“I am God” Early in his book “Wishes Fulfilled: Mastering the Art of Manifesting” Wayne Dyer encourages his readers to declare this bold statement. The key to manifesting your desires, Dyer believes, is recognizing your divine nature and live from that. Now this statement will immediately cause some readers to toss the book aside. “Much of organized religious teaching proclaims …
When I saw the initial response James Twyman’s “Best Spiritual Author Competition” I was not impressed. It seems author after author came out of the woodwork on the web with promos saying “vote for me! pick my book!”. I was in a class at my church where one aspiring writer was upset with the minister teaching the course. The instructor …
We’ve all met them. People we know who just seem to have it all together. Positive people who live life to the fullest each day. They aren’t famous, but they are a source of inspiration to their family and friends. James Twyman in his new book “Love, God, and the Art of French Cooking” tells his story of meeting a …
“Don’t hire introverts!” the workshop leader said to a group of travel agents at a conference I attended in 2002. He was giving advice on how to run a successful agency. “Oh great,” I thought. I had just left a 21 year career as a very introverted software engineer to enter the field of travel. The prospects of me succeeding …
“What did my soul sign up for here that I have not attended to?” said the minister at my church Sunday as part of his message. This idea that every soul comes to this earth for a purpose is one I am hearing more of these days. It is a theme stressed in Jack Canfield’s and William Gladstone’s new book, …
As one of Hay House’s blogger reviewers, I get to choose the books I review and I have the freedom to write whatever I want about each one. I had no interest in reviewing “The Angel Therapy Handbook” by Doreen Virtue for months. I like the material from Hay House’s inspirational authors, such as Louise Hay’s affirmations, Wayne Dyer’s words …
In the movie Jerry Mcguire the characters played by Renee Zeilweiger and Tom Cruise have an on and off romance. “You had me at hello,” is the most well known line in that film from Zeilweiger, when the Cruise character comes back to reconcile their relationship. I thought of that line when reading Shift Happens! How to Live an Inspired …
“You Can Create An Exceptional Life” may well have been titled “Day By Day With Louise Hay”. The new Hay House release features best selling author Cheryl Richardson relaying a series of conversations she had with self help pioneer Louise Hay. “I’ve been thinking about things that are relevant to my spiritual growth,” Louise says in the introduction, “and I …
The book “Dissolving the Ego, Realizing the Self (Contemplations from the teachings of David R Hawkins) reminded me of mouthwash. Mouthwash??? When I take my nightly rinse of Listerine sometimes I have to dilute it. In its natural state it’s a bit too strong for me. Though my dentist tells me it’s most effective if I don’t dilute it. “Dissolving …
“Is the universe friendly?” The answer to this question, once posed by Albert Einstein, is the basis of the book “The Trance of Scarcity” by Victoria Castle. If your answer to this question is “no”, Castle writes, “we feel alone, ashamed, permanently insufficient. We move through the world like dejected spectators; strained, isolated, telling ourselves story after story of our …