What People are Saying about "Life is a Verb" and "37days"
Some of the Reviews of Life is a Verb:
“Patti Digh
writes like her hair is burning..." --Cravingbalance.com
"Damn,
girl. You write good.” -Lee Hancock, Dallas Morning News
"What I am trying to do is find a way to describe how grateful I am that she and her work have come into my life."--Sarah Morgan
"I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: I adore Patti Digh’s book Life is a Verb: 37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally.
I love her writing, her depth, her sizzle. This is a book that makes me sing
with life and the possibilities we all have for transformation and awareness.
It is the best antidote I’ve got these days for the pain and fear raging around
us--that and loving hugs, long naps, fervent prayer and letting myself feel
whatever I’m feeling." -Jennifer Louden, author of The Woman's Comfort Book
“The
37days blog is one of my daily
must-reads…"
“Life is a
verb-alicious thang…”--Virtual Tea House
"As further proof that the most inspiring and
joyous of art is often born of the most dire and dour of experiences, I give
you Patti Digh
and the magnificent, powerful, astonishing collection of stories she has
written on her blog, 37 Days, and compiled as a book, Life Is a Verb: 37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful and Live
Intentionally. ….the result is
sublime. No, “sublime” is overused and inadequate: the result is an
astonishing, rich, gorgeous collection of beautifully written essays that
simultaneously make me want to keep reading (faster! faster!) and throw down
the book and have at it myself. They’re livable lessons that don’t feel
preachy, complex ideas rendered wondrously clear."--the Communicatrix
“Life
is a verb indeed!”--Sunday School Rebel
“A
book to help you with your bucket
list.”--Squidoo
"Life is a Verb is brilliantly-crafted, raw,
gorgeously-designed, and daringly different from ‘self-help’ books. It relates,
through stories that sparkle and astonish and soar, how to move, to be on your
way, to realize who you really are through your actions. Every word of this
book is essential."
-Dave
Pollard, author of How to Save the World and
Finding
the Sweet Spot: The Natural Entrepreneur's Guide to Responsible, Sustainable,
Joyful Work
"In short, as I read on, I found myself getting sharper and smarter. I considered why it might be better to make a mistake -- and learn from it -- than strain to get everything right."-- Jesse Kornbluth, for HeadButler.com
"Reading
-Patricia Ryan Madson, Stanford Emerita and author of Improv Wisdom: Don’t
Prepare, Just Show Up
“This book is one you'll want on your nightstand.” Weread.com/review
"This is a book to be savoured. I loved its message, its colours, even
the feel of its paper. A book that encourages you to "inhabit your own
story” is well worth recommending and taking to heart."--Mary Anne Moore, Synergy
Magazine "Patti Digh, author of Life Is A Verb, +
David David Robinson = Quality. Substance. Devotion. I participated in
their free seminar last week on "Playing with your blocks." They
didn't waste anytime getting to the sage stuff. Patti's opening question melted
my heart and echoed the question I am living: "If you could imagine that
your art could provide everything you needed in your life, how would you
approach your art?" If I'd paid $500 bucks for that phone call, I would
have got my money's worth in the first five minutes."--White
Hot Truth "Oh, wait - did I just say written by Patti? Well, it is, the words are
hers. But the sense I get when I read her book, or her blog, 37 Days, is more that Patti is one
part of a lovely interconnected web of people, places and experiences, and
while she does write from her unique perspective from her place on the web,
she's also able to take a deep breath, somehow put herself above it all, and
write from a place of seeing the connections within the web."--Open-Hearted
Life “Gay, bisexual, or straight, living deliberately and authentically requires
not just courage and perseverance, but also a practical guide. Patti provides
us great insights and useful exercises that make it more likely we’ll all
experience spiritual health.” “I have never seen such a simultaneously practical, aesthetically beautiful,
and soul-caressing book in my life.” -Kichiro Hayashi, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. “Life is a Verb is a wonderful treat! Good exercises, stories, and
examples. Reading it will help you appreciate just how much can be gained
through living with intention. It’s also a lot of fun.” “Patti
Digh is a magician who is able to call to the noblest, most generous self
inside each of us, while at the same time commiserating about the little
failures and challenges which life delivers on an unscheduled basis. She is fearless
in baring her soul, and her writing is engaging to the reader in a fashion
which leaves one compelled to feel what she writes to one's very depths.”
-Rick, Denver, Colorado “It’s
intelligent, thoughtful, inspiring and real. Please don’t ever stop.” –New
Zealand “Another
stunning post from Patti Digh… -London “You
are my best guide. Ever.” –Israel “Your
story is powerful and meaningful and can inspire others. It seriously is the
best I have ever read.”- New Zealand “Patti
Digh's work will not change your life. Instead, it'll open your eyes to just
how brilliantly, miraculously, amazingly important your existence already is.”
-Siona, Boulder, Colorado “I
have lived more than 74 years and you made me cry—I don’t cry often. I think I
may have lived too long, seen too much, and loved too little.” – U.S. “All
of us struggle at times with questions of identity and purpose - Who am I? What
should I make of my life? Patti Digh perceptively guides us to the
answers....[Yeah, it's so serious. But I'm sure your publisher would never
choose this blurb: 'Patti Digh is THE MOST AWESOME WRITER EVAH! This book is
full of win.']” -Kim, Columbus, Ohio “You
make me stop and examine my own reactions and behaviors.” -California “I
cannot possibly tell you how significant your reflections are to me…I am quiet
over them.” –Washington, D.C. “You're
helping all of us to say what we know and act on those truths.” –California “Your
writing totally captivates me.” –India “I
continue to read 37days with awe and delight, and often with a
profound awakening to ideas and possibility.” –France “Last
week's piece left me unable to move.” –U.S. “You
are just the best writer I know. And this week’s 37days is a
masterpiece. It is a mystery, a love story, a drama and a fable all wrapped up
in one compelling 10 minute read. I don't know how you do it but I sure hope
you never stop! -Germany"Thank you...for
how you've chosen to consider that question and respond to it ... for your
marvelous book, Life is a Verb (I can't wait to hold it in my hands!)
... for posting my "37 days..." thoughts on your blog ... for all the
com/passionate living and loving your work inspires!
“Life is a Verb is
my SAD light this winter, providing more sparkle, illumination and brilliance
than any 10,000 kilowatt lamp could ever come close to providing. “-Jodi, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
-Brian McNaught, author of Are
You Guys Brothers?
-Roger von Oech, author of
A Whack on the Side of the
Head: How You Can Be More Creative A Sampling of the thousands of
comments from Patti’s blog, “37days”, from which Life is a Verb emerged:
