Imperfect Spirituality

Author Polly Campbell
Narrator Meredith Mitchell
Publisher Blackstone Publishing
Run Time 6 hours and 30 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude, Mind, body, spirit, Mind, body, spirit: thought and practice, Self-help, personal development and practical advice.

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What to expect

Pulling a raisin out of a two-year-old's nose probably wasn't on the Buddha's path to enlightenment, but it was one of the obstacles for author Polly Campbell. For many people, stuck raisins and other real-life moments provide the day's only opportunity for spiritual growth—and it's easy to miss the lesson in these ordinary challenges. Imperfect Spirituality shows readers how to integrate those everyday moments with traditional spiritual techniques to allow personal growth and greater well-being. Any activity can be transformed into a spiritual practice. Don't have half an hour to meditate? Can't drop everything and trek to India? Find minimeditation while stopped at a red light impossible? Start by brushing your teeth.

Imperfect Spirituality is filled with practical tips and dozens of examples like these, as well as anecdotes from real people who are striving to grow both spiritually and personally. It will help you identify, accept, and appreciate your own imperfections as an integral path to your spirit. The advice will lighten your load and give you a new way to think about your own spiritual connection and path. The things you've been trying to hide, fix, change, and deny are the very things that will expand and elevate your life.

Critics Review

“You don’t have to be the Dalai Lama to find
spiritual peace. Imperfect Spirituality: Extraordinary Enlightenment for
Ordinary People is a spiritual guide for the not so spiritual. Polly
Campbell presents how to approach the ideas of enlightenment in an everyday
context and find one’s purpose and live up to one’s goals in the process. Imperfect Spirituality is a must for
those who want to have that peace they seek but can’t even get the brief moment
of meditation right. Highly recommended.”
Midwest Book Review
“The humorous and candid narrative in this book
delivers lighthearted yet significant direction for integrating traditional spiritual
techniques with the imperfections that characterize daily life. Campbell calls
this ‘choosing a path of imperfection, [which] connects you more deeply with
yourself and fills those chaotic, confusing, and stressful moments with
possibility and meaning.’ Compelling anecdotes from ordinary spiritual seekers
and informative research help to illuminate this path of imperfect spirituality…Practical
tips for turning ordinary moments into opportunities for spiritual growth, many
of which can be squeezed in while brushing your teeth or waiting for the bus,
punctuate this clear and affable spiritual guide for the rest of us.”
Publishers Weekly
“Imperfect
Spirituality presumes you know your relationship to the
Divine and shines light on your relationship with yourself. Polly hooked me at ‘don’t
put any more raisins up your nose.’ While Campbell references a buffet of respected
sources, the path is her own. It’s funny, functional guidance in the accessible
voice of a good friend. Read from start to finish, or opened anywhere for a
dip, her words reach out…and touch your heart.”
Mary Anne Radmacher, author of Live Boldly
“Grounded in Campbell’s life as a wife and
mother, Imperfect Spirituality left me smiling and nodding my head. This
book will help any reader embrace imperfection, love more completely, and live
with compassion, creativity, and courage.”
Kate Hopper, author of Use Your Words: A Writing Guide for Mothers
“Polly Campbell’s Imperfect Spirituality
is a welcome addition to the field of self-help and spiritual living—because
her book is, above all, practical. No lofty, from-the-mountaintop sermonizing
here; this is a woman who found an opportunity for spiritual practice while dealing
with a raisin up her child’s nose! As Polly reminds us, our ability to connect
with the Divine is always possible, and in everyday occurrences—and her book is
full of helpful stories, reflections, and exercises for doing exactly that.
There may be no such thing as perfection, in spirituality or anything else, but
Polly Campbell has given us a truly wonderful resource for living our lives
with more connection, compassion, and calm.”
Maggie Oman Shannon, author of Crafting Calm and Prayers for Healing
“Imperfect
Spirituality doesn’t shy away from the messiness of life but
embraces it by giving mothers (and others) a much-needed dose of reassuring
comfort, courage, self-kindness, and self-compassion. Campbell’s touching and
humorous stories from the edge of real life are filled with the kind of wisdom
that can only come from a mother’s heart. No matter how hard you may have been
on yourself yesterday, this book will help you find an easier, gentler, more
forgiving, and better way to live today.”
Donald Altman, MA, LPC, author, The Joy Compass and One-Minute Mindfulness
“Imagine sitting over coffee with your best
friend, finally getting the whole perfectionist / inner critic demon tamed
while laughing so hard you snort. Polly with Imperfect Spirituality will
gently disarm those old voices and welcome you into a new world of ease and
time-friendly practices you can use right now. Polly writes the kind of book
you’ll be carrying around to read out loud to those you care about. I highly
recommend you dive into it right now.”
Kathlyn Hendricks, PhD, coauthor of the bestselling Conscious Loving
“Congrats to Polly Campbell for keeping it real!
Her honest, frank, and often hilarious view of the challenges we create when we
try to run from who we are is very empowering. You’re sure to laugh along the
way as author Polly Campbell shares her own insights, stresses, and stories en
route to a more authentic life.”
Dr. Judith Wright, lifestyles expert and bestselling author of The Soft Addiction Solution and The One Decision
“Imperfect
Spirituality is a beautiful, inspiring journey to
self-acceptance through the lens of spirituality. Campbell quiets the mind and
feeds the soul so you can powerfully embrace who and how you are and liberate
yourself from standards that actually limit rather than inspire you. When
Campbell guides us in embracing our imperfection, what she is most telling us
is to relish our extraordinary uniqueness. This luminous work will leave you
resolved and new.”
Rosie Molinary, author of Beautiful You : A Daily Guide to Radical Self-Acceptance
“Is there a more perfect word for spirituality
than imperfect? I think not. Perfection is hoisted as the great and mighty
goal, but none of us (aside from a few mystics and saints) are there yet. But
thanks to Polly Campbell and this delicious treatise on the totally perfect
state of imperfection, we can be at peace with where we are—in our lives, in
our messes, in our moments. And guess what? That’s where perfection lies. Bless
you, Polly, for showing us the crooked road.”
Janet Conner, author of Writing Down Your Soul
“In Imperfect Spirituality Polly Campbell
reminds us that the path to enlightenment begins exactly where you are right
now. Every moment of our lives is a sacred opportunity to be present and deepen
and expand our capacity to give and receive love. Open this book to any page
and allow the stories and practical tips to illuminate your path to
enlightenment.”
Susyn Reeve, author The Inspired Life
“The world needs good work from good people on topics
that really matter.”
Judith Wright, author of The Soft Addiction Solution
“Polly Campbell is doing great work.”
Rick Hanson, author of Buddha's Brain

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