“Cool Mind Warm Heart is a wonderful gift! Filled with insightful and engaging stories, it constantly asks us to become more aware and stretch in many good ways.”
~ Cheri Huber, author of, When You’re Falling, Dive
“Steve Roberts is my kind of writer—poignant, funny and deeply perceptive. Readers of this ‘out-of-the-box’ book are in for a real treat.”
~ Daniel Levin, author of Zen Cards and The Zen Book
"While Steve Roberts’ writing style is as light and refreshing as a summer breeze, the ideas in his essays are substantial, inspiring and comforting—much like the stones that make up his sculptures. I love Cool Mind Warm Heart so much that, as I read, people to whom I'd like to give it as a gift keep popping into my mind."
~ Sue Patton Thoele, author of Growing Hope, and The Courage To Be Yourself
“Steve Roberts’ essays display a courage found only in one who has attained a very personal and mercurial form of enlightenment. He surrounds our fears in unassailable love. Just Steve’s wit and good humor make them worth reading. I smile in wonderment.”
~ Odds Bodkin, Storyteller, Musician, and Author, The Crane Wife
“If Cool Mind Warm Heart doesn’t inspire one to go after and attain their heart’s desire, I don’t know what will. Steve Roberts looks at himself like nobody else I know. His honest self-reflection, self-deprecating humor and enduring hope made me smile in humble recognition.”
~ Janet McKenzie, artist of “Jesus of the People”— Sister Wendy Beckett’s choice for the new Millennium image of Jesus.
“Just when you believe you've considered every perspective—here comes Steve Roberts to kick down a new door with a hammer made of love."
~ Michael Jager, Founder, Partner,
Jager Di Paola Kemp Design, Burlington, VT
“Brilliant. We felt privileged to be alive after reading just the first few pages of this passionate and deeply personal collection of essays.”
~ Craig & Patricia Neal, Founders,
Heartland Circle, Edina, MN
“…compelling, fulfilling and fun to read.
~ Peter Millard, MD, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor
Tufts University School of Medicine
“Uplifting readings for those of us attempting to navigate the workaday world with an eye on God. Distilling ancient truths with contemporary humor, these essays are a reminder that we are not alone...in more ways than One.”
~ Susan Dollenmaier, Founder/CEO, Anichini, Tunbridge, VT
The world's foremost luxury linens and textiles company
“These essays touch that place in us where fear, possibility and awe come together. Steve Roberts tells us the stories of our life from a perspective that honors the totality of who we are—the humor, the poignancy, the privilege.”
~ Jim Mahan, Partner, VitalWork, Rochester, NY
"These essays are reminders that deep thoughts do not require many words.”
~ Evan Goldsmith, Founder, Hope for Women
“The introduction alone is the most refreshing thing I’ve read since “Be Here Now”—and that’s a long time ago.”
~ David Hammel, Advanced Lighting Systems, Sauk Center, MN
Illuminating some of the world’s most important spaces
“Steve Roberts has the power to evoke a response in the reader which is both gentle and inviting. Who would think of writing about "Why I love Alzheimer's"? But that is part of his genius—to examine issues that confront all of us, find the value in the challenge and reframe it.”
~ Mary McIsaac, Founder, The Center for Life Work and Planning
Encinitas, CA
“Knowing Steve Roberts is to know a person who lives his life in continual celebration, and the diversity of these essays will encourage the reader’s own celebration of life.”
~ John Ewing, Environmentalist, Lawyer,
Founder, Vermont Forum on Sprawl
“Steve Roberts is a man of Crazy Wisdom. His book illuminates the right questions—it is a pleasure to read.”
~ Robert Perkins, Author of Talking to Angels
Virgin, Utah
“Steve Roberts’ writing and wisdom are at once deep and humorous, profound and accessible. One essay put a soft smile on my face. The next created a big lump in my throat. Yet another had me thinking, simply: “Wow. This is beautiful stuff. Very beautiful stuff.”
~ Douglas Harp, Hanover, NH,
a fly-fishing, pond hockey-playing, Buddhistly inclined, Harvard/Yale educated owner of a thriving graphic design business (Harp and Company) who has always wanted to be on the cast of Saturday Night Live.
~ Cheri Huber, author of, When You’re Falling, Dive
“Steve Roberts is my kind of writer—poignant, funny and deeply perceptive. Readers of this ‘out-of-the-box’ book are in for a real treat.”
~ Daniel Levin, author of Zen Cards and The Zen Book
"While Steve Roberts’ writing style is as light and refreshing as a summer breeze, the ideas in his essays are substantial, inspiring and comforting—much like the stones that make up his sculptures. I love Cool Mind Warm Heart so much that, as I read, people to whom I'd like to give it as a gift keep popping into my mind."
~ Sue Patton Thoele, author of Growing Hope, and The Courage To Be Yourself
“Steve Roberts’ essays display a courage found only in one who has attained a very personal and mercurial form of enlightenment. He surrounds our fears in unassailable love. Just Steve’s wit and good humor make them worth reading. I smile in wonderment.”
~ Odds Bodkin, Storyteller, Musician, and Author, The Crane Wife
“If Cool Mind Warm Heart doesn’t inspire one to go after and attain their heart’s desire, I don’t know what will. Steve Roberts looks at himself like nobody else I know. His honest self-reflection, self-deprecating humor and enduring hope made me smile in humble recognition.”
~ Janet McKenzie, artist of “Jesus of the People”— Sister Wendy Beckett’s choice for the new Millennium image of Jesus.
“Just when you believe you've considered every perspective—here comes Steve Roberts to kick down a new door with a hammer made of love."
~ Michael Jager, Founder, Partner,
Jager Di Paola Kemp Design, Burlington, VT
“Brilliant. We felt privileged to be alive after reading just the first few pages of this passionate and deeply personal collection of essays.”
~ Craig & Patricia Neal, Founders,
Heartland Circle, Edina, MN
“…compelling, fulfilling and fun to read.
~ Peter Millard, MD, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor
Tufts University School of Medicine
“Uplifting readings for those of us attempting to navigate the workaday world with an eye on God. Distilling ancient truths with contemporary humor, these essays are a reminder that we are not alone...in more ways than One.”
~ Susan Dollenmaier, Founder/CEO, Anichini, Tunbridge, VT
The world's foremost luxury linens and textiles company
“These essays touch that place in us where fear, possibility and awe come together. Steve Roberts tells us the stories of our life from a perspective that honors the totality of who we are—the humor, the poignancy, the privilege.”
~ Jim Mahan, Partner, VitalWork, Rochester, NY
"These essays are reminders that deep thoughts do not require many words.”
~ Evan Goldsmith, Founder, Hope for Women
“The introduction alone is the most refreshing thing I’ve read since “Be Here Now”—and that’s a long time ago.”
~ David Hammel, Advanced Lighting Systems, Sauk Center, MN
Illuminating some of the world’s most important spaces
“Steve Roberts has the power to evoke a response in the reader which is both gentle and inviting. Who would think of writing about "Why I love Alzheimer's"? But that is part of his genius—to examine issues that confront all of us, find the value in the challenge and reframe it.”
~ Mary McIsaac, Founder, The Center for Life Work and Planning
Encinitas, CA
“Knowing Steve Roberts is to know a person who lives his life in continual celebration, and the diversity of these essays will encourage the reader’s own celebration of life.”
~ John Ewing, Environmentalist, Lawyer,
Founder, Vermont Forum on Sprawl
“Steve Roberts is a man of Crazy Wisdom. His book illuminates the right questions—it is a pleasure to read.”
~ Robert Perkins, Author of Talking to Angels
Virgin, Utah
“Steve Roberts’ writing and wisdom are at once deep and humorous, profound and accessible. One essay put a soft smile on my face. The next created a big lump in my throat. Yet another had me thinking, simply: “Wow. This is beautiful stuff. Very beautiful stuff.”
~ Douglas Harp, Hanover, NH,
a fly-fishing, pond hockey-playing, Buddhistly inclined, Harvard/Yale educated owner of a thriving graphic design business (Harp and Company) who has always wanted to be on the cast of Saturday Night Live.
