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**WeissVine** · 09-24-2006, 03:59 AM

Wow, there have been so many -- I can't think of them all, but off-hand, and just looking around my room, right this minute:

1. I'll jump on this bandwagon: Jonathan Livingston Seagull had an enormous impact on me, and I was just a kid when I read it.

2. A Wrinkle in Time -- This has been a favorite since I was about 10... and I read it again with my kids about 6 years ago when I was homeschooling.

3. The Bible -- Continues to change me, correct me, exhort me, edify me, and uphold me daily.

4. Write It Down, Make It Happen by Henriette Anne Klauser -- This book has had more impact on me than any other book in my life, I think. I have never been able to set goals for myself, and this book made me believe in setting goals. But not goals like, "I want to be earning $50K by next year." I'm talking about spiritual goals, emotional goals, business goals, psychological goals... you name it. Believe it or not, using the principles in this book, I have achieved a good number of them. (When I'm stuck, like I am now, I go and get the book, and do a little more work.) I bought a house (okay, so it's a mobile home, but it's mine!), re-started my business, got remarried (I can't believe I did that, but it must have been out there in the universe somewhere!), bought myself a brand new computer with all the bells and whistles, quit my crappy job... GO GET THIS BOOK! You will believe you can do anything, and you can.

5. Also, I recently read a how-to book for writing wedding ceremonies that I think everyone who performs weddings should read. It's written for couples (any faith, interfaith, no faith), but officiants can benefit from it greatly. The author is such a caring, loving, generous soul that she had an enormous, eye-opening effect on my spiritual life. "The Complete Wedding Ceremony Planner," by Rev. Judith Johnson, PhD.

So, that's it for me. Who's next?

09-24-2006, 03:59 AM	#29
WeissVine Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 533 Senior Member	Wow, there have been so many -- I can't think of them all, but off-hand, and just looking around my room, right this minute: 1. I'll jump on this bandwagon: Jonathan Livingston Seagull had an enormous impact on me, and I was just a kid when I read it. 2. A Wrinkle in Time -- This has been a favorite since I was about 10... and I read it again with my kids about 6 years ago when I was homeschooling. 3. The Bible -- Continues to change me, correct me, exhort me, edify me, and uphold me daily. 4. Write It Down, Make It Happen by Henriette Anne Klauser -- This book has had more impact on me than any other book in my life, I think. I have never been able to set goals for myself, and this book made me believe in setting goals. But not goals like, "I want to be earning $50K by next year." I'm talking about spiritual goals, emotional goals, business goals, psychological goals... you name it. Believe it or not, using the principles in this book, I have achieved a good number of them. (When I'm stuck, like I am now, I go and get the book, and do a little more work.) I bought a house (okay, so it's a mobile home, but it's mine!), re-started my business, got remarried (I can't believe I did that, but it must have been out there in the universe somewhere!), bought myself a brand new computer with all the bells and whistles, quit my crappy job... GO GET THIS BOOK! You will believe you can do anything, and you can. 5. Also, I recently read a how-to book for writing wedding ceremonies that I think everyone who performs weddings should read. It's written for couples (any faith, interfaith, no faith), but officiants can benefit from it greatly. The author is such a caring, loving, generous soul that she had an enormous, eye-opening effect on my spiritual life. "The Complete Wedding Ceremony Planner," by Rev. Judith Johnson, PhD. So, that's it for me. Who's next?
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