8 Habits of Love: Open Your Heart, Open Your Mind

by Ed Bacon

Having dedicated his life to helping others, Ed Bacon has seen firsthand the transformative power of love. Through illuminating stores and invaluable advice, he now reveals how we can create full and meaningful lives by developing simple yet profound habits of generosity, stillness, truth, candor, play, forgiveness, compassion, and community. Put into practice daily, these important habits help us reject fear's hold and live a full and blessed life.

• ISBN10: 1410454967
• ISBN13: 9781410454966
• Publish Date: 6 February 2013 (first published 1 January 2012)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 4 August 2016
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Thorndike Press
• Edition: Large type / large print edition
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 375
• Language: English

Reviews

[Hillary]

My Review: I have often promoted love over fighting. The question I had was what is love and how can we show it? Is there a specific set of actions that show love rather than hatred? When I saw this book in the library I hoped that it would answer some of my questions.

The most valuable thing that I learned from this book was that actions that sow hatred was often based on fear. Before when I encountered someone who I felt was acting in an ignorant way I would respond with the same actions myself. Give them a taste of their own medicine I thought, That will teach them. As this book explains most people dont set out to sow hatred but rather they don't know any better. I thought about this and realized it was true. And I realized that if I wanted to make a difference then I would have to put aside any notion of teaching them a lesson and respond with love. Love is the only thing that will change people.

This book gives concrete ways that one can show love to everybody. It is not easy but as Gandhi said,we must be the change we wish to see in the world. I will take this and the book to heart and try to implement love wherever I go.This review was originally posted on Adventures in Never Never Land