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New Audio – Authentic Action: Practical Marketing with Social Media

Monday, May 17th, 2010

Click on the link below to listen to the audio of tonight’s call

Recording of May 17 Teleconference on Social Media

The Indigo Connection’s May 17 Coaching Call was all about using Social Media in a conscious and deliberate way to market, serve and share information.

Betsy’s special guest this month was Kathleen Krug, owner of Massage Connection. Kathleen has been actively blogging at www.kathleenkrug.com and using social media in addition to her regular web presence at wwww.massageconnection.net She would enjoy connecting with new friends on Facebook or LinkedIn.

We mentioned a site for posting simultaneously to Facebook, Linkedin and twitter called Ping. The website for this is www.ping.fm and it is a really convenient way to share the constant contact newsletter I develop with my friends online.

Bottom line is to give it a try, set a time limit you are willing to dedicate to social media on a daily or weekly basis and then just do it!

Kat and I are very happy to be your friends and to answer your questions if you write on our walls. Give it a try and allow us to help you make sense of this incredible free marketing tool.

You can become my Facebook friend at http://www.facebook.com/betsy.muller. Check out the little links on this page to connect with me on twitter and linkedin too.

Enjoy your new friends and keep me posted on the great things that result from your outreach.

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My Favorite Summer Recipes

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

August is a month of bountiful harvests here in Ohio.  One of my favorite activities is shopping the farmers markets in the area for fresh sweet corn, peaches and tomatos during this season.   I am sharing two of my favorite summer recipes below and hope you will enjoy them too.  I just made the fresh peach pie yesterday and it is outstanding. 

Best Ever Fresh Peach Pie (From The Joy of Cooking)

 

Crust (makes 2  single crusts)

Sift together 2 Cups flour and 1 tsp salt.  Measure and combine 2/3 Cup Crisco and 2 T chilled butter.  Cut the shortening into the flour mixture using a pastry blender or work lightly with fingertips until it has the consistency of course cornmeal.  Sprinkle the dough with 4 T water.  Blend lightly.  Dough should stick together and start forming a ball.  Another 1T water can be added if needed.   Gather dough into a nice ball.  Cut in half.  Roll out each half of the dough and place in 8-9 inch pie pan.  Crimp edges and add filling.

 

Peach Filling

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F

 

1 Egg                                                                                2 T Flour

2/3 C granulated sugar                                                 1/3 C melted butter

 

Combine the ingredients above.  Fill unbaked pie shell with sliced, fresh peaches.  Pour the mixture over the peaches so it covers evenly.  Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 300 degrees.  Bake an additional 50 minutes.  Serve with vanilla ice cream and/or fresh whipped cream. 

 

Betsy’s Tangy Lemon BBQ Sauce

1 ¼ C Tomato Ketchup                                                 6 oz Frozen lemonade

¼ C Worcestershire Sauce                                           ¼ C yellow mustard

¼ C Vegetable or Olive Oil                                           ¼ C minced onion

¼ C Red Hot Sauce

 

Mix all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes.  Cool .  Slather on grilled chicken, pork tenderloin or ribs.  Also tastes great as a dipping sauce with oven-baked french fries.

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Reflections on Inner Harmony – Acceptance, Gratitude and Hope

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

On Monday evening I learned that Inner Harmony Wellness Center would be permanently closing its doors at the end of August.  This is the lovely place where I have rented office space and conducted group programs for the past 2.5 years.  The news came unexpectedly, but also at a divinely arranged time for me and my professional life too.   I want to reflect on a few important messages that are apparent to me about this change, that also can be applied to any change you may be facing as well.  If you have been intimately involved with Inner Harmony Wellness Center, I hope my words will bring comfort and hope to you too.

1.  Endings Bring Emotions.  Feel them Fully!

When I first got the news, I didn’t really feel much immediately.  The information had to sink in.  That night I had many dreams that allowed me to experience the multitude of emotions tied up in this change.  There was sadness, grief, regret, worry and concern for the others who depend on this location for their client work and personal connections.  Most of all I was feeling sentimental in a big way. I’ll miss being there, meeting with clients, teaching groups,  talking with Corky about spiritual things and petting the sweet little resident dog Nakai.  Images and feelings of all the experiences I connect to my time at Inner Harmony play back in my mind like a beautiful scrapbook of  frozen moments.

As I allowed myself to feel all of those feelings, and then accepted them  I felt myself moving to a place of peace and deep gratitude.

2. Grab the Gratitude and Reframe the Situation

Reviewing the memories and emotions connected with my time at Inner Harmony, I quickly find so much to be grateful for.  This gratitude provides an immediate and powerful lift.  I loved working in this space, with the people and in its natural setting.   I was proud to call it my base.  Before moving to Inner Harmony, I had been seeing clients at my home office and as I got busier, it was becoming chaotic for my family and for client privacy too.   Moving my office to IH came as an answer to my prayers and fit perfectly for me.   It was close to home, affordable, near nature, full of kind like-minded people, offered me a place to hold group programs and was filled with good energy.

It is also with gratitude that I see the current transition.  My two kids leave  for college in August, leaving me with a quieter home office and more flexibility for deep work there.  My business had shifted  to more phone coaching, group work and speaking, which I feel is my true calling.  I don’t need the outside office the way I once did.  Coincidentally I had joined COSE one week ago – an organization with an abundance of services to support small businesses.  One of those COSE benefits is access to spaces at the local community college.    As I transition, I release myself from the fixed cost of rent and can consider using this money for new ventures .  That’s a great feeling and a lovely reframe for moving forward.

3.  A Sense of Hope

God closes doors and opens new ones for us regularly.  There is a “master plan” always working to bring a soul to greater wholeness.   It is our job to step through the changes with hope and trust.  The divine plan is always better than the one I could have made up in my head.  I have learned over the years that even painful events open gates to exquisite goodness.  I can trust that opportunities lie waiting for me now in new directions and in new places.  I am free to pursue them.

Sending Special Thank Yous

My thanks go today to Corky Larsen and Barb Clough for their tireless work and vision in creating Inner Harmony as a place of healing and transformation. 

I send gratitude to the other practitioners who have allowed me to experience their healing gifts and exposed me to their specialties.  I wish you all an abundant and full life in your chosen work. 

Thanks to every client, student, and group member I had the chance to interact with at IH.  You all taught me so much about healing, faith and spirituality.  As you healed, I healed deep parts of myself too.  I felt a sense of wonder each time the miracles happened in spite of my own limiting beliefs.  The power of love, EFT and Energy Coaching continues to take my breath away and I hope it always will no matter where the road takes me next.

Many lives, including mine have been touched at Inner Harmony.   I intend to keep my connections with the Inner Harmony Community in tact moving forward.  The physical location may no longer exist, but the spirit and energy live on fully  through all of us.

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Revisiting Forgotten Joys

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

Today I was guided to remember a forgotten joy in a whole new way.  It happened quite by accident, which I now recognize is a lesson that I needed to know and most certainly must share.

Today was one of those rare Sundays when there was absolutely nothing on the calendar.  Nowhere to go, no expectations and nothing needing to be urgently done.  My husband and I talked about going out to breakfast, but when we stepped outside and saw what a comfortable, sunny and pleasant day it was, we immediately decided to stay home and enjoy our own patio.  I prepared a delicious breakfast for us including eggs, toast, bacon, orange juice in frosty glasses and fresh berries from the farm market.  I brewed Italian Roast coffee and filled cups with steaming milk for perfect latte.  We munched and read the paper on our patio surrounded by beautiful containers of flowers.  Absolute heaven!  I was reminded that I love breakfast, the paper, my flowers and having time to just be.  What a gift.

As the day continued and breakfast dishes were cleared away, I decided to begin reading a new book – purely for pleasure.   I chose Julie and Julia by Julie Powel, the memoir about a young woman who decides to reclaim her life through cooking every one of Julia Child’s  recipes in the classic Mastering The Art of French Cooking.    It didn’t take long for me to fall into this book and to realize how it contains so many of the same lovely truths I help people come to know through individual coaching and leading groups with EFT and The Artist’s Way. The story is filled with examples of pain, persistence and passion.  Just as I love coaching people to find what they love and fall in love with themselves,  I also love reading about how others find their true north,  just as Julie does in this true story.

As I came to about the middle of the book, I was suddenly overcome with the urge to cook — and cook I did!  Realizing that I had a garden full of fresh herbs and a fridge loaded with goodies from the farmer’s market, there was no excuse.

First I decided to make a simple, yet very elegant potato salad.  I made up my own recipe after reading a few cook books for ideas.  My salad included fingerling potatos, calamata olives, sweet onions, celery, olive oil, wine vinegar, sea salt, fresh dill/parsley and ground pepper.  It was beautiful and very tasty.

I was on a roll now.  I decided to make fresh pesto next.  I loosely referred to a recipe, then freed myself to throw a few things together – fresh garlic, basil, parsley, parmesian cheese, walnuts, olive oil and a little balsamic vinegar.  Soon my little blender was full of the bright green concoction.

From there, I decided my husband George and I needed a snack, so I prepared some tiny pizzas with biscuit dough, fresh pesto, tomatos and cheese on my baking stone.   They were perfect as I slipped back outside to continue reading.  Today was like one huge Artist Date and I was loving every bit.

My book continued to hold my interest for the next several hours.  Suddenly I had the urge to cook dinner.  I discovered some plump shrimp in the freezer and made a marinade for grilled shrimp kabobs using my new pesto, fresh lemon juice, garlic and olive oil.   As I heated up the grill, I put some sweet corn on, tossed  up a green salad and brought out the chilled potato salad I made earlier.  The shrimp sizzled up nicely on the grill and we enjoyed yet another amazing meal on the patio.   I felt my joy meter go up another notch!

Perhaps this all seems a bit silly to you, but I realize as I write this that I have looked at cooking as an annoying chore these last few weeks.  I had forgotten how great really fresh, deliberately prepared food can taste.  I had not taken the time or made the effort.  The book and the availability of open time creating a chance for me to revisit the joy I have for being in the kitchen and creating food that is delicious in every sense of the word.  I only regret that I have no photos to share because it was as pretty as it was tasty, yet it was simple  and healthy too.  I celebrate that I have plenty of culinary experience, a pretty good sense to trust myself  to create  a recipe and have the gadgets and ingredients to pull it off too.

So here’s to Julie Powell and her ability to inspire me to come back to my true essence in the kitchen.  Is there something you love and have stuffed away for “later”?  Consider scheduling a day with a book about your forgotten love or even better, just do it.  You may find yourself too in the process.

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A Little Slice of Heaven on Earth

Monday, May 18th, 2009

This past weekend I had the honor of hosting a very diverse group of 25 women for a weekend retreat titled “It’s a Beautiful Life”. I came to the realization that this complex experience was nearly perfect as everything came together – weather, people, food, resources, natural beauty, healing, content and timing. I had created “a little slice of heaven” for these wonderful people! A vision resulted in physical manifestation once again.

I particularly loved how well all of the participants got along. They mingled so comfortably from the very beginning. Groups would form, connect then separate to naturally form new clusters. Cliques did not exist. I realized that everyone felt like they could sit with anybody and feel accepted, comfortable and in a safe place. That is indeed the true definition of beauty and it doesn’t cost a dime. It simply came through my intention. That realization brought tears to my eye as I wrote in my journal this morning.

My life purpose is about creating those slices of heaven.

During the weekend our group watched the powerful film “The Secret Life of Bees” which provided outstanding examples of unconditional acceptance of diversity: observation without judgment and the healing power of love. It reinforced the message of blissful co-existence and helped me realize my gift as a facilitator to create a place where people can be themselves, open their hearts and express their true nature – even in the presence of strangers. The key characters in this film were exquisite examples of the diverse strength and beauty I saw unfolding in our own group at Lakeside:

Lily (Dakota Fanning): The vulnerable one with the open heart. Hurt yet full of hope that love could be hers. She is attracted to love like a bee to honey. She is an incredible intuitive and follows her heart.

August (Queen Latifa): The strong grounded one. Assuring, loving, and patient, she holds the space for healing. She is a deeply present force and a natural leader. Also a confident intuitive

May (Sophie Okonedo): The highly sensitive one.  She feels the pain of the world with great intensity.  Fortunately she also has a process for releasing her pain.  She is equally sensitive to beauty and gifted at expressing pure joy.

June (Alecia Keys):  The cautious and judgemental one.  She creates enormous boundaries around her to guard her from hurt.  She wants love but fears the pain.

Rosaleen (Jennifer Hudson):  She is the witness and loyal friend.  She accepts, listens, and quietly bonds to each of the other characters.  She adds the glue that solidifies any group she is part of.

Imagine my delight this morning when I saw this quote from President Obama’s address to the Notre Dame Graduating Class of 2009!

“When we open our hearts and our minds to those who may not think like we do or believe what we do – that’s when we discover at least the possibility of common ground.”

YES WE CAN!

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Perfectionism – an Energy Drain!

Monday, May 4th, 2009

It’s just about  impossible to be perfect.  Trying to be perfect drains energy and stirs up negative emotions too.  It is one of the reasons creative people often find themselves blocked.   Accepting our faults, limits and imperfections is a way we can lighten up, attract more and get our energy back too.  Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a great way to help that process.

Yesterday I worked with an Artists Way study group using an EFT treatment sequence on perfection and was inspired to record it.   This is the actual recording as it came through me working with the group.  I do not pre-write these treatment sequences, but rather they flow through me.  Notice that it’s not perfect, but it gets at many of the aspects of perfection that drain us.

I am sharing it with you here, both as an audio file and as a written script.  Feel free to treat yourself with the recording and make sure to say the phrases out loud.    If you need an EFT tapping chart diagram,  just send me an email and I’ll get one out to you pronto.  Click on the link below for the audio.

EFT treatment audio for perfectionists

Set Up Statements (rub sore spot or tap karate chop point)Even though I will never be perfect, and I keep trying anyway…I deeply and completely accept myself, and I choose to love who I am right now.

Even though it’s impossible to be perfect and I can’t even come close to being perfect, I deeply and completely accept myself and all my imperfections, and I forgive myself for trying to be something other than what I am now.

Even though there are so many people who live life better than I do, and there are plenty of people who tell me what I did wrong, and my own mind criticizes constantly. I choose to let it go and love and accept myself right now anyway, knowing I am doing the best I can.

I choose to let go of unreasonable standards. I choose to move on seeing the beauty of what I have going on. Knowing that the “Master Plan” put me here, exactly as I am.

Negative Round:

I’m not good enough (top of head)

I make mistakes. I make more mistakes than I should (3rd eye)

I am full of fear. I avoid risks because I want to be perfect. I can’t mess anything up. (eyebrow)

I am ashamed when I am not perfect. I try so hard, and still I am not perfect. (side of eye)

I can’t be trusted. I will mess it up (under eye)

I am not good enough. I’ll never be good enough. I’ll always find something wrong There’s plenty of other people who will too. (under nose)

It’s not safe to do what’s in my heart. It will be torn apart. It’s easier to do nothing. Then I am closer to perfect. I could perfectly do nothing.(under lip)

I’ve got to let it go. I’ve got to be me. I am supposed to be exactly the way I am. With all these flaws, all these questions, all these imperfections.(collarbone)

I can learn something from my defects. I can teach others through my defects. I can accept these defects and be a role model for somebody. (underarm)

Or I can just be angry about it. I can be nasty, I can scream & yell, and then forgive myself and move on (under breast)

Positive Round:

I am good enough, exactly the way I am(top of head)

If I would just settle down I would get more great information. Relax and breathe and get my download (3rd eye)

When spirit works through me it’s pretty perfect. I want that to happen more (eyebrow)

I forgive myself completely. I forgive myself for being who I am. No apology necessary. I am here for a reason. (side of eye)

I can be trusted to create something good. It doesn’t have to be perfect. Flaws are interesting.(under eye)

People trust me and like me and respect me because I am a normal human being. I make mistakes just like they do. I am not perfect. I never was and neither are they. We are all alike. It’s nice to be human.(under nose)

It’s not about the show. It’s about being, feeling, inspiring myself for my best work. And deciding to put it out there whenever (under lip)

I decide when it is finished, and I’m not finished. It’s a work in progress. Always a work in progress. I am proud of my progress (collarbone)

Everything is a learning experience. Consciousness development is a human experience. (underarm)

I share well. I share who I am with the world. Exactly the way it is. Take it or leave it. This is my stuff, exactly the way I created it and it is good. I’ll accept your compliments later.(under breast)

Betsy B Muller, MBA, CEC 440-238-4731 www.theindigoconnection.com

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Creating the Space for Miracles

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

One of the essential concepts that I try to practice and teach as a healing professional has to do with preparing the right environment or “sacred space” to contain the process. Certainly any purposeful gathering of people can improve considerably if we simply take a moment to be fully present and set the stage for what is to come. This applies to business meetings, classes, lectures, small groups, one on one client sessions AND for your own self-care routines, meditation or prayer routine. It is a process of deliberate presence.

Honoring that each person has their own unique set of beliefs and background, setting the stage includes respectfully allowing each person to feel comfortable in the environment. It is up to you to choose how you will create a space for your own miracles. I offer the following ideas for your consideration. Pick one or several. Consider the context of your goals, the participants and certainly be practical. There are many paths to the right answer. Go in with the intention of creating a space that builds rapport, creates safety and allows comfort.

1. Clear the energy in the space. Open a window, light a candle, burn incense, use essential oils or smudge with sage or sweetgrass to clear and prepare spaces for healing work. Soft lighting, sounds, music, tones, chimes, and voice can also be helpful in shifting the energy to a more healing nature.  You can also clear the energy by simply setting a clearing intention.

2. Pause to breathe and become present. You might choose to place your palms over the heart. Close the eyes and be fully in your body. Honor whatever you may feel and accept it as your present truth. Consider the power we could bring to our business meetings if we simply took a moment to breathe before we jumped into the agenda!

3. Set intentions. Ask for space and time to create a positive experience. Know what you want to do. In business we have agendas. In your healing work you can also have an agenda, but consider it a “soft” one based on your intentions rather than a specific outcome.

4. Connect with a higher power. Honoring the beliefs of those involved, this can include God, Divine Mother, Jesus, archangels, angels, guides, power animals, universal life force energy or healing symbols.

5. Anchor the Space. Some healers like to invoke a pyramid of light anchored at each corner by a powerful archangel. Others may prefer to invoke a bubble of light. You may also choose to bring in an image of a special healing place that you carry in your heart. Think of this part as establishing a container that can safely hold the energy of what is about to occur.

6. Ask for resources. As you create the perfect setting, open yourself to intuition, ideas, help, synchronicity, and opportunity. Imagine that you are opening a door and all that you need is lining up to support you. What would you like to have access to if the answer was “yes”?

7. Surrender and Release. Let go of what you can’t control, what seems impossible, the distractions, the disappointments, and those long-standing battles with your tormentors. Be aware of what has drained you and give it up for healing and transformation.

8. Affirm. Begin to see what you desire as if it has already happened and already exists. This can be a bank balance, a published book, a vacation, an important decision, a partner or a physical miracle of your choosing. Create words of affirmation, express gratitude and accept the energy of the blessing you are creating in your mind.

9. Engage in the Work. Whether it is a healing intervention, a meeting or a group seminar, this is where you conduct your program. Your time of preparation helps each person participate in and witness the process more fully. Some healing will have likely happened before you even began this step.

10. Close with gratitude and reverence.  Be thankful for the time and resources that came together. Remain hopeful about those things may not yet be complete. Appreciate the experience for what it was.


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Letting Go and the Creative Download

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

I consider myself a very creative person, but recently I caught myself with a really toxic negative belief about my own creative process. I found myself believing that creativity takes a huge amount of deliberate time and effort. I soon realized that true creativity is just the opposite – it is more of a process of letting go and letting something flow through you.

I had been putting quite a bit of time into working on new material for an important 30 minute presentation I was to deliver for six upcoming Cleveland Clinic staff appreciation luncheons. I was pushing myself pretty hard to get the content, timing and delivery down just right so I would be ready for that first luncheon on April 20. It was hard to imagine the room and the needs of that 500+ person audience. This was the audience I had hoped for, and also the one I feared.

I could feel my creative self getting suffocated by the pressure I was placing on myself to be perfect. Funny how my body also reacted by giving me a nasty headache and shoulder tension the night before that first big talk. Pain and tension is very unusual for me and I am conscious enough to get a grip when my body starts to speak to me.

It was time to surrender and trust. I had practiced, I had a message, and I had done enough. The rest was in the hands of a higher power. I asked for that power to be there for me during the presentation, and I went to bed.

As I awoke the morning of the first presentation, things were much better. I pampered myself with a hot neck wrap and I tapped EFT meridian points with positive affirmations. New ideas began to flow to me as I fine-turned my message. A few hours later, facing the audience, it seemed as though I had done this hundreds of times before. I was able to hold their attention and involve them in the message. I felt safe and exhilarated. All was well and the feedback was strong. I felt so grateful for the energy that magically showed up to get me through this challenging assignment.

I opened my journal this morning and made a simple request:

God, please take my pen today and let something great flow through me.

A beautiful download followed. I’ll plan to share that in another new blog soon.

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Synchronicity Happens

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Synchronity happens all the time.  Are you catching your fair share of it?

Just today I was looking for something to inspire me for the day.   I remembered that my mom had given me a daily Lenten devotional booklet from her church, and decided to take a look to see what had been written for April 2.  To my surprise, my mom’s story – “14 Rainbows” appeared as the entry!  Funny how that booklet had been sitting on my desk for 30 days and I decided to pick it up and turn to her page for my inspiration!  It was no accident.  I know there’s some powerful force that sets me up for these encounters.

Here’s another synchronity — as part of leading chapter 4 of The Artists Way study group, we are instructed to take a week of “reading deprivation” as a way to explore switching our habits.  I totally forgot to not read the newspaper this morning, because this is a habit that is deeply etched into my routine.  Imagine my delight when I saw that my dog Gracie’s photo and profile was featured as the “Pet of the Week” in our local paper.  I would have missed it had I been abiding with reading deprivation.  I quickly realized that I better stop reading the paper, but my conclusion is that fate made sure I didn’t miss this little bright spot for the day.  I am certainly grateful and my whole family got a nice laugh.img_0455

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Moving On…. Instead of Shutting Down

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

I am always astounded by the things that start happening in my life when I teach The Artists Way Book Study Groups how to integrate EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) into their creative process. The Artists Way, by Julia Cameron is a classic book for anyone who wants to open themself up to prosperity, deliberate living and a loving relationship with themselves.  If I had unlimited funds I would place this book in the hands of every 12 year old on the planet as part of their journey to adult life.  It’s not about art – but rather the art of living and creating a life you love.

I have been running into many professionals  in transition lately.  People who have recently lost jobs due to layoff, downsizing or economic decline.  These people come from fields as diverse as IT, manufacturing, HR  and retail. One phrase that keeps coming up in these conversations is “I need to reinvent myself for this new economy, but I don’t know where to turn.”   I would love to just blurt out, “Read The Artist’ Way!”, but somehow I don’t think most of them are ready yet.  They are shut down and need some tender loving care to feel safe enough to explore the positive possibilities.  There are lots of employed people who are scared and shutting down too.  You can help them.

How do we encourage and assist people who are shutting down?  Perhaps you are the one shutting down?  Each of the points below can be offered as self-care OR as a formula for assisting others in your life who need help moving on.

1.  Accept them for where they are.  See them as significant and worthy of attention.

2.  Listen to them without judgment.  Let them share their story.  Ask questions to bring them out.

3.  Ask about what they love.   This will open up even the quietest ones.

4.Urge them to use this transition time to do things that make them feel great  like hobbies, art, reading, physical fitness or outdoor activities.  Give them recognition for the healthy support systems and activities they may already may have in place.

5.  Introduce them to your networks.  Invite them to attend networking or social events you are already involved in.  Keep them in circulation.  You can also invite them to join you for online networks like Facebook and Linkedin.  Every connection offers potential.

6. Offer them discounts, extras or sliding scale rates on your services.  If there was ever somebody needing a break, it is someone between jobs.

7.  Encourage them to ask for discounts with other vendors too.  Sometimes all it takes is to ask.

8.  Help them see what’s going well in their lives beyond unemployment (or fear)  and remind  them to experience true gratitude.

9.  Provide resources and recommend good books.   Links to inspirational stuff like this video by Ken Robinson on TedTalks are excellent.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html

10.  Repeat from the list above as needed.  That’s what compassionate people do.

Feel free to share The Artists Way too and invite them to read and discuss the book with you.

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