Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Surrender

by Tosha Silver, Lissa Rankin, M.D. (Foreword by)

Overview

From the author of the life-changing book Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead comes a transformational follow-up book featuring a thoughtful collection of prayers and stories to help you actively invite the Divine into your life.

“Change me Divine Beloved into one who can give and receive freely and be a clear vessel for your Light.”

Tosha Silver, with her characteristic wit, charm, and mix of passion and humor, shows you how to invite the Divine into your life to create change and transform from the inside out. Covering a variety of topics—from work to finances to self-worth—Change Me Prayers reveals how to truly surrender to a Divine plan in the most joyous and uplifting way.

At its heart, this book is a spiritual guide for anyone open to living in union with Love, even in times of difficulty or crisis, and includes a convenient “Change Me Prayers Quick Guide.” Tosha proves to be a profound, unique, and often hilarious guide to awakening. May the Divine permeate every part of your life!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476789774
Publisher:	Atria Books
Publication date:	05/19/2015
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	572,259
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Tosha Silver grew up thinking one day she would be a rabbi, a lawyer, or a weathergirl. But fate had other ideas. She graduated from Yale with a degree in English Literature but along the way fell madly in love with metaphysics and yogic philosophy. For the last 30 years she has taught many ways to align with the inner Divine. This book is adapted from her popular column at Examiner.com, a top 100 website that reaches over 37 million unique visitors a month. Tosha lives near San Francisco. Please visit ToshaSilver.com for more information.

Read an Excerpt

Change Me Prayers
If you’ve ever read my work, you know by now that I consider almost nothing random.

If I’m cradling a question in my heart, to be shown the right direction I pay intense attention to the answers that come, no matter what delivery service God may use. License plates, billboards, songs on the radio, comments from strangers, all become grist for my own spiritual mill.

So my ears perked up like a Labrador one time when a stately, white-haired Frenchman turned to me in the produce aisle of the grocery store and exclaimed, “Mise en place, it’s ALL about mise en place, n’est-ce pas? It’s the consummate key!”

I nodded and thanked him, though I had no idea what the hell he was talking about. I made a note to check when I got home, but if you’re a cook, you may already know.

I discovered mise en place is a French phrase for prepping all the ingredients for a meal: getting everything washed, chopped, and in order. Some people would even include cleaning and readying the kitchen. That way, when it’s time, you can cook with abandon.

Well, I couldn’t think of a better message. I could feel in my bones that a big wave of new life was lurking right around the bend.

So get ready! Clean out the closets, finish up loose ends, get rid of what needs to go. Create a vacuum for the New to fill. Release dead weight, old destructive habits, exhausting relationships. Pick a few items off the procrastination list and whisk them away.

And if the Divine wants to make a delicious meal out of you, well, you’ll be prepared.

Change me Divine Beloved into One who easily releases all that’s ready to go, making room for what wants to come. May I courageously release all that is outgrown and stagnant, preparing for the new. Let me move in harmony with Your natural cycles in every way.

Table of Contents

Foreword Lissa Rankin, M.D. xv

Introduction 1

Part I Divine Guidance: Stories 1-11 7

Part II Divine Worth: Stories 12-23 31

Part III Divine Prosperity: Stories 24-29 59

Part IV Divine Relationships: Stories 30-38 73

Part V Divine Trust: Stories 39-48 95

Part VI Divine Faith: Stories 49-60 121

Part VII Divine Surrender: Stories 61-70 149

Epilogue: The Tiniest Cup 171

Tosha Answers Your Questions 173

Acceptance 184

Authenticity 185

Awakening to Inner Divinity 186

Birthday 187

Body 188

Change Me 189

Clarity 190

Compassion 191

Conscious Living 192

Delays 193

Desire 194

Disappointment 196

Divine Faith 197

Divine Guidance 198

Divine Prosperity 199

Divine Relationships 200

Divine Surrender 202

Divine Timing 202

Divine Trust 203

Divine Worth 204

Ease 205

Ego 206

Emergencies 207

Fear 208

Feelings 209

Flow 210

For Every Overwhelming Dilemma, All-Purpose Change Me Prayer 211

Forgiveness 212

Friends / Community 213

Giving 214

Help 215

Inner Child 216

Intuition 217

Inviting the Divine 218

Loss 219

Lost 220

Mystery 221

New Cycle 222

Obstacles 223

Opportunities 224

Patience 225

Problems 226

Receiving 227

Relax 228

Releasing 229

Resentment 230

Self Worth 231

Soul Mate 232

Stagnation 233

Support 234

Surrender 235

Truth 236

Uniqueness 237

Valentine 238

Waiting 239

Wildly Open 240

Worry 241

Wounds 242

Write Your Own Prayers 243

Acknowledgments 247

Editorial Reviews

07/20/2015
This entertaining follow-up to Silver's first collection of stories, Outrageous Openness, applies her signature light touch to some weighty spiritual topics. The book balances formal prayers to the "Divine Beloved" with everyday examples from Silver's own life. Her gift for crystallizing the lessons hidden in the most mundane moments—when her Prius is pinned into a parking space by a huge SUV, for instance—makes her spiritual guidance accessible. The book is divided by topic, though Silver's placement of her brief pieces seems somewhat arbitrary; there is little reason, for example, for her story about an encounter with a fellow cyclist to be filed under prosperity rather than relationships. Fortunately, a quick guide offers direct access by subject so that readers can dip their toes into the topic most concerning to them, with entries such as desire, loss, and surrender leading directly to the pertinent prayers. As in her first book, Silver's prayers foster openness to the rich array of possibilities in life. (May)

Publishers Weekly

An answer to your prayers! Change Me Prayers is trademark Tosha: quirky, inspiring, funny, poignant, helpful, and beautifully written.

Robert Holden

Reading and experiencing these irreverent, uncommon stories and prayers will brilliantly guide you in becoming, and being NEW.

author of Succulent Wild Woman SARK

Tosha’s roaring authenticity, heart blooming often hilarious real-world wisdom, and illuminating life-changing prayers make this book a treasure trove of truth. Give it up for the Divine Beloved and dare to be changed from the inside out.”

Sera Beak

You need at least two copies of Change Me Prayers: One needs to be in your bag for easy access throughout the day, and one should be on your nightstand. No matter where you are or what you are going through, Tosha understands, and she provides a story and an affirmation that will bring you comfort. All you have to do is open to any page and it will be the right one. Feeling alienated and without purpose wreaks havoc on you physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Change Me Prayers can be the answer that you may not have even known you were looking for.

Colleen Saidman Yee

This long-awaited sequel hits the same sweet spot of entertainment and profound spiritual learning.

Marci Shimoff

Her prayers let our connection to the Divine be intimate and immediate, so we can experience Divine love when we need it most—right in the midst of our everyday panic and dread, right when we might shut down, love reaches farther instead.

Meggan Watterson

A wise and beautiful reminder of the compassion of the Universe for all beings and the power of an ancient approach to becoming exactly the person who is needed.

Rachel Naomi Remen

It changed my life. This potent path of love and guidance has helped me recover from grief, pain, and loss while opening me more fully to the joy and delight of life.

Christiane Northrup

"Tosha Silver is an empathetic guide along the ever-present seam between the everyday and the sacred, letting us know that we can pull a thread of aliveness for ourselves at any time."

author of The Endless Practice and Seven Thousand Ways to Listen - Mark Nepo

The holy grail is right here in this gem of a book. Tosha Silver's wisdom goes down as easy as a mint milkshake and leaves you feeling so free you'll want to do cartwheels on the beach. But don't be fooled by the simplicity of this message. Look no further for an easeful path to enlightenment infused with rapture and hope, which comes as much needed medicine for the soul.

New York Times bestselling author of Mind Over Medicine - Lissa Rankin

"Tosha Silver’s benevolent, heart expanding book will transform you mightily with the greatest of ease."

Author, Succulent Wild Woman PlanetSARK.com - SARK Artist

"A fun, fresh spiritual tune-up. Reading it is a like taking a bicycle ride or sitting by the stream and suddenly feeling like everything is just deliciously okay. Tosha Silver has a beautiful, believable, honest voice, and she is a delightful companion.

best-selling author of Inspired & Unstoppable: Wildly Succeeding in Your Life's Work! - Tama Kieves

"If Amy Sedaris wrote obsessively about the Divine, this is what she might sound like. What a treat."

author of Yoga and the Path of the Urban Mystic and Inner Tranquility - Darren Main