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Tiny Buddha's Inner Strength Journal: Creative Prompts and Challenges to Help You Get Through Anything
From the founder of Tiny Buddha, the beloved online community with more than 7 million followers, Tiny Buddha’s Inner Strength Journal offers exercises, prompts, and challenges to strengthen ourselves mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually so we can feel confident in our capacity to handle even life’s hardest challenges.
Tap Into Your Creativity to Discover a Wellspring of Strength
If these challenging times have taught us anything, it’s that resilience is the key to getting through whatever life throws at us. With the Tiny Buddha’s Inner Strength Journal , you’ll chart your own path to not only surviving but also thriving in your hardest times. Using creative prompts and thoughtful exercises, this interactive journal will help you discover your strengths, manage your emotions, take good care of yourself, and feel more in control in the face of the unknown. With the simple practices found within these pages, you’ll learn to get up and get stronger when life knocks you down so you can get a lot more out of life.
Tap Into Your Creativity to Discover a Wellspring of Strength
If these challenging times have taught us anything, it’s that resilience is the key to getting through whatever life throws at us. With the Tiny Buddha’s Inner Strength Journal , you’ll chart your own path to not only surviving but also thriving in your hardest times. Using creative prompts and thoughtful exercises, this interactive journal will help you discover your strengths, manage your emotions, take good care of yourself, and feel more in control in the face of the unknown. With the simple practices found within these pages, you’ll learn to get up and get stronger when life knocks you down so you can get a lot more out of life.
240 pages, Hardcover
Published August 30, 2022
About the author
Lori Deschene
22 books149 followersLori Deschene is the founder of Tiny Buddha, an online community that enables participants to share their experiences and insights to help themselves and others. Since launching the site in 2009, she has helped over a thousand writers tell their stories, attracting more than three million monthly readers.
Lori is the author of Tiny Buddha: Simple Wisdom for Life’s Hard Questions and Tiny Buddha’s Guide to Loving Yourself. She has presented at the Wisdom 2.0 Conference, and her writing has been featured in Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, Shambhala Sun, Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, and Chicken Soup for the Soul. Lori lives in San Mateo, California.
Lori is the author of Tiny Buddha: Simple Wisdom for Life’s Hard Questions and Tiny Buddha’s Guide to Loving Yourself. She has presented at the Wisdom 2.0 Conference, and her writing has been featured in Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, Shambhala Sun, Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, and Chicken Soup for the Soul. Lori lives in San Mateo, California.
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October 1, 2022
I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.
Tiny Buddha's Inner Strength Journal is a beautiful and reflective self-help Journal to help the user discover what they need to harness their inner strength through many different activities, prompts and practices. This book helps support and enrich mental, emotional, spiritual and physical skills and wellbeing and I love the idea of this Journal being used as permanence- being able to look back and see your growth and changes/transformation going forward.
The start of the book has an introduction which just spoke to me, from the author about why they created it and what they hope you will achieve from it.
I now want a physical copy so I can work through it as I received the pdf version.
Tiny Buddha's Inner Strength Journal is a beautiful and reflective self-help Journal to help the user discover what they need to harness their inner strength through many different activities, prompts and practices. This book helps support and enrich mental, emotional, spiritual and physical skills and wellbeing and I love the idea of this Journal being used as permanence- being able to look back and see your growth and changes/transformation going forward.
The start of the book has an introduction which just spoke to me, from the author about why they created it and what they hope you will achieve from it.
I now want a physical copy so I can work through it as I received the pdf version.
June 11, 2022
Tiny Buddha's Inner Strength Journal by Lori Deschene A comprehensive journal that is beneficial in assisting the reader on what they need do to enrich their own inner strength. Powerful ideas and activities aid in the development of mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual skills. Also included are a series of guided meditative practices help to promote inner strength and motivation.
Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview the book.
Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview the book.
September 3, 2022
My thanks to both Goodreads and the publisher Kensington Books- Citadel Press for an advanced copy of this journal of self- discovery.
Hanging out with my nephews I have learned the importance of questions. The youngest one is always saying "I have, I have a question", a constant refrain, but one that is very important to him. He asks about birds, the sky, cars, books, and a lot of the times about why he is feeling the way he does, and do people feel the same, strangers, strange uncles, and others. This is how he makes sense of the world, one that at eight, and not to brag cause I am that kind of uncle, a super smart eight, the world and its inhabitants are very confusing to him a lot of the time. This is his zen, the way actions, and the feelings he is having can be identified, addressed and handled. Hence the importance of this book. Lori Deschene, founder of Tiny Buddha, an online community, has in her book Tiny Buddha's Inner Strength Journal created a book that makes the reader ask questions of themselves in order to make sense of both their inner and outer world. Something that we need in this brave new world, that is both wondrous and scary, just as it is for an eight year old.
The book begins with an explanation of why Tiny Buddha was created, the ideas behind it, and the author's own struggles with, well life. The book is explained, what the author hopes will help readers indentify and find acceptance, and give that peace out to the world. This involves questions for example what pressures do you feel in life. Or questions about what is currently bothering you, and what can be done to fix them. There are drawing prompts, which can be daunting to the non- artistic, but once the reader/ sketcher realizes this is helpful and calming the inner Jack Kirby, Thomas Kinkade, even Jackson Pollock comes out. Some questions resonate more than others, but all have a way of leading reader down a path, where suddenly everything becomes clearer and quieter in the brain, and maybe a bit of serenity can be found.
I like the idea of the permanence of the journal, this way a writer can look back at their answers and see that strides have been made, and that things might be getting a little better mentally, which is always a good thing. Proof is hard to argue with, no matter how strong the will not to change is. A very helpful book for people who feel lost, a book to make our inner eight- year- old feel better about the future.
Hanging out with my nephews I have learned the importance of questions. The youngest one is always saying "I have, I have a question", a constant refrain, but one that is very important to him. He asks about birds, the sky, cars, books, and a lot of the times about why he is feeling the way he does, and do people feel the same, strangers, strange uncles, and others. This is how he makes sense of the world, one that at eight, and not to brag cause I am that kind of uncle, a super smart eight, the world and its inhabitants are very confusing to him a lot of the time. This is his zen, the way actions, and the feelings he is having can be identified, addressed and handled. Hence the importance of this book. Lori Deschene, founder of Tiny Buddha, an online community, has in her book Tiny Buddha's Inner Strength Journal created a book that makes the reader ask questions of themselves in order to make sense of both their inner and outer world. Something that we need in this brave new world, that is both wondrous and scary, just as it is for an eight year old.
The book begins with an explanation of why Tiny Buddha was created, the ideas behind it, and the author's own struggles with, well life. The book is explained, what the author hopes will help readers indentify and find acceptance, and give that peace out to the world. This involves questions for example what pressures do you feel in life. Or questions about what is currently bothering you, and what can be done to fix them. There are drawing prompts, which can be daunting to the non- artistic, but once the reader/ sketcher realizes this is helpful and calming the inner Jack Kirby, Thomas Kinkade, even Jackson Pollock comes out. Some questions resonate more than others, but all have a way of leading reader down a path, where suddenly everything becomes clearer and quieter in the brain, and maybe a bit of serenity can be found.
I like the idea of the permanence of the journal, this way a writer can look back at their answers and see that strides have been made, and that things might be getting a little better mentally, which is always a good thing. Proof is hard to argue with, no matter how strong the will not to change is. A very helpful book for people who feel lost, a book to make our inner eight- year- old feel better about the future.
June 9, 2022
Absolutely stunning with great content journal, designed to help the reader focus on what they need to nurture inner strength. The book includes powerful ideas and exercises to help readers become mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually strong. I enjoyed this journal very much.
🙏 #netgalley #LoriDeschene #TinyBuddhasInnerStrengthJournal
🙏 #netgalley #LoriDeschene #TinyBuddhasInnerStrengthJournal
August 3, 2022
I am not a follower of the Tiny Buddha online community. I didn’t know it even existed until I read the description for this journal while surfing publishers’ recent offerings on NetGalley. Therefore, I will admit that the promise offered by the publisher’s blurb lured me into reading this slim 240-page volume.
In her introduction, the author stated that the primary purpose of the book was to offer ideas, habits, and exercises that helped her get stronger and believe in herself even when she felt lost and weak. Her hope is that, by working through the exercises in this book, helps the reader build upon and foster the inner strength that the reader has already fostered within. It is supposed to represent a journey to inner strength across four distinct aspects - mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual. Each of the four main sections is subdivided into seven shorter sections, which include writing prompts, doodle prompts, and challenges.
The mental strength section hit home harder that I thought, because that focused on mental resilience with exercises about eliminating negative thoughts. The emotional strength section was about changing how we react to our emotions in order to turn our emotions into a source of strength. The physical strength section was about physical habits and choices that help us feel our strongest. The spiritual strength section discussed deepening the connection with the higher self and the sacred. Each subsection within the four began with a related quote and an intricate line drawing that can be colored in with pencils or markers.
Overall, I would definitely add this to my collection to give myself something to work through in weak moments. I would have to give some further consideration based on the quality of the finished physical version as to whether or not I acquire multiple copies to gift to close friends at winter holidays.
I received this book as a digital advance reader copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest opinion. The Kindle version of the ARC was simply words without any artwork; however, the NetGalley Shelf version was fully formatted with both illustrations and typesetting.
In her introduction, the author stated that the primary purpose of the book was to offer ideas, habits, and exercises that helped her get stronger and believe in herself even when she felt lost and weak. Her hope is that, by working through the exercises in this book, helps the reader build upon and foster the inner strength that the reader has already fostered within. It is supposed to represent a journey to inner strength across four distinct aspects - mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual. Each of the four main sections is subdivided into seven shorter sections, which include writing prompts, doodle prompts, and challenges.
The mental strength section hit home harder that I thought, because that focused on mental resilience with exercises about eliminating negative thoughts. The emotional strength section was about changing how we react to our emotions in order to turn our emotions into a source of strength. The physical strength section was about physical habits and choices that help us feel our strongest. The spiritual strength section discussed deepening the connection with the higher self and the sacred. Each subsection within the four began with a related quote and an intricate line drawing that can be colored in with pencils or markers.
Overall, I would definitely add this to my collection to give myself something to work through in weak moments. I would have to give some further consideration based on the quality of the finished physical version as to whether or not I acquire multiple copies to gift to close friends at winter holidays.
I received this book as a digital advance reader copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest opinion. The Kindle version of the ARC was simply words without any artwork; however, the NetGalley Shelf version was fully formatted with both illustrations and typesetting.
January 23, 2023
First of all, my thanks to the publisher Kensington for providing me with this review copy along with a beautiful set of colored pens to go with it. And no, they did not influence my review. I loved this book and had I not received it as hard copy, I would have purchased it. I will be buying some copies for friends.
The author opens the book with an explanation that the book is to help you by offering ideas, exercises, and creating habits that helped her, and might help you. There four main sections—mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual—that are then broken down into seven shorter sections. The exercises include writing prompts, drawing/coloring, and more. There are also quotes to help you, like “I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.” – Audre Lorde
The book is challenging, uplifting, and intriguing. It makes you think. It makes you reflect on… everything.
Recommendation: Highly recommended.
Disclaimer: Disclosure of Material: I received a final and/or advanced reader copy of this book with the hope that I will leave my unbiased opinion. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise, and my opinions are just that… My Opinions. I am posting this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”
The author opens the book with an explanation that the book is to help you by offering ideas, exercises, and creating habits that helped her, and might help you. There four main sections—mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual—that are then broken down into seven shorter sections. The exercises include writing prompts, drawing/coloring, and more. There are also quotes to help you, like “I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.” – Audre Lorde
The book is challenging, uplifting, and intriguing. It makes you think. It makes you reflect on… everything.
Recommendation: Highly recommended.
Disclaimer: Disclosure of Material: I received a final and/or advanced reader copy of this book with the hope that I will leave my unbiased opinion. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise, and my opinions are just that… My Opinions. I am posting this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”
September 18, 2022
This welcoming book has an accessible format and thought-provoking prompts with a good deal of wisdom and inspiration sprinkled throughout to encourage inner reflection.
The journal is divided into four main sections focusing on building your inner strength mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually with relevant quotes, writing prompts, and drawing exercises. The writing prompts encompass consideration of the past, present, and future to encourage a better understanding of your motivations and actions. Some prompts include relevant activities to carry out during your day and later reflect on in writing. There are lovely black and white line drawings throughout that beg to be colored in as you consider the writing exercises and drawing prompts that encourage visualization. Overall, a nice variety of approaches to inner reflection and paths to effecting change in yourself.
If you've been thinking about journaling but have a hard time deciding what to write about, this book may be just what you are looking for. With the quotes and explanations at the beginning of each section, you are sure to find value in journaling with Tiny Buddha's offering. My only wish is that it had more room to write!
The journal is divided into four main sections focusing on building your inner strength mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually with relevant quotes, writing prompts, and drawing exercises. The writing prompts encompass consideration of the past, present, and future to encourage a better understanding of your motivations and actions. Some prompts include relevant activities to carry out during your day and later reflect on in writing. There are lovely black and white line drawings throughout that beg to be colored in as you consider the writing exercises and drawing prompts that encourage visualization. Overall, a nice variety of approaches to inner reflection and paths to effecting change in yourself.
If you've been thinking about journaling but have a hard time deciding what to write about, this book may be just what you are looking for. With the quotes and explanations at the beginning of each section, you are sure to find value in journaling with Tiny Buddha's offering. My only wish is that it had more room to write!
August 4, 2022
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I was not familiar with Tiny Buddha before requesting this ARC. (Those interested can find out more online.) Nonetheless, I learned a lot from exploring this title. It is one that will reward the reader for the time they put into thinking about the many prompts and more that are included in these pages.
The author shares that she has had her own serious struggles as, for example, with bulimia and depression, and has tried to grow through them. This growth is what she hopes for her readers as she asks them to think about their lives. This title is divided into sections on the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual dimensions of life. In each of these parts of the book, there are writing prompts, a doodle and a challenge.
It is suggested that one could begin this book in any section. However, it is better to complete one section before moving to another is the advice given.
For those who want to know and understand themselves and have the discipline to set aside thinking and being time, this book will will be a most helpful resource.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Books for this title. All opinions are my own.
I was not familiar with Tiny Buddha before requesting this ARC. (Those interested can find out more online.) Nonetheless, I learned a lot from exploring this title. It is one that will reward the reader for the time they put into thinking about the many prompts and more that are included in these pages.
The author shares that she has had her own serious struggles as, for example, with bulimia and depression, and has tried to grow through them. This growth is what she hopes for her readers as she asks them to think about their lives. This title is divided into sections on the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual dimensions of life. In each of these parts of the book, there are writing prompts, a doodle and a challenge.
It is suggested that one could begin this book in any section. However, it is better to complete one section before moving to another is the advice given.
For those who want to know and understand themselves and have the discipline to set aside thinking and being time, this book will will be a most helpful resource.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Books for this title. All opinions are my own.
July 25, 2022
If you're a fan of Tiny Buddha, this journal will be a lovely addition to your collection. This journal explores how to build your inner strength through different methods, here's an example of one set of subsections:
- Assessing your strengths and weaknesses
- Developing a growth mindset
- Changing your interpretations
- Keeping things in perspective
- Changing your perception of change
- Releasing disempowering beliefs
- Focusing on solutions
Each of them gets their own section. Each section starts with a resonant quote and a drawing that could be colored and then continues with thoughtful prompts and exercises. There are also many other sections including compassion, empathy, fostering optimism, etc.
I really loved the variety of prompts and the insights they bring forth. A wonderful way to encourage both inner strength and self awareness.
with gratitude to edelweiss and NetGalley and Kensington Books for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
- Assessing your strengths and weaknesses
- Developing a growth mindset
- Changing your interpretations
- Keeping things in perspective
- Changing your perception of change
- Releasing disempowering beliefs
- Focusing on solutions
Each of them gets their own section. Each section starts with a resonant quote and a drawing that could be colored and then continues with thoughtful prompts and exercises. There are also many other sections including compassion, empathy, fostering optimism, etc.
I really loved the variety of prompts and the insights they bring forth. A wonderful way to encourage both inner strength and self awareness.
with gratitude to edelweiss and NetGalley and Kensington Books for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
July 29, 2022
This little book was surprising for me but totally what I needed at this moment.
For me this one it's more like a journey than a book and in this trying times, I think it's exactly what we need to center ourselves and build inner strength in ourselves and project it to the world.
It has lots of prompt that you can use daily, weekly or whenever you are in need of inner consciousness and learn more about how we have changed in time.
I will recommend it to anyone really, if you're feeling a little lost or just need a little reassurance that you are stronger than you think, this has a little of everything for a lot of situations and times.
For me this one it's more like a journey than a book and in this trying times, I think it's exactly what we need to center ourselves and build inner strength in ourselves and project it to the world.
It has lots of prompt that you can use daily, weekly or whenever you are in need of inner consciousness and learn more about how we have changed in time.
I will recommend it to anyone really, if you're feeling a little lost or just need a little reassurance that you are stronger than you think, this has a little of everything for a lot of situations and times.
June 9, 2022
Tiny Buddha's Inner Strength Journal by Lori Deschene is the companion you will want as you weather the personal struggles of the day to day. Through thoughtful prompts and mindful exercises, the reader is gently guided through a series of meditative practices that foster inner strength and motivation. I have long been a follower of Ms Deschene's social media page Tiny Buddha, and found this journal to be a natural extension of the journey toward strenth and healing. 4.5 stars
Many thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Books for an ARC.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Books for an ARC.
September 16, 2022
This book is full of useful sections about inner strength, emotional well-being, self-criticism, self-belief and dealing with your past. It also covers spiritual well-being. Deschene includes writing prompts, doodles and challenges to help you reflect on where you need help, and try to improve. It's a lot of work, and probably worth it, but it would take time to keep the journal.
This kind of book is probably easier to read as an ebook, so it's better to buy the paperback.
I received this free ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.
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This kind of book is probably easier to read as an ebook, so it's better to buy the paperback.
I received this free ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.
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December 12, 2022
***I received a copy of the book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review
This is an excellent interactive journal, that touches on your emotional, physical and spiritual health, to make you the best version of yourself possible. There are even designs for you to color if you are into coloring. This book dives below the surface and does a deep dive into the "why" and "when" and "how" that made you who you are, and are the reasons for the things you most want to change about yourself. I highly recommend this!
This is an excellent interactive journal, that touches on your emotional, physical and spiritual health, to make you the best version of yourself possible. There are even designs for you to color if you are into coloring. This book dives below the surface and does a deep dive into the "why" and "when" and "how" that made you who you are, and are the reasons for the things you most want to change about yourself. I highly recommend this!
July 5, 2022
I absolutely love The Tiny Buddha and follow them on Instagram and their daily calendar, so I was so excited to see and be approved to review this book! This book did not disappoint! Beautiful and meaningful quotes were chosen for each section, along with fun and pretty graphics (that one could colour if so inclined ). The journal prompts were reflective and appropriate for the sections and plenty of room was provided for journaling. Some topic areas included were faith & spirituality, self compassion, self care, positive mental health and coping, forgiveness, love etc. This book was well thought out in regards to flow and would be something I would purchase for myself or as a special gift for a friend or family member. Well done!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC copy of this beautiful journal book in exchange for my honest review and opinion. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC copy of this beautiful journal book in exchange for my honest review and opinion. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
September 9, 2022
This interactive journal will help with daily struggles, emotions, thoughts. Through prompts and tips you can practice and exercise the feelings and mood. You will learn how to control emotions, how to be in charge.
The journal is divided into four sections and each section contains seven subsections. They include writing prompts, a doodle prompt, challenges. There are inspirational quotes and cute drawings.
This is a beautiful journal worth your consideration.
The journal is divided into four sections and each section contains seven subsections. They include writing prompts, a doodle prompt, challenges. There are inspirational quotes and cute drawings.
This is a beautiful journal worth your consideration.
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September 30, 2022Excellent. This is not a passive read. To get something out of it, readers need to fill-in a word or more, and do some thinking. It's well worth the time.
I really appreciate the free review copy for review!!
I really appreciate the free review copy for review!!
January 2, 2023
A journal of questions for you to stop and think about where you want to be in life. Comes with 30 colored markers to color in various drawings in the book. A great tool to get you to find answers in your quiet times.
July 27, 2022
I thoroughly enjoyed this, I feel like I learnt a lot and good a great insight.
Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.
Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.
August 28, 2022
Definitely a different way to look at situations in your life and your general outlook. It was interesting reading and thinking about the questions asked of you in the pages.
September 9, 2022
Such a wonderful little book, I love the books that Tiny Buddha puts out. They are absolutely wonderful and perfect for the mental health of everyone who reads them.
September 16, 2022
This self help book guides you through prompts and challenges to help you overcome tough moments. Also my favorite part lots of beautiful mandala drawings that you can do color therapy with.
October 9, 2022
This may be my favorite journal I’ve picked up. All the prompts really made me pause and think before I answered them. I also loved that each section started with a lovely quote.
September 17, 2024
I always enjoy Tiny Buddahs books and this journal was no exception. Great prompts, really helping me to stay centered, focused and calm as I navigate the bumps in life's journey.
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