Daily Intentions addresses a myriad of universal issues with a simple premise: change your life by setting a daily intention. Each page suggests a new way of experiencing each day by beginning it with a life-affirming thought.

With 365 days of guidance, Daily Intentions covers a lot of ground. You cannot help but start radically adjusting your behavior and your outlook on life. Ann Blakely Rice has tapped into a groundswell movement. People all over the world are finding solace in this simple, elegant book.

While it's human nature to want to become instatly healed, Rice understands it doesnt' happen overnight. But Daily Intentions: Simple Spiritual Solutions for a Complicated World is a strong start.

"It's that first step. It's the new good habit. It's the thing that kicks off your day better than in the past," Says rice. "And it's easy. You learn to take care of yourself. You think of your intention throughout the day. And you are far more prepared to face the obstacles life places in your way.

Take care of yourself and take steps toward feeling better. Buy a copy of Daily Intentions, and buy one for a special person in your life who needs a fresh new way to face the challenges of daily living.

With talents as expansive as her native state of Texas, autho, poet, musician, artist, yoga instructor and perennial student of spirituality, Ann Blakely Rice realized early on that real happiness could only be achieved by dedicating herself to using her training and experiences to seek out, and impart to others, life affirming ways to cope with everyday pressures.

Rice's thirst for knowledge and love of the arts were ingrained at an early age, and made her proficient in art and music. She is an accomplished poet who won the Editor's Choice Award in 1999 for her poem, "Roots". her first book was Angelwhisp, a collection of poems published in 1993.

Evolving, says Rice, is a natural way of validating who we are. Rice supports many causes that are globally beneficial including the Tibetan Aid Project, Livestrong Foundation (Lance Armstrong's cancer research center), American Cancer Society, Angel Flight, and serveral organizations that help people conquer addictions.