Book Review of “Only Nuns Change Habits Overnight”

Only Nuns Change Habits Overnight
By Karen Scalf Linamen

Do you find yourself controlled by habits that you would love to have control over instead?  We all have them; those bad habits that cause our downfalls in life but that we feel unable to do anything about.  I struggle with several myself. Well, I just found the perfect book for you and for me.

Karen Scalf Linamen’s self help book Only Nuns Change Habits Overnight not only jarred me to action to begin to deal with my bad habits but also entertained me with humor on every page. She writes as though she’s sitting across the table from me sharing my coffee break. I learned a lot about myself.  She answers my questions before I even think of them.

I always thought poor time management or lack of self discipline were the reasons that I run out of time before I get all of my daily tasks  done. I was relieved to learn the real reasons for my procrastinations were emotional.  I wasn’t short on self discipline.  I was short on better ways to manage the unpleasant emotions that my tasks brought with them.

If I accept responsibility for my life why do I sometimes hold back from what I really want to do or be? Again Scalf Linamen surprised me with her answers. Could I be allowing the memory of other people to hold me back?  Do I let what they said about me or to me years ago still define me?  I learned about the untapped power in me to be myself and live the life I have always imagined.

Karen Scalf Linamen is a motivational speaker and successful author of ten books for women.  I agree with Publishers Weekly who penned her as “funny, forthright, and unforgettable”.  I dare you to read her book Only Nuns Change Habits Overnight and proceed in your life unchanged.

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I want to walk with you spiritually this year, inviting you to read the Bible through from cover to cover; from Genesis 1 all the way to Revelation 22:21.  If that sounds too difficult for you and your kids, you can join in again after you have taken a break or join us for the days you’re up to it.  I promise that you will understand the Bible in a much deeper way if you read it through from cover to cover in a year’s time.

Accept my challenge to read the Bible through in one year chronologically, including the Old and the New Testament.

Today read:
Deuteronomy 28:1-68
Luke 11:14-36
Psalm 77:1-20
Proverbs 12:18
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