The Extra in the Ordinary

by Martina Steiger, ThD

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Martina Steiger, ThD. The Extra in the Ordinary. Kitchener, ON: Creative Consciousness Transformation, Inc. 2011.   104 pp.  $14.95  
Available at www.martinasteiger.com

Martina Steiger, one of our IJHC editors, shares in this book some of the highlights from her three decades of helping people explore their issues and find new ways forward – through or around blocks in their lives and/or learning to accept where they are on their paths of living and learning.

This sparkling gem presents sixteen facets for readers' consideration, contemplation, and exploration. The sections focus on topics such as anchoring; show up and be present; success and the power words; are you listening, really listening?; and more.

Each section is headed by a well chosen, thought-provoking quotation. Having struggled with compulsively being on time, I especially appreciated this one:

It ought to be plain
how little you gain
by getting excited and vexed.
You'll always be late
for the previous train,
and always in time for the next.
                     - Piet Hein

Each topic has one or more suggestions for exercises the reader can practice in order to understand experientially how to grow in desirable directions. The range and variations in topics and practices provide a generous spectrum for self-improvement. This book will travel far. I predicts it will spread virally, because once you read it, you will want to share it with others.

Book review by Daniel J Benor
IJHC Editor-in-Chief

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