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Amazon.com Review:
Lenedra Carroll, the mother and manager of singer/songwriter Jewel, offers a memoir that speaks to her spiritual theories on creating abundance. The Architecture of All Abundance, her "rag to riches" life story, starts out when the author is a young girl growing up poor in a small Alaskan village and winds up with Carroll becoming a successful CEO of a global entertainment enterprise. More than a memoir, this is more accurately an inspirational book on how you too can build a fulfilling life that includes plenty of spirit and prosperity. Carroll emphasizes the timeless truths of spiritual abundance--ones that readers have probably heard before: listen to your soul's voice, ask the right questions, make time for stillness, own the fear instead of avoiding it, remember that generosity generates prosperity. Yet, like any effective teacher, Carroll has the ability to package these nuggets of wisdom with just the right anecdote or just the right phrasing so that it finally sinks in. It's not uncommon to find provocative passages such as, "We can all realize that while the fear is real, it is also true that what we fear is like a mirage rising off the heat of a projected or past pain." Although her structure of alternating poetry, personal stories, and spiritual advice makes the book slightly disjointed, Carroll's eloquence as a narrator ties it together. --Gail Hudson
A lyrical, engaging, and wise journey:
Beautifully written, evocative, and so full of simple but heretofor elusive (for most of us) truths that you'll want to re-read every page 2 or 3 times to let the wisdom and import sink in and be absorbed. I read this book last October, and again this month, and it lost nothing in the repetition. It actually became more valued as well as validating. Ms. Carroll has some advantages over most of us in that she has long familiarity with, surety of, and accessibility to her inner guidance system (perhaps universal guidance system is more appropriate?). She also had the sense and early discernment to ask questions that revealed the nature of things, and a number of magical experiences that motivated her to seek more generative paradigm of the world. The structures she's created (for creating a successful life in the material world) are impressive and really define "beyond win-win".
Jewel's Mom:
I'm sure that the author meant well by writing this book; her tone is very serious and sincere. But it is over-written and heavy-handed. If it had been penned by anyone other than a celebrity's mother, it would not have been published. It does not warrant reading and certainly does not warrant buying.
No Sharks:
A wonderful book. Packed full of inspirational stories and solid, experiential advice. Lenedra Carroll beautifully communicates her reality in this life and bridging her visions into the music industry. Her practical wisdom is timeless and fascinating when applied to the music industry and inspirational because of her abundant results. Beautifully communicating the talk while successfully walking the walk.
Beautiful and inspiring!:
The Architecture of All Abundance is one of the most beautiful books I have read in a long time! It left me feeling tremendously inspired on a personal level and motivated me to get more connected again to my spiritual side. The book also gave me hope regarding the corporate world. Lenedra Carroll is doing such positive work for the world, and I believe her company is a real leader in terms of the spiritual focus it holds in its day-to-day operations. To me, this book should be a "must read" for anyone in a leadership position, and it is a "must read" for anyone seeking inspiration in their personal life. The book is beautifully written, and all the personal stories and examples included in the book help to make Ms Carroll's practices seem possible for anyone to apply to their lives.
the Urging of our Souls:
The Architecture of All Abundance by Lenedra J. Carroll was both inspiring and thought provoking. It is a book that asks what happens when an individual heeds the urgings of the soul rather than having the soul subject to the ego. Carroll says "the answers are found in the individual and collective journey into our Being and in the stillness that leads us there". For me, being reminded to let go of my ego and look more deeply into the mysteries of life, is always refreshing.
| Author: | Lenedra J. Carroll | | Binding: | Paperback | | Dewey Decimal Number: | 158 | | EAN: | 9781577312451 | | ISBN: | 1577312457 | | Number Of Pages: | 352 | | Publication Date: | 2003-02-04 |
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