Expect a Miracle: 7 Spiritual Steps to Finding the Right Relationship

by Kathy Freston

A practical how-to guide to finding your soulmate from leading meditation coach, Kathy Freston.

In our hectic times, the search for love is often reduced to a joyless exercise, a desperate manhunt, or a cold and insensitive game. As many of us have learned the hard way, these callous approaches can leave us in a rut of negative beliefs, unfulfilled needs, and blame. In trying to be someone we think will be "attractive," we lose sight of who we truly are and how to find the healthy and sustaining relationship that awaits us.

Meditation coach Kathy Freston has been through that vicious cycle herself - and finally broke free. In this insightful and inspiring book she illuminates the path to greater self-awareness - and the real love we all crave. Rooted in Eastern philosophy, A Course in Miracles, and down-to-earth spirituality, Expect a Miracle is dating advice to the search for a great relationship - one that puts the focus back where it on our own transformation.

224 pages, Paperback

Published February 14, 2004

About the author

Kathy Freston is an American author and promoter of plant-based nutrition. Her books include The Lean, Veganist, Quantum Wellness, Clean Protein and 72 Reasons to Be Vegan.

Reviews

[Michele]

It is a lot about being present and open to new things. Knowing what you want for yourself. Every chapter has a guided meditation. I liked the guidance prayers and mantras to center myself. I especially liked the chapter on gratitude.

[Chayma Ameri]

"It took a Lifetime to create your Present situation, So don't expect instant Results
Kathy Freston- Expect A miracle"

[Douglas Lord]

After repeatedly lookin' for love in all the wrong places, personal development guru Freston realized that she needed to change herself, not her prospective mate, to find happiness. Along the way, she compiled her mishmash of methods and tools into this loose compendium. Though the good bits are pretty good, it's basically just a 12-step approach fused with New Agey mumbo jumbo. Well-phrased observations ("Miracles are not always earth-shattering, but can, in their quiet and chancelike way, change our lives profoundly") are frequently counteracted by nonsense: "It is the law of spiritual evolution for love to expand itself." There are examples and anecdotes amid the how-to, but somehow this puzzler holds more promise than it delivers. Similar to Debra Mandel's Healing the Sensitive Heart: How To Stop Getting Hurt, Build Your Inner Strength, and Find the Love You Desire.

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[Ikalatschan]

Read it toward the end of a recent relationship. Thought it would be hokey, but it ended up being surprisingly good, and intelligently written. Unexpectedly went through quite a bit of self-examination and personal growth as a result of reading it.

[Stef]

Wise and optimistic. Focuses on improving one's self and confronting personal demons as well as admitting to and embracing one's humanness. Possesses a spiritual slant without being alienating. Well written and hopeful.