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Simple Wisdom for the Not So Simple Business World by Lynda Barbaccia Simple Wisdom Works 2009
book review by J. Alpha
"The impersonal atmosphere of plodding through one's work day as if controlled by some kind of remote device, and then picking up a paycheck at the end of the week, no longer makes sense. Rather it's the journey, filled with rich, soulful connections, which gives our paycheck its true value."
Simple Wisdom For the Not So Simple Business World is the right book at the right time, because it is never the wrong to guide people to make the best of difficult times. With a nurturing and conversational narrative tone, Lynda Barbaccia gracefully instills readers with the inner strength needed to thrive in the face of a troubling economy and stressful work environments.
Part autobiographical, part philosophical, part resource, the books concise and informative overview of ancient wisdom and spiritual principals from the East and West, combined with Barbacccia's nurturing authorial voice and conversational narrative tone, will inspire readers to create a life where there is no separation from who they are at work and who they are outside the workplace—where the average person spends over 10,000 hours of their life.
While remaining grounded in insightful, thought provoking, and influential wisdom, Baraccia's advice ranges from practical to distinctly meditative, regarding a wide range of coping strategies for workers who would like to transform their work atmospheres from "prison to sanctuary":
- Make your office a NO GOSSIP ZONE... your energy level will surge, because you are no longer weighed down by the destructive dark forces of gossip.
- Imagine your morning beverage filled with golden light... follow the light into your throat, chest and heart, pausing at your heart-center to wash way any unwanted resentments or anger.
- Reenergize by organizing their physical work spaces in simple ways that will mirror a positive sense of well being i.e. ... less clutter in your work space means less clutter in your mental space.
- Practice the art of taking a mindful lunch hour.
In addition to providing practical tips, simple meditative techniques, motivational exercises, and rejuvenating activities that readers can incorporate into their work environments and lives one day at a time, Simple Wisdom also contains several resourceful tables that provide a useful overview of the healing properties of stones, flowers, animal totems, colors, and essential oils.
Within its less than 200 compact and visually appealing pages, work-weary readers will discover that Simple Wisdom for the Not So Simple Business World is a quick read/respite with a lasting message: Humans are all about color and vibrancy, not blank stares in pinstripes.