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Mind Like Water: Keeping Your Balance in a Chaotic World
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"From What's the Rush? to Whale Done! Jim Ballard is mentor to millions. Now, in Mind Like Water, Ballard, as always, doesn't just show where his powerful and perceptive intellect has been, he takes you along and gives you the tools to revisit and explore on your own. Mind Like Water is a journey to places and spaces you realize you are visiting again for the first time. It's an easy, charming read that shows you how to be exactly where you need to calmly in control, regardless of the situation."
-Sheldon Bowles, coauthor of Raving Fans
"Reading Mind Like Water feels like handing the keys to my car to a very wise man and letting him drive for a while while I just enjoy the ride-and his words. Not only does this book make me think deeply about my work and life, it offers wonderful exercises for assessing and adjusting aspects that have not been working effectively. A must read for anyone struggling with work-home balance and how to find and bring your true self to your daily life."
-Jayne Pearl, author of Kids and Money
"Jim Ballard puts his finger on the true cause of the anxiety that grips us all in this age of information overload-change. And then he gives us the antidote, a Mind Like Water. Many books inspire and motivate; this one provides a blueprint for actions that can be truly transforming. It is brilliant in its simplicity. Not since Alan Watts has an American author made Eastern knowledge so accessible, relevant, and practical-even for a Type A, stressed-out, left-brain thinking, typical American such as myself."
-Ken Miller, President of Teacher Education Institute
"Mind Like Water invites the reader to participate in a variety of practical, accessible methods that support us in staying present in the moment, help us see things as they are, and live with equanimity amidst the unpredictability of our lives. Capturing the wisdom of great spiritual teachers, authors, and poets, Mind Like Water offers a respite from the hectic pace of our lives."
-Tara Healey, Senior Organizational Consultant, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
"Jim Ballard is one of the most compassionate people I know, and in his new book Mind Like Water he shares some of his warmth and love with readers. If you want a feeling like snuggling into a warm coat on a blustery, wintery day, try opening this book to any page and reading. If you don't absorb some of the wisdom in Mind Like Water then you're just not paying attention."
-Noel Burch, coauthor of Teacher Effectiveness Training
"From What's the Rush? to Whale Done! Jim Ballard is mentor to millions. Now, in Mind Like Water, Ballard, as always, doesn't just show where his powerful and perceptive intellect has been, he takes you along and gives you the tools to revisit and explore on your own. Mind Like Water is a journey to places and spaces you realize you are visiting again for the first time. It's an easy, charming read that shows you how to be exactly where you need to calmly in control, regardless of the situation."
-Sheldon Bowles, coauthor of Raving Fans
"Reading Mind Like Water feels like handing the keys to my car to a very wise man and letting him drive for a while while I just enjoy the ride-and his words. Not only does this book make me think deeply about my work and life, it offers wonderful exercises for assessing and adjusting aspects that have not been working effectively. A must read for anyone struggling with work-home balance and how to find and bring your true self to your daily life."
-Jayne Pearl, author of Kids and Money
"Jim Ballard puts his finger on the true cause of the anxiety that grips us all in this age of information overload-change. And then he gives us the antidote, a Mind Like Water. Many books inspire and motivate; this one provides a blueprint for actions that can be truly transforming. It is brilliant in its simplicity. Not since Alan Watts has an American author made Eastern knowledge so accessible, relevant, and practical-even for a Type A, stressed-out, left-brain thinking, typical American such as myself."
-Ken Miller, President of Teacher Education Institute
"Mind Like Water invites the reader to participate in a variety of practical, accessible methods that support us in staying present in the moment, help us see things as they are, and live with equanimity amidst the unpredictability of our lives. Capturing the wisdom of great spiritual teachers, authors, and poets, Mind Like Water offers a respite from the hectic pace of our lives."
-Tara Healey, Senior Organizational Consultant, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
"Jim Ballard is one of the most compassionate people I know, and in his new book Mind Like Water he shares some of his warmth and love with readers. If you want a feeling like snuggling into a warm coat on a blustery, wintery day, try opening this book to any page and reading. If you don't absorb some of the wisdom in Mind Like Water then you're just not paying attention."
-Noel Burch, coauthor of Teacher Effectiveness Training
256 pages, Hardcover
First published September 5, 2002
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About the author
Jim Ballard
36 books7 followersJim Ballard has written a number of inspirational books, including Mind Like Water and What's the Rush? He has coauthored several popular books along with bestselling business guru Ken Blanchard. Teachings of the worldrenown author and yogi Paramahansa Yogananda inspired Jim to write this wave fable. Jim is a business consultant, hospice volunteer, and Big Brother. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.
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February 20, 2015
مدرسة خاصة جدآ ورفيعة جدآ واكثر بكثير من مجرد كتاب، يستطيع ان ينور عتمة دربك ويرفعك الى افاق واسعة ويذكرك بأشياء غالبآ ما تعرفها ولكنك اما اهملتها او تناسيتها او ابتعدت عنها، فترجعك بود وهدوء الى الاعتدال والتوازن النفسي والروحي والعقلي
نقطة الضعف الوحيدة هي الترجمة ليست سيئة ابدآ ولكن الكتاب بالانكليزي اروع بكثير
كنت اشعر بأني أعرف المؤلف تمام المعرفة على طوال قراءتي وفي كل الفصول حيث تتوافق افكاره مع افكاري بشكل يفوق التصور
الكتاب عبارة عن خطوات تمنحك كل الادوات لاستكشاف نفسك والسيطرة على امور حياتك بهدوء واستمتاع بغض النظر عن اي ظروف او موقف
كنت قد مررت حرفيآ بكل خطوة سابقآ من سنوات عديدة قبل ان اعرف الكتاب في رحلة روحانية خاصة وكم يبهرني بأن يكتب عن هذه الخطوات بتفصيل دقيق واخلاص تشعر به في كل حرف وان استيقن بأن من يجعل الله له فرقانآ فأنه سيتعرف على هذه الخطوات في اجمل مرحلة من مراحل الحياة لتصبح منهاج حياته والدرب الذي يمضي فيه
نقطة الضعف الوحيدة هي الترجمة ليست سيئة ابدآ ولكن الكتاب بالانكليزي اروع بكثير
كنت اشعر بأني أعرف المؤلف تمام المعرفة على طوال قراءتي وفي كل الفصول حيث تتوافق افكاره مع افكاري بشكل يفوق التصور
الكتاب عبارة عن خطوات تمنحك كل الادوات لاستكشاف نفسك والسيطرة على امور حياتك بهدوء واستمتاع بغض النظر عن اي ظروف او موقف
كنت قد مررت حرفيآ بكل خطوة سابقآ من سنوات عديدة قبل ان اعرف الكتاب في رحلة روحانية خاصة وكم يبهرني بأن يكتب عن هذه الخطوات بتفصيل دقيق واخلاص تشعر به في كل حرف وان استيقن بأن من يجعل الله له فرقانآ فأنه سيتعرف على هذه الخطوات في اجمل مرحلة من مراحل الحياة لتصبح منهاج حياته والدرب الذي يمضي فيه
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April 10, 2011 ليس هناك شيئاً أضعف من المــاء ,
ولكن عندما يهاجم الماء شيئاً ما بعنف , أو يقاومه بعنف ,,
فلا شئ يمكن أن يصمد أمامه ,, ولا شئ يستطيع تغيير طريقة
كتاب عقل مثل الماء لـ جيم بالارد
كيف تعيش في عالم مجنون و مشوش ؟
ولكن عندما يهاجم الماء شيئاً ما بعنف , أو يقاومه بعنف ,,
فلا شئ يمكن أن يصمد أمامه ,, ولا شئ يستطيع تغيير طريقة
كتاب عقل مثل الماء لـ جيم بالارد
كيف تعيش في عالم مجنون و مشوش ؟
December 11, 2007
I pick up these silly self-help books from time to time -- usually they're pathetic and snake-oily; sometimes they're genuinely inspiring and smart. This one -- which I remembered was mentioned in David Allen's classic "Getting Things Done" -- is a decent one, extending the titualar metaphor as far as it can go in zen territory. I'm still reading it in "drips" when I go to bed each night. (Maybe my dreams are achieving nirvana, I don't know...but it's not really transforming my waking life in any palpable way -- just confirming a lot of my common sense beliefs about how to keep a sane balanced mind). Lots of self-help mental grounding exercises round off each chapter.
June 18, 2023
الإنسيابية الهدوء الإنعكاس الإمتصاص والإصراء هي أمور لا تتحقق بسهولة في عالم إعتاد فيه الناس على السرعة دون التأمل بالأمور البسيطة
الكتاب عبارة عن مجموعة من النصائح التحفيزية للذات ،وانه على على عقلك أن يندمج في الحياة مثل الماء أينما وضع يتخذ بشكله
الكتاب عبارة عن مجموعة من النصائح التحفيزية للذات ،وانه على على عقلك أن يندمج في الحياة مثل الماء أينما وضع يتخذ بشكله
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March 4, 2017
BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN by JIM BALLARD.
Some of the lines were simply magnificent.
For ex."fake it till you make it", run to feel the difference and do not care about the results were some practically acceptable and valuable advice.
The way he has illustrated the importance of yoga and meditation were inspiring.
A good book to spend some valuable time.
Easy to read and the quotations mentioned were perfect for a wonderful work.
Some of the lines were simply magnificent.
For ex."fake it till you make it", run to feel the difference and do not care about the results were some practically acceptable and valuable advice.
The way he has illustrated the importance of yoga and meditation were inspiring.
A good book to spend some valuable time.
Easy to read and the quotations mentioned were perfect for a wonderful work.
January 20, 2012
so amazing <3
September 27, 2012
Amazing book :)
May 24, 2015
Great book ... just a great book ! The concept of water features and power being in mind when we think is adding positive reasons to our thinking. No room for being negative.
May 28, 2016
جداً رائع, ومن المحزن أنني أنهيته..
October 29, 2016
كتاب مميز بالفعل وكان له تاثير على بعض قراراتي
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