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ذكريات الجنة
XIX-wieczny poeta William Wordsworth powiedzial, ze w miare dorastania tracimy wiare w Boga - im wiecej mamy lat, tym bardziej zapominamy poprzednie zycie spedzone w niebie.Z tego powodu te ksiazke napisaly najmniejsze dzieci, które o Bogu i niebie wiedza najwiecej, bo niedawno byly w ramionach Bozych.Dr Wayne Dyer i Dee Garnes przytaczaja inspirujace rozmowy maluchów z Bogiem o tym, w jaki sposób Bóg dobral im rodziców, o swiecie duchów, zmarlych czlonkach rodziny, Boskiej milosci, obecnej na Ziemi jeszcze przed pojawieniem sie swiata fizycznego, a nawet lacznosci telepatycznej oraz o niewidocznych przyjaciolach i wizytach Aniolów.Ta fascynujaca ksiazka zacheca rodziców i dziadków, aby szczerze porozmawiali ze swoimi malymi dziecmi, oraz wysluchali tego, co maja do powiedzenia podopieczni Wayne'a Dyera. Dzieki tej publikacji wszyscy zyskuja niepowtarzalna szanse dowiedzenia sie, ze doswiadczenie ziemskiego swiata jest duzo szersze niz to, co postrzegamy za pomoca naszych pieciu zmyslów.Oto cala prawda o Bogu, niebie i Twoim zyciu, jakiej nigdzie nie znajdziesz!---Dr Wayne Dyer - znany jako Ojciec Motywacja; bestsellerowy autor ponad 40 ksiazek; inspirowal tysiace osób do zmiany swojego zycia na lepsze. Odszedl w 2015 r.Dee Garnes - terapeutka z 13-letnim stazem, asystentka dr. Wayne'a Dyera. Wiele czasu poswieca rozmowom z dziecmi - synem i córka - którzy uczestniczyli takze w warsztatach Ojca Motywacji.
200 pages, Paperback
Published November 21, 2016
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Wayne W. Dyer
295 books3,452 followersWayne Walter Dyer was an American self-help author and a motivational speaker. Dyer earned a Bachelor’s degree in History and Philosophy, a Master’s degree in Psychology and an Ed.D. in Guidance and Counseling at Wayne State University in 1970. Early in his career, he worked as a high school guidance counselor, and went on to run a successful private therapy practice. He became a popular professor of counselor education at St. John's University, where he was approached by a literary agent to put his ideas into book form. The result was his first book, Your Erroneous Zones (1976), one of the best-selling books of all time, with an estimated 100 million copies sold. This launched Dyer's career as a motivational speaker and self-help author, during which he published 20 more best-selling books and produced a number of popular specials for PBS. Influenced by thinkers such as Abraham H. Maslow and Albert Ellis, Dyer's early work focused on psychological themes such as motivation, self actualization and assertiveness. By the 1990s, the focus of his work had shifted to spirituality. Inspired by Swami Muktananda and New Thought, he promoted themes such as the "power of intention," collaborated with alternative medicine advocate Deepak Chopra on a number of projects, and was a frequent guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
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January 9, 2019
Let me start by saying that although I'm not overly religious, I do believe there is a spirit world and some sort of existence after death. What that involves I'm not sure. I'm open to the idea of guardian angels. I'm open to the possibility that there is much more to life and death than what has been proven to us and is known for sure.
This book had me rolling my eyes. So many statements and ideas I read made me think "What a load of sh!te".
These were my main issues with the book:
1. The basis of many of the stories was one word or sentence said by a toddler and then blown up into something of "divine importance and knowledge" by the adult storyteller. Often this seemed like a big stretch of imagination.
2. The cliched sentences that were used throughout, such as "He is an old soul" and "She has wise eyes" and "God is good". Every time I came across one of these sentences I wanted to scream!
3. The concept that we choose our parents before we are born. Tell that to the large percentage of children that have spent their lives being abused or neglected by their parents. Don't even try to explain it as all part of some bigger life lesson and life plan, that is like a slap in the face for those poor children.
4. I could have done without the introductory and concluding pages of each chapter, written by Dr Dyer. He lost all credibility for me when he claimed he "accepted an invitation to experience a past-life regression firsthand". How convenient. He must've needed some material for another book.
He also talked about the conception of his child and how something supernatural had taken place in the hotel room that night! Oh god, what a picture!!!
Dr Dyer seems to have an almost unnatural obsession with babies and young children and the concept that they are here to teach us something. His instructions to the reader on how they should interact with their young children were super condescending.
5. The repetition. I understand that many of these accounts contain similar information in an attempt to prove that they must be real occurrences, but all it achieved was create a bunch of stories that lacked interest.
I almost gave up on this book and DNF, in fact i started skimming the stories from halfway through just to get it over and done with. Luckily it was a short read.
This book had me rolling my eyes. So many statements and ideas I read made me think "What a load of sh!te".
These were my main issues with the book:
1. The basis of many of the stories was one word or sentence said by a toddler and then blown up into something of "divine importance and knowledge" by the adult storyteller. Often this seemed like a big stretch of imagination.
2. The cliched sentences that were used throughout, such as "He is an old soul" and "She has wise eyes" and "God is good". Every time I came across one of these sentences I wanted to scream!
3. The concept that we choose our parents before we are born. Tell that to the large percentage of children that have spent their lives being abused or neglected by their parents. Don't even try to explain it as all part of some bigger life lesson and life plan, that is like a slap in the face for those poor children.
4. I could have done without the introductory and concluding pages of each chapter, written by Dr Dyer. He lost all credibility for me when he claimed he "accepted an invitation to experience a past-life regression firsthand". How convenient. He must've needed some material for another book.
He also talked about the conception of his child and how something supernatural had taken place in the hotel room that night! Oh god, what a picture!!!
Dr Dyer seems to have an almost unnatural obsession with babies and young children and the concept that they are here to teach us something. His instructions to the reader on how they should interact with their young children were super condescending.
5. The repetition. I understand that many of these accounts contain similar information in an attempt to prove that they must be real occurrences, but all it achieved was create a bunch of stories that lacked interest.
I almost gave up on this book and DNF, in fact i started skimming the stories from halfway through just to get it over and done with. Luckily it was a short read.
April 19, 2017
الطفولة براءة و رائعة، وهذا الكتاب كذلك رائع ببراءة الحديث عن ذكريات و حكايا الأطفال قبل أن يدركوا العالم الذي نعيش فيه نحن.
هناك الكثير من التأمل في هذا الكتاب عندما يقول طفل كنت أنا جدك أو كنت فلانا قبل أن أكون هنا، رأيت الله والملائكة في الجنة.
الكتاب بسيط و يشعرك بالمتعة وأنت تقرأه، هل تبتسم تضحك أم تبكي أم تتوقف لتتذكر موقف مع أحد الأطفال اللذين حواليك أو تقف لتتأمل في ما كتب ((هل سنولد من جديد بعد موتنا؟)
الكثير من الأطفال يحكون كثيرا بأننا كنا وذهبنا من قبل لهذا المكان وعشنا هناك سابقا، فنقول عنهم متخيلين أو ذا خيال جامح ولكن قد تكون هذه هي حياتهم السابقة التي عاشوها.
وأنا أقرأ في الكتاب تذكرت حادثة حصلت سابقا قبل أكثر من ٢٠ سنة عندما رفضت أختي عمل أمرا ما لها قالت: (سأريك سأفعل لك كما تفعلين ليي عندما أصبح أنا الأم و انتي الابنة)
وكنا نقول تعتقد ابنة أختي ان الحياة لعبة كل يوم تتبدل الأدوار
وبعد هذا الكتاب عرفت بأنه قد تتبدل الأدوار بعد مرور الزمن.
وعندنا يقال اذا أردت معرفة الصدق من الكذب أو التنبوأ بأمر ما مثل ماذا ستنجب هذه الحامل أو من يفوز اسألي الطفل فهو لا يكذب و يتنبأ بالحقيقة.
دعوة رائعة لخوض عالم هؤلاء الملائكة البريئين من خلال هذا الكتاب الجميل.
هناك الكثير من التأمل في هذا الكتاب عندما يقول طفل كنت أنا جدك أو كنت فلانا قبل أن أكون هنا، رأيت الله والملائكة في الجنة.
الكتاب بسيط و يشعرك بالمتعة وأنت تقرأه، هل تبتسم تضحك أم تبكي أم تتوقف لتتذكر موقف مع أحد الأطفال اللذين حواليك أو تقف لتتأمل في ما كتب ((هل سنولد من جديد بعد موتنا؟)
الكثير من الأطفال يحكون كثيرا بأننا كنا وذهبنا من قبل لهذا المكان وعشنا هناك سابقا، فنقول عنهم متخيلين أو ذا خيال جامح ولكن قد تكون هذه هي حياتهم السابقة التي عاشوها.
وأنا أقرأ في الكتاب تذكرت حادثة حصلت سابقا قبل أكثر من ٢٠ سنة عندما رفضت أختي عمل أمرا ما لها قالت: (سأريك سأفعل لك كما تفعلين ليي عندما أصبح أنا الأم و انتي الابنة)
وكنا نقول تعتقد ابنة أختي ان الحياة لعبة كل يوم تتبدل الأدوار
وبعد هذا الكتاب عرفت بأنه قد تتبدل الأدوار بعد مرور الزمن.
وعندنا يقال اذا أردت معرفة الصدق من الكذب أو التنبوأ بأمر ما مثل ماذا ستنجب هذه الحامل أو من يفوز اسألي الطفل فهو لا يكذب و يتنبأ بالحقيقة.
دعوة رائعة لخوض عالم هؤلاء الملائكة البريئين من خلال هذا الكتاب الجميل.
December 22, 2015
I found this at my library when I shelving and flipped open to a page. I was drawn in right away. They're just little stories from around the world about kids and heaven or Jesus or precognition about things they shouldn't know, but it was so interesting. I was up until almost midnight reading it straight through.
January 16, 2017
كتاب جداً رائع في مضمونه و طرحه و تنظيمه و لكنه بقدر ما يفتح العقول للتأمل في الاحوال الغامضة و الحالات الغريبة في التعامل مع الطفولة و بساطتها في تعاملها مع العالم السابق لها و الحالات الغريبة مع التعامل مع الارواح التي تقمصتها او تعاملت معها و كل ذلك يحتاج تحقيق اكثر و لا يمكن ان يصل لحد اليقين ,,
صحيح ان روح الطفولة بسيطة و شفافة و هي قد تشعر بامور لا يشعر بها الانسان عندما يكبر بسبب تعلقه بعالم المادة و لكن هذا ليس دليل في وجهة نظري ليقين ان هنالك تناسخ او تقمص للارواح و العيش مع بعضها في حالة غير مرئية ..
الكتاب يذكر ان الروح الطفولية تتذكر الحالة السابقة لوجودها قبل ولادتها او تكوينها في زمن الولادة و الحمل ,, و ايضا كيف انها تتقمص حالات من اصولها كاجدادها او غيرهم و تأتي في هذا الزمن ,, و تتحدث عن انها تعيش مع ارواح لا يمكن النظر لهم و الاحساس بوجودهم ,,
الكتاب جميل في طرحه و موضوعه و لكنه لا يصل لحالة اليقين بصدقه ..
صحيح ان روح الطفولة بسيطة و شفافة و هي قد تشعر بامور لا يشعر بها الانسان عندما يكبر بسبب تعلقه بعالم المادة و لكن هذا ليس دليل في وجهة نظري ليقين ان هنالك تناسخ او تقمص للارواح و العيش مع بعضها في حالة غير مرئية ..
الكتاب يذكر ان الروح الطفولية تتذكر الحالة السابقة لوجودها قبل ولادتها او تكوينها في زمن الولادة و الحمل ,, و ايضا كيف انها تتقمص حالات من اصولها كاجدادها او غيرهم و تأتي في هذا الزمن ,, و تتحدث عن انها تعيش مع ارواح لا يمكن النظر لهم و الاحساس بوجودهم ,,
الكتاب جميل في طرحه و موضوعه و لكنه لا يصل لحالة اليقين بصدقه ..
January 11, 2016
This was really more like a 2.5, but since that isn' t an option I gave it three. I found the anecdotes interesting, but that is really all it is; lots and lots of short anecdotes, and white space. This book could probably have saved half of the paper it was printed on. It was a fast easy read. Children definitely have lots to say, and we certainly should listen, but this is not the best book ever.
September 11, 2017
يقول لاو تزو ان ترويض الميول الأنانيةالخاصة بنا هي الطريقة الوحيدة لجذب انتباه الخالدين الذين يوجهوننا بما يلزم للوصول الى العالم الروحاني
الجنة موجودة حولنا في طفولتنا هذا مايريد قوله لنا هذا الكتاب
الكتاب مثير للجدل جدل قديم متجدد يتحكم فيه الايمان والاعتقاد والثقافة
الجنة موجودة حولنا في طفولتنا هذا مايريد قوله لنا هذا الكتاب
الكتاب مثير للجدل جدل قديم متجدد يتحكم فيه الايمان والاعتقاد والثقافة
October 15, 2017
للعقول المنفتحة ..
July 23, 2019
The book is a collection of emails that people sent it. Although nice to read, its basically a printed out Reddit feed.
September 2, 2020
Останах дълбоко впечатлена от това, което прочетох.
Теми като прераждане, ангели, религия са ми интересни и надали ще се задоволя, само с тази книга, но тя отвори любопитството ми към тях.
Като книга, романът е лесен за възприемане - къси разкази, които си приличат, ( тук ще вметна, че това може да се отбележи и като минус, за по - претенциозните читатели, или по - скептичните) но за мен е плюс.
За съдържанието - приемам и вярвам в това, че децата са специални и имат умението да усещат света по съвсем друг начин (мое мнение, не държа да съвпада с другите, четящи това ревю). Или с една дума, вярвам в идеята на книгата и нейните автори. Което е и причината да я прочета. Най - вероятно и заради това, книгата ме докосна по онзи специален начин, нещо което много малко книги успяват на направят.
Теми като прераждане, ангели, религия са ми интересни и надали ще се задоволя, само с тази книга, но тя отвори любопитството ми към тях.
Като книга, романът е лесен за възприемане - къси разкази, които си приличат, ( тук ще вметна, че това може да се отбележи и като минус, за по - претенциозните читатели, или по - скептичните) но за мен е плюс.
За съдържанието - приемам и вярвам в това, че децата са специални и имат умението да усещат света по съвсем друг начин (мое мнение, не държа да съвпада с другите, четящи това ревю). Или с една дума, вярвам в идеята на книгата и нейните автори. Което е и причината да я прочета. Най - вероятно и заради това, книгата ме докосна по онзи специален начин, нещо което много малко книги успяват на направят.
December 5, 2022
loved this
I loved this so much! I loved how the stories were written by real people and thee are several occurrences and examples by real people. I know children can see and know things that they shouldn’t be able to know. A great read
I loved this so much! I loved how the stories were written by real people and thee are several occurrences and examples by real people. I know children can see and know things that they shouldn’t be able to know. A great read
April 23, 2019
كتاب رائع،، لا أنكر أنني بكيت عند قراءة بعض القصص للطافتها و براءة ردود و أفعال أبطالها من الأطفال
April 6, 2024
I enjoyed this book very much. It's about young children remembering their lives before this one.
October 26, 2023
Не знам каква литературна стойност би имала такава книга. И авторите сами споделят, че това са писма от родители, които са категоризирани и разделени на различни глави.
Намерих за супер досадно обясненията им преди всяка глава, в които се тръбеше едно и също нещо. Някои изречения, изречени от децата, бяха възхвалявани като нещо супер необикновенно и духовно, а всъчност не беше така.
Имаше прекалено много опити за насаждане на идеи и препоръки за духовна литература, които не бяха изобщо на място.
Историиите бяха почти еднакви с малки изключения! Очаквах много повече, а ми се видя много посредствено. Поне книгата е кратка и се чете бързичко, а ако прескочите всички излишни уводни думи, ��оже би няма да ви се развали толкова удоволствието.
И все пак давам две звезди защото имаше по някоя и друга история, която беше трогваща!
Намерих за супер досадно обясненията им преди всяка глава, в които се тръбеше едно и също нещо. Някои изречения, изречени от децата, бяха възхвалявани като нещо супер необикновенно и духовно, а всъчност не беше така.
Имаше прекалено много опити за насаждане на идеи и препоръки за духовна литература, които не бяха изобщо на място.
Историиите бяха почти еднакви с малки изключения! Очаквах много повече, а ми се видя много посредствено. Поне книгата е кратка и се чете бързичко, а ако прескочите всички излишни уводни думи, ��оже би няма да ви се развали толкова удоволствието.
И все пак давам две звезди защото имаше по някоя и друга история, която беше трогваща!
December 16, 2017
يتحدث الكتاب عن ذكريات الأطفال المذهلة عن الزمن الذي سبق مجيئهم إلى عالمنا .. ذكرياتهم حول اختيارهم لأهلهم أو حيواتهم السابقة و ربما تقمصهم لحياة أخرى قبل أن يولدوا .. وصفهم لله بالنور و الحب .. لعبهم حول الغيوم .. استفزني كل ذلك للنظر مطولا في وجه طفلي و أرغب كثيرا في أن أسأله هل قابلت والدي ؟ هل هو بخير ؟ و أريد حقا أن أعرف إذا كان قابله سابقا ..
كان اسم طفلي حيدر قبل أن ألده .. و لكني أصبت في حادث مروري و قررت يومها أن يحمل اسم جده .. ما الذي حدث حقا ليتغير اسمه ؟ أريد أن أسأله إذا كان يذكر الحادث ؟ إذا كان يذكر وجعي و بكائي ؟ إذا أحبني قبل أن يراني مثلما أحببته أنا ..
حاولت أن أكون منفتحة الذهن قدر الإمكان لاستطيع اكمال الكتاب .. و قد أنهيته حقا لكني لم أصدق هذه الحكايات .. نعم أؤمن بأن الأطفال أقرب إلى الله منا .. و ربما حقا جاءوا من الجنة و اختارونا لنكون اهليهم .. و لكن هذا الكتاب يحوي الكثير مما لا يمكن تصديقه و اعتقد بأن كثرة تفكيرك في شيء و رغبتك في تحقيقه تجعلك تحور كل ما تراه و تشعره إلى هذا الشيء لهذا ربما كانت هذه القصص تخيلات أكثر منها حقيقة .. فكرة الكتاب جميلة و كنت قد قرأت سابقا عن تجارب لأطفال يتذكرون ولادتهم .. أو الموسيقار الذي كانت امه تستمع للموسيقى أثناء حملها به .. و توقعت أن يكون الكتاب على نفس المنوال و لكن خابت ظنوني و آمالي و اعتقد بأنه كان على المؤلف بذل مجهود أكبر من مجرد جمع قصص عبر الإيميل لنشرها في كتاب ..
كان اسم طفلي حيدر قبل أن ألده .. و لكني أصبت في حادث مروري و قررت يومها أن يحمل اسم جده .. ما الذي حدث حقا ليتغير اسمه ؟ أريد أن أسأله إذا كان يذكر الحادث ؟ إذا كان يذكر وجعي و بكائي ؟ إذا أحبني قبل أن يراني مثلما أحببته أنا ..
حاولت أن أكون منفتحة الذهن قدر الإمكان لاستطيع اكمال الكتاب .. و قد أنهيته حقا لكني لم أصدق هذه الحكايات .. نعم أؤمن بأن الأطفال أقرب إلى الله منا .. و ربما حقا جاءوا من الجنة و اختارونا لنكون اهليهم .. و لكن هذا الكتاب يحوي الكثير مما لا يمكن تصديقه و اعتقد بأن كثرة تفكيرك في شيء و رغبتك في تحقيقه تجعلك تحور كل ما تراه و تشعره إلى هذا الشيء لهذا ربما كانت هذه القصص تخيلات أكثر منها حقيقة .. فكرة الكتاب جميلة و كنت قد قرأت سابقا عن تجارب لأطفال يتذكرون ولادتهم .. أو الموسيقار الذي كانت امه تستمع للموسيقى أثناء حملها به .. و توقعت أن يكون الكتاب على نفس المنوال و لكن خابت ظنوني و آمالي و اعتقد بأنه كان على المؤلف بذل مجهود أكبر من مجرد جمع قصص عبر الإيميل لنشرها في كتاب ..
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September 23, 2016This was a sweet book! I enjoyed reading the innocent comments that the children make about heaven. The format of this book in unique in that it is just excerpts from letters that family members submitted. They note the experience they felt when the child in their lives made a comment or recalled and experience about heaven.
Find Memories of Heaven at the Westminster Public Library.
Find Memories of Heaven at the Westminster Public Library.
September 4, 2015
eARC: Netgalley
I began reading this book with the assumption that it was Christian based. It is not. It's more along the lines of new age universalism or maybe even pantheism. Jesus is mentioned in the text, but other doctrines are as well.
I was interested in the book because of several things my granddaughter had said when she was very young about how things were when she lived with God before she came to live here. There are quite a few stories of other children sharing similar experiences.
It was an interesting read.
I began reading this book with the assumption that it was Christian based. It is not. It's more along the lines of new age universalism or maybe even pantheism. Jesus is mentioned in the text, but other doctrines are as well.
I was interested in the book because of several things my granddaughter had said when she was very young about how things were when she lived with God before she came to live here. There are quite a few stories of other children sharing similar experiences.
It was an interesting read.
January 5, 2022
I really enjoyed this. Some of the kids make you laugh out loud. I'll have to make a podcast episode about this :)
September 26, 2017
الكتاب هو مجموعه شواهد وحكايات الاهل عن اطفالهم وحيواتهم السابقه، وعن مرحله الطفوله التي هي اقرب للعوالم الروحاتيه ، كنت انتظر الأثاره من خلال الكتاب ولكني لم احصل عليها !
February 2, 2019
Go ahead and read it if you are into parents brainwashing their children and then asking targeted questions to see if the answers remotely match the brainwashing. Not my cup of hot chocolate.
October 12, 2025
2.5/5
I always say reviewing books like this is hard because if you believe it you’ll be in awe of it and if you don’t you won’t.
But surprisingly, with this one, I wasn’t in awe that much…
I enjoyed the stories, especially about memories of past lives — that’s what I was here for! But as someone who works with kids and taught kids for many years, there’s a difference between the eerie stories that make you think… “ok that’s weird how would a toddler know how to talk about THAT” vs some of the stories these adults tell of kids in their lives just saying silly things that, tbh, are just weird things kids say.
A kid saying he “watched TV” in his mom’s tummy and that he imagined her but she’s “prettier than he imagined” doesn’t seem like anything mystical or spiritual. That just sounds like a kid being a kid.
Now the kids who mentioned family they never could’ve known by name or things they had no idea about that there’s no way for them to have looked up at such a young age… those stories were great.
Unfortunately this had less of those and more of the kids just saying really off-kilter things that their family thought was super special (even when it wasn’t always). Kids can just be weird sometimes. That doesn’t mean they’re recalling memories of heaven, have seen angels or had past lives…
Part way through I realized books like this are obsolete now too because this, nowadays, amounts to little more than just a BuzzFeed post. Also, thanks to the internet and children being able to figure out how to use YouTube by the time they’re 2 years old, you can never be sure if they’re saying something mystical… or they just saw a video on YouTube.
So this is very much a product of a lost time that I don’t know we’ll ever be able to get back (and since it was published in 2015, I did question how many kids were just googling and seeing things online without their patterns realizing if…).
I enjoyed reading some of the stories and I did feel a bit of awe at them, but wish there were more past life stories (like the kinds where the parents actually find out about the person the kid said they were).
(Also worth mentioning: there wasn’t much diversity in the people sending in stories. It seemed like 90% of the stories were from Americans and Americans with… not very ethnic names. 👀 You’d think if there were chapters talking about reincarnation there might be more from people following religions that actually believe in that?)
I always say reviewing books like this is hard because if you believe it you’ll be in awe of it and if you don’t you won’t.
But surprisingly, with this one, I wasn’t in awe that much…
I enjoyed the stories, especially about memories of past lives — that’s what I was here for! But as someone who works with kids and taught kids for many years, there’s a difference between the eerie stories that make you think… “ok that’s weird how would a toddler know how to talk about THAT” vs some of the stories these adults tell of kids in their lives just saying silly things that, tbh, are just weird things kids say.
A kid saying he “watched TV” in his mom’s tummy and that he imagined her but she’s “prettier than he imagined” doesn’t seem like anything mystical or spiritual. That just sounds like a kid being a kid.
Now the kids who mentioned family they never could’ve known by name or things they had no idea about that there’s no way for them to have looked up at such a young age… those stories were great.
Unfortunately this had less of those and more of the kids just saying really off-kilter things that their family thought was super special (even when it wasn’t always). Kids can just be weird sometimes. That doesn’t mean they’re recalling memories of heaven, have seen angels or had past lives…
Part way through I realized books like this are obsolete now too because this, nowadays, amounts to little more than just a BuzzFeed post. Also, thanks to the internet and children being able to figure out how to use YouTube by the time they’re 2 years old, you can never be sure if they’re saying something mystical… or they just saw a video on YouTube.
So this is very much a product of a lost time that I don’t know we’ll ever be able to get back (and since it was published in 2015, I did question how many kids were just googling and seeing things online without their patterns realizing if…).
I enjoyed reading some of the stories and I did feel a bit of awe at them, but wish there were more past life stories (like the kinds where the parents actually find out about the person the kid said they were).
(Also worth mentioning: there wasn’t much diversity in the people sending in stories. It seemed like 90% of the stories were from Americans and Americans with… not very ethnic names. 👀 You’d think if there were chapters talking about reincarnation there might be more from people following religions that actually believe in that?)
August 26, 2020
Magnificently eye-opening...
For my whole life I’ve always believed there was more to us than our physical bodies. I remember, only once, as a child stopping myself (amid getting in trouble for something I can’t even remember now what it was) and the whole room seemed to empty out of my surroundings, including the people and objects. In that moment I felt peace and asked, “who am I, why am I here?” Although the answer did not come to me at that moment because I was jarred back into “reality” with the screaming voice of my mom’s boyfriend (my own father passed away when I was 7).
My life after that moment seemed to just fly by. I’ve always believed in Guardian Angels. It wasn’t until I was introduced to Dr Wayne W Dyer and the whole Hay House family of authors that I started to put together what life means for me, “who I am and why I’m here”. This book covers a topic I’ve always had great interest in, the miracles we call children and their amazing connection to our Divine presence. My wish is that one day we all remember and take that remembrance throughout our whole life and not just as children. Happy reading!
For my whole life I’ve always believed there was more to us than our physical bodies. I remember, only once, as a child stopping myself (amid getting in trouble for something I can’t even remember now what it was) and the whole room seemed to empty out of my surroundings, including the people and objects. In that moment I felt peace and asked, “who am I, why am I here?” Although the answer did not come to me at that moment because I was jarred back into “reality” with the screaming voice of my mom’s boyfriend (my own father passed away when I was 7).
My life after that moment seemed to just fly by. I’ve always believed in Guardian Angels. It wasn’t until I was introduced to Dr Wayne W Dyer and the whole Hay House family of authors that I started to put together what life means for me, “who I am and why I’m here”. This book covers a topic I’ve always had great interest in, the miracles we call children and their amazing connection to our Divine presence. My wish is that one day we all remember and take that remembrance throughout our whole life and not just as children. Happy reading!
March 9, 2020
Our purpose as parents is to help grow healthy, imaginative kids. The authors message is that we need to encourage our children’s spiritual experiences and not get in their way. “Make this an idea that comes alive for them, rather than a subject that you push aside because it might interfere with some long-held notions of the absurdity of such an idea, or because it might conflict with some cultural or religious teaching that you may have unconsciously adopted as an unassailable truth.”
I am not wise enough to understand the subject of re-incarnation. Can children be telling us about their past lives? “Whenever a child shares their memories of being in the same family in a different role ... know that they are communicating from a mind that is uncontaminated by the ideas and teachings we adults have been indoctrinated with. They are simply speaking their truth.” How can we describe something that is beyond the realm of time and space from our limited experience living in the realm limited by time and space?
I am not wise enough to understand the subject of re-incarnation. Can children be telling us about their past lives? “Whenever a child shares their memories of being in the same family in a different role ... know that they are communicating from a mind that is uncontaminated by the ideas and teachings we adults have been indoctrinated with. They are simply speaking their truth.” How can we describe something that is beyond the realm of time and space from our limited experience living in the realm limited by time and space?
August 25, 2017
Years ago, a segment of Art Linkletter's TV show entailed him interviewing a small panel of young children, and invariably, he received surprising, often laugh-out-loud responses to his questions. He even wrote a very funny book based on those interviews, titled "Kids Say the Darnedest Things."
Well, this book is kinda like that... but different. Yes, kids DO say some amazing things, but rather than focus on the funny, this book concentrates on their more profound statements. It's a compilation of worldwide anecdotes submitted to the authors describing what very young children have said about their pre-birth existence, their recollections of God and angels, and also includes some of their unfiltered "words of wisdom."
Some may dismiss these accounts as New Age "woo-woo weirdness," and others may see it as evidence of our undisputed spiritual nature. Me? I think it provides some very interesting and fast-reading food for thought.
Well, this book is kinda like that... but different. Yes, kids DO say some amazing things, but rather than focus on the funny, this book concentrates on their more profound statements. It's a compilation of worldwide anecdotes submitted to the authors describing what very young children have said about their pre-birth existence, their recollections of God and angels, and also includes some of their unfiltered "words of wisdom."
Some may dismiss these accounts as New Age "woo-woo weirdness," and others may see it as evidence of our undisputed spiritual nature. Me? I think it provides some very interesting and fast-reading food for thought.
October 22, 2020
I found this book to be really interesting and loved reading the stories that were submitted for the book. The first time I had heard something about this subject was when a neighbor talked about her daughter having an imaginary friend. I was fascinated by this. I now have Granddaughter's and can't wait to explore this with them.
I see things in one of my Granddaughters that would suggest an Italian background? So, reading this book has helped me to slow down my thinking and I can't wait for some mention of the Other Side or a past life experience.
The stories for the book weren't bogged down and were quick and to the point.
If you are interested in this subject matter give this book a read and then pay attention if you are around young children. If it can happen to them I am believing it could happen to me and the rest of us.
I see things in one of my Granddaughters that would suggest an Italian background? So, reading this book has helped me to slow down my thinking and I can't wait for some mention of the Other Side or a past life experience.
The stories for the book weren't bogged down and were quick and to the point.
If you are interested in this subject matter give this book a read and then pay attention if you are around young children. If it can happen to them I am believing it could happen to me and the rest of us.
September 23, 2022
I had read this in the past, then forgotten about it! Read it again this year, in the dog days of summer. It's a fascinating book, including lots of anecdotes in which children who are just beginning to talk share their memories of past lives on earth or in heaven before they were born. As with anything like this, there are lots of stories that can be explained away, but then there are some that really make you stop and wonder. For instance, one little boy visiting a nursing home was able to sit and discuss World War II battles and armory with the elderly men who lived there.
A fun book that piques the imagination and makes you want to sit down and listen closely to the stories that toddlers tell.
A fun book that piques the imagination and makes you want to sit down and listen closely to the stories that toddlers tell.
December 5, 2017
A subject near and dear to my heart
I currently am the father of three beautiful children, and although I can't say they have had any experiences like those in this book, I do believe their beauty and innocence is truly divine. This book was enjoyable because along with the interesting stories I felt a greater appreciation for my own children's spiritual worth and beauty. In some ways this book is very simple as it is mostly a collection of anecdotes, however the authors did bring up some good ideas of different ways to view our children and more fully appreciate them. Overall I really enjoyed this book.
I currently am the father of three beautiful children, and although I can't say they have had any experiences like those in this book, I do believe their beauty and innocence is truly divine. This book was enjoyable because along with the interesting stories I felt a greater appreciation for my own children's spiritual worth and beauty. In some ways this book is very simple as it is mostly a collection of anecdotes, however the authors did bring up some good ideas of different ways to view our children and more fully appreciate them. Overall I really enjoyed this book.
June 3, 2021
I picked this book up because although I’m not religious and have not raised my children with religion, my oldest, for some time, described her time up in the clouds. There were parades. And unicorns. And after my dad passed away she said he was up there with all her sisters. She is older now and no longer talks about her time up there. But I was interested if any of the stories in this book would be similar or confirm some of what she had described. No such luck. This was a breeze to finish because it is very repetitive. Mostly Christian American stories with some other countries dabbled in. Glad I picked it up for my curiosity but it didn’t move me (not surprisingly).
March 21, 2023
I love Dr Wayne W Dyer. I miss his presence on this earth. This book is one that I have had around for a few years. I read it sometime in 2015, the year it was published. I came across it the other day and decided I should read it again. I truly don't recall reading the book the first time, but I did. I don't know what I thought of it then. It was sort of disappointing on this read. Lots of repetition. Not a favorite of mine. I am going to leave it in a book drop box where hopefully it will find the right person who needs to read this at this time. Thanks for the memories, Dr. Dyer.....
October 22, 2023
A ridiculous book that is basically just 300 or so emails from readers telling stories of their kids interacting with the Virgin Mary in their playroom or saying they had past lives. I would have stopped reading except when I realized how dumb it was I was like 60% done. It’s not deep prose. I don’t doubt the kids said what they said but most of it is either saccharine/boring (grandpa’s voice came to the kid after he died and said he loves the kid) or it’s insane (‘’I’m remember when I was your mom and you were my baby and we lived in China?’)
May 3, 2019
A beautiful compilation of human experiences with the spirits around us. The purity of children allows us to touch the power and energy around us. This book reminds the grown ups to listen very carefully when children talk to us and to respect them. I am looking forward to experiencing this for myself. The book also answered few of my own questions about the spiritual world. I am very grateful for this knowledge.
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