Chris Michaels - The Power of You: How to Live Your Authentic, Exciting, Joy-Filled Life Now!

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the power of you

The Power of You is fresh air for the spirit: a real, practical pointer in the direction of the presence inside us all that, once met, changes everything for the oh-so-much better.

VICTORIA MORAN , author of Creating a Charmed Life and Main Street Vegan

Dr. Chris Michaels is one of the finest spiritual teachers I know. The Power of You is a magnificent bridge into the glory and vast potential of the true You, your Higher Self. As you read, youll find yourself moving out of the collective trance states of self-doubt, self-denial, and self-pity and that pervasive sense of inadequacy. Dr. Chris assists you in reclaiming your magnificence as you stand in the Light of Divine Love. Read this wonderful book, share it widely, and bring us all the gifts of your imprisoned splendor!

DR. ROGER W. TEEL , Senior Minister and Spiritual Director, Mile Hi Church, Denver

God broke the mold after He created Chris Michaels. In The Power of You, Chriss brilliance and originality as a master teacher shine through on every page with authenticity, transparency, wit, wisdom, and a plethora of sidesplitting humor. If you are wise enough to follow his lead, Chris will guide you, prod you, lift you, but, mostly, inspire you to take full ownership of the power you were given to be yourself. The truth is that God broke the mold after He created you as well. Now is the time to prove it.

DENNIS MERRITT JONES , award-winning author of The Art of Uncertainty and The Art of Being

Chris Michaels is the Norman Vincent Peale for our generation. He has written a gateway bookone that introduces big, essential life questions about who we are and what we are here to do, and then answers them simply and clearly. Youre going to read this book with a highlighter!

AUGUST GOLD , coauthor of The Prayer Chest and Multiply Your Blessings

Dr. Chris Michaels has written a passionate and compelling book about such questions as Why am I here? and What am I supposed to be doing? In bold, confident, and fearless language, he takes on the big ideas: God, your mind, and the very purpose of existence. At the end of the book I felt as if I had been picked up, dusted off, straightened out, and placed gently back on the path of my own souls assignment.

EDWARD VILJOEN , author of ThePower of Meditation

In The Power of You, Chris Michaels creates a portal into a vast new understanding of life. The ideas and images he projects are clear and palatable, even when addressing concepts that may otherwise seem elusive. The Power of You does not talk to us, but rather awakens a knowing within us that has been waiting patiently to emerge. This wonderful book will leave us all feeling better about ourselves and more open to exploring lifes greatest mysteries.

JOHN B. WATERHOUSE , President, Centers for Spiritual Living, and author of Five Steps to Freedom

Discover yourselfin all your messy, powerful, human spiritual glory! With straight talk and deep wisdom, Chris Michaels leads you through key moments of self-awareness and personal growth. His explorationsranging from our myth of God through your own story to the Power of the Mind and Wordreveal where weve been while beckoning us on to a more meaningful experience of ourselves and our lives. The Power of You is a great road map on how to get to live the life of your dreams.

PETRA WELDES , Senior Minister, Center for Spiritual Living, Dallas

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Michaels, Chris, date.

The power of you : how to live your authentic, exciting, joy-filled life now! / Chris Michaels.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-0-698-14655-6

1. Spirituality. 2. Self-acceptance. 3. Self-actualization (Psychology)Religious aspects. I. Title.

BL624.M473 2014 2013035202

158.1dc23

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I dedicate this book to seekers of truth, to those left unsatisfied with what has already been said or done in the world.

It was intended for people searching for answers to the big questions in life such as: What is the purpose of life? Why am I here? What am I supposed to be doing?