If you need a way to focus your life and hit reset, this is a good place to start. A book like this helps you find a way to start looking at your life in new ways and it will help guise you in new directions.

Thank you Netgalley for an ARC of this journal.

In this journal the author begins by describing the three r’s, setting out the format for the remainder of the book. The journal provides quotes, a photograph and then writing space to reflect on your own three r’s. This format continues throughout the remainder of the journal.

This was a pleasant enough book but for me there was no wow factor with the photographs or layout.

I love the author's approach of giving the reader a beautiful photo accompanied by an inspirational quote and some further elaboration. This combined with journaling space and a 52 week format really encourages introspection and self-growth. I do feel purchasing a hard copy is far preferable to an e-copy. A hard copy displays the photos more effectively and promotes the all-in-one journal format. That being said, I enjoyed my e-copy.
My thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for my honest review.

I want to thank the Publisher, First Edition Design Publishing and #Netgalley for providing me with an advanced e-copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
This book is great for one to take time out and meditate and journal. The photos are beautiful and the quotes are inspiring. 'since I'm reading this as an e book i just decided it would be a good idea to get a composition book and write what i need to in that. Not a self help book per se, but a book to help you take time out for yourself and just think and meditate. Enjoyed it.

I perused an ecopy of this journal to review. Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for granting access to an arc of this book for an honest review.

The author’s photos in the book are lovely. They help you reflect and refresh. I liked that this undated journal could be used in any order, starting anywhere.

The author gives quotes by Oprah, Confucius, The Buddha, Darwin, Marvin Gaye (of “I heard it through the Grapevine fame), the founder of Weight Watchers, and people I’ve never heard of. I’m not sure of what the ‘quoteds’ have in common or some of their qualifications.

The author's writing is very cliched: “Run your own race and at your own speed...Think good thoughts and do good deeds...you can change your world!!...commit to daily positive, nourishing, and affirmative thinking to empower and uplift your being.” And it has way too many!!!!!!! The journal uses what I call “non-believing California-ese,” speaking of alignment, harmony, purifying, Universe, and radiance. Often!!! No references to God or serving others. It’s pretty much about me, me, me. I believe part of Renewing and Refreshing is about relationships with others and God.

Save your money. If you want to journal, I’d recommend buying a blank book and looking online for the MANY ideas of what to write about. The 3 R's for an Inspired Life: Reflect, Renew, Refresh is too trite for me. “I love to explore. If everyone goes left, I go right! I love finding what’s new, fresh and uncharted territory. I listen to myself, most of the time, and that has truly made all the difference.” Yikes. I know 7th graders who write deeper than that.

I want to thank the Publisher, First Edition Design Publishing and #Netgalley for providing me with an advanced e-copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This book is a 52 week journal which contains beautiful photos, quotes and affirmations. The quotes are to give you a weekly dose of inspiration and encouragement, to help you deal with whatever is going on in your life at this time.
After each quote, the author, Ms. Lewman adds her own inspirational message to guide you towards, reflecting on the quote of the week. She guides the reader with questions to help with the reflection. Each week has a journal page on which the reader can reflect, renew and refresh.
Other reviewers, have voice the opinion that Ms. Lewman has not provided the instructions on how to renew and refresh. and I agree. However, I think that, this book is not meant to be a step by step how to book, but rather a guided journal to steer your mind away from negative thoughts toward more positive thinking . She has a different approach to get you there.

The photographs are setting the stage to take you away to a beautiful and peaceful place. The quotes are meant to inspire you as you read them. Her inspirational message leads you to ask yourselves some questions, you are reflecting. As you are taking stock of your life and your situation and realize that you have gratitude and hope that is the renew and as you have steer your mind toward a more positive disposition you are refreshed. That is the way, I have interpreted the process.

As the author, says that she has gone through difficult times as well and that during that time, her husband provided her with daily quotes that became very essential part of her healing process.
She shared 52 of these quotes in this book and hopes to help others.

Great book written from the heart!

#The3r'sOfAnInspiredLife:reflect,refresh,renew

This book was not what I initially thought it would be.. it was a disappointment.

Some nice prompts for gratitude and self-improvement. Stunning photographs too.

I recieved a free digital copy of this book from Netgalley for an honest review.

I loved this book and will definitely pick up a paper copy the next time I get to the bookstore. It's part inspirational, part journal.

The pictures are gorgeous. The inspirational messages accompanied with them are thought provoking and now all i want to do is journal. 😂

My favorite phrase:
Act as if it were impossible to fail.

This book is arranged so there is a quote and then you contemplate it and then reflect, refresh, and renew in a journaling format.
I thought it was too vague in relation to the 3 R's. Refresh and Renew seem almost the same. The quotes were nice though.

This was a series of quotes, followed by a paragraph of interpretation by the author, followed by a page to reflect, renew and refresh. Not much room for journaling and absolutely no idea what is meant by renew or refresh. Would work better as a just quotes or affirmations. This format is odd and I wouldn't use it as presented.

I liked the idea of a journal that doesn’t feel like work, because there aren’t dated pages. I am not one of those people who journaling everyday comes naturally to. The idea of filling in my own thoughts for the week (any week) about reading and applying a certain quote was certainly one I could keep up with.

The photos are lovely, and the quotes are from a diverse group of people who I’m sure most of us have heard of. There are quotes from: Oprah Winfrey, Ram Dass, The Buddha, Harriet Beecher Stowe, John Milton, Kahlil Gibran, Danny Kaye, Thich Nhat Hanh, Confucius, Mary Kay Ash, and others.

The only thing I’m confused about is the Renew and Refresh; one of those is meant for how the quote might have enhanced our week, but what to do with the other one?

Overall, I love this, and since it isn’t dated, you can start at anytime. This doesn’t have to be one of those things you put off until January first.

This is a beautifully arranged journal for reflection. I love the quotes, and I enjoyed the author's additional thoughts on each one, too. They really assist in the reflection process. The pictures were well-done also. My only minor piece of feedback is that the 3Rs need to be explained better. I saw an explanation for reflect but not for renew and refresh, and I don't know how the responses for each would differ. If this was my journal, I would want to complete it the "correct" way under each heading. Overall, a wonderful journal full of self-reflection, which is always a good thing to have.

Thank you to Karen Marie Newman, First Edition Design Publishing, and Netgalley, for the opportunity to review this journal.