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Summary: This book could change your life
Comment: Phil Bolsta has done a great job collecting powerful life changing stories for this book. It is an all star line up of authors including Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Dean Ornish, Donald Walsch, Christine Nortrup, Bernie Siegel, and many more. You will find out what moment changed their lives forever. The stories are about life and death experiences, mysteries, heartbreak, sacred moments, enlightenment, and life altering moments. The stories are short and take only minutes to read but are very powerful and the authors really shared themselves completely in telling these stories with nothing held back. These stories have changed the way I think and brought me farther down the road of my spiritual quest. Thank you Phil Bolsta for compiling such an inspiring collection of stories from some of the spiritual leaders of our time.
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Summary: Transformative Moments
Comment: We probably all have them- moments that seem to change our perception of reality. Sometimes these moments register and sometimes they are so fleeting that we miss them. Sixty Seconds gives the reader the opportunity to peek into the transformative moments of some highly notable folks.
There are several small things I love about this book. First of all, its size. It will fit in your pocketbook or briefcase easily, so it can travel with you. Another thing I love is that each individual story is only 3-6 pages long so you can finish a whole story when you have just a few moments available. I really appreciate that the author gives us a glimpse of each story in the table of contents, so you can easily decide which story to read first.
Here's my favorite part. Reading this book is like attending an afternoon get-together with some of the most remarkable people in the world, getting to speak with each of them and quickly establishing such rapport with each of them that they share a truly intimate life experience with you. I don't know about you, but my invitation to that afternoon get-together has arrived at the house yet. Reading this book is truly the next best thing.
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Summary: Recognizing What's Important!
Comment: I recommend Phil Bolsta's valuable collection of inspirational stories, `Sixty Seconds' to anyone who's interested in what's really important in life. It's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day business of getting through the week. We've all got bills to pay, lawns to mow, and dishes to wash, but that's not why we're really here.
When we take the time to recognize the hand of God in our world, our lives are so much richer. When we put love first, life is bliss.
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Summary: A Collection of 45 Unique Gems to Pick up in Our Spiritual Journey
Comment: Sixty Seconds - One Moment Changes Everything by Phil Bolsta is one of the most amazing books I have read. This book has a collection of inspirational stories 45 individuals ranging from athletes, spiritual authors to doctors and entrepreneurs. This book has opened my horizon about what inspiration truly mean to our journey in this Earth. I find myself reading through the book having moments of joy and sadness. The joyful stories tell us how to live our lives more fully. The sadness and pain certain stories shared gives us an eye opening experience of how the worst thing happened in this life time can be the best teacher. The most profound experience I have while reading I was reading these stories is that I felt I know these individuals more than I know some of my friends.
The book is sections as follows:
* Glimpses into the Unknown - Life & Death Moments
* Glimpses into the Unknown - Mysterious Moments
* Living Life - Heartbreaking Moments
* Living Life - Sacred Moment
* Insightful Incidents - Life-Altering Moments
* Insightful Incidents - Moments of Enlightenment
The beauty of this book is that if one is drawn to a particular story or the kind of work the person was being interviewed on, Phil Bolsta provided information for the readers to find out more about them. We all are on this special journey. It is great to see 45 sign-posts in this book to help us venture.
It is very hard for me to pick which stories I love the most because all of the stories either deepens what I have learned or widens my perspective of life.
If I truly have to pick, I would say James Autry and Sally Pederson's life-altering experience (their child who has autism) is one that stood up the most. Although I have not had children yet, I can deeply felt how this experience has changed this couple's life and their purpose. Sometimes life seems to take a wrong course to make us realize our soul purpose. For this couple, it is about championing for the disabled. For James Autry, it made him realize he wanted to be a better father by being physically and emotionally available to the child. I realize what a profound gift it is when the "seemingly worst thing" that happened in life has changed James Autry's heart to want to do the right thing for this child.
For me as a reader, this story broadened and widened my perspective about disability. How many times do we judge somebody who looks and moves a little different than we are? Then, offers "sympathy" to them and their family because they are different. Then we are scared to be connected to them because we do not understand (nor do we take the time to understand) their needs. We all are human beings that long for compassion and understanding from each other. Yet, many humans decide to use "sympathy" and "avoidance" to treat the so-called "disabled", refusing to see the Abled side of them. My learning lesson from this story is to commit myself to treat the so-called as "disabled" as "Abled", offering curiosity and compassion towards their lives. Nobody likes sympathy but everyone longs for understanding and compassion. That is what I learned out of this story.
To read this book, I suggest reading it from the chronologically because that seems to offer a deeper inspirational experience. I suggest reading it a couple stories at a time, soaking and reflecting on them. I do not suggest skimming over because it is really hard to have a deepening or inspirational experience that way.
Thank you for reading my review.
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Summary: Can 60-Second Stories offer a Manual for Living ... and Comfort?
Comment: There's a pervasive and seductive belief that we can single-handedly restructure reality on our own terms, to conform to a preconceived and preferred plan of how our destiny should manifest. However, unexpected events invariably foil these well-crafted plans and thrust us in dramatically different directions - the central premise of Sixty Seconds.
Some of the Sixty-Second stories relate to pivotal and heartbreaking events, and while others are ostensibly less profound, what emerges is the truth that every moment carries significance when we awaken to the reality of its essential purpose. It's quietly listening to the inherent wisdom of the still small voice of a moment that graces us with a life-changing, liberating, and transformative opportunity - which might otherwise be overlooked or dismissed.
Sixty Seconds is a coveted invitation to a private party with 45 of the most extraordinary individuals, who share highly-personal and poignant stories of how unpredictable moments impacted their lives, forever changing them. Each storyteller's authentic voice animates an atmosphere of intimacy. I felt as though I were sharing privileged conversations with wise and trusted confidants.
But what actually renders these renowned and respected storytellers so extraordinary is their commitment to elevate their own ordinary events to a higher octave of meaning.
In addition to these magnificent, entertaining, and revealing stories, Sixty Seconds also features an elegant foreword by Caroline Myss, and wonderfully insightful commentary by Phil Bolsta that introduces each group of stories throughout the book.
Simply put, Sixty Seconds delivers a master class in wisdom that belies the simplicity of its humble title.
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