The Soup of Possibilities Bookshelf!
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This book is on Paul’s reading list. It was recommended by Bonnie Mackin of Allen and Mackin Agency, Goosehead Insurance:
From Amazons description:
What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson’s answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research.
Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street.
Recommended by Bob Proctor
From the Amazon description:
“(This book) presents the great spiritual and psychological truths in a simple manner, making them practical for daily use. You will read inspiring historical stories of those who dared all for Truth — and found wisdom and peace at last. “The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power” is Vernon Howard’s most popular book. This beautiful new 2005 edition belongs in the library of every serious spiritual student.”
This book applies to all close relationships, but it would be especially helpful for newlyweds or especially couples considering a life together. You see, each of us feels loved by different things, grouped into 5 categories: Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Receiving Gifts, Quality Time, and Physical Touch. What’s important about this book is learning to understand those “Love Languages,” how to understand what your partner’s love language is, and learning to “speak” that love language.
My definition of love is “the willingness to do that which serves the highest good for another.” Feeling loved is maybe one of the most important qualities in a person’s life, and learning to help them feel loved through learning how they experience it is certainly a powerful way to express love – in the other person’s terms, not your own. The challenge is that your love language is not necessarily the same as your partner’s. So if you only express love in your own love language, and that language is different than your partner’s, they are not going to “understand” the love you are expressing. They aren’t going to “hear” it. They will feel unloved… by you at least.
One comment I would make that is not covered in the book – maybe Dr. Chapman disagrees with this however it is what I have observed myself: The love language you “speak” is not necessarily the same as the love language you “hear.” So I believe it’s important to differentiate between the two, and recognize what your partner needs to “hear” and how to speak that language.
This book is required reading, unless you plan on being a hermit. Even then maybe you should read it so that you can learn to speak your own love language to yourself.
The Wisdom Of The Enneagram: The Complete Guide To Psychological And Spiritual Growth
Amazon Links:
- Amazon link: Paperback
Recommended by Catherine Mulvihill of My Happy Insides
Catherine mentioned, not this book in particular, but the concept of the Enneagram and how she’s used it to understand herself, her partner, and others she works with.
There are a number of other books on Amazon on the Enneagram topic which you will probably see when you follow the Amazon link. There is also a Enneagram Institute created in 1997 by the authors Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson. There are also Enneagram tests online that you can take for free to determine your type.
Models like this help to understand one’s self as well as others. Where there is understanding, there is better communication, better relationships, better lives. This is one of many models; the ones we have experienced have all proven helpful.
From Amazon’s description:
The first definitive guide to using the wisdom of the enneagram for spiritual and psychological growth
The ancient symbol of the Enneagram has become one of today’s most popular systems for self-understanding, based on nine distinct personality types. Now, two of the world’s foremost Enneagram authorities introduce a powerful new way to use the Enneagram as a tool for personal transformation and development. Whatever your spiritual background, the Enneagram shows how you can overcome your inner barriers, realize your unique gifts and strengths, and discover your deepest direction in life.
The Wisdom of the Enneagram includes:
Two highly accurate questionnaires for determining your type
Vivid individual profiles focused on maximizing each type’s potential and minimizing predictable pitfalls
Spiritual Jump Starts, Wake-Up Calls, and Red Flags for each type
Dozens of individualized exercises and practical strategies for letting go of troublesome habits, improving relationships, and increasing inner freedom
Revealing insights into the deepest motivations, fears, and desires of each type
Highly accessible, yet filled with sophisticated concepts and techniques found nowhere else, The Wisdom of the Enneagram is a strikingly new fusion of psychology and spirituality. It offers an exciting vision of human possibility and a clear map of the nine paths to our highest self-expression.
This is a book from my reference bookshelf. It is a description of how buried emotions don’t just go away, but in fact can fester and cause dis-ease. It has a section that lists parts of the body in which illness manifests, and the underlying emotions that are causing that illness. This book is required reading.
From Amazon’s description:
Karol Truman provides a comprehensive and enlightening resource for getting in touch with unresolved feelings which, she explains, can distort not only happiness but also health and well-being. Leaving no emotion unnamed, and in fact listing around 750 labels for feelings, Truman helps identify problem areas, and offers a “script” to help process the feelings, replacing the negative feeling with a new, positive outlook. A chapter on the possible emotions below the surface in various physical ailments gives the reader plenty to work with on a deep healing level. FEELINGS BURIED ALIVE NEVER DIE combines a supportive, common-sense, results-oriented approach to a problem that is widespread and that can stop people from living fully.
Recommended by Brian Mininger of Bear Creek Outdoor Living: “We build cool stuff, but more importantly we build people.” Decks, Porches, Sunrooms & Backyard Structures built by craftsmen in the Shenandoah valley.
Brian says: “This book radically transformed our small business finance.”
From the Amazon description:
Conventional accounting uses the logical (albeit, flawed) formula: Sales – Expenses = Profit. The problem is, businesses are run by humans, and humans aren’t always logical. Serial entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz has developed a behavioral approach to accounting to flip the formula: Sales – Profit = Expenses. Just as the most effective weight loss strategy is to limit portions by using smaller plates, Michalowicz shows that by taking profit first and apportioning only what remains for expenses, entrepreneurs will transform their businesses from cash-eating monsters to profitable cash cows. Using Michalowicz’s Profit First system, readers will learn that:
· Following 4 simple principles can simplify accounting and make it easier to manage a profitable business by looking at bank account balances.
· A small, profitable business can be worth much more than a large business surviving on its top line.
· Businesses that attain early and sustained profitability have a better shot at achieving long-term growth.
With dozens of case studies, practical, step-by-step advice, and his signature sense of humor, Michalowicz has the game-changing roadmap for any entrepreneur to make money they always dreamed of.