This is a guidebook written for those who feel trapped. Whether you’re confined in your own backstory, current circumstances, emotional prison, or under a cloak of uncertainty, Soul Searching by Bill Phillips provides a path of understanding and release. Through gentle guidance and illustrative examples, Phillips encourages the reader to break through self-imposed barriers and […]
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Gently Down This Dream: Notes on My Sudden Departure
I’ve never read a book by Hugh and Gayle Prather prior to this gift from New World Library, but I plan to. This introduction to the couple who’ve inspired many through their teachings, authentic outreach, and writings, is a great way to start—and end your indulgence. This particular book was found and finished by Gayle, […]
Kicking and Screaming: A Memoir of Madness and Martial Arts
We all have our unique ways of coping with setbacks. But when things spiral out of control, it can be challenging and, in some cases, seemingly impossible to fight your way back to some semblance of normalcy. But that’s exactly what Melanie D. Gibson did—fight her way back. Entrenched in a string of unhealthy relationships, […]
Indestructible: The Hidden Gifts of Trauma
When it comes to uplifting books, Indestructible by Krista Nerestant challenges you to dig deep into the emotional baggage holding you back and encourages you to come out stronger than ever before. Filipino-American, Nerestant is a ‘natural born medium’ and had always been encouraged to keep this side of her hidden. But in time, she […]
The Power of Intention: Learning to Co-Create Your World Your Way
This is a book that I’ve read several times before. It’s an uplifting book with a bit of a religious and metaphysical twist to it. That makes it intriguing. It really is a book, much like The Secret, full of encouragement. You’re either a Dr. Wayne Dwyer fan or not. I get it. Sometimes his teachings […]
How to Build a Smile: 14 Ways to a Better You
If you’re a fan of Books Uplift, you know I’m a sucker for any book that promises a path to more positive outcomes. So, it was only natural that How To Build a Smile by Robert M. Cole, MD made it onto my reading list. And I wasn’t disappointed. Cole has outlined fourteen ways that […]
Deep Kindness: A Revolutionary Guide for the Way We Think, Talk and Act in Kindness
When author Houston Kraft formed the Random Acts of Kindness group in high school, he quickly learned that he wasn’t alone in seeing a need for adopting the habit of sharing kindness in his school and community. He also learned that while we all crave kindness and see the benefits of it, we are not […]
The Secret to Attracting Luck: 50 Ways to Manifest Abundance & Good Fortune
I loved this little book that dedicates a chapter to all the ways, fanciful and strategic, that you can attract more luck in your life. New Zealand author, Richard Webster, has many author credits to his name, but this particular book provides actionable steps that anyone can do every day to improve the odds of […]
Wake Up Grateful: Take Nothing for Granted
This falls into the uplifting category, but dare I say it, also success. Why? Well, when you develop the habit of positively framing the first moments of your morning you are setting the intention for a better day. This is a book written by Kristi Nelson who struggled with stage four cancer at the age […]
The Power of Positive Thinking: A Practical Guide to Mastering the Problems of Everyday
This is an uplifting book that I also recommend as a success book. After all, it is an international bestselling book designed to help people around the world achieve fulfillment in their lives. Even if you don’t follow the Christian principles outlined by author Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, you will find inspiration and guidance in […]