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Happy to be here. We need much more inspiration and hope in the world today. Essential for our own continued growth and at times just hanging in there. I am a published author and will leave it at that. My favorite books at this time include Wayne Dyer, just finishing Wishes Fulfilled and ready to read his latest, I Can See Clearly Now. Also love books by near death experiencers. Latest is Anita Moorjani's Dying To Be Me. Read many of the books on the all time favorite list in this group. Thanks again...

Hi Everyone,

I am very happy I found your group and I do hope we will share some great inspirational and fun reads.

Thank you
Darius

Lovely to hear from you, Darius.
Thanks for joining us!

Robin

I wanna start a new business.. I need a self help books to keep me on. So friends list some books.

Hi Everyone! Just getting active on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ and am happy to be here and create new connections. Some favorite inspiring authors: Gary Zukav, don Miguel Ruiz, James Redfield, Napolean Hill, Dan Millman and more. So thankful so many wonderful teachers are sharing their wisdom and guidance with the world.

Hi Sonya,

Looks like you're in good company.

Nice to meet with you,
Robin

Thanks Robin! And thanks for hosting the group.

Just am reading think and grow rich second time., it's more interesting and inspirational am getting better and better and better.,lovely book

Hello Everyone!

Happy to be part of this group. I look forward to sharing inspiring books we have read! Cheers
Amanda

Cheers Amanda ur welcome

Hi, I'm nawang from Indonesia
just join goodreads. It's nice to find this bookclub

Hi Everyone,

I love spiritual/non-fiction and empowering reads. I currently live in the UK in the city of Gloucester.
Even though I have been on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ for a while, I feel totally new to it as a social network so bear with me while I find my feet, but always good to see different inspiring books and what people love. I am always looking to expand my mind further. Love to all x

Welcome Kelly! My mother was born in Gloucester. Good to meet with you here :)

Welcome to some new faces...timeless souls!

Robin wrote: "Welcome Kelly! My mother was born in Gloucester. Good to meet with you here :)"

Hi Robin, what a small world. I was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne originally but moved down to Gloucester over 10 years ago. Thanks for the welcome x

Hello Inspiring book club, I am trying to grow spiritually and hoping to help others as well as seeking help myself in our journeys quests. I am strongly influenced by Buddhist and Hindu teachings and I have a thirst for knowledge which I want to put into practice. So another branch of my journey grows and flourished with this group. Namasté.

Welcome Doug. Thank you.

I am not new to Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ, but just started using the social networking aspects in the last week or so. I am incredibly glad to find groups like these!
I started my spiritual explorations (outside of my Baptist upbringing) with the reading of Victor Frankl's Man's Search For Meaning in high school. It didn't change my life; it validated my approach to life, which was every bit as valuable to me. Since then, and especially in the last 10 years, I have made a concerted effort to find the connection with the Universe outside of organized religions (even pagan ones).
I'm so happy to find like-minded people to share with!

Hi! I recently self-published a book and only just now joined Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ. I'm looking for constructive reviews for my book and thought this would be a good place to ask questions. Does anyone in this group have any suggestions?

Hi. I am new to the group and I have a great deal of interest in inspirational, self-help, business, and success books.

So much so, I recently wrote one :)

I would love to meet new people, so feel free to friend me.

Mentor Me: GA=T+E—A Formula to Fulfill Your Greatest Achievement

Ken Poirot

Warmly,
Ken

I'm new to the group and absolutely love your ideas. To start, here's one action idea. Writing about things like love really gets love flowing in my own life. If you want more good in your life, write about the good that is there and more good will come your way! If you don't write, paint. If you don't paint, garden. Whatever you feed will grow!

Party on!
Leah Cole

Hi, I am Neil. I have a BA and a doctoral degree in Psychology from Oxford University. For my doctoral work, I specialised in the unconscious mind, which led me to Eastern psychology. I have been a psychologist and meditator ever since. I am very enthusiastic about helping people to manage their own minds, and therefore the future of our beautiful planet. This group looks really stimulating.

Regards, Neil

Ganesh wrote: "I wanna start a new business.. I need a self help books to keep me on. So friends list some books."

A Simple Act of Gratitude by John Kralik. I mentioned this small treasure in my book and people love it! A lawyer loses everything and decides to write one thanks you letter a day! Powerful!

My name is Greg Cheek and I live in Stuttgart, Germany. I've made a life work of studying inspirational and motivational people. I'm intrigued by inspiration by motivational writers. Have a Great Day!

Good to see some new faces! Welcome Linette, Reza, Ken, Leah, Neil, and Gregory.

See the invisible. Touch the intangible. Achieve the impossible.

Love to you all,
Robin

Hello to all. I am new to Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ and looking for groups which seem to be a good fit for me. I just read a comment from Sonya (June 30,2014) and she referred to don Miguel Ruiz, James Redfield and Napolean Hill as Authors who have influenced her. I have had books of theirs and many others "fall off the shelf" on me at just the right time over the years and they have greatly influenced my life. I'm looking forward to some rich sharing with some like minded beings! Tom

"You have become what you are through countless lives and lessons. There is something you can offer others, if only working on your self-discipline, fighting your own baser urges.
"Do that then.
"Do what is offered. Learn and grow as you can.
"That in itself is service."
-From "The Gardens of Ailana" handbook for healers & mystics

"Suffering offers itself as a process of birth.
"Finding the stillness within the chaos, the Light within your own darkness, we unfold what we are here for; how we can make a difference in the world."
- From "The Gardens of Ailana" handbook for healers & mystics

Thanks for sharing with us, Tom and Edward. Good seeds in the ground.

Hi, my name is Michael. I'm the author of Thirty-Nine Days. I hope to make new friends here. Nice to meet everyone.

Hi. I am Aditya Agrawal, from India. New to good reads , new to reading as well.

My reading spree started with books like "Wheels of life by Anodea Judith" and "Kundalini by Robert E. Svaboda" through which i gained interest in Mythology and metaphysics.

Then i read "Conversations with God" series by NEale Donald Walsch which inspired me the most till date. I could really feel the presence of god through that book. I started reading a lot after that. books on Mythology, Philosophy , spirituality... and going on.

My immediate interest is Indian Philosophy. I recently read Vedanta Treatise by A.Parthasarthy which i would recommend to everyone here.

i hope i do make friends here with similar interests.

Hello Michael and Aditya...you are most welcome here.
Robin

Aditya wrote: "Hi. I am Aditya Agrawal, from India. New to good reads , new to reading as well.

My reading spree started with books like "Wheels of life by Anodea Judith" and "Kundalini by Robert E. Svaboda" th..."

Dear Aditya, Just happened to see your post. I recommend, "Search for the Guru," about a westerner going to India to find the Truth, and finding it within. Contains meetings with Anandamayi Ma and Neem Karoli Baba and many others.

Namaste!

Peter wrote: "Aditya wrote: "Hi. I am Aditya Agrawal, from India. New to good reads , new to reading as well.

My reading spree started with books like "Wheels of life by Anodea Judith" and "Kundalini by Robert..."

Thank you for the suggestion peter.

Namaste! :-)

Hi guys! I'm feeling good about joining this group. Hmmm? One book that inspired me? There have been a lot, but at the top of my head I'd say "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor E. Frankl. I just currently feel a strong connection with that book.

Anyway, looking forward to knowing people here.

Hi Claire,

Great book, thanks for sharing.

Robin

Robin wrote: "Join Inspiring Book Group. Then simply click on the "Inspiring Books" link on the Group Home page and in the comment box post your own book experience. It's up to you how much you want to say. You ..."

Hey guys!

So glad on joining my first group on goodreads.com Umm..my special special book is 'The Pulse of Wisdom'by Deep Trivedi.

Hi, Shobhita,

Welcome to our gathering of kindred spirits. Thank you for sharing, The Pulse of Wisdom. A timeless classic.

Hello everyone!
I am Anna from Moscow. I practise my english by reading books and chatting:) You are welcome!

Well done Keysha on using your experience to help others. I'm new to the group but noted that we're not supposed to self-promote. Perhaps Robin, who started the group could clarify where this discussion is going.
For me there have been so many wonderful inspirational books over a period of 40 years or so now that it's hard to choose the books that have most influenced me. I began with Krishnamurti's books, fell in love with The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, moved on to books like Autobiography of a Yogi, and then Swami Muktananda's books, in my Buddhist phase, books by Chogyam Trungpa. Psychology, especially transpersonal pyschology, found me reading books by Ferrucci and Assagioli as well as Jung, and as I became interested in mythology Joseph Campbell became my hero! I have loved books by Scott Peck, John Kabat-Zinn, Wayne Dyer, and Matthieu Ricard. There are many great classics but I would love someone to recommend something of real value that has come out in the last year or two since I'm finding it increasingly hard to find worth-while books in the bookshops. I would really appreciate recommendations. Many thanks.

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi is a wonderful book. I found it very inspiring.

Barbara wrote: "When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi is a wonderful book. I found it very inspiring."

Thanks very much Barbara - I'll check it out.

I also enjoyed this one. Just as he was ready to explore a carefree life, outside the medical profession, he had to learn how to die. Powerful life lesson.

Susan wrote: "I also enjoyed this one. Just as he was ready to explore a carefree life, outside the medical profession, he had to learn how to die. Powerful life lesson."

Thanks Susan - having looked at the reviews, I'll be ordering!

Eileen,
Crossing the Indian Ocean in monsoon season in 1975 taught me a lot about the fear of dying. As a result, I have learned to live every moment to its fullest.

Susan wrote: "Eileen,
Crossing the Indian Ocean in monsoon season in 1975 taught me a lot about the fear of dying. As a result, I have learned to live every moment to its fullest."

Eileen replied:
I seem to need constant reminders! I nearly died of cerebral malaria in East Africa, I was trapped in New York for 10 days after 9/11, my house was struck by lightning, I was in a road accident with a water buffalo in India, and last year I flew into Kathmandu the day of the earthquake. I am so grateful to be here and I try to live each day as if it's the only one I have, but occasionally I forget...

Eileen, I also occasionally forget but when I look back I realize how lucky I am to move forward in life and am grateful for all my adventures and the lessons they've taught me.

Susan wrote: "Eileen,
Crossing the Indian Ocean in monsoon season in 1975 taught me a lot about the fear of dying. As a result, I have learned to live every moment to its fullest."

Hey guys. I wanted to reply to Susan's excellent comment, but first, HI! This is my first post. Excellent little group you folks have here.

I was a police officer in the States (Colorado) for six years, and became intimate with death in many of its forms. Death is sanitized for us in the modern world, and as morbid as it sounds, we lose something as a result. Seeing death (or coming close to experiencing it yourself!) changes you, and suddenly adds a very real, very powerful and tangible impetus to live for the moment. Because it literally might be your last.

William, thanks for posting your reply! Death is so sanitized. My husband and I spoke of it this evening. Most humans are scared of dying because they haven't really lived. To live life to its fullest is indeed liberating.
Great to hear your thoughts!
Susan Joyce

William wrote: "Susan wrote: "Eileen,
Crossing the Indian Ocean in monsoon season in 1975 taught me a lot about the fear of dying. As a result, I have learned to live every moment to its fullest."

Hey guys. I wan..."

Thanks for your recommendation!

Araxi wrote: "Hey y’all! My name is Araxi, I’m new to Inspiring Book Club...so a little about me: I go to Oberlin College (first college to accept women in the 1830s), I’m a big reader (usually non-fiction: my t..."