Journey to the Heart: Daily Meditations on the Path to Freeing Your Soul Paperback – January 1, 1996

As someone who has been a voracious reader for more than 7 decades of the thousands of books I have read (and wrote reviews on) one of my favorite genres has been self-improvement quote and meditation types of books. This is why when I saw this 374-page soft cover book for a bargain price on Amazon I immediately purchased it.This excellent and educational volume has a self-improvement quote along with a short essay to meditate by for every day (365) of the year. Though there is a lot of repeat advice; nevertheless, the advice is upbeat and positive providing the reader with inspiring and loving meditations.The following is a very small sample of what you will find in this fantastic book: “Love yourself until it is real, the universe is abundant, find healing and magic within yourself, discover the power of meditation, cherish each moment, you are s perfect balance of Yin and Yang, find humor in it, value passion, let your creativity blossom, clear out the clutter, value each moment, and open your heart to Universal love.This book has so many gems of advice that you will find yourself coming back to the ones most meaningful to you. If you love meditation, quote and self-help books, this is one you will want to check out. I loved it.Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Zen Poetry Moments: Haiku and Senryu for special occasions).

I think I'm on my 4th copy at least since I bought my first one in 1998 due to using it every day. This is the best daily meditation book. I swear each day it hits 100 percent on what I need at that moment. If you wake up in a weird mood or even during the day, I promise when you pick this book up and read it for that day, it will snap you out of it. I tend to have depression and low moods frequently and this book has helped my perception in the way I see and feel about things to a much more positive happier outlook. Buy it! Gift it! It's truly the best.

This book! This book was recommended to me by my yoga instructor. This book is in my top five favorites of the year! This book will be reread over and over again! This book has so many passages highlighted, underlined, and pages earmarked. This book is a daily inspirational/devotional type reading that speaks to the heart, and often each day's reading was exactly the thing I needed to read that day. Magical!

Motivational and thought provoking. An absolute must have!

I love this book and highly recommend it! I'm a Yoga instructor and read passages from this book to my Yogi college students often. They love the passages/resonate with them and are oftentimes exactly the words they need to hear during that exact time/moment.

A beautiful way to start my day! Words of encouragement and thought provoking. Makes a great gift too!

So far I'm enjoying these daily meditations. Still a fan of Melody Beattie. My only complaint, and I think it's fair, is that the print in the book is quite light, making it not so easy to read. I've compared it to all of my other books and the ink is simply not that dark - more of a gray than a black. It's aggravating, especially as I purchased three copies as gifts. Cutting corners on print quality is not appreciated.

I had read previous books by this author long ago and thought it would be repetitive. I was very pleased that daily readings are very applicable to life issues with very positive messaging. It's calming and has very good messages to lead a less stressful life.