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Beyond the Twelve Steps Roadmap to a New Life Lynn Grabhorn

What will it take for us to stop living dreary lives? What will it take for us to fill the deep ache and longing we all have for that elusive “something more?” In a courageous departure from the traditional twelve-step views of spirituality, Lynn Grabhorn takes our hungry souls on a life-changing journey to the kingdom within, laying out a path of startling new concepts to reconnect us with our own divinity.

·More than 20,000 copies sold as a self-published book

·Takes us beyond merely existing and teaches us how to really live

·Shows that pain, suffering, and unhappiness are not a necessary part of life

·More than just comfort food for an ailing soul - this is real, healing power

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #175506 in Books
• Published on: 2001-05
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 243 pages

SMALL PRESS MAGAZINE
"Truly, this is an important new book which stands out from the plethora of recovery literature. Acknowledging the debt she owes to Alcoholics Anonymous, the author encourages the reader to move beyond self-imposed limitations and answer the 'call to Home,' the longing for the connection with the God within."

CONVERGENCE MAGAZINE
"Although this book assumes the reader is a 'survivor' of alcohol, food, drug or other addictions that sent them through their twelve step program of recovery, that needn't turn you away from this great resource.BEYOND THE TWELVE STEPS speaks to my own longing, shared by many I know, to hear that promised but elusive, still small inner voice -- the voice from the kingdom within that lies behind the loud chatter of the ego self. It is the voice of our Inner Self that is our true identity in the divine, and the root of our connectedness, one with the other. Grabhorn shows us how to access that inner source of energy to create the reality we want in our lives. This is a great book for those serious about their spiritual growth and ready for the next steps into mastery."

CONCEPTS MAGAZINE
"In a departure from the traditional approach to the 'spiritual side' of twelve step recovery, Lynn Grabhorn's book BEYOND THE TWELVE STEPS; ROADMAP TO A NEW LIFE invites the reader to move beyond structured thinking and gain contact with Who and What they truly are. She expertly brings together the concept of Higher Power in control, and that that control comes from within. BEYOND THE TWELVE STEPS is not only for those in recovery, but for anyone searching for meaning and direction in life."

Customer Reviews

Made up facts
Contains quite a few made up things that would make good analogies, but are presented as facts. Many of these claims aren't sepcifically attributed to any source, although the book has a "further reading" list of about 50 books. The author goes so far as to try to explain in detail how all these things work. For example, the soul is explained to be residing in a cavity near the heart. It explains that the soul passes messages back and forth from the brain via the central nervous system. This essentially means that anyone paralyzed from the neck down has no soul, according to the author. Overall, I found some useful information in the book, though most of it wasn't and it one needs to wade through "facts" to find what's actually useful.

Disjointed, badly written book.
I was interested in a different perspective on the 12-Step program, which has been used for (besides alcoholism), cluttering, drug addiction, and weight control, among other conditions.

This book was so badly written, I couldn't finish it. Glad I borrowed it from the library.

Also, I generally don't make a habit of reading the "Acknowledgments" chapter in books, but in this one I did. Be forwarned: the author was apparently a fan of Seth, Ramtha, Zarathustra, Mafu, and Rajni--all various "beings" who are "channeled" by various and sundry individuals--if they are not your cup of tea, this book has nothing for you.

A Change Your Life Book
I have read thousands of books in my forty years on this earth and this one helped me to change my life. I have been in program for many years enjoying a "Normal" life. However, one experience that had evaded me was "Extraordinary". Thanks to this unbelievable information written with love, hope and reality, I learned to take responsiblity for the life I had created. I was able to then learn step by step to give up the life I no longer wanted and live the life of a women with a divine nature. I just wanted to let you know that I have never felt so alive. I have never lived with such abundance, and I will thank you someday when I am on my own book tour. Remember who you are. Remember you changed my life. There is something I say every morning and evening that you gave to me. "I willingly release all thoughts, beliefs, people, places and things that no longer lovingly serve me and I choose LOVE, JOY, ABUNDANCE, ADVENTURE, PROSPERITY, BEAUTY AND BEING A WORLDWIDE BEST SELLING AUTHOR, SO BE IT! With Love, K.H. Kennedy