It’s not often that a book comes along that is not considered a self-help book that I believe will make for a good radio program. I read a book a week for my weekly one hour radio talk show Energy Awareness and usually, it’s more along the lines of The Law of Attraction, How to Achieve Happiness, Being Grateful, etc. It takes time to read the books and develop the interview questions in preparation for each show and I have a private Reiki/Sound Therapy practice that is actually my life’s work. That doesn’t leave me a lot of time for ‘leisure’ reading.However, when I came upon Women Healing Women, by Dr. William Keepin and Cynthia Brix, I felt it was something that needed to be discussed. Okay, you won’t find it on the self-help aisle, but the lessons that can be learned from this book are innumerable: acceptance, caring, kindness, forgiveness, gratitude, joy, love, life transformation and yes, what it means to be charitable and giving.
I am amazed by the way the authors write the stories of the women of India, the horrors of their lives and yet, at the same time, teach the reader that in this thing we do that we call life, we can all make a difference and we can indeed all get along.
I don’t want to give too much away so I’m not going to summarize the stories here. It’s a great book that is both inspiring and eye opening. You’re heart will open up and the love that you feel will envelope your very soul. Self-help or not, this is an important compilation of stories that cannot help but make you feel gratitude for yourself and your circumstances while making you aware and conscious of those things that we sometimes turn our back on because, hey, if it isn’t in my own backyard, I don’t need to deal with it, right?
Well, the irony is – the stories actually do depict things that are happening right here, right now, in our own backyards. We just need to be aware, recognize and help as much as we can.
If you weren’t able to listen to the live broadcast, take the time to go to www.blogtalkradio/energyawareness and select the October 28th show, Women Healing Women. Based on the reviews I received, I think you’ll agree that it is both a moving and powerful book.
As Gandhi said, “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
