I haven't written a book review in a while but having just finished The Magic by Rhonda Byrne I thought I just had to share it with you. It was written 10 years ago but I have only just discovered it now.
Perhaps it was just the right time for me and I was open to things, but I don't think any book has made such an impact on me.
Since August 1st this year I have done a daily meditation, with my cup of cacao every morning in a quiet space with a candle. Something so simple, but as a result things have changed for me.
I heard people mention The Magic so I decided to buy the book, not knowing a huge amount about it. Essentially it is a book about gratitude. If you asked me if I had a gratitude practice I would have said, 'yes!' Every night when I climb into bed using my fingers, I think of five things that I am grateful for throughout the day and it changes my mood and I can see that it has an impact and I fall asleep with his positive thoughts. I thought that was a fine gratitude practice and then I started on The Magic.
So in The Magic, it starts off getting you to do a gratitude practice where you write down each morning 10 things you are grateful for you then repeat them to yourself and you say the magic words 'thank you, thank you, thank you' at the end of each one.
I find it really gets me off on the right energy in the morning. Each night, you take a stone or rock or some type of small symbol from your bedside table you take that into your hand as a prompt to think of everything that you are grateful for that particular day and come up with something that you are most grateful for, this continues for the 28 days. Then for 28 days it will give you another exercise to be grateful for and this can vary. It can be in relation to tricky relationships, everyday relationships, it might be about money, lifestyle, desires, so many different things but each day there is a new practice. Each practice replaces the one from the day before so in reality you do 3 practices each day.
I have now finished my 28 days and I just feel it is life changing, my mood and my energy are so much more glass half full than glass half empty. My day starts on a more positive note so I would really recommend for anyone who would like a bit more of a positive slant to their lives to get the book and just try and commit to it for 28 days and see if it makes an impact for you!
For me anyway it will continue long beyond the 28 days. Perhaps think of it as a stocking filler or a gift for a friend, but I think it's certainly worth looking into! Below is a photo from the back of the book about some of the content.
