Covers a wide range of practical topics with tons of great info and tips

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	• The Only 127 Things You Need: A Guide To Life's Essentials Donna Wilkinson Tarcher, 2008 - 400 pages average customer review:based on 4 reviews view larger image
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Covers a wide range of practical topics with tons of great info and tips

I enjoyed reading this book and discovered plenty of great ideas and tips. I took lots of notes throughout the book on changes I want to make and resources for further reading. There were some sections where I learned quite a bit (building a wardrobe on a few good quality pieces) and a few areas where I already knew most of the information (nutrition), but that may vary from person to person. Overall, I thought it was a good read.

A sampling of the topics include:
Nutrition
Physical Exercise
Importance of Sleep
Wardrobe essentials
Kitchen, bath, bedroom essentials
Mental Exercise
Mindfulness
A Sense of Purpose
Time for Reflection

The author consults countless experts for her information and mentions resources readers can investigate for more information. The chapters are easy-to-read with short articles on specific topics at the end like "Home Safety Tips" and "Can You Learn to Be Happy?". One of my favorite chapters is "Mindfulness and Acceptance" which covers "being present" (live in the "now", not the future or the past), "observing without judgement or criticism" and "ability to notice new things". The book does cover a very wide range of topics from a healthy body and home to a healthy mind and spirit, and the pages are just packed with useful information and tips. I would definitely recommend it to other readers.

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Wilkinson's Wise Words

The title caught my eye on the way out of the library. Not 100 things or four dozen things but 127 things I needed to know. I picked it up, thumbed through it, and was intrigued enough by the variety of topics that I decided to check it out. That night I dipped into it a little bit, and the next morning I found myself reading part of it as part of my morning meditation/inspiration. It has everything from advice on diet and exercise to helpful information on fashion, decorating, and spirituality. Plus, the author has done a fantastic job of researching her topics and backing up her ideas with those of authorities on various subjects.

Reluctantly, I returned the little tome to the local library...and then I ordered two from Amazon.com. You won't regret doing the same.

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This book is a "Life's Essential!"

If you are searching for ways to make your life more meaningful, less cluttered and deeper in spirituality and self discovery then this book will fulfill the expectations of exactly what the subtitle claims - "a guide to life's essentials". It is the most fabulous companion and guide in almost all the areas that we experience in this often perplexing journey through life. It's a book that is well written and you can read just for sheer enjoyment but also the book that you will keep close by to look things up when you are faced with mundane as well as life changing decisions. I particularly enjoyed gleaning practical advice from so many experts in such a variety of fields. The book focuses the reader in three main areas - basics for a healthy body, a healthy mind and a healthy spirit. Every chapter under those headings is filled with information and rationale of what the experts think and recommend, and often includes other websites that allow you to explore issues further. I particularly love the ideas that are shared in the healthy mind and the healthy spirit chapters.

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Good ideas for different aspects of your life, especially if you want to get your life in order.

For The Only 127 Things You Need, author Donna Wilkinson spoke to more than fifty experts? authorities on the mind, the body, and the spirit?to discover the absolute essential ?items? for living a good life.

Ever wish you could strip you life down to just the bare essentials?that you could ?de-clutter? not just the physical items littering your home but the endless ?to-do? lists flooding your mind? But what to throw away? And what to keep?

This miracle of a book includes expert opinions on what?s essential in life from:
* Dr. Gail Saltz and Martha Beck (the mind)
* Dr. Christiane Northrup and Dr. Andrew Weil (the body)
* Rabbi Harold Kushner and Thomas Moore (the spirit)

For so many of us, it?s hard to move forward with the important things in life without first ?paring down? and ?straightening up.? With this complete guide to life?s essentials, it will finally be possible to see the forest for all those trees.

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