio version. In it he advises that there is no reason to worry about a predicament, as it cannot be changed. He has a checklist in order to determine whether it is a problem or a predicament. He also advises that a problem will have several solutions and that a problem anticipated is not really a problem, but an opportunity.

There is a very helpful chapter about Fear, and another about how to handle Change as well as motivate others to implement it.

And he reveals the origin of many stories I have heard about how to determine which will prevail, Faith or Fear. I have heard this story illustrated with wolves. It is truly a legend, that is hard to trace. It may have multiple sources, in fact.

Here it is:

Two natures beat within my breast,
the one is foul, the other blessed.
The one I love, the other I hate.
The one I feed will dominate.

According to Maxwell, the difference maker is your attitude. And he believes that a positive attitude can be cultivated.

That reminds me of one of my favorite quotations:

If you can't change your fate, change your ATTITUDE.

Amy Tan