Debbie Lessin, a CPA, entrepreneur, speaker and author, presents 66 resourceful ideas for managing and coping with life challenges. Although the book is small, it is powerful and realistic, yet fun and entertaining. Each page gives the reader a new idea or an opportunity to remember an act that can be followed through to attain balance in life. For example, on the page for Expand Your Horizons Lessin suggests to: ride a motorcycle, train for a marathon, cycle the trail. In Arrange a Girls Night Out she suggests: Laughing, sharing and telling the stories of sisterhood. Lessin suggests in Just Say No! to: remind yourself often that you dont have to be a super-woman or super-mom. Illustrations by Janet Jaffke are amusing and reflective at the same time. In the back of this little treasure Lessin provides an epilogue with items like: things to remember about balance, beat the clock activities, and, free or less than $20 activities. She also provides space for your balance inventory and balance wish list. In the end, Lessin reminds us that there is no such thing as perfect balance! We are encouraged to have fun, explore the mystery of life, and move on. Debbie Lessins Life is a Balancing Act is a perfect little gift book for any woman mother, sister, grandmother, friend, yourself. Her words of wisdom touch aspects of everyday life and give us the encouragement to strive for balance in our lives. This is not a book to taken lightly, but to delve into and reflect on the quality of life we deserve and manifest. Recommended! Life is a Balancing Act a fun book
Debbie Lessin
Balancing Act Productions (2004)
ISBN 0972892419
Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (4/06) |
