Please list the ones you have ACTUALLY read and have had a profound value to you, perhaps even changed your life.

As a survivor of an emotionally abusive marriage, I would have to say that Robin Norwood’s Women Who Love Too Much literally saved my sanity, and possibly my life, as well! No one knows when an emotionally abusive relationship will become physically abusive, after all. Had I not gotten out when I did, I might not even be here, writing these words!

This book was the single most influential factor in bringing me out of denial, and admitting, to myself just as much as to others, that I did, indeed, have a problem: my husband was a verbal and emotional abuser.

The book is full of stories of real women in real, abusive relationships (their names have been changed, for obvious reasons). These stories were shocking for me to read, not only because of the nature of the abuse involved, but also because I was able to see myself in some of those stories……. That was a very painful discovery.

Thanks to this book, I stopped doubting whether or not I was being "oversensitive" to the things my husband was doing to me. There were just too many similarities between myself and these women, too many of the very same excuses I was using, too many of the same hurtful incidents.

Besides opening my eyes, the book also detailed procedures for women like me to get out of an abusive relationship, as well as bolstering our self-esteem. Furthermore, it included a list of resources for those women who had finally decided to leave.

Naturally, this type of self-help book will not be useful for every woman, Those who have no problems with either self-esteem or vulnerability to abuse, will not need to read this kind of thing. Still, the book is an important collection of abusive experiences that serve as a warning of what to beware of when dating, just as much as advice for women on owning their (our) own power,

Although I haven’t read it, I would also recommend her Daily Meditations for Women Who Love Too Much.

Another wonderful and highly inspirational book is You Can Heal Your Life, by Louise Hay, who is very well-known in New Age circles. This book is full of affirmations, as well as examples from her own life that show how she herself overcame her low self-esteem and other issues. She was highly influenced by the Science of Mind, founded by Ernest Holmes, eventually becoming an ordained minister in the faith.

Along with her powerful, hope-filled affirmations, Ms. Hay includes questions for self-inquiry. She recommends writing and answering these in a personal journal. She also has a companion workbook that contains many helpful exercises.

I have two copies of this book — one to carry along with me whenever I need some inspiration, and another, a "deluxe" edition, which is full of delightful, visually exciting illustrations.

The book has recently been made into a movie, which is available in DVD.

The third book is targeted specifically to visual artists, although it also contains many inspirational thoughts that can be applied to life in general. It’s titled The Art Spirit. The author, Robert Henri, was an important American artist, member of the Aschcan School art movement, in the early part of the 20th century.

Along with very useful, fascinating painting techniques, Henri offers very profound philosophical observations on art, creativity, and life. An excerpt from the book’s very first sentences will give you an idea of the depth of his insights.

"Art, when really understood, is the province of every human being."

"When the artist is alive in any person, whatever his kind of work may be, he becomes an inventive, searching, daring, self-expressive creature. Where those who are not artists are trying to close the book, he opens it, shows there are still more pages possible."

As a young college art student, I was not only impressed by Henri’s knowledge and mastery of drawing and oil painting, but also dazzled by the beauty of his spiritual musings on art and artists, as well as on the greater scheme of things. It is indeed a very uplifting, inspirational read, to be savored and meditated upon, so as to integrate its insights into one’s philosophical outlook.

You may not need to read the first book yourself, but you can certainly recommend it to any woman you might know who is presentely captive in an abusive relationship. As for the other two, anyone who wants to feel inspired and mentored by two enthusiastic, empowering students of life, will certainly enjoy them.

Happy reading!!

Here are some links for additional information on the authors:

http://www.louisehay.com/

http://www.louisehay.com/affirmations/index.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Henri

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/henri_robert.html

Jack Armstrong, author of Lessons from the Source: A Spiritual Guidebook for Navigating Life’s Journey, has entered the Next Top Spiritual Author competition ( http://budurl.com/bhbw ) and encourages you to find out more about the book and vote for it in the competition. The website for the book is: http://www.lessonsfromthesource.com.

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What kind of thoughts are you wanting to change? If you mean pessimistic thoughts, try Authentic Happiness by Martin E. P. Seligman.

Today we celebrate the expansion of The Quan Gallery Showroom in the SoMa district of San Francisco. The new art gallery showroom, art studio and workshop space will host monthly art shows, professional development workshops for artists, Thought Management workshops by Author, Gene Teglovic and other special events. Please visit http://www.CarolynQuan.com, http://www.LiveYourDreams.us.com and http:// www.ThoughtManagement101.com to learn more about our events.

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Best self help books: http://eaglelit.org- One of the best self help books of our day, Freedom Now by Mark Butler boldly explores our conditioned way of living and reveals a new path to a more fulfilling life. View this trailer and learn more at Mark’s website http://eaglelit.org. Be Sure To VOTE & SHARE!

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GET IT – http://bit.ly/Grow-Rich – If you’re a big fan of self improvement or entrepreneurship, you’ve probably heard of Napoleon Hill’s legendary book Think and Grow Rich which has sold over 15 million copies worldwide

The bestselling book was the end result of interviewing and researching over 500 successful men and women in an effort to discover the exact method they used in order to achieve their respective goals. Included among these 500 men and women were Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Theodore Roosevelt, Charles Schwab, Woodrow Wilson, Alexander Graham Bell, John D. Rockefeller, along with many others.

“Thirty Million People, Including 500 Self Made Millionaires, Have Used These Closely Guarded Secrets To Achieve Complete Financial And Personal Success In Their Life.

The Question Is Are You Willing To Learn From Them Too, Or Will You Continue To Make Excuses Why Only The ‘Lucky’ Become Rich?”

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Literature & Personal Growth — http://www.VeryVerySpectacular.com/personal-growth

Reading literature stimulates the individual brain by encouraging anyone into think.
Literature increases ones own knowledge of currently the modern world, your perspective by exposing someone in order to really different cultures moreover lifestyles.

The entire three models of teaching literature really are academic, cultural in addition language.

The actual academic approach focuses on top of critical concepts, literary conventions and even meta language.

This particular cultural mode teaches unquestionably the traditions of thought, feeling along with artistic form as portrayed found in different cultural literary texts.

This language model emphasizes this creative use from language and also currently the way language is simply used.

Those plethora from self-help literature that tops these bestsellers lists typically is evidence from your power of literature for personal growth.

Any of this mushrooming industry caters for helping somebody complete with daily challenges, mental concerns, personal growth and moreover self-improvement.

People are really interested into solving their own problems such as depression, anxiety, health concerns moreover relationship problems along with self-help literature.

Self-help literature offers an economical and as well as anonymous approach to actually achieving personal growth as opposed to be able to consulting one professional.

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Hey everyone! This video is a quick talk about Depression, Anxiety, Hypothyroidism and Self Help Books. If you are looking for a wonderful self-help book please read, “David D. Burns, M.D. Feeling Good, The New Mood Therapy”. I have read a lot of books and this one is the best. My psychologist suggested I read it to try to understand my moods better. Give it a try!
If you are suicidal, please get help! I know, I have been there! It does get better and you can get out of depression’s grip. I am not a doctor and do not claim to use this book as treatment of any kind. I am just offering a few words of advice and understanding.

If you would like to know more about depression, anxiety or hypothyroidism please visit the following sites. It can be very helpful to know you are not alone.

Hypothyroidism

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/hypothyroidism-topic-overview

Anxiety

http://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/understanding-anxiety-basics

Just one type of depression
http://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/chronic-depression-dysthymia

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Your self-esteem, how you perceive yourself, is determined by your thoughts. Your thoughts determine who you are. You become your thoughts. You have one thought per second. Unfortunately, most of your thoughts are negative. Negative thinking causes a low self-image. Depression. Unhappiness. Humans are infected with an emotional virus that is responsible for all the pain and suffering on Planet Earth. There is a cure for the deadly virus. The answer is found in Octilogy: Eight Great Treasures. Change your thoughts, change your life. Enjoy your journey.

Humans are infected with an emotional virus that is responsible for all the pain and suffering on Planet Earth. The virus—the Dark Plague—came from outer space. A rebellious teenager travels to another planet and during his perilous quest for Octilogy’s first great treasure—love—he discovers a cure for the deadly virus.

Hunter Wainright must make the highest choice—remain on Planet Millennium to save the life of Eve, his first love, or return to Earth with a cure for the Dark Plague. Eight daynights earlier, the rebellious teenager travels to the mysterious planet and meets a sage, Metamorphosis, who convinces Hunter to travel the Open Road and discover Octilogy’s first great treasure—love. Eve, teenager from Planet Epiphany, joins Hunter and the sage on the dangerous journey through the Underworld of Answers into the Upperworld of Wisdom. During Hunter’s epic struggle to overcome the wrath of Ex and the Extractors, villains of low self-esteem, he witnesses the aftermath of the emotional virus that has infected both Earth and Millennium.

http://www.octilogy.com

http://www.planet-millennium.com

http://www.gametasia.com

Mel Wayne
As a champion of change, Mel Wayne has dedicated the past ten years writing his debut philosophical fantasy novel, Octilogy: Eight Great Treasures. With the vision of helping readers discover personal insights into who they really are—how to dramatically improve their lives, “change your thoughts, change your life”—Mel Wayne’s story for the ages combines philosophy with fantasy, education with entertainment—edutainment—offering an epic adventure that invites readers to begin their own journey of self-discovery.

Mel Wayne is a fan of Lewis Carroll, Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, Lao Tze, Socrates, Michael Crichton, J.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Stephen King, Peter Jackson, George Lucus, James Cameron, Stan Lee and all the great story tellers.

Mel admires the Thought Changers like Wayne Dyer, Neal Donald Walsh, Deepok Chopra, Fred A. Wolf, Castaneda, Dass, Ruiz, Sai Baba, Bradshaw, Tolle, Redfield, Millman, Pirsig, Moawad, Joseph Campbell and all the great masters of our time.

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Highlights of Eliza MADA Dalian’s Fall 2008 promotional book tour of her seven year work, IN SEARCH OF THE MIRACULOUS: Healing into Consciousness. When most teachers point to the power of Now, Dalian, a visionary, mystic, spiritual teacher, and internationally acclaimed master healer, reveals how to remove the obstacles that prevent us from being in the Now. She advocates the primary importance of first healing the wounded ego into a healthy ego before full awakening or enlightenment can happen. Her book multi award winning book, which received five book awards in 2009, has been described as an essential how to manual for living in the Now. It is a step-by-step guidebook on transforming fear, pain and suffering into consciousness, joy, & awareness of Being. It will delight anyone on a spiritual path. I enjoyed reading Mada’s book, In Search of the Miraculous ~ Healing Into Consciousness. It has the ring of authenticity and offers a simple and elegant map of the path of enlightenment. — Deepak Chopra The book is available at www.amazon.com & www.barnesandnoble.com and your favorite bookstore.

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