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A review by radioactve_piano
Calling in the One: 7 Weeks to Attract the Love of Your Life by Katherine Woodward Thomas
3.0
I originally ordered this book when I had a 25% off coupon from Barnes and Noble. A friend had been recommending it for months, and I, having been more or less ditched over the summer, was finally ready to get the hell over it. I still didn't want to buy this in a bookstore, though [one of those silly saving face moves, you know...].
I had a few failed starts to reading this, and, even when I started reading it in earnest, "seven weeks" turned into "three months". I read in fits and bursts, not having [making?] time to read it every morning as the author, Katherine, suggests.
I didn't do all of the activities, either. In fact, I found myself losing my resolve to do much of the journaling as I got further into the book. Some of the things are bizarre to me ["Have a sensual day; light candles, play sensual music, wear sensual clothes and a sensual scent..."], but others have a more readily accepted value ["Write a list of all the situations in your current life that you feel frustrated with. Go back through and ask yourself these questions for each entry..."].
I can't say I've attracted the love of my life yet, but I've become a much happier person in general. I don't want to attribute that to the book because I started reading it this last time shortly after moving, and a lot of things changed in my life. But I think this book is better than most (excusing all of the religious nudges throughout the lessons). She focuses on being positive and thanking your world for whatever you have going on in your life right now. It's more of an ego-boosting book than a relationship-help book. Yay!
I had a few failed starts to reading this, and, even when I started reading it in earnest, "seven weeks" turned into "three months". I read in fits and bursts, not having [making?] time to read it every morning as the author, Katherine, suggests.
I didn't do all of the activities, either. In fact, I found myself losing my resolve to do much of the journaling as I got further into the book. Some of the things are bizarre to me ["Have a sensual day; light candles, play sensual music, wear sensual clothes and a sensual scent..."], but others have a more readily accepted value ["Write a list of all the situations in your current life that you feel frustrated with. Go back through and ask yourself these questions for each entry..."].
I can't say I've attracted the love of my life yet, but I've become a much happier person in general. I don't want to attribute that to the book because I started reading it this last time shortly after moving, and a lot of things changed in my life. But I think this book is better than most (excusing all of the religious nudges throughout the lessons). She focuses on being positive and thanking your world for whatever you have going on in your life right now. It's more of an ego-boosting book than a relationship-help book. Yay!