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A life changing book	Customer Rating:
I CANNOT SPEAK HIGHLY ENOUGH OF THIS BOOK. THIS TRULY IS A LIFE CHANGING BOOK! I have read many books on spirituality but this book is still my favourite. My advice - If you are new to the concepts introduced in this book then, please just be patient and openminded to explore a different belief system. Then see what it can do for you :) Thank you Louise Hay for helping me to go within!

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I find this a handy reference when trying to get to grips with tricky conditions that are stubborn to overcome without aggressive drug intervention. Delving into the subconscious is a skill and not always straighforward, and the suggested thought patterns are definitely worth consideration. The statements may not totally line up for everyone with the same condition, so adjusting the phrasing may be necessary until it rings absolutely true. I see this work more from the viewpoint that more kindness and tenderness is needed in a world that is steeped in conflict and aggression, and where better then to start by being kind and tender to ourselves. I don't for a second think this book is intended to create guilt or blame for developing a serious illness, or replace other medical intervention, rather it offers a possible way forward out of many possibilities and will always work alongside traditional interventions.

buy this book and change your life!

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I found this book the most inspiring, life-changing read.I had read 'The Secret' previous to this but it was nowhere near so wonderfully explained as Louise Hay has done for the reader. The language is so simple yet she conveys her thoughts in the most inspirational way, its like she is talking to just you. Her everyday life examples ring so true for all of us,we are all so alike and have been conditioned so. I have been going through alot of difficulties and had lost my faith along the way- not only has she has put me back on track but she has opened a whole new positive world out there for the taking! I feel totally transformed inside and know that this will stay with me forever, it is a feeling from within and though some areas of my life are still problematic-its the way that i am handling them with strength, courage and hope that makes me feel I am being looked after by someone.I also keep refering to it- i hope more people change their lives like i have and am passing this onto you just like someone told me about the book through a chance meeting.It is a wonderful read- one that we can all relate to.

Make sure to look for the right copy if you want the illustrated version!

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I ordered the paperback copy with the yellow background and half of a heart picture on the cover, because on the page advertising it, it stated that it was a beautifully illustrated book, I quote the following: "has been republished with bright beautiful illustrations in full living colour and exquisite typography--each and every page is a work of art by artist Joan Perrin Falquet." Imagine my disappoinment when the book arrived and it was just a plain paperback book with no illustrations, and for some reason I felt totally unmotivated by the bits and pieces I read in the book as I quickly skimmed through. In fact it annoyed me, as it seemed to be saying that if anything at all was wrong in your life, from health problems to money worries, then it was all your own fault. I was so disgusted, I sent the book back, but ordered it again, this time making sure to get the illustrated version as I wanted to see it. When it came, eventually, after the first copy going astray in post, and had to reorder from another seller, I was very pleased with the look and feel of the book. It is, indeed, beautiful to look at, and this time I read it properly all through. This time, the message seemed different and not at all harsh and blaming, as the first perusal (of the unillustrated book) had seemed to suggest. Rather, she is saying that it is useless to blame yourself for anything that has gone wrong, but instead to love yourself unconditionally. Also, in the first copy I received, I'm sure I read that she had contracted cancer and had an operation for it. I see in the illustrated copy, that I must have read it wrong, as she states that she did not have the operation as she cured herself of it by changing her thinking and finding out everything she could on how to cleanse her system. So, either the plain copy was misprinted, or I just read it wrong, maybe through having such a negative impression of the book through being so disappointed at not receiving the "beautifully illustrated" copy that I had sent for. I don't know, but the first viewing of it did seem like just another self help book that was blaming the reader for anything and everything that may not be right in their lives, and being blamed for having bills one is unable to pay, is a bit rich. (If you'll pardon the pun!) Now I'm not sure what I believe about the whole 'brought it on yourself' thing, I really don't believe that everyone is totally responsible for any misfortune that befalls them, because somewhere down the line, they have not been thinking correctly. It is altogether too glib and simplistic to hold with that viewpoint, but I do agree that to be aware of one's thoughts and to try to moniter how you think, and stop yourself from thinking too negatively is to be encouraged. So, positve thinking is the way to go, but I find it hard to believe that this alone will from thenceforth on filter out all unpleasant or unhappy experiences, wherever they may come from or in whatever form they arise. I have a lot of respect for Louise Hay and I believe she has achieved much and undoubtedly helped a lot of people and for that alone, I praise her wholeheartedly, but, I couldn't help but wonder how it came about that she got cancer in the first place when she was teaching this 'correct' thinking to people but nevertheless found herself with this affliction. But, she explained how she believed this came about and why, and yes, viewed in the light of her beliefs, this does seem to make sense and validate her ideas about why things happen the way they do; but, she later goes on to say how her husband left her, when she believed that their relationship was solid, and that she had no concept that happiness like theirs could ever be anything but everlasting. - And this is where I have a problem because this is where her argument seems to fall down, because surely, as the Law of Attraction states, whatever you believe is what you shall manifest and if you have no belief in your happiness ending, then it won't; or rather it shouldn't, but as she admits herself, in her case it did. At least in that respect when her marriage ended and she didn't see it coming and had harboured no fear that it would. So this is where I see a question that she did not provide the answer to. Quite frankly, it should not have happened, she had no belief that her marriage should end or that her husband would want to leave her, and yet this is what happened, so the view that 'it is done unto you as you believe' does not appear to be true at all. Yet it is the basis on which the whole Law of Attraction belief is founded. Whatever you focus on, you will attract more of. This is another belief, and yet Louise was not focusing on fear or doubt of her husband wanting to leave her, and yet it happened anyway. But according to the Law of Attraction, it should not have done. To sum up, I do not think that mere positive thought and belief alone is enough to ensure protection for all, but obviously it is better to think in a positive way than a negative one. Even if negative people's beliefs are said to be more realistic! - Yes, this is so, if you had not heard, being pessimistic is said to be more in line with reality! - I think for personal happiness though, it is surely better to think positively? Thinking in a negative, pessimistic manner is only going to make people feel even more miserable, so having hope and faith is good in that respect, and the more optimistic one can feel, the more likeliehood there should be of things improving, if for no other reason than that your outlook is more cheerful therefore you will feel better, make less mistakes, and people will possibly treat you better because of your sunny disposition. All this should happen anyway with positive thinking, but as to whether it can somehow magically alter the course of anything in the universe is another matter, and this jury is still out on that one, though it is a pleasing concept and one that I'm sure we all would like to be true! The main thing Louise is saying in this book though, is that you should love yourself, and that is probably the best advice that anyone can give, but you don't need a book to tell you that, but nevermind, this is a beautiful book to own, as long as you get the illustrated version, the pictures in it and the colours make you feel more cheerful anyway and that alone is a good reason to have it to draw inspiration from if you are the kind of person who can be pleasantly affected by pleasant visuals and pleasing touch of a book that is as nice to feel as it is to look at.

hits a very very very low note	Customer Rating:
adding guilt to the burden of an ill persons distress with poisonous glib positive thinking, essentially blaming a person for their illness - before they lose their fight with cancer because they just were not thinking positively enough - why not try crystal therapy while your at it