Why I wish I had written Sarah Ban Breathnach's New York Times number one bestsellers. My favourite memoirs of all time.
Opinions are split on whether the work of Sarah Ban Breathnach is memoir or self help book but my opinion is memoir.
I first began to be a fan of Sarah Ban Breathnach when I was on a cruise and, desperate for something to read, went to the tiny ship library. I picked up Romancing the Ordinary because it had a nice painting of Ophelia on the front. By page 20 I was happy, relaxed and hooked.
I have always thought of these books as memoirs as most of the lessons also tell the reader how Sarah reached that point in her life or how she enjoys simplicity. In her 10th Anniversary edition she also has a large introduction about how her life brought her to the "Simple Abundance Path".
Ok that sounds a bit happy clappy. A bit like a cult or sales tactic but I promise it isn't They are just really inspirational memoirs.
The books talk about how concentrating on the simple joys of being alive such as a moment to relax, a lovely smell, the beauty of a flower and the health and happiness of your family can help you to be happy in all things. Being happy with today rather than always rushing to tomorrow. Kind of the antithesis to the new hit The Secret by Rhondra Byrne which teaches how to visualise what you want to get it.
If you want to find out more without splashing the cash (especially if the thing making you blue is lack of money) then visit the Simple Abundance Website.
