Title - Living Lightly
Author - Dale Curd and Kimberly Alexander
Genre - Personal Growth / Happiness / SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational / BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Mindfulness & Meditation
Publisher - Harper Collins
Book Blurb –
Living Lightly is a daily devotional that offers a year’s worth of opportunities to commune, in the deepest and most beautiful sense of that word, with your self and your life. Partners and therapists, Dale and Kim Curd step through the universal doorways of life and offer us a nudge to slow down and experiences to help return us to our selves. Their personal reflections invoke gentle introspection and come from their own healing journeys and from being active therapists. Living Lightly invites you to explore how your mind works, understand and express your feelings and be reminded that you are much, much stronger than you realize. Living Lightly is a great way to start or end the day.
Excerpt - p.403 December
“When we talk about our dreams and our journey, sharing a bit of ourselves, we send out a signal, a welcome invitation to connect with others who might be on the same path. Time to step into the invitation that “how are you?” offers.
Sharing about the good that is happening in our lives can be awk- ward at first. We may worry about sounding as though we’re bragging or that people won’t be interested. We need to feel good, right down into our bones, when it comes to sharing about ourselves.
A wee bit of truth-telling goes a long way for our hearts!
Let me start: “I’m really excited to be writing this book with my partner. The feeling of words coming, the fact that I care so much and knowing that we have the opportunity to work together are really exciting.”
It’s important to sidestep the need for another to approve, agree or encourage. The good feelings come purely from sharing. And a short share is enough for us to feel our joy. The other feels it too, and that is our gift to them.
Neighbours and dear friends are starting to say, “I dream of having a really great partner too” or “I love hearing about your life. You are a bright light for me.” What a special way to connect in a few minutes. Sharing our joy is honouring for ourselves and another.”
Pre-Order Giveaway -
As a thank you for pre-ordering the book, readers will receive an advance PDF of curated readings, to get into the spirit right away! Go to www.livinglightlytoday.com , upload a copy of your pre-order receipt and the PDF will be emailed to you right away. Living Lightly will be in stores on December 30th.
Buy Links -
Digital
Author Biography -
Dale is a mental health professional, the host of CBC TV’s Hello Goodbye and a co-host of Life Story Project on the Oprah Winfrey Network. The creator of an acclaimed Empathetic Listening Method, Dale leads specialized workshops for law enforcement, hospitals and corporations across North America.
Kim spent twenty years in the tech startup world, helping to launch successful online companies in US banking, healthcare, organizational collaboration and international development. She has travelled extensively and considers travel one of her greatest pleasures. In 2014 she completed her training as a therapist, merging her worlds of technology and therapy, by offering clients online video counselling. Kim is a lifelong learner, always engaged in activities and ventures that expand her self-awareness, from writing, raising animals, to listening to horses and trees.
Dale and Kim founded The Child Therapy List and The Men’s List, two global, online mental wellness professional directories, to help normalize therapy and end mental health stigma. They created LivingLightlyToday.com as an online community to acknowledge and connect with readers and inspire people to share in their passion for beauty. In 2015 Dale and Kim left city life to live on a historic farm in Muskoka.
Social Media Links –
Facebook: facebook.com/livinglightlytoday