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A comforting companion for soul-searching individuals, Cracked Mirror, Clear Reflection challenges you to find purpose beyond idealistic standards of perfection. After wrestling with insecurity and a fear-based mentality, author Julie Barbera found the courage to live with authenticity. Julie shares her life experiences through transparency, reflection, and a poetic writing style. Inspirational quotes and faith-filled stories of struggle, triumph, and personal growth keep you engaged and encouraged to live with intention.
Find freedom with a purpose-driven mindset and keys to greater self-acceptance. Simplify your goals toward a vision-driven path, restoring your peace and courage. Believe in yourself, and discover the confidence to make your future bright.
Perfection is an illusion. Despite the cracks, your reflection can be clear. When you look in the mirror, in weaknesses, you may find your greatest strengths—and this is the clearest reflection of all when you see God's purpose for you. Cracked Mirror, Clear Reflection: Shatter an Illusion of Perfection
Inspirational! This book came to me at a time when I was in need of hope. Julie shares her own personal experiences and how God showed Himself to her. It’s beautiful to see how God places people in our paths for a reason, and how to embrace your very unique journey. 1733955003 Cracked Mirror, Clear Reflection by Julie Barbera includes very poignant writing and metaphors that grab you and make you stop and reflect. I loved the image the author received of God using a dull pencil to press against her heart to get her attention. After describing what she went through and walking in faith, one day, the pencil disappeared. The author asked, “What happened?” God replied He had a sharp pencil now and He no longer had to press hard with the dull pencil to get her attention.
There were times the stories and sayings felt repetitive, and it was also confusing when the author described her visions and the images and trying to keep straight if it actually happened or something she just pictured possibly happening.
Cracked Mirror, Clear Reflection is very faith-based. The book is well written with personal experiences of the author’s own life as examples of how to shed the image and pursuit of perfection. The book takes you on a spiritual awakening to find your life’s calling and purpose and to be okay with where you are currently along the journey. 1733955003 Julie Barbera, a life coach and author, beautifully blends inspiration and religion in Cracked Mirror, Clear Reflection. In short snippets, Barbera shares her own personal history of finding her life path. A champion for balanced life, she describes how after struggling with an illusion of whom and what she should be; She realized she needed to use her weaknesses along with strengths and bring a change in her life. All along, she relied upon her faith.
Written in lyrical prose that’s both quotable and briskly paced, the book explores many ways people can find their niche. Barbera’s alluring ideas and insights gathered from personal experience will urge readers to comprehend their full potential.
The reader looking for a fresh perspective on finding a suitable life path will find a wealth of functional advice. 1733955003 If you want to be inspired, if you want to pursue your passion, if you want to break free from fear and the barriers holding you back from living out your true purpose, then you must read Cracked Mirror, Clear Reflection! This book will inspire you to live with courage and confidence! 1733955003 What a truly inspiring journey... Julie Barbera's book Cracked Mirror takes you on!!!
I could so relate to the faith and trust in the journey...One takes through life...
Julie's insight and wisdom gives us a better knowledge and understanding to persevere and find success...Thank you...Julie 1733955003
Julie Barbera's new book Cracked Mirror, Clear Reflection: Shatter an Illusion of Perfection is an inspirational and motivational read demonstrating the power of hope, desitny, purpose, and strength in the storms of life, at the heaviest of downpours. I received this book as complimentary ARC from the author.
She illustrates how to dance in the rain, love the power of challenges, and speak miracles into existence. Using a cracked mirror, Julies sees a clear reflection that lets streaks of flaws colour and flower her life. She finds a way to ensure illusions of perfection and past expereinces do not limit her.
The author's writing style takes you on an expedition, siezing tough moments that turn her life around. Readers will recognize how to use faith to see the sliver lining that comes with challenges as summarized in this quote that i paraphrase:
Treasure the small and little things that prepare you for your big dream
If your are looking for a self help for personal growth, this book for you. Readers struggling with self esteem and self concept can find solace in adapting the spiritual and professional tenets of christian living. Leaders can utilize this book in promtping positive thinking and mindset for personal growth.
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I give this a 5.0 star rating because it is a must read that addresses the worrying state in the society that accepts the illusions of life as truths. 1733955003 Book Review
Basic Details:
Book Title: Cracked Mirror, Clear Reflection
Subtitle: Shatter an Illusion of Perfection
Author: Julie Barbera
Genre: Self-help
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Best read after earlier books in series?
Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Overall score:
I scored this book 4/5
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Short Summary of the book:
The author attempts to change the reader’s perception of what is and isn’t good enough. This is a book aiming to strengthen the reader’s self-belief. The author does so with clear language and bible quotes.
What I liked about the book:
The belief we are all good enough.
What I didn’t like about the book:
This wasn’t quite the type of book for me. Although the principle is good – after all, too many people just don’t feel they are good enough – the book was a little too touchy-feely and religious for me. But that is personal.
My favourite bits in the book:
The book helped to strengthen the reader’s self-belief.
My least favourite bits in the book:
The many references to the bible.
Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?
I’m not aware of other books by this author.
What books could this be compared to and why?
Self-help books can be rather tough going to read. This one was easy to read rather than a tough read.
Recommendation:
In summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:
Children No
Young Adult Yes
Adult Yes
If you like to challenge your beliefs in what is and what isn’t perfect, this book may be the book for you.
Book Description by Author:
A pursuit for perfection may drive you to do more, have more and be more—but at what cost?
In Cracked Mirror, Clear Reflection, author and life coach Julie Barbera invites you on a journey from fear and doubt to discover your confidence. After struggling with an illusion of whom and what she should be, clear reflections in her cracked mirror gave her the courage to take a chance.
Freedom is on the other side of expectations—freedom from a feeling of not being good enough, fear of what others think and a need to be perfect to begin new projects. You will learn how to do what you love, love what you do and live a life of purpose. You can become who God has called you to be.
Perfection is an illusion. Despite the cracks, your reflection can be clear. When you look in the mirror, in weaknesses you may find your greatest strengths—and this is the clearest reflection of all.
About the Author:
Julie Barbera is a life coach and the president of Inspireu2Action. It is her mission to help you to find balance, to become the most authentic version of yourself, and to break through to your potential. This passion comes from finding a purpose in her life.
Julie attended Florida Atlantic University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. She also holds a Certified Professional Coach designation from the University of Miami.
God gave Julie the gift of language. Self-taught in four languages beyond English, her goal is to use this gift to impact as many lives as possible. Julie is on a journey to do what she loves, love what she does, and live with purpose. She resides in Florida with her husband German and two young sons, Sebastian and Deangelo.
1733955003 Cracked Mirror, Clear Reflection is written from the heart of this author. Written in easy stages, Julie Barbara’s struggle to persistently push forward in her search to find answers to our collective and personal experiences is something that, I am sure, many of us can relate to. She intertwines episodes from her own life stories which adds to the appeal of this book. A good approach to a fascinating read. 1733955003 Not my cup of coffee
I must have glazed over the info that this is a faith based book written by a life coach. The title was so intriguing I ordered in haste. The author is very much a poet, hence the catchy and beautiful title. The actual book is quite overdone with prose, and borders on proselytizing. The book is an autobiography of the author's spiritual life. It has very little to do with the title. In fact, it's a testimony to what seems to me to be a perfect life, or very near perfect from what my life has seen. I'm not sure what genre this book is in, but it should be Christian autobiography or poetry. Very nice poetry, as the title suggests, but not at all what I was looking for. 1733955003 (Won this book on Goodreads) Easy to read collection of the author's journey to help understand the perspective of following God's word and not being afraid to follow your dreams. He will let you know what path to follow if you open your heart and listen. 1733955003