Practical Miracles for Mars and Venus: Nine Principles for Lasting Love, Increasing Success, and Vibrant Health in the Twenty-first Century
Hoping to demystify the miraculous, author John Gray (Men Are from Mars, Women Are from  Venus) offers a handbook on creating "practical miracles." Having  experienced a personal miracle when he recovered from near blindness, Gray began  to realize that humans could actually participate in creating their own  miracles. "Miracles don't just happen for some and not for others," he notes.  "They occur when specific conditions are nurtured." In order to nurture these  conditions, Gray suggests living by nine guiding principles, including "Love as  if for the first time," "Work as if money didn't matter," and "Relax as if  everything will be okay."Typical of Gray, he has narrowed his book down into concise formulas, following  step-by-step, stage-by-stage plans and exercises. This compulsion to script his  theories into neat little self-help packages is his downfall, limiting what  could have been a meaningful and important discussion about miracle making in  everyday life. Instead, we can't help feeling that he's simply holding up a  bottle of his latest formula and saying, "Ladies from Venus, gentlemen from  Mars, for just under $20 you too can be a miracle maker...." Nonetheless, his  heart seems to be in the right place and there are passages of impressive  wisdom. Even hardcore skeptics could live a better life (and may even encounter  a miracle or two) by following his excellent list of guiding principles.--Gail Hudson--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.