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The Social Cause Diet | 
 enlarge | Author: Gail Perry Johnston
Publisher: Cupola Press
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 1192482
Media: Paperback
Pages: 252
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0979334527
EAN: 9780979334528
ASIN: 0979334527
Publication Date: August 1, 2008
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Condition: never read, excellent condition
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Product Description
Studies show that volunteering is good for your health. Adding a few volunteer activities to your schedule can lower your heart rate, lengthen your lifespan, and possibly even help you lose weight! But where do you begin? What causes should you support? And what would you be good at doing? Here is a collection of personal stories by 45 everyday heroes who are enjoying the rich benefits of helping others. Coupled with the authors own reflections on what makes life truly satisfying, this book overflows with ideas and inspiration on how to give of yourself for the greater good--and for your health.
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Fun to read and very inspiring December 20, 2008
Louanne Klein (Lafayette, CA USA)
I'm not much of a non-fiction reader, but I loved this book. I really enjoyed both the author's short essays on the value of volunteering and the stories about how people have made a difference. It's the kind of book you can pick up and read for 10 minutes, finish a story, be inspired, then go back to your daily routine. I also liked the short description of each of the not-for-profit organizations featured in the book. As we change focus from accumulating material possessions to what's truly important in life, this book offers insight and direction for anyone who wants to make a difference in the world.
Great book November 15, 2008
James E. Ott
I recommend this book to anyone who loves to be inspired and who cares about giving back to our community. The stories are short and uplifting and well-written. I kept thinking I'd read "just one more story" and the next thing I knew I'd read half the book. The book's message: We can all make a difference in our world and be healthier for it.
Inspiring and fulfilling to read! November 5, 2008
L. Holcomb
I have read this book through and know I will read stories from it again soon whenever I need a pick-me-up. It is a great reminder of how many ways there are to help others and of all the great people out there who make it a habit to do so. This really showed me how we can use our own interests and talents to help others and make it our way of life. I recommend it!
outstanding human beings & beautiful stories July 25, 2008
sandra kay (usa)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
this is a remarkable anthology filled with truth, inspiration and wisdom for children and adults alike. EXCELLENT testimonies regarding the mutually beneficial healing powers of volunteer work.
it is my philosophy that what we love to do, instructs us as to what we are here to do, and what suffering we endure, instructs us on who we are here to help once we've healed. this can be seen over and over again within the 45 short narratives of people who have transcended their personal tragedies by helping others through similar pains.
the concept and goal of this book: to successfully match readers with services/volunteer work most compatible with their personality, strengths/weaknesses, and passions, is a noble one. i was especially pleased to read, "this book provides no pecking order to the available causes to serve, because there shouldn't be any"
and gail johnston stays true to her words by showcasing the value of a wide variety of volunteer experiences from passing out pencils, to building homes, to providing medical care, to singing, random acts of kindness (prepaying a stranger's cab fare), to the actual founding of non-profit organizations.
no act of service is too small and all acts of service result in the benefits described at the beginning of the book: "...mysterious, spiritual belssings that can't be seen or measured but that surely enhance our well-being and quality of life"
like the author, i too am a survivor of eating disorders, and like the author also, i found that my healing and return to happiness and health is in large part thanks to the willingness and ability to move away from mass media influenced micro-self-consciousness and toward the much more important things in life: reaching out and helping others.
3/4 of the way through this book, my comment to my children was this: "we share the planet with some truly amazing people." -and i am most proud and grateful to have my own volunteer testimony and the tri valley haven in livermore, included in the social cause diet.
the world owes gail johnston a big thank you! for the time, work, effort and accomplishment of this most inspiring anthology. i'm sure the humanitarian benefits will manifest quickly and multiply for years to come.
it's "pay it foward" in action not theory.
and an all around great read, after read, after read...
sandra kay, ttgp
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