Summary
This book is a life-manual for meaningful and successful living. It could be thought of as the "owner's manual" which was accidentally mislaid when you began this experience which we call "Life on Planet Earth." The principles which govern life are revealed, and unique insights provide a path to a positive personal philosophy, empowering the reader with a sense of purposefulness and fulfillment. Steering Your Way Through Life is intended for all seekers, those who have felt that they were missing something that they should know. If you are ready to turn away from aimless dissatisfaction and steer into a course that leads to knowledge, confidence, and a sense of purposeful living, then this book is for you.
Review
If you feel life should come with an owner's manual, this may be the book for you. Steering Your Way Through Life gives a simple, straightforward approach to developing your own personal philosophy. In fewer than three hundred pages, this book covers the basic truths of life, valuable focus points for living, a discussion of religion and spirituality which includes quantum physics and practical prayer and affirmation techniques. All of the explorations are done without insisting on buy-in or belief.
The reader is encouraged to explore further and come to his own conclusions. The goal is for the reader to find a personal connection to the universal consciousness and a comfortable and individual way of being in the world. To aid in this path of discovery are suggestions for affirmations, prayer, meditation and journaling.
The book suggests resources for further spiritual growth and provides a Success System Journal exercise for practical application of the techniques discussed in its pages. The large print format and plain language make the book an easy and enjoyable read. This is a great book to give to someone embarking on their spiritual quest or confused by the many offerings now available in the area of spirituality and religion. Steering Your Way Through Life can assist us in steering a reasonable and practical course to and through the spiritual universe.
- Pat Gentry, Science of Mind
Tom Beardshall, healer and owner of The Holistic Wellness Center in McMurray, has been a prominent figure in the wellness community for a long time, and many, many people have become healers by starting out as one of his students. Tom practices a wide variety of healing modalities, including hypnosis, Reiki, Healing Touch and Energy Field Therapies, just to name a few. As a self-described life-long student of everything related to religion, spirituality, metaphysics, philosophy, psychology, prayer and meditation – again, just to name a few – it seems inevitable that Tom’s next step would be to combine his knowledge into a book, and he’s done just that in Steering Your Way Through Life, A Guide to Being Happy, Purposeful, and Fulfilled.
This practical, straightforward compilation offers Tom’s “homespun advice” in a mandala-like format that encourages the reader to explore, test, question, and ultimately develop a personal philosophy and spiritual connection. A wide range of topics is covered, from reincarnation, affirmations, Christianity, spirituality and quantum physics, to meditation and dream journals.
The first chapters cover very basic tenets of life, which Tom calls immutable truths, such as that change is inevitable and suffering is unavoidable, and also some “good things to know” about life, relationships, forgiveness and life in general. A favorite of mine is “Your greatest need is to discover how to live a meaningful and satisfying life. Following a philosophy which guides you into purposeful and intentional living is the only path which deserves our devotion, satisfies our inner being, and develops our true potential.”
More in-depth discussion of spirituality and consciousness follows. Dividing topics into succinct chapters gives the reader a true overview of what’s out there in the spiritual and metaphysical world today. Tom writes extensively about Christianity and the Teachings of Jesus in the true spiritual sense, not from the angle of religious dogma. And he explores reincarnation, prayer, affirmations, goal setting, and much more. He also includes chapters on specific organizations, such as A.R.E and New Thought Churches. At the end of the book, Tom offers affirmation cards to cut out and use, as well as the Success Meditation, a 40 day success reprogramming process, which includes 40 pages of a personal journal for the reader to use as they embark on a spiritual journey and discover their own philosophy and truth.
Steering Your Way Through Life is a great choice for anyone starting out on a spiritual quest, or for anyone who is confused by all the various teachings and modalities being offered in the metaphysical arena these days. It’s an easy, enjoyable read in a large 8 ½” by 11” soft cover format with large print. The mandala of thoughts in each chapter, sometimes seemingly unrelated to the prior one, all fit together at the end to help the reader steer a practical, spiritual course towards living a purposeful and fulfilled life.
- Autumn 2007 issue of Point Of Light magazine,
Western Pennsylvania’s journal of meaningful living
