In Igniting The Spirit At Work: Daily Reflections, corporate psychologist and training director Marilyn Mason provides the reader with a pocket-sized compendium of daily reflections and inspiring quotations from a variety of sources ranging from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Marie Curie. Strongly recommended for students of personal spirituality and anyone seeking emotional self-improvement, Igniting The Spirit At Work is an invaluable reference packed with a special wisdom designed to promote mental and emotional well-being within the context of today's stressful and often confusing workplace environment.

Igniting the Spirit at Work is a joy to read. Mason incorporates stories, proverbs, stimulating quotes, and her own experiences into the mix she creates for each day of the year, and ends each day with an affirmation designed to ignite the spirit. She does so in ways that stimulate creative exploration and dialogue. Here are some fun ways to bring this book into your life: read about the birthdays of people who matter to you and think about their relationship with you in the context of that day's message; think about the last day you would have characterized as a real "opportunity for growth" and see what awaits you on that day's page; search your calendar for upcoming challenging events, meetings with difficult people,or high pressure deadlines, and then read that day's message as the catalyst that sparks your imagination, soothes your tired mind or gives your heart a moment of healing warmth.

A book of its times, Igniting the Spirit at Work recognizes that our best ideas very often come from a quotation or story or comment that intrigues us. Marilyn Mason's series of single-page reflections, one for each day, is like an companion who stimulates our minds and spirits.

I like the easy format -- a thought per page -- since it suits my tendency at the moment to pause, however briefly, and to center my attention on something outside the headlines and the immediate demands of the day. I find myself perusing this book in different ways, sometimes by day, sometimes by randomly selecting a few pages and sometimes by stopping at the subjects at the top of each page that catch my eye.

Good book.

This book is an enlightening first step in understanding a spouse who is driven by perfectionism, anger and control. Reading the book makes you realize it's not their fault -- or yours either. (This does not make their behavior less destructive, but it's easier when you stop blaming them for it.) The person from this type of family does not have the self-awareness to recognize their own destructive impulses, much less develop the skills they need to have healthy relationships. It's like they are pre-programmed to destroy relationships with family and business partners. After reading this book, you realize that you, alone, cannot help your spouse, and if you keep trying to do it alone, you will only become more frustrated and heartbroken. It is a good guideline to begin therapy with a good family counselor, which I believe is the only way to break the cycle.

Shame has a myriad of origins, this book gives an excellentunderstanding of shame and its effect upon our lives. It helps us todifferentiate the important difference between guilt and shame. Shame deeply effects our self esteem as well as how we view others and eventually our success in life. John Bradshaw, who is also an excellent writer, in his book regarding shame mostly limits his approach to those from alcoholic families. In this book, not only is this area covered but many other areas along with the developmental dynamics of shame and shame-based behaviors. Not coming from an alcoholic family I did not understand my own deep feelings of shame until I read this book. I highly recommend it for any persons who wish to understand themselves better on their road to becoming a more complete, self-accepting and healthy person.

The authors do an excellent job of raising awareness of how shame impacts family relationships. Their limited, but well focused use of graphs and case studies allows them to relay a great deal of information to the reader in a concise but very understandable manner.

Marilyn Mason have plunged into the mysteries of climbing and somehow drew lessons from its wells. Read and be healed...