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Be Your Own Shaman

As an official reviewer of books for Hay House Publications I am expected to review the books they send me regardless of my interest in the subject matter. Last month I received in the mail my free copy of Be Your Own Shaman – Heal Yourself and Others with 21st Century Energy Medicine by Deborah King.

Admittedly, the book sat on my end-table for about two weeks. I am interested in healing but I don’t fancy myself a healer nor do I want to learn the ways of the ancient Shaman. I finally picked up the volume and started to thumb through the stiff, cover back’s pages. I’ve never read Deborah King and I did not know of her and her many writings. I found that Ms. King has penned more than one book and knows her material quite well and on a first hand basis. I became anxious to read the book as I learned that the author was raised Roman Catholic as I was and shunned the religion as I did. However, Ms. King was able to rekindle her relationship with the Church which I had not accomplished. The fact that her horrific story about the Church was much worse than mine and she was able to heal her connection raised my interest and curiosity. I needed to know how she overcame her distress.

She tells her tale with hard, meat and potato facts and sprinkles in eastern flavors of spice and lore to keep us coming back for more like caffeine addicted coffee drinkers at Starbucks. The contrast Ms. King uses between her childhood in the United States and her studies abroad in far eastern lands is like watching a Bollywood movie in the Grumman Chinese Theater. All cultures are juxtaposed to make an inviting fabric to wrap ourselves in.

I continued to read this book and learned a lot about, what I thought, was mythical-type healings as well as eastern rituals and Christian faith-based healings. I found that I could apply many of the well known and also, the foreign remedies to myself, friends and family. I was familiar with some of the remedies already but many of the author’s insights were extremely enlightening.

What I liked best about the book was the easy to comprehend, conversational style, explanations of Deborah’s journey and ultimate healings and teachings. Although I don’t count myself as a healer I now know, because of this book, that I can heal myself and others if I was called to do so. I now understand the difference between clinical cures and spiritual, long-lasting healings. I encourage you to examine this easy to read book so you too may learn how to help yourself through anything from the common cold to addictions to cancer. Deborah King did it all and shares her road to healing with us in this wonderful tome.

Experience Your Good Now!

Did you ever hear the phrase “when the student is ready the teacher will appear?” Well, that’s what happened with Louise Hays’ book, Experience Your Good Now! Learning to Use Affirmations.


I received an advance copy of Louise’s book in April from its publisher, Hay House, Inc. Being part of the Hay House Bloggers Review Marketing team I was supposed to review the book and blog about it at the release of the book in May. For reasons to numerous and lame to list here I was remiss in my duties and failed to read the book and post my review. I thought I missed the boat.

Last week the book’s colorful aqua-green cover caught my attention on my bookshelf and I decided to open the little gem and take a gander. 90 minutes later I was so glad I did.

As simple and easy it is to read, this is a powerhouse of a book. Don’t be fooled by its non-intimidating, slim appearance. Ms. Hays, in her elegant 76-year old dialect, explains why we all have negative chatter in our heads. She then proceeds to take various topics such as health, fear, forgiveness, love and the workplace and describes how many people focus on the negative aspects of situations which, via the Law of Attraction, only brings more of that unwanted stuff to us. Louise then goes a step further and gives us Affirmations to undo the unwanted matter and keep it away forever.

What’s interesting is I also discovered that there’s a CD in the back of the book. The audio contains the author reading the book and adding some additional flavor to the content. The audio potion is only one hour and fifteen minutes in length. For some people that is just one round trip commute to work. How easy it that?

I have always subscribed to the school of thought that alleged that affirmations were hokey. I imagined that if I plainly said over and over again, "I will think positive every day and make a new way," nothing would actually change. Ms. Hays clearly states that we are always saying’ something and that something is what becomes our reality. No truer words were ever spoken. For example, an affirmation I always used to make, just in passing was, “You can’t have everything!” Louise would say why not? So I got to thinking, the reason why not is only because I said it; I claimed that reality so that is my life's situation.

So now I go around saying, “I love having everything.” I figure what the heck? If I feel I have to say something anyway, why not make it something with a positive twist? Hey, if it works, great for me! If it doesn’t, nothing lost - I was going to say something anyway.

I deeply believe that everything happens for a reason and perhaps my missing the opportunity in May to promote Louise Hays’ new release now gives me the opportunity to promote it for the Holiday season. I strongly suggest that you go to the Hay House web site and order two copies for the holidays – one for you and one for someone you love. By the way, I love having everything!
Buy the book here: http://www.hayhouse.com/details.php?id=4846

Two Wolves

Thanks to Dr. Dan Schaefer for sharing this parable. www.danschaeferphd.com

Two Wolves
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside all people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all."

One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego.

The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

Did Instant Karma Kill John Lennon?

When something goes wrong in a person’s life people sometimes say that it’s because of bad karma. This is a misunderstanding of the definition of Karma. In Eastern philosophy, Karma is defined as the thoughts, decisions and choices (including some from past lives) one has made that has brought them to the station of life they’re at today.

If you think about a particular circumstance in your life, chances are that you will not have any difficulty tracing back to the decisions that brought the situation to you. Other incidents are deemed freak or unintended and might be chalked up to Karma. However, upon closer examination you’ll discover that Karma is a subset of a natural law of the universe call “The Law of Attraction.” Simply put, The Law of Attraction says, whatever we concentrate on will expand or will be attracted to us. This is because our thoughts are true electrical vibrations. That’s why we can feel people’s energy or we can sense when someone is staring at us. An electron in motion generates a magnetic field. So, thoughts attract like thoughts, or like people or like circumstances.

We all become what we think about. Also, what we resist persists. If you have constant thoughts during your whole life such as you don't want contract a certain disease or illness that your parent or grandparents had - if not wanting the illness is your thought, like a soundtrack in your head –you are very likely to produce that actual illness over time. This is because the universe only hears the about illness. Not that you don't want it. One day you come down with that sickness and say, “I knew I was going to contract this!” You knew it? Well of course, after all, your doctor even said that you were predisposed to this particular ailment. It runs in your family you’ve been told your entire life. Hmm, sounds like a vicious circle to me.

So, instant Karma isn’t gonna get ya, as John Lennon proclaimed. A deranged, violent person is what got John. I submit that Lennon didn’t realize that he was trafficking in violence and that he attracted Mark David Chapman, his assassin, into in his life. Don’t get me wrong, Lennon was one of the most prolific ambassadors of peace that our generation will know. However, he was thinking about violence his whole life, albeit, against violence, it was a vibration of violence. He concentrated on it so much that he even wrote songs about it!

We will receive from the universe the subject of sentence uttered or thought about. The universe does not deal in verbs, adverbs or modifiers. If the subject of your sentence is going to be your Karma or your reality, Let it Be, Let it Be – but let it be in harmony with your goals.

It's all in your head

It all starts in your mind: Happiness is a choice. Expectations make you unhappy. Prolonged unhappiness feels like suffering. This suffering causes dis-ease in the body. Therein begins the manifestation of your real suffering and pain.

How to Cope in a Recession

Here's a great five minute clip with Tony Robbins giving great insight at a perfect time:
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