I have been interacting with Lynne Watts, the author of The Call: Perfect Dream, Imperfect Life, for over a year now via our blogs and a blogging group called Blogplicity. From time to time, Lynne has been sharing updates about the birthing process of her book and it gives me a lot of pleasure to read and review her ‘baby’. 🙂
[amazon_link id=”0983680612″ target=”_blank” ]The Call: Perfect Dream, Imperfect Life[/amazon_link]is unlike those books that help you find your passion and discover your dream of a perfect life in which everything is just right. Rather the goal of the book is most beautifully outlined in the Serenity Prayer – the whole prayer which is essentially about accepting where we are in life and making the best use of our gifts.
Filled with meaningful stories including Lynne’s personal journey, the book also has several useful exercises for you to undertake and worksheets to complete. For example, there’s a very powerful exercise on recovering your dream in the first section Answering The Call.
The second section Making Your Goals Happen leads you through setting out your goals and taking planned steps towards them. What I appreciated was the practical nature of this entire section. It is not for people who are perfect. (Hands up, everyone who is!). For example, there’s a great worksheet on Planned Neglect – helping you prioritize your goals and ‘neglect’ the things that are less important. There are chapters on the power of recognizing abundance and gratitude in the pursuit of our goals.
Perfect Dream, Imperfect Life is the third section of the book and deals with making your dream happen.
Lynne uses a lovely quote from Elbert Hubbard: “Parties who want milk should not seat themselves on a stool in the middle of the field in hope that the cow will back up to them.” The book is truly a call to get off your stool (your seat!)and go to the cow! Lynne says “sometimes you gotta call the cow and sometimes you need to chase them down. Sometimes you may need to actually be the cow you are waiting for.”
Like I said earlier, [amazon_link id=”0983680612″ target=”_blank” ]The Call: Perfect Dream, Imperfect Life[/amazon_link] is not promising you an easy, quick fix solution to accomplish your dreams – nor the way to get a perfect life. Rather, it is a very motivating and practical book that helps to put you on the path towards your dreams. The inclusion of several personal examples makes this book very readable and motivating. I have always enjoyed Lynne’s thoughtful posts and practical wisdom on her blog and it’s so great to see the same reflected in her book.
I would certainly recommend [amazon_link id=”0983680612″ target=”_blank” ]The Call: Perfect Dream, Imperfect Life[/amazon_link] to you and perhaps you could gift it to someone for the holidays.
The book sounds very promising Corinne. Would love to get hold of it. And once again you have done a great review.
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It is, Rimly. And to think we know so many published authors! When’s your book coming out? 🙂
I don’t know Corinne. But Social Potpourri has brought out their book where a poem and short story of mine has been published.
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Congratulations, Rimly! The start of many more publications, I hope!
Great review Corinne! There are a number of books coming out today on the same topic. A lot of people seem to be talking about living life to the full and pursuing one’s dreams that maybe, this book couldn’t have come at a better. time. Thanks for the heads up! 🙂
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Thanks, Anne. Yes, I think it’s a subject that we all must think about more – following our dreams and living life to the full. I know that this book has helped me to think about this more deeply.
Hi Corinne,
The book sound like an interesting read, indeed. Thank you for the review. Such books, which don’t falsely promise quick fixes, yet are practical and contain nuggets of wisdom, which the author shares from her/his own experiences, are always the best.
Thanks, Hiten. I’m particularly wary of the quick-fix offers that seem to float around today. There are no shortcuts to making our dreams come true. However, we can make the way to them pleasant and interesting! 🙂
Corinne Rodrigues recently posted..The Call: Perfect Dream, Imperfect Life
Wow…seems like an interesting book. Specially when you mention there are no quick fixes suggested!
And yes it is a pleasure being a part of Blogplicity and knowing so many authors 🙂
I think you’ll enjoy it, PT. Yes, we’re quite fortunate to have so many inspiring people around BP, aren’t we?
Corinne Rodrigues recently posted..The Call: Perfect Dream, Imperfect Life
Corinne, you’ve written a wonderful review of Lynne’s book! Yes, I have read it and was so impressed, I gave a copy to my daughter. This would make the perfect Christmas gift for anyone needing some motivation and practical ways to reach their goals.
Blessings, my friend!
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Corinne, Thanks so much for the lovely review! It is a blessing to know you… virtually of course!
You’re most welcome, Lynne. I enjoyed The Call and thank you for putting your heart into writing it. ♥
This book sounds interesting. Not pie in the sky but more practical and realistic. Nice review, you have piqued my curiosity Corinne!
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Lynne’s book is down to earth wisdom, Leah. Might make a good Christmas gift for a young person.
That’s a great review, Corinne!! Thanks for the heads up… the Celestine Prophesy is perhaps really coming true, as each one of us are slowly becoming aware of the spiritual journey inside our beings, and as we come out with books on how our lives shaped us, I hope, hope hope that people get inspired to find that elusive Universe within and around themselves… 🙂
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A great observation, Punam. I do hope that your wish comes true!
This sounds like it might be a wonderful gift for my daughters. Thanks for calling our attention to it and for supporting a fellow blogger.
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I’m sure your daughter will find it most useful, Galen.
Great review Corinne!
We all seem to like Lynne’s baby, the book looks good and interesting. You know I love these topics. Dreaming is good only if one has anchored in the reality of life. You need help to convert our imperfect life into our dream life, and I’m sure this book does that beautifully.
Thanks for bringing the book to my attention; I’d rather gift it to myself first! 🙂
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Thanks so much, Harleena. Yes, Lynne’s book is all about rooting our dreams in reality. I’m sure you’ll enjoy the book.
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The book sounds so very inspirational. The fact that is based on practical examples and is not too preachy makes it appealing! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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Preachy it is not, Shilpa and that’s part of its charm.
Sounded like a great book. I do believe that. If we want it … we should go and get it.
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Really meaningful interview… it’s like you’ve entered her world 🙂
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