Moving On: Creating Your House of Belonging with Simple Abundance

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Building on the success of Sarah’s previous books, Moving On expresses a new-age inclusiveness that allows people of all faiths and belief systems to enjoy her positive outlook on life.

Inspired by her own life experiences and requested by avid Ban Breathnach readers eager for another volume, Sarah helps readers to understand themselves and to use those insights to create a home that truly suits their spirits and their lives.

"We do not know how to move on," Sarah observes. "We have learned to let go, but not move on." This keen insight differentiates this book from other self-help books dealing with life changes.

Sarah helps readers cope with what she calls, "the myriad demands of uprooting one’s life," and teaches them to not only move, but to finally create what she calls, "your own house of belonging."

Like the other books in Sarah’s acclaimed Simple Abundance series, Moving On is what Sarah calls "part meditation, how-to-manual, and memoir."

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Customer Reviews

Learning to Belong
While looking for a way to find my way "Home" after being set adrift yet one more time, I am learning to create my own sense of belonging. Gently and creatively Sarah "brings her game" to those who have lost all that was normal. Thanks!

2009-12-14 (Atlanta, GA USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Not meeting my expectations
I am currently in the process of reading this book and so far find it to be a memior of the emotional turmoil the writer experiences after 'simple abundance'. She OFTEN quotes MANY other authors which has me wonder.... who is writing this? Sara Breathnach or is it a collection of womens discoveries and insights? When I first read the synopsis it was about how people often let go but don't move on. They acknowledge what stops them, let go, and then stay where they are. I didn't expect it to have anything to do with house cleaning.

However, the universe's 'coincidences' in life are amazing. I recently completed a house cleaning, physically and spiritually. A month later I begin this book, and tonight my mother who saw my living space for the first time in years, spoke to me about 'teaching me' the 'next level'. At first I was upset that she focused on how the carpets are old and that I don't vacuum enough rather than acknowledge and appreciate the beautifully clear, clean space I created. But then I thought.... wow! It was almost verbatim to the chapter I read this morning which, with all honesty I thought sounded a little 'victim-like' in the way Sarah blames women's' mothers' for not teaching us how to create a home. When I read that, my first thought was that - yes, I don't remember my mother teaching me how to be a 'proper homemaker' but I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR MY LIFE, and I figured it out myself. But then she showed up differently and she brought it up. What wondrous ways the universe works.

As mentioned, I haven't finished it yet. As of now, I'm conflicted. Like anyone who understands transformation, spiritual work, or coaching, you'll get these beautiful 'coincidences'. On the other hand the writing itself doesn't yet feel that profound, more like a lot of sharing with some deep quotes. If anything else hits me as I read or when I finish, I'll write another review.

2009-02-21 | Dancing coach (New York, NY) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 2

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Excellent
After Simple Abundance -- a book I found so amazing -- affected her life by it's huge success, Moving On keeps the reader in on this woman's growth and wonderful life affirming suggestions.

2008-11-26 | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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Life changing
This book is a beautiful, deeply personal, and wonderful work. I feel that this book has changed my life, because the author is so genuine and open about her own heart. Her honesty causes me to realize things about myself or put into words emotions that I could not yet figure out. I hope every woman will read this book. This book found me in a crisis of my life, and has helped me to get through it. I am grateful for it.

2008-08-25 (USA) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5

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Ready to move on too
I love it when a book finds you in the exact moment you need it. This one has. The content is inspiring and speaks to me about the things that make up the tapestry of my life right now. The author knows what I've gone through and what I need to strive for in the next chapter of my life. Love this book. Perfect for those who never dreamed of being at this stage of life at this age but still intend to thrive.

2008-05-31 | kitchen goddess (Stratham, NH) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5

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Mrs. Sharp's Traditions

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2003-09-05 | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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Mrs. Sharp's Traditions
I have read every book that Susan Ban Breathnach has written and have loved them all. However, Mrs. Sharp's Traditions is a jewel in today's world. It truly focuses on family traditions and celebrations and helps those of us who juggle career, family and home. It is a shame that this book is no longer in print. It took me 3 months to get it at our local library. I highly encourage the publisher to re-print.

2000-03-29 (Portland, Or) | Helpful Votes: 6 | Rating: 5

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If you don't reprint this book my family will suffer!
For year's my family has gone without traditions and celebrations of any kind. Everytime we gather as a family it is a disaster! This book has brought me hope that there can be a time in my life where we can gather together as a happy family and enjoy ourselves. If I don't have a copy of this book for my very own library, my family and I will suffer for all eternity. Please reprint this beautiful book!

2000-03-26 (Alta Loma, CA) | Helpful Votes: 5 | Rating: 5

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REPRINT PLEASE!
I too have tried every avenue to find this book to no avail. Please ask publisher to reprint!

2000-03-08 (West Windsor, NJ) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5

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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
I have tried every avenue I know of to get a copy of this book - PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE reprint!

1999-12-31 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 5

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Hold That Thought

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From the author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Simple Abundance comes an illustrated perpetual calendar which focuses on the book's six important principles: gratitude, simplicity, order, harmony, beauty, and joy.

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Customer Reviews

Very inspirational
If you love Sarah Ban Breathnach, you'll love this. Perfect for a desk top - it offers a daily reminder of how wonderful we are and how to keep ourselves in a positive light.

2006-11-04 (Alexandria, VA USA) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5

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An excellent journal for stepmoms!
This journal is an excellent tool for stepmoms and second wives to write down their emotions, thoughts etc..when dealing with the tough issues of being in a second marriage or blended family situation! Highly recommend!

1999-04-30 | Helpful Votes: 21 | Rating: 5

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An excellent tool for stepmoms!
This journal is a wonderful tool for stepmoms and second wives to jot down their thoughts and emotions when dealing with the complexities of a blended family and remarriage.

1999-04-11 | Helpful Votes: 11 | Rating: 5

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El encanto cotidiano (Millenium Series) (Spanish Edition)

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The Simple Abundance Companion

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This workbook is based on the author's popular workshops and expands more upon the wisdom provided in her best sellers Simple Abundance and Something More.

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Before Simple Abundance was a bestselling book, it was a highly successful workshop taught by author Sarah Ban Breathnach. Returning to the workshop format, Ban Breathnach has written this workbook-style companion guide. Devised as a month-by-month course, this 12-chapter book offers reflective lessons on topics such as "Choice As a Spiritual Gift," "The Love of Play," and "Sacred Connections." At the end of each chapter Ban Breathnach lists "Soul Assignments," which include penetrating questions alongside lighthearted assignments: going on "creativity excursions" or learning to "color outside the lines" of life.

Ban Breathnach possesses a contagious playfulness that permeates the book's workshop structure. Critics call her frivolous, but fans call her inspirational. Even her resources promise a good time, including her amusing appendix on "Cinematherapy," which lists suitable movies for every chapter. (For example, chapter 3, "Romancing the Soul," could be enhanced by watching Love in the Afternoon or A Man and a Woman.)

"Consider this workbook a personal tutorial," she writes. "Just you and me.... But please let's think girls' night out instead of study group as we sift and sort. Gratefully, I've finally learned to choose fun over earnestness any day of the week, and I'm not going back. How about you?" Not a chance, Sarah. Not a chance. --Gail Hudson

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Customer Reviews

Sarah's Suggestions
So far, I have found this book to be a good tool for focusing on some positive ways to reconnect with my truly creative self. For those who aren't willing to take a few creative risks, this book might not be helpful, as it is full of suggestions for manifesting abundance on many levels. If you liked the book Simple Abundance, this might be a good follow-up to try.

2007-07-23 | Tall Reader (Belchertown, MA United States) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 4

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Excellent
Would do business with this seller again. Fast shipping and product in great condition.

2006-07-05 | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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simply abundant (Like 'The Journey:Where seagulls dare to f
simply abundant with pearls of wisdom......simply learning how to breathe again...to reconnect with myself again...to retune to my inner child again....simply beautiful. Still haven't found a book though as good as 'The Journey:Where Seagulls Dare To Fly' (www.amazon.co.uk)...therefore 4 stars only!

2001-02-11 (England) | Helpful Votes: 14 | Rating: 4

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Simple but not Simple
Simple can be a negative word in some contexts. However, simple is beautiful as Sarah writes about it. When I began my own simplicity movement 15 years ago I felt all alone and sometimes felt like caving in and jumping back on the materialistic bandwagon.

I discovered Sarah's books several years ago and I've been simplifying every part of my life eagerly and with glee. It is like I have lost 100 pounds. All those extra things I added onto my life since birth rarely gave me lasting happiness.

I think a couple of other outstanding books in this vein are The Romantic's Guide by Michael Webb. It shows how you can be simple and yet "The World's Most Romantic Husband." Also, Simple Living is a good read.

2000-04-28 | Helpful Votes: 114 | Rating: 5

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Another winner!
Guess I'll make it a unanimous (so far) 5 star rating for Sarah's latest. Like her other stand-alone books, it's filled with pithy humor, undeniable wisdom and gentle guidance--like having a "big sister" to guide you through the journey of self-discovery, sharing equal parts of joy and sorrow, pain and growth. Designed with the idea that each of the 12 chapters takes one month, to be completed in one year, I'd say that's about right. It isn't a workbook to rifle through, but one to relish, savor, ponder and ultimately digest. Thank you, Sarah, for yet another book to help in the excavation process of our Authentic Selves. The sharing of your talents has made us ALL the more richer.

2000-04-21 | deelited2 (Covina, CA USA) | Helpful Votes: 178 | Rating: 5

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Romancing the Ordinary: A Year of Simple Splendour

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Romancing the Ordinary
Loved this book. I read this one first b/f her first book and it is my favorite. I bought copies for family members as well. Just a wonderful, insightful book. Would highly recommend it.

2008-12-22 (Covington, LA) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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An Inspirational Read
Sarah Ban Breathnach has been one of my favourite authors for a while now. I picked up Simple Abundance a couple of years ago, and it came to me just at the right time. I eagerly followed up on Sarah's work with The Simple Abundance Companion and Something More, but I found Romancing The Ordinary to be her best work yet. The book is a light and inspiring read, and like your best friend, Sarah encourages you to come in a little closer and share in some "secret women's business". And almost everything she suggests - from creating a Holiday Memory Book, to mixing your own bath salts - are easy, fun-filled ideas to help you find beauty in the ordinary.
I loved this book so much that almost every third page has been highlighted with quotes and ideas that have inspired me. And I would encourage any reader, who is looking to bring a bit of romance back into the every day, to pick up a copy of this gorgeous book.



Zara Stevens
Boy Meets Girl: A Pocketful of Wedding Stories

2008-07-07 | (Author - Boy Meets Girl: A Pocketful of Wedding Stories) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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Sweet and simple
Reading the other reviews I was surprised to see how many people appreciated the asthetics of this book in hardcover - I'm almost sorry I have the paperback version!

I have not read any of Ban Breathnach's former books, so my review does not suffer from comparisons to what most reviewers consider to be a far superior book "Simple Adundance". However, I will be sure to hunt that book down now, given the glowing reviews it has been given.

I found this book to be sweet and simple. I appreciated the structure of the book and liked that there were not dated entries - I feel this gave the book a more flexible, organic feel. Some of the entries were quirky, others insightful and a few were almost bizarre. But I feel the purpose of this book was to give people a focus for seeing the gifts in their own lives, most of which we don't see in the manner of not seeing the forest for the trees.

I recommend this book, although I have my usual complaint of the seasons always being for the northern hemisphere, leaving us southern hemisphere people wondering what to do with 7 pairs of socks in January, the height of our summer.

2005-12-20 | Helpful Votes: 5 | Rating: 4

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TOO MUCH GOD FOR ME
I bought several sets of tapes for my family gift giving but when I played one I decided to put them in the charity box instead. Far too much religion in it. Self improvement and joy of living does not HAVE to be god related. I am sorry because I really do think she has great talent. If she could just write and leave religion out of it.

2005-12-05 (Maine USA) | Helpful Votes: 11 | Rating: 3

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Jumping Into The Deep End
"Do you remember when you were little and jumping into the deep end of the pool was one of the most daring things you could do? Once a sense of play introduces a little deep-end jumping into each ordinary day, you'll want to keep doing it again and again. And you were meant to."

Thus begins one of the chapters of Breathnach's wonderful book. And reading this book is much like jumping into the deep end. Each chapter is replete with sage wisdom, witty humor and examples of ways in which we can all make each 'ordinary' day wondrous. From chapters such as "She Who Should Be Obeyed," which speaks to, and honors, a woman's sixth sense of "Knowing," to the delicious quotes which precede each chapter, and are scattered throughout the pages, this book speaks to indulgences intended to restore weary feminine souls -- soul wisdom evident on nearly every page, rituals for body, mind and soul, decorating tips for making your retreat a soul haven, scrumptious recipes, feminine fashion and helpful gardening hints.

A welcome theme that is woven throughout the book like a scarlet thread is the subject of self-nurturance and the importance of being wedded to oneself. In a society that indoctrinates single women with the fallacy that life apart from a romantic relationship is a failed life, Breathnach affirms the fact that the most important love relationship a woman can have is with herself.

I highly recommend this book to any woman interested in rejuvenating her spirit....and perhaps particularly to women who find themselves in mid-life with feelings of regret and longings for adventure. By the time you finish this book, you will recognize that 'something a simple as a rainy summer afternoon can provide us with some unorthodox adventures on the wings of memory.'

2005-07-29 | Helpful Votes: 9 | Rating: 4

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