You Can Heal Your Life: Louise L. Hay (1984) - LOH #224

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You see, 2024 was an angry year. I was angry everyday, all day and guess who paid for it? If your answer is me, as in Deraa, then you are correct! The only person my anger hurt was me. The worst part was trying to convince myself that it was okay and that nothing was wrong. Alas, as the year ended, I was shown mercy.

I saw an illustration of what healing looks like last month. A glass of wine placed under running water and over time, that wine became clear water. I have always had it at the back of my head that I needed to heal. I have been the hardest on myself with the criticism, the loathing and the lack of esteem. As such, I tend to treat others the same way without even realising it. But thank God for mercy.

I entered this year with the longing to move forward, to stop being angry. I needed the manual though and that was when I found “You Can Heal Your Life” by Louise L. Hay. A very old book (1984).

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As someone who loves covers, I tried getting it but unfortunately, it’s expensive online (I was low on cash) and it was no where in any book store. A friend even tried to look for it around her vicinity in Ghana but same result.

Anyway, I had to settle for the E-book and the way it began brought tears to my eyes (I kid you not)….

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It was like my entire being was open and I was just super sensitive. I could easily say it was ovulation but I know it wasn’t. I was just genuinely happy to finally read something as beautiful as this.

Currently in chapter eleven and Louise has thought me the vital importance of self acceptance and approval. I have been made to see why I need to love myself all over again and accept my past mistakes for what they are - past mistakes. Unlike the books I read, this one is slow and sometimes painfully hard to put to practice, but I do it anyway.

Today, chapter ten, Louise ended it with a paragraph that just stayed with me the entire day. My heart felt full all the way and I found myself in that place where I was just having fun.

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Trust me, waking up and telling myself to live for that day is easier said than done. Yet, I promised myself to live with intentionality this year and so, with each passing moment, I chant the words, “I approve of myself. I accept myself”.

So much so that I no longer have rushed mornings. I saw this meme that said, “I don’t do laps around the universe. “MY” universe revolves around me”. Louise said the same thing in this book and why I don’t rush anymore.

I wake up, spend quality time communicating with my Maker, then with myself through reading and Yoga. I drink a lot of water, properly have a shower and leave my house on time for work. Honestly, I don’t know how it’s happening but it’s just happening.

Louise said not to think about it and just think about what I want. So that’s what I am doing.

In conclusion, this book has been enlightenment and escape. It’s very laid back and almost like you’re conversing with someone. The affirmations are beautiful too. I can’t get enough of them.

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I stasterd to read louse l hay in these days I think her books are really impressive and I'm trying to follow what she suggests 💕

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Yes. The exercises she gives are very good. They are working for me

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Very thoughtful quotes @deraaa
Carrying any regret for past mistakes is never productive in any sense but to accept it, learn from it and be the better from the experience. Taking the step further to self-accept ourselves may be a hard but a necessary step before we can free oneself from the past.
I'll see if I can find this title in my Public Library.

A truly happy person is he who is happy without any reason. ~ Debasish Mridha


!LADY

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Thank you very much for your thoughtful response. Letting go of the past is one of the steps to living a beautiful life.

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This is such a powerful and beautiful reflection. That illustration of healing is so meaningful—it really shows how time and grace can bring clarity and renewal. thanks for sharing ms @deraaa 😍

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Thank you so much for reading... I really appreciate you😊

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"Very old book (1984)"
That leaves me 5 years until I am very old 😂😂

I'm glad to hear it helps you and is doing something positive for you 🤗

!BBH !DUO !hiqvote

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I chant the words, “I approve of myself. I accept myself”.

Positive mantras do wonders.

Wishing you better days ahead:)

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When you just learn to accept and be happy within yourself, there's a sort of wonder that comes with it. I hope things keep looking positive for you.

!LADY

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This is beautiful. I am certain that what they say is true: "books come to you to teach you something." Most of the time we suffer because, carried away by the frustrations of everyday life, we are unable to see that many times the ways to solve our problems or moods are within ourselves. Reading does precisely that job, it helps you draw from yourself the tools you need to be able to face the vicissitudes of life, as well as a "fishing rod" 😆 I also had a stage in my life when I felt suffocated and at that time, countless books came to me that were like friends to me who encouraged and guided me. Clarity of mind is achieved when we are sufficiently aware of what is happening to us and to be able to understand the reading, it is much more than just reading, it is entering into communion with what is written and you know that you have done it when your emotions are involved 😌 I am glad that you were able to find this book and that you feel better now that you have focused on yourself again. Greetings from here and good luck 🤗✨

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Don't worry, I too read the online free version. I feel guilty but it's not always possible to buy the book because they are usually too expensive.
The title of the book itself says how good it might be. Sometimes we need some motivation, some personal words that we can relate to so we can develop. The things you learned like self-acceptance, and approval; all this is needed to wake up every morning and feel good about or life. Thaks for sharing this about the book.

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