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About This Candle Anybody who has gone through, or is going through, a dark period in life, or is in recovery from alcoholism and/or addiction, knows the importance of breaking life down into manageable chunks by facing one day at a time. This candle is a gentle reminder that living fully in today and only today is really the best approach for us all! Be where your feet are. Be in this day, right here, right now. As Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, "Sufficient to today are the duties of today. Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you; well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours or ages that follow it." I have found Emerson's words to be challenging and 100% true. The colors of this candle represent the healing warmth of the sun. Each candle contains a black obsidian gemstone, known for its grounding energies. —Carla Blazek, creator, zena moon |
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Our Recommended Books, Music & Movies for One Day at a Time zena moon sells books, CDs and DVDs in association with Amazon.com. To order, click on the item's title or image, then add it to your Amazon shopping cart. Orders are then filled and shipped by Amazon. Send us your recommendations for this page--we may post them here.
Last updated 3/23/2005
1. The Power of Now : A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
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From Amazon.com: Eckhart Tolle's message is simple: living in the now is the truest path to happiness and enlightenment. And while this message may not seem stunningly original or fresh, Tolle's clear writing, supportive voice, and enthusiasm make this an excellent manual for anyone who's ever wondered what exactly "living in the now" means. Foremost, Tolle is a world-class teacher, able to explain complicated concepts in concrete language. More importantly, within a chapter of reading this book, readers are already holding the world in a different container--more conscious of how thoughts and emotions get in the way of their ability to live in genuine peace and happiness.
Tolle packs a lot of information and inspirational ideas into The Power of Now. (Topics include the source of Chi, enlightened relationships, creative use of the mind, impermanence, and the cycle of life.) Thankfully, he's added markers that symbolize "break time." This is when readers should close the book and mull over what they just read. As a result, The Power of Now reads like the highly acclaimed A Course in Miracles--a spiritual guidebook that has the potential to inspire just as many study groups and change just as many lives for the better.
2. Healing Through the Dark Emotions: The Wisdom of Grief, Fear and Despair
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From Amazon.com: In this
heartfelt therapeutic manifesto, psychotherapist Greenspan (A
New Approach to Women & Therapy) argues that grief, fear and
despair are not pathologies to be medicated away but emotions that help us
grow psychologically and spiritually. The disavowal of these painful emotions
(which she blames on Western culture's privileging of "masculine" reason over
"feminine" emotion; lifelong lessons in suppressing emotional pain; and modern
psychology's focus on "dispelling feelings, not learning from them") leads to
depression, numbness and violence in both individuals and the world at large.
But by "attending, befriending, and surrendering" to grief, fear and despair
we can effect an "alchemical transformation" through which they become
"gratitude, faith and joy." Greenspan's eclectic approach to healing invokes
"depth psychology, Hasidic Judaism and Buddhist meditation"; her desire to
make "meaning out of suffering" owes something to religious traditions that
acknowledge the redemptive value of pain, as well as psychoanalysis's
dedication to lighting up the mind's dark recesses, while her praxis includes
New Age and recovery movement therapeutics such as visualization, breathing
exercises, "chakra bodytalk" and prayer. Drawing on her clinical experience
and her own painful recollections of the death of her infant son and her
parents' travails during the Second World War, Greenspan writes intensely and
compassionately. This is a committed, serious look at the emotions most of us
would rather sweep under the rug.
3. Mindful Recovery: A Spiritual Path to Healing from Addiction
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From Amazon.com: In Mindful Recovery, you’ll discover a fresh and effective method for healing from addiction that can help you handle important challenges, from managing anxiety and resisting cravings to dealing with emotional and physical imbalance. Drawing on both ancient spiritual wisdom and the authors’ extensive clinical psychological work with their patients over many years, Mindful Recovery shows you how to use the simple Buddhist practice of mindfulness to be aware of–– and enjoy––life in the present moment without the need to enhance or avoid experience with addictive behaviors. Mindful Recovery guides you step by step through ten powerful "doorways" to mindful recovery, giving you specific strategies that can help you cultivate a sense of calm awareness and balance in your life.
Original Release Date: 1992
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From Amazon.com: Emergence is one of R. Carlos Nakai's most emotive CDs, exploring traditional melodies and prayers of Northern and Central Plains Native Americans while waxing improv on everything from desert winds to willow trees and red-tailed hawks. The result is a sweet, expressive, and grounding music dedicated to the songs and stories of Nakai's tribal ancestors. This longtime master owns a natural gift for singing with the cedar flute, and this becomes delightfully apparent after hearing the fresh and light "Whirlwinds Dancing" and "Coyote Rainbows." Nakai devotes the last third of the album to South American Diné creation and emergence stories and his original, "Willow People"--with its echoing notes and touch of ambient synthesizer--begins to sing with cosmic tones, reflecting the landscape of the Diné songs. What follows are four lovely pieces of expansive Native American music, some of which include Nakai's deep, godly voice floating over a timeless universe, before ending on a quiet, melancholy rendition of "Amazing Grace." With each song, Emergence emerges into a masterpiece.
2. Darkness on the Edge of Town
Original Release Date: 1978
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From Amazon.com: The pain of a protracted legal battle with his former manager and the release of being allowed to record again after a three-year layoff are equally apparent from the piercing hard rock and harsh lyrical content of Darkness on the Edge of Town. Betrayal and hard work that comes to naught are the primary subjects on his mind here, evidenced by songs such as "Adam Raised a Cain," "Factory," and "Streets of Fire." Elsewhere, there are signs of hope or at least the possibility of outrunning your problems ("Racing in the Street," "The Promised Land," "Prove It All Night"). But mostly, these are songs about exorcising some serious demons, and from the sound of things, Springsteen's loud, lonesome howl and blistering guitar work went a long way toward making him whole again. This is angry art, made by someone pushed to his absolute limit and more than ready to push back.
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From Amazon.com: Those who remember the brave attempts to change the world that took place in the Sixties can relate to this particular album. Joan Baez had married, and her husband, David Harris, a political activist, was in prison for refusing the draft. Joan had his baby while he was in jail, and this album reflects her quiet fears, both for him and for herself. It didn't look very much like the world was changing at that particular time in Joan's life, although time would vindicate some of her and David's struggles. But in this collection, which has a decidedly country flavor in deference to Harris' preference for country music, Joan becomes Everywoman, fearing for her man and waiting for his return. In particular, her haunting performance of "One Day at a Time" reaches out to the lonely and anxious part of all of us. Joan also could hardly have avoided hearing the complaints that she was becoming passé, that the peace movement was floundering, that pacifism was being abandoned in favor of more aggressive means. Her album makes a lonely statement that is a very specific portrait of an artist staying true to her beliefs. This album is inspiring.
(1998) ~ DVD
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From Amazon.com: Although it's best viewed on a big theatrical screen to take full advantage of Robert Richardson's breathtaking widescreen cinematography, it seems likely that most people will see this classy romance in the comfort of their own homes. Adapted from the bestseller by Nicholas Evans and directed by Robert Redford, the film did respectable business at the box-office, but it was too sprawling and too soapy to be a bona fide hit. Redford stars as the title character, a Montana rancher named Tom Booker, who possesses the specialized talent of healing traumatized horses through careful and affectionate rehabilitation. He gets his most challenging case when he's sought out by a fast-lane New York magazine editor (Kristin Scott Thomas, in a role modeled after former New Yorker editor Tina Brown) whose daughter (Scarlett Johansson) was injured and traumatized by an accident that nearly killed her favorite horse. When mother, daughter, and horse arrive at Booker's ranch, the big-city editor falls in love with the serene rancher and faces the painful decision of whether to stay in Montana or return to her husband (Sam Neill) in New York. Some may find this to be much ado about nothing, and comparisons to The Bridges of Madison County are inevitable, but Redford's directorial approach offers the kind of graceful stature, tenderness, and intelligence required to elevate the simple story. The film takes all the time it needs to let its characters heal and make their important decisions, and that alone makes it a refreshing alternative to the frantic pace of most big-studio productions.
(1994) ~ DVD
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From Amazon.com: When a Man Loves a Woman is a dumb title (not another classic pop song, please) for a very smart movie. A kind of gender-switch take on The Lost Weekend, it's about a woman (Meg Ryan) whose alcoholism almost destroys her family. That may sound like just another TV movie, but When a Man Loves a Woman is so authentic in detail and emotion, that everything about it seems fresh, urgent, and engrossing. That's because the film is grounded in the actual experience of co-writer Al Franken (assisted by Rain Man scripter Ronald Bass). Franken is best known for his affiliation with Saturday Night Live and Politically Incorrect, and as the author of Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot. You may recall that Franken is the creator of Stuart Smalley, 12-step programmer extraordinaire. Well, if you want to know how Stuart was born, you can start here. This is no comedy, however. In fact, one of the most painful realizations comes when attractive, "good-time girl" Alice Green (Ryan) and her husband (Andy Garcia) begin to realize how much of a role alcohol played in their marriage and in bringing them together in the first place. The issues and experiences confronted in this movie go far beyond the stuff you see on Oprah.
(1971) ~ DVD
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From Amazon.com: Black comedies don't come much blacker than this cult favorite from 1972, and they don't come much funnier, either. It seemed that director Hal Ashby was the perfect choice to mine a mother lode of eccentricity from the original script by Colin Higgins, about the unlikely romance between a death-obsessed 19-year-old named Harold (Bud Cort) and a life-loving 79-year-old widow named Maude (Ruth Gordon). They meet at a funeral, and Maude finds something oddly appealing about Harold, urging him to "reach out" and grab life by the lapels as opposed to dwelling morbidly on mortality. Harold grows fond of the old gal--she's a lot more fun than the girls his mother desperately matches him up with--and together they make Harold and Maude one of the sweetest and most unconventional love stories ever made. Much of the earlier humor arises from Harold's outrageous suicide fantasies, played out as a kind of twisted parlor game to mortify his mother, who's grown immune to her strange son's antics. Gradually, however, the film's clever humor shifts to a brighter outlook and finally arrives at a point where Harold is truly happy to be alive. Featuring soundtrack songs by Cat Stevens, this comedy certainly won't appeal to all tastes (it was a box-office flop when first released), but if you're on its quirky wavelength, it might just strike you as one of the funniest movies you've ever seen. | ||||||||
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