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DAILY GUIDES REVIEW:Daily GuidesReviewed by Marie T. Russell What's a day book or a daily guide? Basically they offer an inspirational thought or message for the day. Usually read in the morning, they can also be used to bolster our spirits or thoughts throughout the day. At times when I've neglected to read mine in the morning, upon reading it at night, I will find that the message definitely applied to the day I went through... While hindsight is always great, I find I prefer to read my daily message in the morning... and then reread it at night so I can reflect on how it manifested in my day, and the lessons I learned (or did not learn, according to the situation). Here are the daily guides that are my favorites. At the end of the review, you will also find a link to more daily guides, so you can browse through and see if any call to you specifically. Some offer longer readings and others just short quotes. I tend to keep one in the bathroom (yes... where else are we guaranteed quiet time?) and I also keep a daybook on my desk. That way, I can reread the daily message while being on hold, or when I've just gone through a " challenging moment" in which I feel I need moral support. The "daybooks" are divided into three categories:
Daily books
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Anne
Wilson Schaef, well-known author of 
Another great daily guide. This one features a word or few word theme for
the day. For example: Human Family, Rejuvenation, Wholeness, etc. Each
theme has an Angel Reminder, an explanation, and an Angelic Reflection
(affirmation for the day). Many of the pages have "pencil
drawings" of angels or cherubs adding charm to the pages. Slightly
bigger than the previous book, but still small enough to keep in your
purse or desktop.
A
great book for anyone in relationship or someone looking for the
"right" one. It can open up avenues of conversation and insights
about sharing your life with someone you love. It features an affirmation,
a quote, and a short "article" for each day's focus. While this
book is not a "fit in your pocket" size, its content is great
reading, with your mate, before bedtime. It gives great ideas on how to
enhance understanding, communication, and love -- both for self and for
your mate.
OK.
So you don't have much extra time, and all these other books just have too
much reading... Daily Imperfections sounds like what you need. Just a
daily quote with a line or two of explanation and a thing to do for the
day. Simple. Short. Sweet. An example: Bore No More. "Never fear
being vulgar, just boring." ~Diana Vreeland -- accompanied by a two
line explanation, and the "to do": "Today I will practice
being fearless and just a little bit vulgar." Great book with a sense
of humor helping us to accept ourselves with our daily imperfections.
Great
book! Give something to do each day to boost our happiness level. An
example: "Just for today, before making any decision, big or small,
ask yourself: 'Will this make me happy?' If the answer is yes, do it. If
not, don't. At the end of the day, notive how you feel and how your day
was different." Highly recommended!
A
great little book. Carry it with you to read another page whenever you
have a spare minute. It's packed with ideas of how to relax. Some are
things to do instantly, others things to put into practice... but all are
great ideas for anyone. A great gift!
This
"daily guide" goes week by week, and it is a complete
"course" in living. Each week has a text to reflect upon as well
as things to do and questions to ask oneself. Marsha Sinetar is well-known
as the author of 
Too
busy for any of this "stuff"? This book is then perfect for you!
Small, actually tiny... you can carry it with you in your pocket to pull
out anytime you have a minute... in the elevator, at a red light, while on
hold... Each message can be read in less than 10 seconds! (Believe me, I
timed them!) Then, of course, you may want to take a couple of extra
seconds to reflect on them, but these are great, short, inspirational, and
powerful. The book holds 31 inspirational messages, one for each day of
the month... 
A
cuddly book! Yes, it's perfect to take to bed... the cover is slightly
padded, making it feel soft like a cloud... OK, I know that's not the
important part of the book, but it just makes it more pleasant to handle.
This book is divided into 52 weeks, and each week has an affirmation and a
small story or article to go with it. Provides a focus or theme for your
week and your nightly rest. My recommendation is to read the article and
affirmation in the evening (way before bedtime so you can reflect on it),
and then reread the affirmation each morning to help plant it into your
daily reality.
This
book basically provides us with a month-long course for abundant living --
a guide to help us increase our levels of health, happiness, and
prosperity. The daily readings are longer than the usual daily guides, but
again this book should be viewed as a course or class, not just as a short
inspirational text. Each day's presentation starts with a question, the
answer, and a related meditation -- each day being 3 or 4 pages of reading
material. A great book to help you advance on your spiritual path of
empowerment. Many of the teachings come from the Science of Mind as Norah
Boyd is a minsiter/teacher of Religious Science in England.