Your Life in Bloom

I didn't know what to expect with this, but it is a beautiful, comforting read with lovely images! I think I definitely need this in a hard copy!

I recently read the author’s memoir-type book Mountain Song and was instantly a fan of her writing style, so I was very curious to read another of her books when I saw it available as a NetGalley eARC. Her writing is simple yet illustrative and flows well, making this book a relaxing read similar to her other book.

Each chapter is short, perfect for reading only a few at a time and pondering on them or putting some of the author’s advice into practice each day. I appreciated this and how the book wasn’t too long. I personally was in the mood to spend a day reading, so I read the book in one sitting. Sometimes self-help or personal growth type books can contain so much information that it’s hard to do anything productive with it. Having less to ponder on and apply to one’s life is a lot simpler and in the end will likely produce more depth than a ton of information.

I have to disclose that I a different belief system that the author seems to hold, so I of course don’t agree with everything she shares as “truth” (just one example is when she says “you are the only one who can save you.” As a Christian believer I know it’s the opposite, only Jesus can save and help us at times because we don’t have the full ability or all the answers without Him).

Nonetheless, I still appreciate this book’s perspective and insights, which contains ideas that can help one approach life in a more restful way that can help manage stress and even things like anxiety, grief or slights such as impatience (so long as Christ followers like me filter them through the truth as necessary, of course we aren’t the main audience for the book.)

One of my favorites was in some of the very first bits of advice she shares about noticing the beauty around us and getting out of ourselves, such as enjoying the feeling of a breeze blowing by. This helps so much to get your mind off the things in life that are worrying or stressing you. Things such as this very often help me relax when in the midst of stress, anxiety and other frustrations.

My favorite chapters were “Trust the seasons of your life” and “Types of tiredness.” As the author expresses with beautiful prose and metaphors, it’s so important to know when to rest and when to be active, as well as just how much and what type of rest you truly need. Thank you to the publisher for the opportunity to read this book and discover a new author!

Note: A free review copy of this book was provided to me by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Beautiful. The love and compassion were infectious! Lucy Fuggle writes with such loving acceptance, in a wise mothering voice I hope to internalize and live a life inspired by. Thank you!

This book definitely was a good self help read. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading self help books.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Your Life In Bloom was a book that drew me to it by the cover and I'm so glad I took a chance and gave it a read. As I read through this book I felt like I had had time with a close friend. This book made me feel relaxed and soothed from start to finish. Each chapter is short and sweet and I loved how the author connected nature within this book. This book helps guide you to ways you can approach life in different ways and control things such as anxiety and stress and even introducing forms of mindfulness within these ways. This is a short but helpful self-help book that is definitely worth a read!