Peaceful Living: Daily Meditations for Living with Love, Healing, and Compassion

by Mary Mackenzie

Each of the 366 meditations in this gathering of wisdom is designed to move readers away from turmoil, strife, and divisiveness and lead them toward peace, resolution, and cooperation. This shift in consciousness is challenging, but with the words and ideas of this book, readers can assemble a collection of practical tools for peaceful living.

The learned behaviors of cynicism, resentment, and getting even are replaced with the skills of Nonviolent Communication, including recognizing one's needs and values and making choices in alignment with them.

Peaceful Living goes beyond daily affirmations, providing the skills and consciousness you need to transform relationships, heal pain, and discover the life-enriching meaning behind even the most trying situations. Begin each day centered and connected to yourself and your values. Direct the course of your life toward your deepest hopes and needs. Ground yourself in the power of compassionate, conscious living.

448 pages, Paperback

First published October 28, 2005

Reviews

[Kjersti · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good book, but a little too heavy for me right now. A page long essay for every day of the year. The topics were well thought out and focused, but also required heavy lifting in emotional work from the reader / meditator. Would consider picking this up again in a less dramatic time (read: not in 2020 lol)

[Selena Doan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love how I finish a day with a short message from the book. Every day, the book brings me back to myself and allows me to relax, and reflect on the day just gone.

It reminded me of the lessons of NVC I learned and still need to practice more to let it embedded inside my body cells and replace my old habit of interacting with my loved ones and people <3 I will continue to read it next year.

[S Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I know, bookshops are filled with calenders, tear off stand up date reminders and books of daily meditations. But after you read this, you'll never need another one. If you are at all interested in Non-Violent (Compassionate) Communication then this is the little daily reminder book you need. I try to read it everyday and help remind myself of the consciousness I want to live from.