Forty Days on Being an Eight

"I loved this book! Sandra Van Opstal's self-revelatory Forty Days on Being an Eight provides an invitation for other strong Eight personalities and leaders to similarly enter into a reflective process of celebrating strength and courage while acknowledging our kryptonite, our blind sides, and our stubborn objections to the softening edges of transformational growth. I am eager to revisit Van Opstal's daily reflections often, as they are truly an overture to a fuller life--full of the intensity of both joys and sorrows--as we journey together on the walk to becoming more like Christ."

"Forty Days on Being an Eight offers daily reflections that are honest, refreshingly direct, and passionate. I was deeply affected by the nuance and contextualization that infuse Sandra's writing. Her insights on being an Eight and a Latina woman in leadership shared parallels with my own leadership journey as an Eight and a Black woman: similar stereotypes and scars. In this powerful book, Sandra leans on Enneagram wisdom to name the potential and the joy of being an Eight. Still, she ultimately reminds me that God sees and celebrates who I fully am: an image bearer. A must-read!"

"The Enneagram has been a very helpful tool for me and the congregation I pastor. It has been a gift in better understanding some of the areas of the soul God wants to address. That's why I'm so excited for Forty Days on Being an Eight by Sandra Van Opstal. Sandra offers fresh, honest, and powerful reflections in this book. The Eights of the world have a way of propelling us into a future marked by justice and clarity. Sandra is a remarkable leader with a powerful voice and will help the Eights--and those in relationship to Eights--in much-needed ways."

"I've read and continue to read Enneagram books. Many have been helpful. But this one, because of its devotional structure, provides a deeper level of reflection for us fosforitos! I highly recommend this book not only to anyone on the path of personal transformation but to anyone who wants to understand the complex inner world of the great Eights, whether a spouse, family member, coworker, or friend. I found the author clearly communicated the complexity of being an Eight, the spiritual and relational yearning resonant in all of us, the distractions that pull us at times, and the ascending levels of our possibility if we can 'slow our roll' and take the time to commune with the Lord. This devotional offers a clear path for personal and spiritual evolution for Eights everywhere!"