Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women (40th Anniversary Edition)

by Karen Casey, Marianne Williamson (Foreword by)

Overview

The Book of Spiritual Meditations that Pioneered the Women’s Recovery Movement 

"Karen Casey tells truth and tells it well."—Marianne Williamson

#1 New Release in Spiritual Meditations

First published in 1982, Karen Casey’s signature and genre-defining work, Each Day a New Beginning, broke ground as the first daily meditation book for women in alcoholism recovery. Forty years later, over four million copies have been sold and people around the globe continue to turn to this renowned classic for morning motivation, afternoon escape, and night-time reflection.

Engage with effective healing meditation practices. Karen Casey offers invaluable wisdom with every page, encouraging women in recovery to learn the art of compassion, acceptance, creativity and more. Spiritual meditation exercises are peppered throughout the book, allowing you to heal with each coming day. 

Recognize the importance of community in recovery. Recovery is not linear and absolute, but meandering and ambiguous. From personal experience, Karen Casey knows this to be true. In Each Day A New Beginning, inhabit a collective space for women in recovery for spiritual meditation, reflection, learning, and connection. 

Gain wisdom from exceptional female role models. Each day, enjoy an inspirational quote from extraordinary women, ranging from Anne Morrow Lindbergh to Dorothy Bryant to Evelyn Mandel. Meditation practices follow each quote, allowing you to supplement your healing experience with mindfulness exercises. 

Each Day a New Beginning is the perfect gift for women during any stage of their recovery journey. It is designed to help you: 

• Gain deeper insight into the recovery process
• Celebrate your personal strength and dedication towards recovery 
• Practice mindfulness through daily meditation exercises 

If spiritual meditation and daily affirmation books like Meditations on Self-Love, Badass Affirmations, or Practicing Mindfulness inspired you, you’ll love Each Day a New Beginning.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642507966
Publisher:	Mango Media
Publication date:	11/29/2022
Pages:	380
Sales rank:	112,744
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Karen Casey is an accomplished author of dozens of beloved nonfiction works, including 52 Ways to Live the Course in Miracles, Let Go Now, In God’s Care, and A Woman’s Spirit. She started her addiction recovery journey in 1974 and in 1982, she published her first book, Each Day a New Beginning, which instantly became a bestseller in this groundbreaking genre of meditational support for women in recovery. The book sold over 3 million copies and has a dedicated readership spanning over four decades. Karen’s focus as a writer is on the development of spiritual growth and strengthening one's twelve-step recovery. She relies on her personal experience, coupled with the wisdom she gleans from the many brave people she walked among in the rooms of AA and Al-Anon. Currently, Karen spends her time speaking at lectures and workshops, which fosters her commitment to continue doing what brings her life such joy.

Marianne Williamson is a bestselling author, political activist, and spiritual thought leader. For over three decades, Williamson has been a leader in spiritual and religiously progressive circles. She is the author of 14 books, four of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers. She founded Project Angel Food, a nonprofit that has delivered more than 14 million meals to ill and dying homebound patients since 1989. The group was created to help people suffering from the ravages of HIV/AIDS. She has also worked throughout her career on poverty, anti-hunger, and racial reconciliation issues.

Read an Excerpt

I sit here today astounded to be writing a preface for the fortieth anniversary edition of my first book, Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women. I could not have imagined back in 1981, when I started penning (ballpoint penning, in fact), those thoughts that a book would come to fruition. My search was for God. I wasn’t intent on writing a book at all. But I needed to feel His presence and He seemed “right there” when I sat in my very old, hand-me-down brown recliner and put pen to paper. I never fully understood the process, but I simply didn’t question it, and let the flow of it carry me. And I knew, at an unspoken level, that God was carrying me too during those precious moments.

My own struggle to know God was paramount when I first entered the twelve-step rooms. I seemed to be surrounded by women and men who had the kind of relationship with God that I yearned for, but I simply didn’t understand how to make the connection. I read books, of course. One that meant so much was The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence, a book given to me by my dear mother-in-law, Ruth, who worried so about me and my struggle to feel God’s presence. I loved Brother Lawrence’s words and felt warmly comforted while reading them, but then the “magic” would dissipate and I’d feel desperately alone again.

Another book that had an impact was On Becoming a Musical, Mystical Bear by Matthew Fox. Just make God your friend and companion, he said. His words were so gentle and accessible. I loved doing what he suggested and, while cozily sitting in my brown recliner, I felt like “my friend” showed up with words of encouragement day in and day out. But unfortunately, those words didn’t sustain me when I rejoined my husband or other friends. The sense of aloneness was the constant of my life.

What I have come to understand, and to treasure in my forty-six years of recovery, is that God was always carrying me, even before I believed in the concept of God. I love the realization I now have that He always believed in me whether I believed in Him or not. That’s the beauty of God, isn’t it? He can’t leave our side ever because He is always within us. He has no choice! And neither do we. Hallelujah.

That the writings that comprised Each Day a New Beginning ever became a book owes all to Harry Swift, the director of Hazelden at the time of my angst. I was working there, and for some reason (perhaps his assignment from God), he took an interest in my recovery and my life. I shared with him my struggle to connect with a Higher Power and told him about the writing I was doing to try to find Him. Surprisingly, he asked to see what I had written, and the rest is history, as they say. He was confident that other women might relate to my dilemma. I really hadn’t ever considered that. It wasn’t about my being selfish, but rather, I felt pretty sure that what I had to say wouldn’t mean anything to others. God and I were making a special connection. That’s all I knew. And I hungered for it daily.

No one was more surprised than me that, when the book was published in December of the following year, it “flew off the shelves.” And now more than 3.5 million copies later, it still strikes a chord with many women—and, I’ve been told, many men too. I’m not so sure it’s due to any special wisdom I had then or have now, but my yearning to know God was felt and understood by many souls who were wandering the same path that so clearly had captivated me.

Editorial Reviews

Each Day a New Beginning was first published in the early 1980s, the same period when I began giving lectures on A Course in Miracles. Those were days when spiritual seeking outside the confines of institutional religion was somewhat unique, even exotic. What Karen found in Alcoholics Anonymous, and I found in the Course, was a path to God that wasn’t waylaid by religious dogma....What grew from Karen’s hunger to know God was a compilation of thoughts and reflections that became this book, a publishing wonder that has touched the lives of millions. In a world of falsehood it’s a friendly reminder of what’s deeply true. You can’t read it in the morning and not be prepared for a better day."
—Marianne Williamson, NYT bestselling author of A Return to Love

"Casey’s voice is thoughtful and accessible. Readers with a belief in the power of God will be most amenable to her recommendations for a simpler, more rewarding life."
—Publishers Weekly

"Each Day a New Beginning is a super book! I have read it cover to cover! A woman with an alcohol or drug problem has a special problem. I think [Karen's] book will be most helpful in coping with the special needs of women in recovery."
—Betty Ford, former First Lady and founder of The Betty Ford Center

"This book is small, is easy to digest, and would likely be taken from the display shelf by someone needing a psychological boost."
—Deborah Bigelow, Library Journal

“These simple steps can lead to a peaceful and meaningful life. Casey’s self-help book is a winner!" —Frederick Brussat, spiritualityandpractice.com

“This book is a must-read for anyone who cares about the quality of their thoughts and how being aware of them can bring positive change."
—Mary Porter, Science of Mind

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