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FS: "I am blessed, there's no doubt about it. Despite its inevitable bumps and bruises, I love my life."

LS: "Until we meet again, here on earth or in the divine paradise of Home -- God loves you. I do. Slyvia C. Browne."

Interesting

great - comforting if you like this type of book (I do)

I cherish Sylvia Browne’s books chronologically. The intricacies of spirituality share ground but nothing is repetitious. “Blessings From The Other Side: Wisdom And Comfort From The Afterlife For This Life” looked mundane but to my amazement, intersected with my struggles! I was uplifted by the serendipitous discourse Sylvia and writing partner Lindsay Harrison, made of a general subject. They rally for commonsense so overtly, hilarity bolsters us against doubt. I quote some gems in italics.

“You don't need a rug, flowing robes, leotards, or finger cymbals. You don’t need herbs or a stack of flute or harp CDs. All you need for a successful meditation is you. You can form Os with your thumbs but why, if it means nothing to you? You definitely don’t need to ‘let your mind go blank’. If you’re like me, being told to go blank is a sure way to fill up with whether or not you need to stop for gas on the way home or if you’re the only person in the room who’s a failure at letting their mind go blank. Take a little quiet time for yourself and never believe that if it doesn’t take long, it doesn’t count”.

Working with doctors and psychiatrists, Sylvia discovered body and spirit ties that professionals corroborated. She served clients in office and at seminars, yielding cases for this book. A commonplace issue made an impression on me: grumpy relatives. A man in for a reading was surprised with: “Do you know your wife is thinking of leaving you”? Sylvia insisted that family should not get away with rudeness. If you hold your tongue at work, you can control your manners at home.

My Mom’s physical journey closed this year. I was grateful that chapter one expounded on respecting grief! Humanity should live by these do’s and don’ts.

“Be more selective than ever about what is around you. The most subtle negativity is unacceptable from people, reading material, television, anything in your environment. This is the time to take the loud and clear position ‘Be supportive or stay away from me’. Embrace everything that is positive and spiritually nourishing. Read every word of comfort and ask your friends to pray for you and with you. Your capacity to give and accept love deepens as you heal. You absorb more hope, comfort, and truth about your divine connection to God.”.

I really enjoy Ms. Sylvia's perspective on life and the other side, however I do not agree completely with everything she has written, such as there is no devil. Seriously? I just cannot imagine all the evil in the world and there is no devil. I do not agree with that. Anyway, I have visited her site numerous times and listen to her readings and such and she has such a charisma that is most enjoyable, however I do not believe everything she says, especially after watching some videos that are to disprove her reputation, but I do still read her books and listen to her humorous stories on her site. I have been bouncing around numerous books of hers I have checked out from the university library, so I will update them as soon as I can complete all of them.

Sometimes you just have to take a minute.

Sylvia uses her wisdom and knowledge to explain that we are reincarnated many times, and that we choose the people in our lives and our charts to learn and grow in this world. She believes in God and prayer and gives comfort to those who have lost a loved one.

It was an easy read. I liked the affirmations at the end of each chapter. However, most of her topics were already addressed in some of her other books.

No matter what Sylvia writes, its always fascinating. This book talks more about the hardships/good times in life and how to deal with grief, how to forgive, how to heal, and how to overcome guilt. She also talks about Joy, meditation, and always prayer. There is also a section about past lives which ties in with the healing part. Its a great read for anyone struggling with life, weather it be from loosing a loved one, to trying to forgive, or overcome guilt. I recommend it highly.

Sylvia Browne offers advice on the many emotions and feelings that we experience in our lifetime. Joy, sorrow, grief, anger, revenge, you get the idea. But she offers such advice in a different way, by explaining what we are here for, what we supposedly did before we came here. What our loved ones who have passed on are doing now. For instance, should we really grieve for one who is better off? Of course not. But will we grieve, of course we will.

Offering advice on what we want to know along with telling us how normal it can be to feel what we feel. I have not read other Sylvia Browne books but if this one is an example of her writing I will read more. She briefly discusses our life's chart, written before we came here, and it's option lines. This is a good introductory book to her writing I believe.

Bottom line, easy to read, interesting, at times thought provoking, worth the money even at the 190 pages. But nothing groundbreaking nor, of course, factual.

Loved the lessons in this book