{"id":178,"date":"2013-09-06T03:45:14","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T03:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maltibhojwani.com\/blog\/?p=178"},"modified":"2025-08-05T21:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T11:29:59","slug":"dont-think-of-a-blue-ball-it-begins-with-an-ending-review-on-richly-rewarding-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maltibhojwani.com\/blog\/dont-think-of-a-blue-ball-it-begins-with-an-ending-review-on-richly-rewarding-reads\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Think of a Blue Ball: It Begins With an Ending Review on Richly Rewarding Reads"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Don\u2019t Think of a Blue Ball<\/h2>\n<div>Posted\u00a0by\u00a0<a title=\"View all posts by wordsmithluwee\" href=\"http:\/\/wordsmithluwee.com\/author\/wordsmithluwee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wordsmithluwee<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a title=\"10:08 AM\" href=\"http:\/\/wordsmithluwee.com\/2013\/09\/04\/dont-think-of-a-blue-ball-it-begins-with-an-ending\/\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 4, 2013<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<a title=\"View all posts in Richly Rewarding Reads\" href=\"http:\/\/wordsmithluwee.com\/category\/richly-rewarding-reads\/\" rel=\"category tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Richly Rewarding Reads<\/a>\u00a0by Luwee Francia<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The intriguing book title piques curiosity and slight defiance. \u00a0\u201cAnd just why,\u201d you humph to yourself as you gaze at the cover, \u201cshould I not think of a blue ball.\u201d \u00a0Scanning a brief review, you decide that it could be helpful reading; its genre, after all, is self-help.\u00a0 If you are not a stranger to the subject, your question is \u201cWhy should I buy another book on the same topic?\u201d \u00a0Well, it begins interestingly with an ending.<\/p>\n<h2>A Familiar Premise<\/h2>\n<p><em>Don\u2019t Think of a Blue Ball<\/em>\u00a0is anchored on the concept of the law of attraction. \u00a0Recurrent thoughts and intense feelings\u00a0<strong>draw y<\/strong>our reality. \u00a0When you change them and tap into the universal consciousness, you can create a new reality.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You\u00a0<strong>draw<\/strong>\u00a0on your mind\u2019s canvass, the scenes of the life you want<\/li>\n<li>You\u00a0<strong>draw<\/strong>\u00a0like a magnet, the people, resources, and events that will bring that life into being.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The title is a demo of the mind\u2019s ability to instantaneously draw an image.\u00a0 I read the words \u201cblue ball\u201d and the object flashed unbidden in my mind, before the other word \u201cDon\u2019t\u201d sunk in \u2026 or in spite of it.\u00a0 I sheepishly conjure a large eraser to clear the image.\u00a0 Clever! \u00a0I console myself.<\/p>\n<p>Since the early 1900s, a number of authors of theosophy, New Thought, healing, mental science, meditation, success\/prosperity mindset, and personal development have written volumes about the law of attraction. \u00a0In 2006, spurned by huge media interest from Oprah Winfrey among others, Rhonda Byrne\u2019s documentary film,\u00a0<i>The Secret,<\/i>\u00a0re-introduced the law of attraction in a big way. \u00a0Decades prior,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naphill.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Napoleon Hill,<\/a>\u00a0visionary author of books on success, wealth, and self-improvement, wrote about the wisdom of the sixth sense in \u201cThink and Grow Rich.\u201d\u00a0 This, he believes, is where the mind of man contacts the universal mind.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wordsmithluwee.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/dtbb.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wordsmithluwee.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/dtbb.png?w=214&amp;h=300\" alt=\"DTBB\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>A Fresh Approach<\/h2>\n<p>Author and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maltibhojwani.com\/\">certified life coach,<\/a>\u00a0Malti Bhojwani, boldly presents an age old concept in<em>Don\u2019t Think of a Blue Ball<\/em>\u00a0(DTBB) but does so in a disarmingly direct manner.\u00a0 By utilizing language that is clear and relevant, Malti succeeds in producing vivid mental images which the reader can associate with abstract principles to better understand them. \u00a0These principles can be applied in common life situations such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Struggles with weight, health, confidence issues;<\/li>\n<li>Doubts with starting a business; uncertainty in finances\/career;<\/li>\n<li>Overcome with regret and fear in relationships;<\/li>\n<li>Getting stuck in resentment and non-forgiveness;<\/li>\n<li>Habits of laziness and boredom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Malti draws from neuro-linguistic programming and life coaching to deliver the book\u2019s message. \u00a0She then, switches over to get a readers\u2019 perspective.\u00a0 By reliving her own personal life challenges, she slips into their shoes and checks for obstacles at the receiving end of the message.<\/p>\n<h2>Your Vital Take Away<\/h2>\n<p>DTBB brings up little resistance because it is not pedantic or preachy. \u00a0It talks of everyday situations in the lives of everyday people and uses common objects and relevant analogy to explain mental and emotional processes. \u00a0This simple approach is deliberate. \u00a0Why?\u00a0 Unless you apply the principles, those thick written volumes you read on the law of attraction will remain just impressive mainstays on your bookshelf. \u00a0DTBB factors in impact from congruence, gratitude, forgiveness, the highest good of all concerned, and my personal challenge \u2013 accept not knowing. \u00a0Gently inspiring prose and strong imperative tones alternate throughout. \u00a0The book\u2019s \u00a0vital parting shot \u00a0&#8211; stop reading already and\u00a0start\u00a0practicing!<\/p>\n<p><em>Don\u2019t Think of a Blue Ball\u00a0<\/em>ends with a beginning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/wordsmithluwee.com\/2013\/09\/04\/dont-think-of-a-blue-ball-it-begins-with-an-ending\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The title is a demo of the mind\u2019s ability to instantaneously draw an image.  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I console myself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[327,101],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-book-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maltibhojwani.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maltibhojwani.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maltibhojwani.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maltibhojwani.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maltibhojwani.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maltibhojwani.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maltibhojwani.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maltibhojwani.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maltibhojwani.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}