The Book - 5 GIFTS for an Abundant Life
Book
- Author - Foreword -
Contents
- Reader Reviews
 5 GIFTS for an Abundant
Life is a handbook to a consciousness of
wealth. The book is designed to guide readers into the experience and
subsequent embodiment of five spiritual principles and practices that will
assist them in revealing the Abundance Consciousness that is already within
them. From the Introduction through the Conclusion, the GIFTS – which is an
acronym for Gratitude, Intentions, Forgiveness, Tithing and Surrender are
identified and presented in a variety of practical ways so that the reader
feels inspired, safe and nurtured to welcome them into their own daily
spiritual lives, and thus change their experiences of lack and limitation.
The entire book is woven together with a metaphoric scenario
featuring a Mysterious Stranger’s arrival at the reader’s birthday
celebration to bring 5 GIFTS to them. As the book progresses, the reader is
invited to unwrap each package. Contained within each of the 5 presents
are symbols of that particular spiritual principle, instructions for its use,
followed by the author’s narrative about the power and impact of each GIFT.
Included in the GIFT chapters is a pertinent passage from a modern day
mystic on the subject of each gift.
To further inform and involve the reader on this journey of discovering and
living a life of abundance and prosperity in every area of their lives, a Personal
Success Story from a student of the 5
GIFTS for an Abundant Life! class or one of the author’s counseling clients
is included in each GIFT chapter.
So that the reader can truly experience the power of Gratitude, Intentions,
Forgiveness, Tithing and Surrender, one or two exercises are included in each
GIFT chapter, to be done alone or with the support of a Prosperity Prayer
Partner with whom the reader has been invited to share this journey.
And finally, each GIFT chapter contains an invitation to the reader to give
an immediate gift to themselves, in honor of having begun to master the
principle and practice just completed.
The Author - Diane Harmony
Diane Harmony is a master in the art of prosperity. She is the founder of 5 GIFTS, a 501c3 organization dedicated to the vision of “awakening humanity to our infinite abundant nature.” 
In addition to authoring the 5 GIFTS for an Abundant Life book, Diane created an 8-week Prosperity Course, and 7-week TeleCourse for students to study and incorporate 5 simple practices that result in an abundant life…Gratitude, Intentions, Forgiveness, Tithing and Surrender. To date, 8,000 copies of the book have been sold and Diane’s organization has certified over 200 Facilitators to teach the Course around the world. Eight Spiritual Prosperity Coaches are now certified to work with clients individually and in small groups.
Diane writes and teaches from her personal experience. As recounted in her award winning book, several years ago she found herself attending her daughter’s wedding with no money. Unable to pay for her hotel room and meals much less fulfill her promise to give the couple a coveted gift, she spent the night before the ceremony in agony and defeat. How had she gotten herself into this horrible place? What transpired that dark night changed her finances and her life forever.
A popular speaker and counselor, Diane uses her personal journey of awakening to inspire others to release the grip of fear and step into the prosperous lives they were born to live.
Prosperity guru, Edwene Gaines says of Diane’s work: “She offers us a fresh and vibrant way to look at time-honored prosperity principles. She helps us see with new eyes, to act with a deeper understanding.”
Along with her book and course, Diane has written feature articles for many magazines including Science of Mind, Unity and Awareness. She is the mother of 5 and lives in San Diego, CA.
Current/Past Speaker Client List (Partial):
Conference for Abundant Living – Speaker, Kings Langley, UK
United Centers for Spiritual Living – Workshop Presenter, Asilomar, CA
Over 50 New Thought Centers – Speaker/Workshop Presenter, US & Canada
Foreword by Edwene Gaines
In 1976, I made a commitment to the lord of my being, the goddess within
me, that I would be 100% responsible for the transformation of the abundance
consciousness of Planet Earth.
For all the years since, I have been a student and a teacher of the spiritual
laws of abundance, the spiritual principles that govern our demonstration of
the never-failing, infinite supply to meet every need and every desire. I have
proven in my own life that there are powerful gifts available to each of us
and all we have to do is claim them. For this I am eternally thankful.
We have had great and powerful teachers. I am particularly grateful for
Charles and Myrtle Fillmore, Ernest Holmes, Catherine Ponder, John Rankin, Sig
Paulsen, Paula McClellan, Harriet Vallier, John Randolph and Jan Price, and
now…DIANE HARMONY.
In 5 GIFTS for an Abundant Life, Diane gives us all a very special gift. She
offers us a fresh and vibrant way to look at time-honored prosperity
principles. She helps us to see with new eyes, to act with a deeper
understanding. It is an honor to have been asked to write this Foreword.
So here it is…
My prayer is that you will be good to yourself, that you will devour the
information Diane Harmony presents so carefully and so lovingly.
Your job is to take action, to get up out of your comfort zone and follow her
suggestions. I invite you to read this as a workbook, and to prayerfully and
with great expectancy of good, do your part.
May you open your five GIFTS and celebrate the life you desire and deserve,
with a sense of awe and wonder of the graciousness of universal love.
Your future is absolutely in your hands in this wonderful instruction manual.
You have loved yourself enough to open the pages, so we know you have what it
takes to follow through, always being consciously appreciative for the author’s
understanding and her generosity in sharing it with us all.
Richest Blessing,
Edwene Gaines
Owner-director, Rock Ridge Retreat Center
Unity Minister,
Director, The Masters’ School
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Contents
5 GIFTS for an Abundant Life!
is written in an easy to read, sequential progression in order to engage the
reader and inspire them to allow the power that is within them to flow into an
abundant and prosperous life.
The book is divided into 9 chapters plus a Foreword, Preface, Introduction,
Appendix and Chapter notes. It’s pages number 176.
Foreword by Edwene Gaines
Preface
We are living lives of quiet desperation. In order to engage
the reader in pursuing mastery of an abundance consciousness the argument
is posed that we are living in an age where we are run by conscious and
unconscious fear patterns, based on a belief in lack and limitation.
It states that the solution to our collective dilemma lies in our decision
not to be limited by outward appearances, but to put our attention on God’s
vision for our lives, and to live from those possibilities.
Introduction: Our
Journey Begins
Most of us are enrolled in the School of Pain. The
School of Vision is so much more welcoming and is described through the
author’s personal journey from one to the other. Suggested
guidelines for using this book are listed, including giving this book to a
friend and committing to one another to be each other’s Prosperity
Prayer Partner during the journey.
Chapter 1 HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
The intention to live a
prosperous life this year and forever after rode on the wind of your
breath as you blew out the candles. The stage is set for a Mysterious
Stranger to arrive at your party to deliver 5 gifts that are promised to
fulfill your birthday desire.
Chapter 2 GRATITUDE - Give Out
Chapter 3 INTENTIONS SETTING - Give
In
Chapter 4 INTENTIONS MANIFESTING - Give
and Receive
Chapter 5 FORGIVENESS OF OTHERS - Give
Away
Chapter 6 FORGIVENESS OF SELF - Give
Up
Chapter 7 TITHING - Give
Back
Chapter 8 SURRENDER - Give
Over
Chapter 9 YOUR
ABUNDANT LIFE! - Give Glory
What
can we expect, now that we have received these GIFTS and
have begun to give them to ourselves? Here
there is a revelation of Who the Mysterious Stranger
really is. Here there is a revelation of what our world
would look like if all of us were to practice these
spiritual principles and live the Abundance of
God. Here is the trust in the evolution of our
consciousness and the healing of the planet.
APPENDIX
CHAPTER NOTES
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Reader
Reviews
Book Review by Paige Lovitt,
"Learn to Create a Consciousness of Wealth"
Just having this book fall into my hands showed
me abundance in action! Before I even got into the
first chapter, I was excited to see that "5 Gifts
for an Abundant Life" had been reviewed and
enjoyed by two of my favorite ministers, Rev. Michael
Beckwith and Rev.Christian Sorensen. I knew that
I had a winner in my hands.
The principles of prosperity that Diane Harmony writes
about are presented in the acronym
"GIFTS": Gratitude, Intentions,
Forgiveness, Tithing and Surrender. She refers
to the accepting and intuitive knowing that we feel in
our hearts as the "Mind of Our Heart" or
"Intuitive Knower." Harmony teaches us
to move from our limited beliefs of lack and
separation from our Source to abundant beliefs of
unlimited supply. She reminds us how powerful we are
and that if we shift our beliefs to ones of abundance,
we can change our reality and in doing so, change our
lives.
Harmony makes the process of change very easy to
understand in the way that she lays her chapters on
the GIFTS out. She starts with an in-depth
description of the gift. Then she presents a mystic's
writings on the gift. Then she offers a personal
success story of a person's experience in using the
gift. She provides instructions on how to apply the
gift to your life and then recommends an activity to
put the gift into action.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and have
enjoyed putting the principles to work. Early in
the book, it seemed like ever time I would experience
a limiting thought, my eyes would fall on the word
"Detach," in some part of her writing.
"Okay," I thought, "I can do
this!" Now, when I start to feel my old
fears, I think to myself, "DETACH!!!" I have
had this book for about a week and have already seen a
great deal of abundance in action in my life. I
am deeply grateful to Ms. Harmony for reminding me
that there are no limits to what I can believe or
achieve and for showing me how to tap into the loving
Source of supply. I highly recommend this book to
readers who are interested in learning more about
applying abundance to their lives.
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Writer's Digest Book Review - April, 2004
“This
is a lovely book, very nicely produced in all respects,
from the layout of the pages to the fine editing.
The author’s voice is a friendly and helpful one and
the material is very personal in a way that invites
readers into the book as well as adds interest.
Many, many people are interested in improving their
lives through spiritual growth and will appreciate this
contribution to their personal development. This
format, based on the five gifts, will also keep any
reader hoping for self-help advice on track, so that he
or she can benefit from the messages the author
presents. Those who stick with the book and follow
its instructions will certainly end up with some real
improvements to his or her enjoyment of life.
The
inclusion of other people’s success stories is an
excellent addition to the book as both an inspiration
and a demonstration that commitment to following a
spiritual self-improvement path can really pay
off. The author has worked very hard to provide a
full experience for the readers with this book.
Her references to other works and quotations from other
authors broaden the impact of the material by awakening
ideas in the readers and giving other avenues for them
to later explore.
The
addition of a range of exercises that readers can do
while striving to master the various gifts will be
helpful.”
AWARENESS
MAGAZINE
So.
California’s Largest Bi-Monthly Holistic Magazine
September/October 2004
Book Review, Pg. 43
Before I open a new
book I always like to take in the cover and then turn
the text over to see what it says on the back. When I
gazed upon the author’s photo, I was remarkably drawn
to it. There before me was a gorgeous light-filled
lady with endearing eyes. She owns a face that
assured me what was inside was authentic, fresh and new.
As I continued reading “the Gifts” I quickly
realized this was not a passive read. This author was
going to require ACTION from me to activate “Gratitude,
Intention, Forgiveness, Tithing and Surrender.”
All of a sudden this amazing little book became large
and demanding in what it promised to deliver. I was
drawn and motivated to carefully follow the instructions
that will move the reader to a future we all desire:
Abundance, Wealth and Freedom!
I trust that you too, will be pulled to enter a lucky
period or cycle in your life. You can create the
opportunities to turn your Wheel of Fortune and have
great things show up.
This is a marvelous tool to add to your library and
share with others. Your investment in Diane Harmony’s
wise words will multiply again and again. This is a
great gift book as well!
Published by Universal Harmony House, this book is
available at your local bookstore, or by calling (800)
955-7452
Reviewed by Joan McNeill Ph.D., R.N.
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