Note to Self: A Seven-Step Path to Gratitude and Growth

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Baggage! We all carry it with us through life.
It comes in a wide variety of styles, shapes, and colorsmore than enough to accommodate the stuff that we accumulate through life. And no matter how we dress it up, its frustrating, inconvenient, and slows us down. In fact, its downright disruptive.
has characteristics, wellness types, and shadows. Each plays a vital role in harmony, overall health, and well-being.
will help you discover a lighter, joy-filled you!

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2016 Nautilus Award Winner 2016 Idaho Author Award Winner 2016 Foreword Indies Book of the Year Winner 2017 International Excellence Body, Mind, Spirit Book Awards finalist 2017 International Book Award winner "Buchanan treats the concept of choice as a crucial one, explaining that everyone makes decisions as to what his or her life purpose is, and that what one isnt changing, one is choosing. Such prompts effectively encourage deep, introspective exploration. A well-organized, thorough guide to self-acceptance. Kirkus Relevant to our times, this important read can easily be considered a manual for intentional living; allowing us to embrace a well-crafted plan for revival, beyond the hypnotic hold of the human condition. Note to Self offers an inspired jumpstart into conscious living for both the beginner, as well as an enthusiastic reminder for the seasoned traveler on the path. Alison Elliot, international speaker, energy enrichment coach, and author of Hot Flashes Cool Wisdom: A Rumble Through the Jungle of Midlife Laurie Buchanan has a knack for helping others find positive, creative, and clear solutions to lifes challenges. Reading this book was like watching the sun rise for me; every page had bright rays of wisdom that made me smile. Delightful indeed! Christine DeSmet, author, screenwriter, and writing teacher at University of Wisconsin-Madison Continuing Studies One of the best gifts I can give my clients is to share the wisdom of this book. Susan Wisehart, MS, LMFT, holistic psychotherapist, and author of Soul Visioning: Clear the Past, Create Your Future What a dazzling rainbow of wisdom Laurie Buchanan has assembled into one volume! Drawing on a wide range of spiritual teachers and scientific discoveries, Buchanan guides the reader on an exciting journey of self-discovery. She is a modern oracle at Delphi, and this book a modern temple with Know Thyself written on every page. Highly recommended for daily spiritual practice (a list of 365 questions at the end will guide journal writing). Leaders of retreats, and spiritual seekers will be sharing well-thumbed, dog-eared copies soon. Shirley Hershey Showalter, former president of Goshen College and author of Blush: A Mennonite Girl Meets a Glittering World While we are all passengers on a planet called Earth, we can choose to enhance the way in which we travel: emotionally, spiritually, intellectually, and physically. In fact, we can, through the pages of this book, discover new ways to travel that are lighter, more fluid, and life-enhancing. The author, a wise and dedicated traveler, is also the right kind of kind of guidecaring, inspiring, uplifting, knowledgeablefor your journey of self-discovery. I recommend this tremendous book to anyone seeking the companionship of good energy and joyful presence. A five-star read in every way! D.A. Hickman, author of The Silence of Morning: A Memoir of Time Undone "Dont read this book. Do it instead! Based on the seven chakras, this is a self-help book that can help you let go of emotional baggage and reclaim your highest and best self. New Spirit Journal Everyone has baggage. It varies in styles and shape but it is always frustrating, inconvenient, and disruptive. In Note to Self, Laurie Buchanan dives deep into unloading this emotional baggage we all carry around. Full of real-life, emotional examples as well as an action to take at the end of each chapter, this book will lead to a better, more happy you. PopSugar

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For the past fifteen years Laurie Buchanan, PhD has worked as a holistic health practitioner and transformational life coach. Embracing the philosophy that whatever you are not changing, you are choosing, Buchanan has helped hundreds of clients turn intention into action, bridging the gap between where they are and where they want to bebody, mind, and spirit. A longtime magazine writer, her articles and essays have appeared in Sibyl, Evolving Your Spirit, Power of Positivity, and other print and online publications. Globally, readers visit her blog, Tuesdays with Laurie (www.tuesdayswithlaurie.com), to enjoy a healthy dose of positivity served with an internal inventory question posed as food for thought. A minimalist at heart, Buchanan lives with her husband in a 600-square-foot carriage house (circa 1865) in the Pacific Northwest.