The Misleading Mind by Karuna Cayton

The Misleading Mind by Karuna Cayton is a book to help us change the way we think about our problems. We all have problems, but how we deal with them and think about them greatly affects our well-being. Are you ready to change your misleading mind with the help of this book?

Book Description

“Buddhism asserts that we each have the potential to free ourselves from the prison of our problems. As practiced for more than twenty-six hundred years, the process involves working with, rather than against, our depression, anxiety, and compulsions. We do this by recognizing the habitual ways our minds perceive and react — the way they mislead. The lively exercises and inspiring real-world examples Cayton provides can help you transform intractable problems and neutralize suffering by cultivating a radically liberating self-understanding.” – The Misleading Mind

My Thoughts

The Misleading Mind is a very easy to read book about a topic that is challenging to understand and really “get.” If you are open to learning about Buddhism and working on your mental health, it is an invaluable resource to help you change your life. Becoming a Buddhist is not something you have to do with this book. You can be any religion and still benefit from the resources in this book.

The key to the material is being open and to actually try out the techniques offered in the book. If you read it at a steady pace and think about the material as you read it, and also after you read it, you’ll get more out of it than just reading it once through and not trying any of the techniques out for yourself. I often read books in full the first time, and then go back and re-read it really absorbing the information in it. I did that with this book, and I am really amazed by how helpful it is with changing my belief system about “problems.”

Overall, I found the techniques and information in the book helpful and really made me challenge my thinking. I highly recommend it.

* Thank you to the publisher of The Misleading Mind, New World Library, for providing me with a copy of this book for review. All opinions expressed are my own.

Little Red Riding Hood by The Brothers Grimm and Illustrated by Daniel Egneus

Little Red Riding Hood by The Brothers Grimm and Illustrated by Daniel Egneus is an artistic delight to the story you knew growing up. Fans of the classic tale and those who love art will treasure this special edition of the fairy tale.

Book Description

“Originating in seventeenth-century French folklore, the story of Little Red Riding Hood has long been one of the world's most memorable tales of childhood, with its haunting journey into the dark woods, tumultuous encounter with the big, bad wolf, and heroic rescue. This new gift edition presents the Brothers Grimm version of the tale, fully unabridged with a visionary interpretation by renowned artist Daniel Egnéus that captures both its horror and its romance.” – Little Red Riding Hood

My Thoughts

Little Red Riding Hood is a story that most of us grew up with in childhood, and have seen new takes on it lately in the movie “Red Riding Hood” and on the hit ABC TV show “Once Upon A Time.” Although I do enjoy new versions of it, there is much to be said about the Brothers Grimm version, too.

This special edition of the tale is visually beautiful and tells the tale like I remember it originally being. The artwork included throughout the book is gorgeous, and for everyone that loves this tale, it is sure to be a treasured book. I also think that it would make an amazing gift to someone who also likes the tale, and even for those younger children who may not have heard the tale before. Kids that own this book will definitely have one of the cooler fairy tale books on their bookshelf. I highly recommend it.

* Thank you to the publisher of Little Red Riding Hood, Harper Design, for providing me with a copy of this book for review. All opinions expressed are my own.

Body Wrap Shapewear Review – Tank-Tastic!

Even with the best intentions of dieting and exercising, women often feel that they need a little bit of extra help with smoothing out and shaping up. I often wear a shapewear camisole underneath my clothing, and I was really excited to try out the one from Body Wrap Shapewear called “Tank-Tastic.”

Product Description

• Unique seamless bra that shapes and supports the bust for a comfortable, natural look
• Adjustable straps for a perfect fit
• Underwire support
• Front panel (tummy control) smoothes and flattens the tummy while fabric tension eliminates bulges
• Product designed with no seams
• 100% invisible under clothing
• 75% Polyamide 25% Elastane
• Machine washable

Body Wrap Shapewear Tank-Tastic Review

The Tank-Tastic shapewear is made with fabric that is very stretchy, but really does slim. When I took it out of the package, I thought there was no way it would fit, it was so small! It did though, and when wearing it, I was pleasantly surprised with the results.

It was very snug and the camisole I tried didn’t have underwire, but it still worked out great. Ladies, you know what I mean by that. I loved the smoothing and slimming results from it, and it never rode up during the day. Some shapewear is known for that, so I was really glad that this one didn’t do that with me.

The only thing I didn’t like was the smell it had after taking it out of the package. I had to wash it twice before I could wear it, so I suggest doing that as well. It isn’t a negative to the product though, just a word of advice.

If you also wear body shapewear, I definitely recommend Body Wrap Shapewear for your slimming and smoothing. It worked very well for me, and I highly recommend it.

Check out and follow Body Wrap Shapewear on Facebook and Twitter.

*Thank you to Body Wrap Shapwear for providing me with a sample of the product for review. I was not paid to write the review and all opinions and experiences with the product are my own. 

Life Colors: What the Colors in Your Aura Reveal - by Pamala Oslie

Life Colors: What the Colors in Your Aura Reveal by Pamala Oslie is an in-depth look at all of the aura colors that we could have. If you want to find out which one(s) are your life colors, take the test and read the corresponding information about your top matches – you’ll be surprised by what you find out about yourself!

Book Description

“A colorful array of energy emanates from all beings. Pamala Oslie offers a guide to these aura colors and how they correspond to the four main personality types. The subject of auras has been around for years, but it has seldom been explained in such an accessible, believable way.

There are four overall types of personalities: Physical (red, orange, magenta, yellow), Mental (tan, green), Emotional (blue, violet, lavender, crystal, indigo), and Combination (a combination of two of the colors). There are also 12 combination colors described in the book. Life Colors offers a questionnaire to determine your own color and tips to help readers assess the colors in others. Sections describe relationships with various color combinations and provide suggestions for relating to your children, spouse, friends, and coworkers based on their color.

Unlike astrology and many typing systems, this system allows for change. Our colors and auras evolve over time. With celebrity examples, and ways to cultivate new aura colors, this insightful guide can lead to greater self-understanding.” – Life Colors

My Thoughts

Life Colors is one of the best books I have had the pleasure of reading about auras. When I was much younger, I was able to see these faintly, but I didn’t know what they were – or that most people can’t just automatically see this too. As I got older and grew up, I stopped seeing them, but have remained fascinated with them. This book made me want to learn more about them, and try to see them again, too.

Pamala Oslie includes quizzes on each of the life colors that we can have (not labeled) so we can determine which one(s) we relate to more. I took the quizzes on the aura colors and found that I am a Violet/Crystal with Indigo. Most people have one or sometimes a combination of colors, but I had large numbers on each of those three. To be sure that this was right, I read about them all and quite honestly, they each sound a lot like me.

All of the life colors described are so interesting, and reading through each one I could pick out certain people I know as having each of these colors. The relationship section was also really helpful for people to see if their partner is a good match for them as far as their life colors go.

Overall, this is an excellent book about auras. If you have ever wanted to learn about them, figure out which life colors are in your aura, or learn how to see them, this is the book to read. I highly recommend it.

* Thank you to the publisher of Life Colors, New World Library, for providing me with a copy of this book for review. All opinions expressed are my own.

Game of Thrones Day

I love the Game of Thrones series. I started watching the series on HBO last year and was hooked. Then I bought the books, and I’m up to the fourth one (they are about 1,000 pages each). I like them both, but I prefer the series on HBO. Seeing it all come to life is just amazing. They did an excellent job with it all.

Today is the day Season 2 starts, and HBO has announced today “Game of Thrones Day” – pretty cool, huh?

Haven’t seen anything about the series yet? Watch some trailers, on the HBO Game of Thrones website. If you have HBO, you can sign up for HBO GO and watch all of Season 1 online.

“Winter is Coming” and so is Season 2, I can’t wait!

Free Gardening Club Magazine

Spring is here and that means many of us will be outside enjoying our gardens, and most likely working on them, too. We could all use a little help and advice when it comes to yardwork and gardening, so I have a great offer for you: a FREE Gardening Club magazine.

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My Mom is a Lifetime Member to this magazine and she loves it, so I hope that you will take the time to use this offer. Enjoy!

The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women – Book and Journal by Gail McMeekin

The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women by Gail McMeekin is a fabulous coaching tool to help unleash your inner creativity. The book and journal work marvelously together, so to really get the most out of it, get both.

Book Description

“A classic bestseller with a new look! 

Since its first publication in 2001, this book has helped hundreds of thousands of women break through creative blocks and realize their dreams.

Combination guidebook and inspirational treasure, The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women profiles 45 dynamic women who share their secrets for success: Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Christina Pickles, Shakti Gawain, Sigrid Olsen, Barbara Sher, Sarah Ban Breathnach, and many others. Each chapter offers the 12 secrets, keys, and challenges to help women work through the creative process. Together they offer an inspirational roadmap, providing all the tools women need to uncover their own authenticity and realize their creative dreams.” – The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women

Journal Description

“The perfect companion to Gail McMeekin’s popular The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women, this journal offers readers a place to track and record their progress with their creative work. It follows the format of the original book, highlighting the 12 Secrets, Keys, and Challenges of each chapter with prompts and inspirational quotes to motivate women to write about their creative lives.

The journal features this is all original material organized into an advanced creativity program to deepen your creativity and get you into action on your goals with new insights and success strategies.” – The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women Journal

My Thoughts

The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women is an excellent resource for women that need a little help (or push) to bring out their creativity. I think that everyone has a creative spark inside them just waiting to be shown, and this book and journal can definitely help bring it forth.

The book is written with the 12 secrets that you can use one per week or one per month to focus on. Each chapter also has challenges for you to work on that goes with the secrets to get you in motion creating. The chapters also each contain a nice variety of stories from highly creative women to motivate and inspire you to get creative, too. I found it all to be very resourceful, especially when having a writer’s block or creative block on a project I was working on.

The journal is my favorite out of the two resources. It follows the same 12 secrets, but is in a journal format that allows you to write in the book as you go. If you don’t want to write in the book, you can always get a special journal and just put your entries in that.

Overall, I found the book and journal to be an excellent source of creative inspiration. I highly recommend both, and if you are like me, will use them often.

* Thank you to the publisher of The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women, Conari Press, for providing me with a copy of this book for review. All opinions expressed are my own.

The Fire Burn Doctor

While I was listening to an old episode of Darkness Radio, I was introduced to a group of people that have a website called the Fire Burn Doctor.

They offer their service FREE of charge to anyone who needs help from being burned. If you’ve ever had a burn, you know how painful it is, so having some extra help while on the way to the hospital (for free) won’t hurt any worse, right?

If you or a loved one is burned, call 1-818-332-6445 within 30 minutes of the burn (sooner the better).

You’ll then leave a message with the time of the burn and the victim’s name at birth, date of birth, and place of birth. If you have a picture of the burn victim, you could send that instead. All information is confidential.

They claim that the pain is gone in minutes and the burn is erased in hours. That is amazing! If you go to their website, you can see some of the testimonials and before and after shots of people that they helped that had been burned. There are also some videos to watch, too.

If you are reading this right now, write down the phone number and/or put it into your cell phone. Go to their website, do a little research on them yourself if you’d like. Everything I read about with them makes me definitely want to use them for an extra source of help with burns if me or a loved one is burned.

Deep Truth by Gregg Braden

Deep Truth by Gregg Braden is the book that asks the questions we should all be asking right now. The biggest one of course is: “Who are we?” If you are interested in science, spirituality, or just our world in general, this book will be highly relevant to you.

Book Description

“Deep Truth reveals new discoveries that change the way we think about everything from our personal relationships to civilization itself. When the facts become clear, our choices become obvious.

The Crisis: 
Best-selling author and visionary scientist Gregg Braden suggests that the hottest topics that divide us as families, cultures, and nations-seemingly disparate issues such as war, terrorism, abortion, genocide, poverty, economic collapse, climate change, and nuclear threats-are actually related. They all stem from a worldview based upon the false assumptions of an incomplete science.

The History:
The obsolete beliefs of our modern worldview have brought us to the brink of disaster and the loss of all that we cherish as a civilization. Our reluctance to accept new discoveries about our relationship to the earth, one another, and our ancient past keeps us locked into the thinking that has led to the crises threatening our lives today.

The Facts:
The scientific method allows for, and expects, new information to be revealed and assimilated into our existing beliefs. It's the updating of scientific knowledge with the new facts from new discoveries that is the key to keeping science honest, current, and meaningful.
To continue teaching science that is not supported by the new discoveries-ones based upon accepted scientific methods-is not, in fact, scientific. But this is precisely what we see happening in traditional textbooks, classrooms, and mainstream media today.

The Opportunity:
Explore for yourself the discoveries that change 150 years of scientific beliefs, yet are still not reflected in mainstream thinking, including:
· Evidence of advanced, near-ice age civilizations
· The origin of, and reasons for, war in our ancient past, and why it may become obsolete in our time
· The false assumptions of human evolution and of the Darwinian theory "Let the strongest live and the weakest die" and how this plays out in corporations, societies, warfare, and civilization today

Deep Truth reveals new discoveries that change the way we think about everything from our personal relationships to civilization itself. When the facts become clear, our choices become obvious.” – Deep Truth

My Thoughts

Deep Truth is a remarkable book. It crosses the traditional boundaries between science and spirituality and melds it into something that (at least for me) is so “true.”

Gregg Braden uses strong, easy to understand analogies when explaining science and theories he writes about in the text. If you are new to expanding your thoughts from the “traditional” things taught to you in school, Braden makes the transition easy for you to see and actually question things, too. I really enjoyed his method of approaching the topics and also how he detailed them.

My favorite chapter in the book is “The Hidden History of Our Forgotten Past: Places That Should Not Exist.” I’m a huge Ancient Aliens fan, and I read or watch anything having to do with ancient civilizations, so this chapter was the one that was most interesting to me. Ever since finding out about these civilizations that “shouldn’t” be there, according to our textbooks, I have started questioning just about everything that is told to us as true in ancient history that might not possibly be accurate.

Overall, I extremely enjoyed reading Deep Truth, and I highly recommend it for everyone to read. It is truly a remarkable book that will leave you with a new way to look at things in the world, and also have you asking questions you may not have thought about before.

* Thank you to the publisher of Deep Truth, Hay House, for providing me with a copy of this book for review. All opinions expressed are my own.

Ohiya – The Art of Making Friends

I love cute characters that are quirky and not too mainstream. When I found out about ohiya, I was immediately a fan. One of the great things about the company is that the characters are made to get people to talk and say “Hi” which we could all say a little bit more often, don’t you think?

There are quite a few different characters that you will find on the website. Once you have a few favorites, check out the download section and get some freebies. If you really want some cool things, check out the Ohiya Shop which has even cooler items that you can use in real life. At the store, you can find tees, plushies, wall art, and more.

I really like the Mythaken characters, especially the “Gnorman” (gnome) and “Corni” (unicorn). I also quite like the Katinja character because cats are very ninja like. Which are your favorites?

Thank you to ohiyafriends.com for providing me with a few samples of their product for this review. All opinions expressed are my own and I was not paid for this post.