Recipes for a Sacred Life: True Stories and a Few Miracles

Winner of 5 national awards Recipes for a Sacred Life is now available in a new expanded edition.Recipes for a Sacred Life left us moved--and changed. Wise poignant funny and inspiring.--RedbookON A DARK WINTER NIGHT with little to do Rivvy Neshama took a Find Your Highest Purpose quiz. And the funny thing was she found it: to live a sacred life. Problem was she didnt know how. But she set out to learn. And in the weeks and months that followed she began to remember and encounter all the people and experiences featured in this book-from her fathers jokes to her mothers prayers from Billie in Harlem to a stranger in Salzburg and from warm tortillas to the humble oatmeal. Each became a story like a recipe passed down beginning with her mother and her simple toast to life. NESHAMAS TRUE TALES a memoir of sorts are filled with love warmth and timeless wisdom. They ground us and they lift us up. They make us laugh and they make us cry. And most of all they connect us more deeply with the grace and meaning of our lives.Exquisite storytelling. Written in the spirit of Elizabeth Gilbert or Anne Lamott Neshamas stories (and a few miracles) are uplifting witty and wise. --Publishers WeeklyRivvys bite-sized stories will make you nod with deepest knowing. Its a magical companion.--HuffPost Wouldnt it be wonderful if there was a guide to happiness? Recipes for a Sacred Life is the closest thing Ive found. Powerful. Inspiring. About adding love and joy to the everyday.--First for Women magazine