Review
Sometimes on one's own personal journey there is a sense of aloneness and perhaps that is why we are drawn to such books - to know that we are not alone and that there is a personal journey that each of us must make. ('Each soul carves its own path'; JM Hurley) It is a long time since a book touched me so deeply. I think 'The Prophet' by Kahlil Gibran may have been the last time and that was in 1986! Other books speak to us but this one knows. --Reader's letter
Quotes from Dance with Life "The heart feels no chaos. Its drumbeat is simplicity. Its desire is to be in love and to feel no duality. It is the happiness of contentment. Chaos lives in the mind, in the nerves, in the sinews. It feeds on turbulent emotions, on the rapid firing of agitated brain cells; it battles against the simple calm of the soul. The dark night of the soul lives in the mind. Only the mind can create the very traps that lead it to self-destruct; Let no room for doubt in your heart. The heart is never off course. Trust in that." .... "Every unconscious moment sets the seeds for a future disaster. There is always choice. You can choose to be swallowed by fear or you can choose to remove yourself from the control of fear. Do you have the ability to make that choice? Yes, because you are choosing to learn now about the process of living consciously." .... "The world," he exclaimed. "This world is a very peaceful rock floating in a very calm solar system. I don't see Earth rushing at Venus or Mars, challenging them to a fight! And it has a very fortunate position, if it was anywhere else, Earth could be constantly bombarded by meteors. Instead it's lucky to bump into something only every few million years or so. This world, this planet Earth, doesn't need to seek peace, it already has it. It is people who create the wars, the random acts of violence, the hatred and destruction. And yet inside every human being is the most perfect peace. Every individual heart must seek that peace, must become conscious that everything connects, that taking responsibility for making the world a better place starts first within each person. Unconscious behaviour has a heavy cost." "The heaviest cost being death," she said. "No," he shook his head. "The heaviest cost is in failing to notice life." --Quotes from Dance with Life
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What test readers have said about 'Dance with Life':
"If you liked Kahlil Gibran's 'The Prophet', you'll love 'Dance with Life'." (DH)
"Inspiration, wisdom, common sense. This curious book truly nourishes the heart. I want more, more, more!" (CB)