3 X 5's: Index Card Wisdom from Best of Books

A GOOD PERMISSIVE Bill O'Hanlon (2003). A Guide to Inclusive Therapy O'Hanlon has a Master's degree, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and is the author of over 40 books. In this book, he suggests that we give permission *to and not to have an experience* (except for cases of harmful action), including seemingly opposite or contradictory things...some examples follow: you can feel angry and you don't have to feel angry its ok to be sexual and you don't have to be sexual it ok to and you don't have to... you'll stop this or not giving permission seems to free people to make a choice, knowing that either choice is possible, that whatever they have thought/done is part of a continuum of choices, that other things are possible... the next time you need to make a decision (start with something small), consider what the opposite or contradictory choice might be and create a language structure that acknowledges both choices...e.g., you can do/think X AND...

KUNDALINI YOGA Gurmukh (2000). The 8 Human Talents:                                     Restore the Balance and Serenity Within You                                     With Kundalini Yoga Gurmurkh Kaur Khalsa's teacher is Yogi Bhajan...Gurmukh is a Sikh, associated with the Golden Temple, and as of 2000, has been teaching kundalini yoga and meditation for 30 years. Kundali yoga is a chakra based system with postures and meditations related to each of the following eight chakras: rectum (saftey and survival), genitals (procreation and creativity), navel and solar plexus (personal power), heart (love and compassion), throat (communication and truth, 3rd eye (wisdom and intuition), crown of head (self-realization and union), and auric energy field around the body (overall h...

Multisensory Human Kathy Callahan (2005).  Multisensory Human:                                                  The Evolution of the Soul  Callahan (PhD in Anthropology from Purdue) was a naval officer for 20 years, and wrote several books. This book is not a practical book (it appears that one of her other books, "Living in the Spirit, Applying Spiritual Truths in Daily Life" may be more pragmatic). Callahan uses religion, science, and metaphysics as frameworks for exploring the themes of devolution and evolution in reference to humanity, culture, and spirituality.  The key idea of a multisensory human is one with 2 senses beyond the conventional 5...the 6th being imagination, and the 7th being intuition.  There are 2 types of evolutionary processes: micro and macro.  On the micro level, we are spiritual beings created...

SIMPLY LOVE Mary Balogh (2006). Simply Love. This is the 2nd of Balogh's romance novels in the "simply" series of 4 books set in early 19th century England during the Regency era. The main story line centers around the relationship between Anne Jewell, a single mother and teacher in an all girls school, and Sydnam Butler, 2nd son of the Earl of Redford, who is scarred from being tortured on one one side of his body during the Nepolianic wars and is currently a steward of an estate in Wales owned by the Duke of Bewcastle.  Both Jewell and Butler have their demons to face. Anne has an inner demon from the trauma of rape that resulted in her only son and Sydnam has the outer demon of his disfigurement that repells most people...these demons complicate their relationship but they form a friendship that slowly evolves into one romantic interlude resulting in pregnancy which brings them back together and eventually leads to a hasty marriage which culminates in a surprise celebr...

  UNFORGETABLE Mary Balogh (2005). Simply Unforgetable . This is the second book in the "Simply" romance series by Balogh set in the English countryside and town/cities of Bath and London during the days of ladies and gentleman. Viscount Sinclair (Lucius Marshall) meets Frances Allard (a teacher at Miss Martin's school for girls) during a snowstorm on the road...they are stranded at an inn with only themselves as "guests" and have one glorious night together followed by frolic and fun in the snow the next day...they part ways thinking they will never see each other again, but she is unforgettable, and circumstances bring them together again and again until all obstacles from her past are removed and she agrees to marry...lessons of courage to pursue one's dreams and courage to let go and have fun are prominent. When was the last time you had fun? When did you last cut loose, frolic, play, and laugh with someone you love?...arrange a weekend (or day or after...

NOW Eckhart Tolle (1999). The Power of Now:                                             A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment While attending two universities, Tolle has no formal degrees...he is self-taught and bases his teachings on personal experience. Often there is a "pause" symbol (an elongated "S" shape with a dot at the center of the upper and lower curves) positioned in the center of the page following a paragraph, reminding the reader to pause and experience/reflect on the words. There is scant formal research cited in the book...Tolle draws on his own interpretation of the teaching of Jesus in the gospels and on other eastern religions (e.g., Buddhism, Hinduism) to support his ideas although he attempt to frame the ideas in somewhat "neutral" language. The thesis of the book is to "live in the now" by being present to the moment: the place of Bei...

PERCEPTUAL PROCESSES Dawna Markova (1991). The Art of the Possible:                                                    A Compassionate Approach to                                                  Understanding the Way People Think,                                                           Learn,  and Communicate. Markova (PhD in Psychology) is well known for her therapeutic work with clients. In this book she offers a compassionate approach to understanding how we (and others) process reality. Nearly every page...