Books to Inspire and Mentor You!

These books, compiled from my personal library, have helped me cultivate depth and sacredness in my life. Within these books live some of my greatest mentors who have touched my life in meaningful ways. I trust some of these excellent books can enrich and support you as well.

The Voice of Vocation

I Will Not Die an Unlived Life– Reclaiming Purpose and Passion by Dawna Markova.

Let Your Life Speak – Listening for the Voice of Vocation by Parker J. Palmer

The Soul's Code – In Search of Character and Calling by James Hillman.

Care of the Soul – A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life by Thomas Moore.

Loving Your Life Now

Wherever You Go There You Are – Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zin.

The Faithful Gardener - A Wise Tale about That Which Can Never Die by Clarisa Pinkola Estes.

Women Who Run With the Wolves – Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarisa Pinkola Estes.

When Things Fall Apart – Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron.

Books to Inspire

Living Waters: Selected Writings on Spirituality by Tom Harpur

Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow by Elizabeth Lesser

Daring to Dream: Reflections on the Year I Found Myself by Karen Ely

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Floor Sample by Julia Cameron

Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Kitchen Table Wisdom by Rachel Naomi Remen

Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard

West with the Night by Beryl Markham

Be Here Now by Ram Dass

The Re-enchantment of Everyday Life by Thomas Moore

The Gospel According to Zen by Robert Sohl and Audrey Carr

Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faithby Anne Lamott

Living Buddha; Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh

Hero with a Thousand Faces: by Joseph Campbell

Ageless Body, Timeless Mind by Deepak Chopra

The Way of Life by Lao Tsu

Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott

Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron

The Places that Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times by Pema Chodron

The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer

The Dance by Oriah Mountain Dreamer

The Call by Oriah Mountain Dreamer

The Road Less Traveled by M Scott Peck

Life Lessons by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler

Creativity and Writing

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott

The Right to Write by Julia Cameron

Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

Surviving a Writer’s Life Suzanne, Lipsett

If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirt by Brenda Ueland

Work at What You Love!

Making a Living Without a Job – Winning Ways for Creating Work That You Love by Barbara J. Winter.

I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was – How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It by Barbara Sher.

Megatrends 2010: The Rise of Conscious Capitalism by Patricia Aburdene.

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