“This is a different kind of book – a book only in form, but in content an entire spiritual universe. You may read it in any order you choose. With it, the author has placed in your hands a lantern to illuminate your life’s path. Because sometimes we lose our way, wander off, or simply lose our strength. In this book, everyone will recognize a piece – and not just a piece – of themselves. They will find something to strengthen the spirit and its truth. This is not one of those books that is simply read. It is read and re-read. It lives with us. Wisdom resides within it. What repeatedly delights the heart, opens our eyes in wonder, and lifts the mind is originality. When we recognize – or rather feel – that something new has been born, something is born within us as well. And it is precisely this effect that this beautiful book evokes in a person: the author wisely, yet wittily and with ease, speaks about the full spectrum of life – decisions, right and wrong, energy and how it influences success or brings about failure, the games our mind plays with us… All through practical, real-life examples. A treasury of life situations you recognize because you or someone you love has at some point found themselves in them, written sharply, with common sense and inspiration. Marina has a brilliant intellect and a wonderful sense of humor, so every lesson and point is expressed clearly and without pretension. These stories are worth hearing, their messages worth experiencing. Not only because they will surely awaken some deep knowledge of the soul within a person, but because they do so the way a loving friend would – over a compassionate cup of coffee. Yes, that is what this book is like – warm, yet profound.” – Dea Devidas, review