You Can Heal Your Life
by Louise Hay
If you’ve never heard of the world-famous mental health guru Louise Hay, you’re not alone. I had never heard of her until my dear, dear friend started talking about “the list” in her book You Can Heal Your Life. “The list” sounded fascinating. My vegan mom had just received an unexpected high cholesterol result on her blood work, and according to “the list”, the reason behind it was because she was “blocking her channels of joy”. She absolutely was. So, I bought a copy of Ms. Hay’s book.
Yes, you can heal your life, but equally as important, you can change your life. If you’re young and healthy, you don’t have to wait until you have a major health problem before reading this book. This will lead you through an incredibly painful self-reflective journey with exercises that will have you putting down the book and bawling into your pillow. It’s better than therapy because Louise tells it like it is. A therapist won’t tell you what to do, but she will – with love, compassion, understanding, and faith that you will make it through the other side. She writes in simple language that’s accessible to everyone. She explains herself thoroughly and with a great blend of logic and emotion. Her findings are backed up with decades of experience, and it’s clear from the first page she knows exactly what she’s talking about.
Many self-help books simply point out the problem without offering a solution. They’re meant to be read once, fan the flames of your inner struggle, and then relatively quickly forgotten about because life happens and nothing really changes. You Can Heal Your Life is not that kind of self-help book. In my house, it’s called our “Bible” and the pages are creased and worn. You can read it once a year as a progress check, whenever you’re going through a major change, or when you notice a health problem and want to check in with your mind’s manifestation. Since life isn’t easy and you will always be surrounded by people and events that challenge you, you’ll probably always need Louise’s help. Not everyone can have as serene a life as she did, getting lost in her serenity garden after meditating on her slant board and eating a salad for lunch. For the rest of us, she has offered her unending and remarkable wisdom to help us be as mentally and physically healthy as possible. I will never cease being grateful to this book, and to my friend who suggested it. It’s hard work, but I know in the long run for a good future (and the short run, for a wonderful present), it’s worth it.
Yes, you can heal your life, but equally as important, you can change your life. If you’re young and healthy, you don’t have to wait until you have a major health problem before reading this book. This will lead you through an incredibly painful self-reflective journey with exercises that will have you putting down the book and bawling into your pillow. It’s better than therapy because Louise tells it like it is. A therapist won’t tell you what to do, but she will – with love, compassion, understanding, and faith that you will make it through the other side. She writes in simple language that’s accessible to everyone. She explains herself thoroughly and with a great blend of logic and emotion. Her findings are backed up with decades of experience, and it’s clear from the first page she knows exactly what she’s talking about.
Many self-help books simply point out the problem without offering a solution. They’re meant to be read once, fan the flames of your inner struggle, and then relatively quickly forgotten about because life happens and nothing really changes. You Can Heal Your Life is not that kind of self-help book. In my house, it’s called our “Bible” and the pages are creased and worn. You can read it once a year as a progress check, whenever you’re going through a major change, or when you notice a health problem and want to check in with your mind’s manifestation. Since life isn’t easy and you will always be surrounded by people and events that challenge you, you’ll probably always need Louise’s help. Not everyone can have as serene a life as she did, getting lost in her serenity garden after meditating on her slant board and eating a salad for lunch. For the rest of us, she has offered her unending and remarkable wisdom to help us be as mentally and physically healthy as possible. I will never cease being grateful to this book, and to my friend who suggested it. It’s hard work, but I know in the long run for a good future (and the short run, for a wonderful present), it’s worth it.