US: Transforming Ourselves and the Relationships that Matter Most Book

"The key to real and lasting change lies somewhere between what you know and what you do. It's what you think." --Lisa OzBeing social creatures, we yearn for connection but often fall into bad habits that interfere with our ability to have rewarding relationships. We begin to see ourselves as alone, isolated, or at odds with the rest of the universe. How can we learn to live in relationship in a more enlightened way? In US: Transforming Ourselves and the Relationships That Matter Most, Lisa Oz, the bestselling coauthor of the YOU: The Owner's Manual series, takes readers on a transformational journey as she explores the three relationships that matter most: with the self, with others, and with the Divine. Interrelated and inseparable, these fundamental relationships determine the quality and the measure of our emotional and spiritual lives. Drawing from ancient traditions, spiritual and holistic thinkers, and personal insights, Lisa Oz guides you on an...

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Begin with yourself! Oz follows in the wake of the "You: The Owner's Manual" series (e.g., You: Being Beautiful) that her husband and business partner, Dr. Mehmet Oz of The Dr. Oz Show, coauthors with Michael F. Roizen. (This work could share the "You" series title, since the first half focuses on relating to oneself.) Following the adage that the only person you can change is yourself, Oz begins with the Enneagram as a tool for identifying personality type. Other topics of self-examination include reaction to change, dealing with pain and suffering, and relating to your physical and emotional selves. Concluding that we find ourselves best in relationship with others, Oz gives special emphasis to marriage, family, humanity, and God (with whom, according to Oz, everyone has a relationship, even unacknowledged). Throughout, she uses examples of her own life and experience, and she ends each chapter with a week of exercises for further growth and exploration. VERDICT Not a book about relationships but about being in relationship, this distillation of popular wisdom is not an essential purchase but will appeal to those who loved the "You" series.—Lucille M. Boone, San Jose P.L., CA