365 Ways to Live Generously - Sharon Lipinski

This is set up in weeks, week 1 to 51, not days like other books that have the same concept that I have read. I am used to the books going from January 1 to December 31. But this one takes the week approach. It will go week one day one and so on. In the books, each week comes attached with one of the seven habits the author stated at the beginning of the book. They are physical health, mindfulness, relationships, connecting with yourself, gratitude, simplicity, and philanthropy. On the day it will state the habit, a quote, talks about what it is that day, and practice. Most of the practice is journal work. This book is still just as interesting as other 365 books. It does make you think of you can do and do better. Some of the days connect to other days. It will be like, 'back on day 8...' or something similar to that. There is a year in review for each habit. Simplicity is divided into a few categories in itself. There is a charity evaluation worksheet. There is no conclusion, it goes straight to the table and sheet. The index is divided into the habits.

“365 Days of Crystal Magic,” Sandra Kynes

Each month is a chapter (chapter two to thirteen, chapter one about preparing and using crystals). The introduction has some history and good information. Does talk about cleaning/cleansing crystals – for those who do not do this or believe it is necessary, it is talked about. Same goes when she talks about charging crystals.

Within each month, the set up is the same. There is a small section of the month. It has a list of birthstone – American, British, Others and European 15^th - 20^th c. It has the months full moon as well. Within the chapters, there are different topics for each day – each that can be categorized into different categories. Like other 365 day books, these categorize would be at the back of the index.

The categories include runic half months, Celtic tree months, sabbats and so on. Some days have quotes/information in italics, or a figure – a rune for the days about runic half months. At the end of each month, there is a page for notes. In the book, there are a number of crystals used, and some used on different days.

This book is for those like to incorporate crystals into their life or for those who like 365 days books. There are a few books out there that have the same set up where there is something to do on each day of the year, including February 29. Which means you can use this book in any year you want to use it and for any day you want to use the book. There are different things in this book that are useful. It is a really nice book to have a look at.