The Soul Cafe: Seeking Wholeness in Life One Cup at a Time

by David McLean

How many of us have raced through life--meeting to meeting, bumper to bumper, dinner to dinner, skating to swimming--chasing after goals that always seem just beyond our reach? Then, one day, the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0968870007
• ISBN13: 9780968870006
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Hushion House Publishing
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Thoughtful and evocative .

This book takes a novel approach to a mature genre. I found it to be an easy read that evoked comparisons to my own experiences. This is something you'll be thinking about for a long time after you've put it down.

Permeate your sense and senses with The Soul Cafe....

What a delightful read. The only no-so-hot comment I have is that I wish it was longer! However the message of the book is what is important and this is conveyed well. The Soul Cafe takes you on a journey that will remind you to "wake up and smell the coffee". Will Ian sell his soul or find it? This book takes you on the personal journey of a man faced with chosing integrity, accountability or selling out. In the process he finds his spiritual center and remembers what is important. I couldn't put it down. Thanks for the book and the coffee David!

"The Soul Cafe" is a book for NOW.

The Soul Café is a book for NOW. It's a novel, job manual, and self-help book all in one. Drawing from the collective wisdom of Mohandas Gandhi, Margaret Fishback Powers, Jesus of Nazareth, William Shakespeare, Henry Ford, and others, author David McLean presents a colorful and enjoyable story that is easy to read but offers up a timely and decidedly compelling message. This book traces the story of a materially successful Chicago business executive, Ian Archer, who finds himself in an increasingly precarious position within his workplace, a position which encourages him to compromise his integrity and all that believes in. Competing impulses tear at Ian, on the one hand insisting he play it safe and tow the company line, and on the other urging him to blow the whistle on the corruption and decay he has uncovered in an internal investigation but risk losing his job and the affluent lifestyle to which he, his wife and twelve-year-old son have become accustomed.Unhappy, empty and confused, Ian desperately searches for answers, which begins oddly enough in a small unassuming soulful coffee house where he comes across a peculiar but intriguing stranger who asks him: What is your pain? At first unsettled by this question, the protagonist tries to ignore it, but eventually finds it will niggle away at him until he chooses to tackle it head on. By connecting more strongly with nature, with the values and beliefs with which he was raised, and with a number of vividly-drawn personal mentors, Ian eventually finds reconnection with his father, wife, son, and, most importantly, with his own soul. It is only once he has done this that he is able to grapple with the dilemmas at work and understand that some risks are ultimately worth taking. After all, "What will it profit us if we gain the whole world but lose our souls?"In a world rife with competition, deadlines, and layoffs, companies and individuals today often find disconnection, apathy, and malaise rampant in the workplace. Any business in the 21st century-large or small-would be wise to heed the message in McLean's "The Soul Café," a message advocating the importance of recognizing and celebrating the individual talents and abilities of all employees and of instilling a sense of soulfulness in the workplace. This is not just a book for business, however. Anyone-in any walk of life-who wants a lucid, entertaining, and thought-provoking good read will find that "The Soul Café" offers it up-"one cup at a time."