Don’t let the title "Mastering Life’s Energies" deceive you into thinking this is just another personal growth book. Read further… "Simple Steps to a Luminous Life at Work and Play". When was the last time you heard the word luminous used in conversation or even in the book you last read? If you are like me, NOT! But, turn the book over to the back cover… and aah… Author Maria Nemeth, spells out a luminous moment "those instances when we experience the beauty and grace of life, whether we’re looking into the eyes of a newborn or watching the sun set over the ocean. But those moments are usually brief and difficult to consciously create." THOSE are luminous moments!

Most of us can identify with those moments, and sadly for many of us they ARE fleeting! Life is unpredictable and ever changing.

Maria invites us to look to our own personal ideas, dreams and goals to bring the illumination we desire into our lives. Luminousity is fresh, "it doesn’t comb its hair but rather lets the winds of life blow freely through it." By learning to "hear our own clear, brilliant, wise voice," we will be connected to the energy we need.

This book is devoted to sharing the basic concepts of applying clarity, focus, ease and grace to our life experiences that will reflect the light and harmony of a life worth living.

Marie tells us that we already possess all we need to live a meaningful life. We are not lacking in any way. We do not need to look at ourselves in terms of what we do not have, but rather to what we do have to contribute to this life.

Life is going to continue to bring us unexpected adversities and that is what makes this life "the game worth playing". To play a game there is opposition, whether for us it is the external blocks life throws at us or the internal chatter in our heads. Maria uses "Monkey Mind, a term coined by Buddhists. One of Maria’s definitions of the Monkey Mind is "a highly efficient, negative-possibility-forecasting mechanism" meant to keep us out of danger. But, this internal mental mechanism also causes us the fog that inhibits us and zaps the energy we need to take on the goals we are aiming toward.

Maria gives us clear cut practical steps we can take to integrate clarity, focus, ease and grace into our living. We can be enlightened and empowered and in doing so it does not have to be heavy and sooo…serious. We can enjoy this learning process and experience lasting results. Maria reminds us to use the "f-word - Fun". We can enjoy this learning process and experience lasting results.

Author Maria Nemeth, PhD is an inspirational speaker, a licensed clinical psychologist and master certified coach based in Sacramento, California; she is the author of the popular book The Energy of Money and the founder of the Academy for coaching Excellence.