The Power is Within You

By Paula Thompson View Profile
This is a four-part Book, consisting of 15 chapters. After beginning with a short foreword and Introduction, Ms Hay takes us to Part One, Becoming Conscious, following on from this are: Part 2 - 'Dissolving the Barriers', Part 3 -'Loving Yourself', Part 4 - 'Applying your inner Wisdom' and, finally, Part 5 -'Letting go of the Past.'

This was my first read of a Louise Hay book, having heard so much about her writing; I was very much looking forward to finding out for myself why this person has such a huge following. I haven't been disappointed in the slightest. Ms Hay is exceptionally honest about her life, her troubles and weaknesses, which makes her all the more likeable – it is obvious by her writing style and choice of words that her priority is to help others. To quote a sentence from the foreword 'if you can get just one good idea out of this book and use it to improve the quality of your life, then I feel complete in writing it'.

I have learnt very much from reading 'The Power is within You', one thing that sticks out foremost in my mind are the positive affirmations – they made me aware of exactly how much I tended to think negatively about myself. I find just days after finishing the book that I am thinking more positively, this is making me feel much happier about myself, even the parts of me I am not particularly fond of, have been replaced by a sense of care rather than dislike.
There are meditations for Personal and Planetary Healing at the end of this book, don't worry if you have never meditated before, they are easy to understand yet effective in their 'healing'. My favourite meditation was the 'Your......more