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

by Ed Bacon

HABITS OF LOVE will be both an inspirational and practical book that gives readers a deep understanding of how to live life through love, and not fear. Reverend Bacon believes that every person can live a full and creative life if they can learn to ignore their fear defenses and find their own spiritual core. Readers will learn how fear in all of its disguises keeps us from connecting with others and finding our own peace and best destiny. It will answer questions such as: How do I overcome fear and find that place of love? How do I let go of the past and move on? How do I forgive those that have hurt me? How do I express myself truthfully and be open to the beloved in others? The book will examine the eight habits of love: stillness, truth, forgiveness, kindness, candor, giving, community, and playfulness, which encourage us to live a full spiritual life.

• ISBN10: 1455500038
• ISBN13: 9781455500031
• Publish Date: 11 September 2012 (first published 1 January 2012)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Grand Central Publishing
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 224
• 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