50 Books like I've Been Thinking . . .Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life

The Gratitude Jar-XLED

by Josie Robinson • 2014

A grateful slip of paper in a jar each night. What happened by day thirty.

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450

🫙 Gratitude Practices 📖 Spiritual Memoir 📅 Daily Rituals 💚 Emotional Healing ✍️ Tactile Journaling

The Gratitude Jar-XLED 96%

A grateful slip of paper in a jar each night. What happened by day thirty.

by Josie Robinson 2014

4.21

450 ratings

🫙 Gratitude Practices 📖 Spiritual Memoir 📅 Daily Rituals 💚 Emotional Healing ✍️ Tactile Journaling

Journey to the Heart

by Melody Beattie • 1996

Daily meditations that quiet the mind, amplify the heart's whisper, and teach you to let go.

4.55

4k+

🧘 Daily Meditations 🌱 Spiritual Growth 🧠 Mindfulness 💖 Self Compassion 🌊 Emotional Healing

Journey to the Heart 95%

Daily meditations that quiet the mind, amplify the heart's whisper, and teach you to let go.

by Melody Beattie 1996

4.55

4k+ ratings

🧘 Daily Meditations 🌱 Spiritual Growth 🧠 Mindfulness 💖 Self Compassion 🌊 Emotional Healing

The Universe Always Has a Plan

by Matt Kahn • 2020

Ten rules to release guilt, trust the universe, and find the gift in every hardship.

4.18

1k+

🙏 Spiritual Self-Help 💜 Emotional Healing 💗 Self-Compassion 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🍃 Letting Go

The Universe Always Has a Plan 95%

Ten rules to release guilt, trust the universe, and find the gift in every hardship.

by Matt Kahn 2020

4.18

1k+ ratings

🙏 Spiritual Self-Help 💜 Emotional Healing 💗 Self-Compassion 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🍃 Letting Go

Yoga Girl

by Rachel Brathen • 2014

The yoga practice that healed a teacher's trauma, and the tools that rebuild self-trust from within.

4.19

4k+

🧘‍♀️ Yoga Memoirs 📖 Self-Help Memoir 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🫂 Self-Acceptance 🌸 Mindful Living

Yoga Girl 95%

The yoga practice that healed a teacher's trauma, and the tools that rebuild self-trust from within.

by Rachel Brathen 2014

4.19

4k+ ratings

🧘‍♀️ Yoga Memoirs 📖 Self-Help Memoir 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🫂 Self-Acceptance 🌸 Mindful Living

The Surrender Experiment

by Michael A. Singer • 2015

Into the woods to meditate. Out as CEO of a billion-dollar company, facing federal charges.

4.08

21k+

📖 Spiritual Memoirs 🧘 Meditation Practice 🍃 Letting Go 💼 Spiritual Business 🔄 Reframing Adversity

The Surrender Experiment 95%

Into the woods to meditate. Out as CEO of a billion-dollar company, facing federal charges.

by Michael A. Singer 2015

4.08

21k+ ratings

📖 Spiritual Memoirs 🧘 Meditation Practice 🍃 Letting Go 💼 Spiritual Business 🔄 Reframing Adversity

The Stories We Tell

by Joanna Gaines • 2022

The story you tell about yourself is a first draft. Here is how to revise it.

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12k+

🎤 Celebrity Memoir 📖 Self-Help Memoir 💭 Storytelling And Identity 🫂 Vulnerability 🧘 Mindfulness

The Stories We Tell 95%

The story you tell about yourself is a first draft. Here is how to revise it.

by Joanna Gaines 2022

3.48

12k+ ratings

🎤 Celebrity Memoir 📖 Self-Help Memoir 💭 Storytelling And Identity 🫂 Vulnerability 🧘 Mindfulness

A Year of Living Consciously

by Gay Hendricks • 1998

365 daily reflections that turn self-awareness and responsibility from concepts into a lived year.

4.12

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📅 Daily Reflections 🧘 Mindful Living 💬 Emotional Honesty 🔑 Personal Accountability 🎨 Creative Passion

A Year of Living Consciously 95%

365 daily reflections that turn self-awareness and responsibility from concepts into a lived year.

by Gay Hendricks 1998

4.12

234 ratings

📅 Daily Reflections 🧘 Mindful Living 💬 Emotional Honesty 🔑 Personal Accountability 🎨 Creative Passion

The Pivot Year

by Brianna Wiest • 2023

For anyone at a crossroads: daily readings that turn discomfort into the engine of change.

4.09

8k+

📅 Daily Reflections 🩹 Inner Healing 💗 Self-Compassion 🧘 Present Moment Awareness 🦁 Facing Fear

The Pivot Year 95%

For anyone at a crossroads: daily readings that turn discomfort into the engine of change.

by Brianna Wiest 2023

4.09

8k+ ratings

📅 Daily Reflections 🩹 Inner Healing 💗 Self-Compassion 🧘 Present Moment Awareness 🦁 Facing Fear

Simple Abundance

by Sarah Ban Breathnach • 2019

365 daily readings that train your eye to notice the abundance hiding in plain sight.

4.42

527

🙏 Gratitude Practice 🌿 Simple Living 🍂 Seasonal Rhythms ✨ Everyday Beauty 🎨 Creative Living

Simple Abundance 95%

365 daily readings that train your eye to notice the abundance hiding in plain sight.

by Sarah Ban Breathnach 2019

4.42

527 ratings

🙏 Gratitude Practice 🌿 Simple Living 🍂 Seasonal Rhythms ✨ Everyday Beauty 🎨 Creative Living

Meditations to Heal Your Life

by Louise L. Hay • 1994

Meditations to quiet the inner critic and replace it with the voice of unconditional self-love.

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2k+

🌌 New Age Spirituality 💬 Affirmation Practice 🧘 Daily Meditations 💖 Self-Healing 🥰 Self-Love

Meditations to Heal Your Life 95%

Meditations to quiet the inner critic and replace it with the voice of unconditional self-love.

by Louise L. Hay 1994

4.30

2k+ ratings

🌌 New Age Spirituality 💬 Affirmation Practice 🧘 Daily Meditations 💖 Self-Healing 🥰 Self-Love

The Spirituality of Imperfection

by Ernest Kurtz • 1992

The truest spirituality begins where perfectionism collapses: in the story you are ashamed to tell.

4.12

3k+

🕊️ Recovery Spirituality ✨ Radical Acceptance 🏠 Everyday Spirituality 💔 Forgiveness 🙏 Gratitude Practice

The Spirituality of Imperfection Summary

The Spirituality of Imperfection 95%

The truest spirituality begins where perfectionism collapses: in the story you are ashamed to tell.

by Ernest Kurtz 1992

4.12

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Recovery Spirituality ✨ Radical Acceptance 🏠 Everyday Spirituality 💔 Forgiveness 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Until Today!

by Iyanla Vanzant • 2000

365 devotions that ask what you will finally stop carrying today.

4.45

1k+

🕯️ Daily Devotionals 🧘 Spiritual Self-Help 🤍 Forgiveness Practice 💫 Affirmations 🌸 Self-Acceptance

Until Today! 95%

365 devotions that ask what you will finally stop carrying today.

by Iyanla Vanzant 2000

4.45

1k+ ratings

🕯️ Daily Devotionals 🧘 Spiritual Self-Help 🤍 Forgiveness Practice 💫 Affirmations 🌸 Self-Acceptance

Acts of Faith

by Iyanla Vanzant • 1993

Self-love, faith, and purpose, one page each morning: 365 meditations for people of color.

4.47

2k+

🧘 Daily Meditations 🗣️ Affirmations 💖 Self-Acceptance 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Acts of Faith 95%

Self-love, faith, and purpose, one page each morning: 365 meditations for people of color.

by Iyanla Vanzant 1993

4.47

2k+ ratings

🧘 Daily Meditations 🗣️ Affirmations 💖 Self-Acceptance 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🙏 Gratitude Practice

A Deep Breath of Life

by Alan Cohen • 1996

A page a day to trade fear for action, planning for doing, and control for trust.

4.57

272

🧘 Daily Meditations 🌌 New Thought Teachings 🦋 Overcoming Fear 🏃 Taking Action ☮️ Inner Peace

A Deep Breath of Life 95%

A page a day to trade fear for action, planning for doing, and control for trust.

by Alan Cohen 1996

4.57

272 ratings

🧘 Daily Meditations 🌌 New Thought Teachings 🦋 Overcoming Fear 🏃 Taking Action ☮️ Inner Peace

10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace

by Wayne W. Dyer • 2002

Success and inner peace come by making one shift: releasing your grip on outcomes.

4.25

5k+

🧘 Spiritual Self-Help ☮️ Inner Peace 🎈 Non-Attachment ❤️ Forgiveness 🎵 Creative Expression

10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace Summary

10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace 95%

Success and inner peace come by making one shift: releasing your grip on outcomes.

by Wayne W. Dyer 2002

4.25

5k+ ratings

🧘 Spiritual Self-Help ☮️ Inner Peace 🎈 Non-Attachment ❤️ Forgiveness 🎵 Creative Expression

Everyday Enlightenment

by Dan Millman • 1999

Your body, your money, your fear, your shadow: the ordinary ground where enlightenment takes root.

4.10

672

🧘 Practical Spirituality 🕯️ Shadow Work 🌊 Emotional Acceptance 💪 Willpower And Discipline 💰 Money Mindset

Everyday Enlightenment 95%

Your body, your money, your fear, your shadow: the ordinary ground where enlightenment takes root.

by Dan Millman 1999

4.10

672 ratings

🧘 Practical Spirituality 🕯️ Shadow Work 🌊 Emotional Acceptance 💪 Willpower And Discipline 💰 Money Mindset

How to Live a Good Life

by Jonathan Fields • 2015

A full life balances three things most self-help ignores; here is the daily playbook.

3.80

1k+

🧠 Positive Psychology 🌿 Holistic Wellness 🧘 Meditation Practices 🎯 Goal Setting 🛡️ Boundary Setting

How to Live a Good Life 95%

A full life balances three things most self-help ignores; here is the daily playbook.

by Jonathan Fields 2015

3.80

1k+ ratings

🧠 Positive Psychology 🌿 Holistic Wellness 🧘 Meditation Practices 🎯 Goal Setting 🛡️ Boundary Setting

Go Higher

by Big Sean • 2025

A rapper's practices for turning inner chaos into purpose, without losing yourself in the climb.

4.29

838

🌟 Celebrity Self-Help ✨ Manifestation 💰 Money Mindset 🤲 Self-Acceptance 🚧 Boundary Setting

Go Higher 95%

A rapper's practices for turning inner chaos into purpose, without losing yourself in the climb.

by Big Sean 2025

4.29

838 ratings

🌟 Celebrity Self-Help ✨ Manifestation 💰 Money Mindset 🤲 Self-Acceptance 🚧 Boundary Setting

Think Like a Monk

by Jay Shetty • 2020

Monk-trained mental skills for a noisy world: quiet the chatter, master the ego, find what matters.

4.18

87k+

🧘 Contemplative Practice 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 👁️ Thought Awareness 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💨 Ego Work

Think Like a Monk 95%

Monk-trained mental skills for a noisy world: quiet the chatter, master the ego, find what matters.

by Jay Shetty 2020

4.18

87k+ ratings

🧘 Contemplative Practice 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 👁️ Thought Awareness 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💨 Ego Work

The Positive Thinking Secret

by Aaron Kennard • 2013

A perforated colon, a month of throat pain, and a gratitude practice that made suffering disappear.

3.57

1k+

☀️ Positive Thinking 🙏 Gratitude Practice ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🏥 Chronic Illness Memoir 🌿 Spiritual Healing

The Positive Thinking Secret 95%

A perforated colon, a month of throat pain, and a gratitude practice that made suffering disappear.

by Aaron Kennard 2013

3.57

1k+ ratings

☀️ Positive Thinking 🙏 Gratitude Practice ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🏥 Chronic Illness Memoir 🌿 Spiritual Healing

The Gifts of Imperfection

by Brené Brown • 2010

Perfectionism is armor. Here's how to take it off and live with courage.

4.24

225k+

🛡️ Emotional Resilience 💗 Self-Compassion 🧹 Perfectionism Recovery 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🌌 Spirituality Without Religion

The Gifts of Imperfection 95%

Perfectionism is armor. Here's how to take it off and live with courage.

by Brené Brown 2010

4.24

225k+ ratings

🛡️ Emotional Resilience 💗 Self-Compassion 🧹 Perfectionism Recovery 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🌌 Spirituality Without Religion

12 Tiny Things

by Heidi Barr • 2021

Twelve small doorways out of overwhelm and back to a life that feels like your own.

3.74

317

🧭 Intentional Living ✨ Everyday Spirituality 🪜 Small Daily Habits 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌿 Nature Connection

12 Tiny Things 95%

Twelve small doorways out of overwhelm and back to a life that feels like your own.

by Heidi Barr 2021

3.74

317 ratings

🧭 Intentional Living ✨ Everyday Spirituality 🪜 Small Daily Habits 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌿 Nature Connection

The Active Life Leader's Guide

by Parker J. Palmer • 1990

Anxiety, ego, or habit drive most of what you do. Learning to pause and see clearly first.

4.13

446

🧘 Contemplative Practice 🔨 Work And Vocation 🪞 Inner Work 🌑 Shadow Work 💪 Failure And Resilience

The Active Life Leader's Guide 95%

Anxiety, ego, or habit drive most of what you do. Learning to pause and see clearly first.

by Parker J. Palmer 1990

4.13

446 ratings

🧘 Contemplative Practice 🔨 Work And Vocation 🪞 Inner Work 🌑 Shadow Work 💪 Failure And Resilience

Perspective

by Robert J. Wicks • 2014

Unshakeable calm isn't found. It's built through small, daily shifts in how you see.

3.86

🧠 Contemplative Psychology 🏋️ Resilience Training 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🌱 Posttraumatic Growth

Perspective 95%

Unshakeable calm isn't found. It's built through small, daily shifts in how you see.

by Robert J. Wicks 2014

3.86

49 ratings

🧠 Contemplative Psychology 🏋️ Resilience Training 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🌱 Posttraumatic Growth

Soul Boom

by Rainn Wilson • 2023

Our crises are spiritual. The cure: a joy-fueled revolution with death as a teacher.

3.81

8k+

✊ Spiritual Activism 🕊️ Post-Religious Spirituality 💖 Radical Compassion 💀 Memento Mori 🧘 Engaged Spirituality

Soul Boom 95%

Our crises are spiritual. The cure: a joy-fueled revolution with death as a teacher.

by Rainn Wilson 2023

3.81

8k+ ratings

✊ Spiritual Activism 🕊️ Post-Religious Spirituality 💖 Radical Compassion 💀 Memento Mori 🧘 Engaged Spirituality

Living a Life of Awareness

by Miguel Ruiz Jr. • 2013

Loosen the grip of social conditioning, one daily Toltec meditation at a time.

4.48

502

🐍 Toltec Wisdom 📖 Daily Meditations 💖 Self Acceptance 💗 Unconditional Love 🍂 Detachment Practice

Living a Life of Awareness 95%

Loosen the grip of social conditioning, one daily Toltec meditation at a time.

by Miguel Ruiz Jr. 2013

4.48

502 ratings

🐍 Toltec Wisdom 📖 Daily Meditations 💖 Self Acceptance 💗 Unconditional Love 🍂 Detachment Practice

Let That Sh*t Go

by Nina Purewal • 2019

Your inner voice is a bad roommate. How to quiet it and find lasting calm.

3.75

3k+

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💗 Self-Compassion 🍂 Letting Go ☮️ Inner Peace 📱 Digital Minimalism

Let That Sh*t Go 95%

Your inner voice is a bad roommate. How to quiet it and find lasting calm.

by Nina Purewal 2019

3.75

3k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💗 Self-Compassion 🍂 Letting Go ☮️ Inner Peace 📱 Digital Minimalism

The Power of Spiritual Intelligence

by Tony Buzan • 2012

Ten practices to develop the intelligence that IQ and EQ miss, and why it changes everything.

3.68

275

🧘 Spiritual Development 🧠 Multiple Intelligences 🌟 Meaning And Purpose 🌌 Cosmic Perspective 💗 Compassion Cultivation

The Power of Spiritual Intelligence Summary

The Power of Spiritual Intelligence 95%

Ten practices to develop the intelligence that IQ and EQ miss, and why it changes everything.

by Tony Buzan 2012

3.68

275 ratings

🧘 Spiritual Development 🧠 Multiple Intelligences 🌟 Meaning And Purpose 🌌 Cosmic Perspective 💗 Compassion Cultivation

Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!

by Kate Bowler • 2024

Daily meditations for beautiful-terrible days, from someone who found faith through cancer.

4.34

2k+

🕯️ Daily Devotionals 💔 Embracing Suffering 🤗 Self-Compassion 🙏 Gratitude Practice 😴 Rest And Sabbath

Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day! 95%

Daily meditations for beautiful-terrible days, from someone who found faith through cancer.

by Kate Bowler 2024

4.34

2k+ ratings

🕯️ Daily Devotionals 💔 Embracing Suffering 🤗 Self-Compassion 🙏 Gratitude Practice 😴 Rest And Sabbath

The Prophet's Way

by Thom Hartmann • 2001

Small mercies, everyday wonder, self-forgiveness: a mystic's lessons on living awake.

4.10

295

📖 Spiritual Memoir ✨ Everyday Spirituality 🤲 Compassion Practice 🌿 Nature Spirituality 🪶 Indigenous Wisdom

The Prophet's Way 95%

Small mercies, everyday wonder, self-forgiveness: a mystic's lessons on living awake.

by Thom Hartmann 2001

4.10

295 ratings

📖 Spiritual Memoir ✨ Everyday Spirituality 🤲 Compassion Practice 🌿 Nature Spirituality 🪶 Indigenous Wisdom

Gratitude

by Melody Beattie • 1992

One mental habit that crowds out resentment, anxiety, and despair, and how to build it daily.

4.23

163

📔 Gratitude Practice 🔄 Reframing Adversity 🧘 Mindful Awareness 🍃 Letting Go 🙏 Spiritual Self-Help

Gratitude 95%

One mental habit that crowds out resentment, anxiety, and despair, and how to build it daily.

by Melody Beattie 1992

4.23

163 ratings

📔 Gratitude Practice 🔄 Reframing Adversity 🧘 Mindful Awareness 🍃 Letting Go 🙏 Spiritual Self-Help

Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living

by Roger Housden • 2005

Pleasure, idleness, not knowing. Seven vices recast as the foundation of a fully lived life.

3.59

141

🕊️ Spiritual Self-Help 👁️ Sensory Awareness 🪷 Embracing Imperfection 🛋️ Art Of Doing Nothing 🌾 Sacred Ordinary

Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living Summary

Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living 94%

Pleasure, idleness, not knowing. Seven vices recast as the foundation of a fully lived life.

by Roger Housden 2005

3.59

141 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Self-Help 👁️ Sensory Awareness 🪷 Embracing Imperfection 🛋️ Art Of Doing Nothing 🌾 Sacred Ordinary

Being Happy!

by Andrew Matthews • 1988

Happiness isn't a feeling you catch. It's a skill. The tools, from self-image to goals.

4.19

4k+

🧱 Self-Help Fundamentals 🪞 Self-Image ☀️ Positive Thinking 🧲 Law Of Attraction 🎯 Goal Setting

Being Happy! 94%

Happiness isn't a feeling you catch. It's a skill. The tools, from self-image to goals.

by Andrew Matthews 1988

4.19

4k+ ratings

🧱 Self-Help Fundamentals 🪞 Self-Image ☀️ Positive Thinking 🧲 Law Of Attraction 🎯 Goal Setting

Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

by Seth J. Gillihan • 2022

Where CBT stops, a mindful path begins: healing through presence, gratitude, and rest.

3.90

426

🧘 Mind-Body-Spirit 🙏 Spiritual Psychology 💖 Self-Compassion 🙌 Gratitude Practice 📵 Digital Detox

Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Summary

Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 94%

Where CBT stops, a mindful path begins: healing through presence, gratitude, and rest.

by Seth J. Gillihan 2022

3.90

426 ratings

🧘 Mind-Body-Spirit 🙏 Spiritual Psychology 💖 Self-Compassion 🙌 Gratitude Practice 📵 Digital Detox

Let Your Life Speak

by Parker J. Palmer • 1999

Vocation is not about willfulness. It grows from listening to your life, even its darkest seasons.

4.15

14k+

🌿 Contemplative Spirituality 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🖤 Shadow Work 🌧️ Depression Recovery 👤 Self-Aware Leadership

Let Your Life Speak 94%

Vocation is not about willfulness. It grows from listening to your life, even its darkest seasons.

by Parker J. Palmer 1999

4.15

14k+ ratings

🌿 Contemplative Spirituality 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🖤 Shadow Work 🌧️ Depression Recovery 👤 Self-Aware Leadership

The Book of Joy

by Dalai Lama XIV • 2016

Their joy survived exile and apartheid. The shifts that make joy a choice, not a reaction.

4.38

65k+

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🛡️ Inner Resilience 💗 Compassion Cultivation 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🙏 Gratitude Practice

The Book of Joy 94%

Their joy survived exile and apartheid. The shifts that make joy a choice, not a reaction.

by Dalai Lama XIV 2016

4.38

65k+ ratings

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🛡️ Inner Resilience 💗 Compassion Cultivation 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Help Thanks Wow

by Anne Lamott • 2012

A simple framework for prayer, tested in the messiest moments of one writer's life.

4.01

22k+

🛐 Everyday Prayer 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🙏 Gratitude Practice 📥 Surrender Rituals ✨ Finding Wonder

Help Thanks Wow 94%

A simple framework for prayer, tested in the messiest moments of one writer's life.

by Anne Lamott 2012

4.01

22k+ ratings

🛐 Everyday Prayer 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🙏 Gratitude Practice 📥 Surrender Rituals ✨ Finding Wonder

Embracing Uncertainty

by Susan Jeffers • 2002

Certainty never arrives. The mindset shifts for acting with confidence, curiosity, and trust anyway.

3.81

637

💪 Resilience Building 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🍃 Non-Attachment 🔮 Intuition Development 🧭 Meaning-Making

Embracing Uncertainty 94%

Certainty never arrives. The mindset shifts for acting with confidence, curiosity, and trust anyway.

by Susan Jeffers 2002

3.81

637 ratings

💪 Resilience Building 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🍃 Non-Attachment 🔮 Intuition Development 🧭 Meaning-Making

The Power of Letting Go

by John Purkiss

Stop striving. Clear inner debris, complete past pain, and what you want arrives with less force.

3.69

3k+

🧘 Inner Work 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 👁️ Thought Observation 🕊️ Surrender Practice 💔 Trauma Release

The Power of Letting Go 94%

Stop striving. Clear inner debris, complete past pain, and what you want arrives with less force.

by John Purkiss

3.69

3k+ ratings

🧘 Inner Work 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 👁️ Thought Observation 🕊️ Surrender Practice 💔 Trauma Release

15 Things You Should Give Up to Be Happy

by Luminita D. Saviuc • 2016

Fear, blame, and the need to be right: 15 habits to release for good.

3.78

680

🍂 Letting Go 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💗 Self-Compassion 🌿 Authentic Living 🌱 Spiritual Growth

15 Things You Should Give Up to Be Happy Summary

15 Things You Should Give Up to Be Happy 94%

Fear, blame, and the need to be right: 15 habits to release for good.

by Luminita D. Saviuc 2016

3.78

680 ratings

🍂 Letting Go 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💗 Self-Compassion 🌿 Authentic Living 🌱 Spiritual Growth

Real Love

by Sharon Salzberg • 2017

Before you can love others well, learn to stop being cruel to yourself.

4.12

3k+

🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🤲 Self-Compassion 💚 Emotional Healing 🌱 Conscious Relationships ☸️ Western Buddhism

Real Love 94%

Before you can love others well, learn to stop being cruel to yourself.

by Sharon Salzberg 2017

4.12

3k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🤲 Self-Compassion 💚 Emotional Healing 🌱 Conscious Relationships ☸️ Western Buddhism

Choices

by Melody Beattie • 2002

The tool you forgot you had: your next choice, and why it defines everything.

4.13

319

🧭 Personal Agency 🌌 Spiritual Growth 🔗 Choice And Consequence ❓ Accepting Uncertainty 🍃 Letting Go

Choices 94%

The tool you forgot you had: your next choice, and why it defines everything.

by Melody Beattie 2002

4.13

319 ratings

🧭 Personal Agency 🌌 Spiritual Growth 🔗 Choice And Consequence ❓ Accepting Uncertainty 🍃 Letting Go

21 Days to Find Success and Inner Peace

by Wayne W. Dyer • 2005

Quiet the ego, drop the grievances, and let an inner compass replace the striving. 21 days.

4.43

465

🧘 Spiritual Growth ☮️ Inner Peace 🎈 Ego Transcendence 🧠 Thought Management ✨ Manifestation

21 Days to Find Success and Inner Peace Summary

21 Days to Find Success and Inner Peace 94%

Quiet the ego, drop the grievances, and let an inner compass replace the striving. 21 days.

by Wayne W. Dyer 2005

4.43

465 ratings

🧘 Spiritual Growth ☮️ Inner Peace 🎈 Ego Transcendence 🧠 Thought Management ✨ Manifestation

How To Get What You Want And Want What You Have

by John Gray • 2001

A four-step practice for clearing the emotional blocks that leave achievement feeling hollow.

3.75

1k+

🧠 Emotional Processing 🌱 Spiritual Growth 🪨 Inner Work 🧘 Meditation Practices 🚧 Emotional Blocks

How To Get What You Want And Want What You Have Summary

How To Get What You Want And Want What You Have 94%

A four-step practice for clearing the emotional blocks that leave achievement feeling hollow.

by John Gray 2001

3.75

1k+ ratings

🧠 Emotional Processing 🌱 Spiritual Growth 🪨 Inner Work 🧘 Meditation Practices 🚧 Emotional Blocks

Something More

by Sarah Ban Breathnach • 1998

Your dissatisfaction is a compass, not a defect. It points toward the self you buried along the way.

4.02

5k+

🌙 Women's Spirituality 🌀 Celtic Spirituality 💖 Inner Healing 🦋 Life Transitions 🕯️ Sacred Space

Something More 94%

Your dissatisfaction is a compass, not a defect. It points toward the self you buried along the way.

by Sarah Ban Breathnach 1998

4.02

5k+ ratings

🌙 Women's Spirituality 🌀 Celtic Spirituality 💖 Inner Healing 🦋 Life Transitions 🕯️ Sacred Space

The Comfort Book

by Matt Haig • 2021

Permission to stop fixing yourself: short, gentle reminders that you were never broken.

4.05

75k+

🫂 Self-Acceptance 💪 Emotional Resilience 📝 Aphoristic Self-Help 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧘 Mindfulness Practices

The Comfort Book 94%

Permission to stop fixing yourself: short, gentle reminders that you were never broken.

by Matt Haig 2021

4.05

75k+ ratings

🫂 Self-Acceptance 💪 Emotional Resilience 📝 Aphoristic Self-Help 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧘 Mindfulness Practices

Lighter

by Yung Pueblo • 2022

You have carried the past long enough. The inner work that finally makes you lighter.

4.05

9k+

💖 Inner Healing 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌱 Emotional Maturity ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

Lighter 94%

You have carried the past long enough. The inner work that finally makes you lighter.

by Yung Pueblo 2022

4.05

9k+ ratings

💖 Inner Healing 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌱 Emotional Maturity ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

Buddhist Boot Camp

by Timber Hawkeye • 2012

The Buddhist art of not needing a vacation: train your mind, drop your expectations.

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