Transform Your Life: A Year of Awareness Practice

by Cheri Huber, June Shiver (Illustrator)

Chosen for impact, clarity, and humor, these one-per-day quotations come from a wide variety of Zen masters; Christian and Sufi mystics; Eastern and Western philosophers; poets ancient and modern; and living artists, writers, and comedians. Each entry also contains a question to prompt self-examination, making the calendar a year-long course in fending off destructive thoughts and finding inner certainty.

Genres: Spirituality, Nonfiction, Buddhism

378 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2007

About the author

Cheri Huber, author of 20 books, has been a student and teacher of Zen for over 35 years. In 1983, Cheri founded the Mountain View Zen Center, and in 1987 she founded the Zen Monastery Peace Center near Murphys, California. She and the monks at the Monastery conduct workshops and retreats at these centers, other places around the U.S., and internationally.

In 1997, Cheri founded Living Compassion, a nonprofit organization dedicated to peace and service. Living Compassion’s primary work is the Africa Vulnerable Children Project, based in Zambia, where for over a decade they have been working with the people of Kantolomba, beginning the process of turning a slum of 11,000 people into a self-sustaining community.

Cheri also has a weekly Internet based radio show.

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

It seems cliche to say a book was "life changing" but this is something I've taken with me every day since I read it 5 years ago. It is a simple and rare beauty that forces you to become aware of your perspective and how it impacts your life.

[Pasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

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AppStore reviews:

I use this every day
A well-chosen thought to start every day. Not a bad habit to get into. Recommended.

A delightful, fat-trimmed dish for the soul.
Though not one of those with prettier interface, this app is offers soul soothing experience daily without excess baggage that usually comes with the majority of similar apps.

The daily recommendations, when followed, has helped me banish not only my negative thoughts and high expectations of myself, but me live in the moment of motherhood. Only wish you could set the bell reminder to go off several times per day!

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[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am not reading this book so much as following it as a practice for a year. It's very simple and helpful, like all the books by Cheri Huber I have read.

[Aim Patrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading it for the third time.

[Lindzi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jättefina tänkvärda ord för varje dag. Bäst att läsa det på morgonen och bära med sig tanken hela dagen.

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have always loved a year book and find this, with a quote every day and a comment or exercise so helpful. I have had years when I have repeatedly worked through it and then others when I have just picked it up as needed to. I’ve even written each quote in a small note book and carried it around with me.

[JCott · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great idea to keep this book by your side to get inspired. Doing something like reading a page a day can change your outlook on life. I recommended this book to many and they aren't the first to admit it's so good that they re-read it more than once. One of the inspirations for my very own venture which was a helpdesk software came from reading this book.

[Steve Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book provides a year's worth of inspiring quotes, along with brief daily assignments. I found it useful in reminding me about what's truly important, rather than getting swept up by the stress of modern life.