Only Nuns Change Habits Overnight: Fifty-Two Amazing Ways to Master the Art of Personal Change

by Karen Scalf Linamen

Do you wish something in your life was different? Take heart You already possess the first and most important ingredient for change. Don't waste your dissatisfaction, wield it Intimate, humorous, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1400074002
• ISBN13: 9781400074006
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Waterbrook Press
• Length: 193 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Love The Title

Karen Scalf Linamen has some questions for the reader. What changes do you want to make in your life? Are you missing out on something? Ever thinK, "I can't do that." She knows change doesn't happen over night and it takes a real determination to choose to change and to follow through on that decision. She lists fifty-two life changing actions the reader can put to use in his or her own life. Lots of good advise writen with a humorous style that will engage the reader from page one to the end. Fun, witty, and wise.

First rate devotional to help you change your life for good

Only Nuns Change Habits Overnight by Karen Linamen is the perfect book to start reading at the beginning of the year. There are hundreds of books out there that will tell you just how to fix your life: budgeting, diet, exercise, self-improvement, etc, but the reason there are always more of these books is that we find it hard to stick with any plan that requires us to change, even if we desire it! Linamen seeks to help us stick with actual change by determining what holds us back from making changes and helping us overcome those obstacles. Her writing is always funny, yet incredibly smart. Most chapters include the opportunity for journaling and self-discovery exercises. I didn't do all of them, but the ones I did revealed a lot, even to me! There are many reasons why we can't stick with serious change, but Linamen addresses each one with the encouragement to never give up. I do recommend reading this book in the morning or midday. I read it each night before bed, and I sometimes forgot to keep the vows I made to myself the night before, but that's my own fault. I've passed the book on to my husband in hopes that we can both makes changes together.

If You Really Want to Make Some Changes Nuns Would be a Helpful Companion

This is the first of Karen Scalf Linaman books I've read and I enjoyed her cut to the chase style of putting it out there. I also enjoyed her sometimes subtle, sometimes in your face humor. If you are looking for some enthusiastic cheerleading for choices you know you need or should make, you could benefit from Linaman's helpful ideas. If you aren't ready to do what you need to do to move forward with lifestyle changes, this book isn't going to make your life better. I appreciated that all her wisdom and suggestions can be applied to all areas of life. You don't necessarily need a handful of how-to books to cover all your resolutions. Hers would be sufficient because her insight covers across the board. Her chapters are short and broken up into quick bite-sized nuggets and snippets of story. Very conservative religious may struggle with some aspects of this book and the author's personal struggles. If you can't accept a Christian remarrying after divorce, then you'll want to pass because Linaman is honest about her own path in life that includes a failed marriage. If you are expecting very deep Biblical wisdom and counsel you might be disappointed. However, the author includes the basic Gospel message and several scripture references. That said, non-religious can find takeaways that will help them to focus on what they could do to move beyond a struggle or bad habit. As with all self-help books if it just ends up on your bookshelf it's not going to benefit you. If you are going to buy it and not commit to pulling out what makes sense to you and using it, don't waste your money. But if you truly want to makes some changes Only Nuns could be just what you're looking for.

Self Improvement can be Fun and Funny!

Karen Scalf Linamen says she writes humor and self-help - together, not separately. To really understand that description, you have to read one of her books. Luckily, I recently did just that. In light of the quickly approaching New Year and our propensity for resolutions, Only Nuns Change Habits Overnight is extremely timely. Her advice is sound, but her delivery is hilarious. Check out some of these chapter titles: Does the Name Pavlov Ring a Bell? If at First You Don't Succeed, Skydiving Is Not for You. The Next Time You Come to the End of Your Rope, Start Flapping Your Arms Very Funny, Scotty. Now Beam Up My Clothes A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins at the Fuel Pump Only Nuns Change Habits Overnight will give you advice on how to make ANY change you desire. It doesn't matter if your desired change is simple (stop losing my car keys) or difficult (learn how to manage my temper), short term (organize my spice cabinet) or long term (lose 75 pounds). This book will help you identify the areas of your life you want to improve, set specific goals, motivate you to get started and encourage you to persist until you're successful. Karen gives the reader 52 tips, detailed instructions, examples, and anecdotal stories funny enough to make you wet yourself as you nod and think, "Yep, I've done that!" Of course, just as many times you'll say to yourself, "At least I'm not that bad!" If you desire to make any lasting change in your life, Only Nuns Change Habits Overnight is the book you need to truly believe, "Yes, I can!"

Encouraging...

It is very difficult to make changes in your life. The step is discovering that you need to make a change and what your want to change. Changes don't happen overnight so don't get discouraged. I once read that it takes 30 days to form a habit. It takes much longer to break habit. Only Nuns Change Habits Overnight is a delightful book. Karen Scalf Linamen offers common sense advice about making changes in your life. No matter what you would like to change, Linamen's 52 ideas can work for you. Linamen writes with humor, wisdom, and encouragement. Only Nuns Change Habits Overnight is easy to read and understand.