BOOK REVIEW:
Empowering Women:
Every Woman's Guide to Successful Living
by
Louise Hay
Publisher: Hay
House Inc.
Reviewed byRemy
Benoit
Louise
Hay reminds us that there is no "one teacher", no "one path" on the
journey to our True Selves; that like life, we are always growing and
becoming more of ourselves. She asks us to take ourselves beyond the
programmed guidelines that were, and often are, still given to us as
women and find our own inner self-worth and self-esteem.
Like so
many others, Louise Hay acknowledges that it will take powerful women,
women balanced with the power of journeying males, both open to the
acceptance of the unlimited knowledge of the Universe, to find a new
path of real equality, and to honor each other, and the planet. This
book, which is one of her many, helps empower women.
She
quotes a 1950 Home Economics book to point out the conditioning of women
to a place of subservience in which feminine energy is extended to
masculine comfort; this is another part of a culture, as she puts it,
that conditions women that to be "good" they must be of service to
others, always pushing their own needs into the background.
I know
that Home Economics book well; it was the one used in my school.
Ms. Hay
gives us instruction in how to use that so difficult word "no" when more
is asked than we can healthily give.
Yet,
she does not engage in, nor advocate, current "male bashing", indeed,
speaks out directly against it, while saying that the conditioning and
role playing that men have been asked to live out must be re-evaluated.
Louise
asks us to get beyond the feelings of "not good enough" that so many of
us have been conditioned to live out, and to recognize our own
self-worth; to see ourselves as worthy, more than good enough, despite
all the forces in our culture, including advertising, that make us
hypercritical of ourselves.
She
recognizes the great power of our words, our thoughts in the tradition
of Buddha, James Allen, Napoleon Hill, Drs. Wayne Dyer, and Deepak
Chopra; that our thoughts, our words, become our lives, and our bodies.
Ms. Hay
speaks of Candice Pert’s work with neuropeptides, chemical messages
transmitted through the body with a word, a thought; the body/mind
connection.
Forgiveness, love, healing, giving thanks to the Universe are all
discussed as necessary components of self-esteem. Topics from sexuality,
aging, through health and finance are engaged, from the perspective of
"why do I believe that I believe about these things?" Exercises,
meditations, affirmations,and a healthy diet of positive thoughts are
presented to help with the process.
The
most important guideline provided by Ms. Hay is the recognition that:
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With
the smallest positive change in your thinking you can begin to unravel
the biggest problem.
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When
you ask the right questions of Life, Life will answer.
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Real
change does not occur overnight: it is a step by step process if it is
to be at a heart and soul level.
Empowering Women in paperback form is a small book filled with powerful
ideas that will change your life.
Happy
reading!
For info or to purchase this book.
About
the book's author
 With
her books translated in 25 languages, Louise L. Hay is a
well-known teacher and metaphysical lecturer. Her work has helped
thousands of people to discover their inner potential. Her works
include:
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