Fresh-Brewed Life

I’ve just been reading Nicole Johnson’s welcoming book, “Fresh Brewed Life”. With heart and soul opening thoughts and truths, it wakes us to the wonderful, beauty, joy and love in and around us. Here are a few lines that have stood out to me:

“To take pleasure in coffee and benefit from all it has to offer, it must be savored, not merely consumed.” (And may I add, so it is with life, and this is what I feel she is trying to help each of us do.)

“Because the life part is not quite as simple as the coffee part, we’ll spend the rest of the book exploring how our lives can become fresh brewed. You’re invited to begin stirring your soul to wake up the slumbering parts and throw out the two-day-old, stale stuff in the bottom of the glass carafe.”

“Fresh-Brewed Life is a journey of awakenings: to God, as we learn to respond to his compelling love for us; to ourselves, as we recognize our true identity and it illuminates us from the inside out; to others, as we relate in new and healthy ways that bring joy and peace.”

I especially enjoyed the chapter on journaling. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, but always thought it was too late to start. The way it was present made it so inviting, it encouraged me to start and that it’s never too late. The chapters have questions scattered throughout as thoughts for jotting down in your journal to react and reflect on. Through journaling, we are encouraged to “ live life and not just let it pass us by, to think about life and the things going on around us”.

As a last note for those who may not be full aware, “Fresh Brewed Life” is written especially for women, from a Christian perspective.

Disclosure: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.