The gift edition of Wayne Dyer’s “The Power of Intention” – book review
26 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment
in Book Review, Growing & Learning, Reviews Tags: books, co-create, Dyer, gifts, god, intention, reading, The Power of Intention, universe, Wayne Dyer
I was so excited when Hay House contacted me to do another book review. I love reading Wayne Dyer and did not realize he was publishing another book. Well imagine my disappointment when I opened up the packaged and realized it was a new edition of a book I had already read. Geez.
Funny how intention works in life.
Then I opened up the book and my eyes popped. This didn’t look anything like the book I had read. Color jumped from the page and I had to laugh at myself. Wasn’t I just talking to my friends about an article I had just read about e-books edging out real books. I was lamenting this sad fact to my friends. See, I love paper. I love ink. I love the smell of it. I love the feel of it. I love the look of it. I love holding it in my hands and running my fingers across the marks. (It’s one of the reasons I majored in print making).
Here I was telling my friends that real books were better than e-books. Here I was disappointed in receiving a book I had already read. But this book was a gift from the universe giving me what I had just asked for. A book that was more than a book. It was a sensory experience. The words were the same, the message was the same. But the experience was totally different. Like I said, I had to laugh at myself as I realized I was reading a book about intention because I intended to receive just such a book.
The Power of Intention is a powerful book already. It can change the way you look at the world. It can change the way you think about life. It can change the way you relate with other people. Of course, you have to be ready for that kind of change. And I think this book will come to you when you are ready for it. I don’t want to spend time in this review with weak and watered down summaries and paraphrases. The writing is clear and precise already. What more can be said. The basic premise is recognizing and applying the Seven Faces of Intention: creative, kind, love, beauty, expansive, abundant, receptive. Threaded in and out of these core principles are inspirations, stories, thoughts, ideas, and examples.
This book embodies the core principles. It is a beautiful, creative book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. The only thing I can think of that would have made it better would be to have made it more tactile. Textured paper with a deckle edge, etched and engraved bumps and dips on the paper along with the color and art would have been WOW!
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