"What is your greatest epiphany in life?" is the question asked of 58 different people ranging from Maya Angelo and Ali McGraw to Deepak Chopra just to name a few. Ms. Ballard divides up the epiphanies into sections: Awakenings, New Directions, Healings, Miracles, Coming of Age and Callings.
I like to read non-fiction like this that has the potential to inspire. While some of the stories are inspiring...there were a couple that involved "hearing a voice" and some psychic revelations that I found a little hard to swallow. It was interesting to read about the life changing epiphanies that steered some famous peoples lives, people that I might have never known these things about.
The overall riding fact in this book, that I think can apply to anyone is to take the time to listen to what your life, your body and your head tells you. When you take the time to do this, you are opening yourself to having an epiphany.
I found the epiphanies of those in the book that weren't celebrities more inspiring. Maybe because I feel like it would be more likely to happen to me. The lives of the rich & famous put their epiphanies out of reach.
So, not my favorite non-fiction read. I found I couldn't relate very well with the stories. I guess my live has (knock on wood) been fairly unremarkable. Epiphanies seem to happen to those who have had huge life changes or traumas. If that is what it takes to have an epiphany, I think I will pass!
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