Guy Finley - The Intimate Enemy: Winning the War Within Yourself

Awaken to the Self Above All Struggles

Consider what you usually think of as being the cause of pain or dissatisfaction in your life. Maybe a betraying friend, shaky finances, a difficult workplace, or perhaps a past issue that still punishes you? And why it is that with all youve done to shake this suffering out of your life, it still survives?

Now think about those moments in your life highlighted by happiness. Why are these seldom-enough times so temporary? Why should simply enjoying life seem so hard?

There is an answer to these questions that all of us have asked; a secret answer that at once dispels the darkness of a thousand defeats and that provides a Way to lasting contentment and self-renewing happiness. Watch how quickly your whole life changes for the better after you discover this secret answer! Heres a hint. Everything hinges upon your awareness of this one simple Truth:

Freedom from what is unwanted by you begins with awakening to what is unseen within you.

The enemy behind your life problems is not who, or what, you think. It does not live outside of you, but dwells within your own present mind.

Without your knowledge, invisible psychological characters inhabit your inner being and make choices for youchoices that work against your real life interests. Applying this books Higher Principles to your life helps you to expose and dismiss these self-compromising characters and reveals the Truth about who you really are. The freedom youve longed for follows. Youll learn to align yourself with Lifes secret direction, which invites the greatest power in the Universe to take your side.

Welcome to the most extraordinary adventure of your life. You are about to meet and defeat the intimate enemy. Victory is guaranteed!

About the Authors

Guy Finley is the acclaimed author of more than 40 books and audio albums on the subject of self-realization, several of which have become international best sellers. His popular works, published in 20 languages, are widely endorsed by doctors, celebrities, and leading professionals.

Ellen Dickstein earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from the Johns Hopkins University and has published professional papers on the development of the self-concept and the internal sense of what is right. She works with Guy Finley at his nonprofit Life of Learning Foundation.

To Write to Guy Finley

Guy Finley lives and teaches in southern Oregon. If you would like to write to the author about his book, receive information about his ongoing classes, or request a catalogue of his works (along with a free helpful study guide), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:

Guy Finley, Life of Learning Foundation

P.O. Box 10-IE, Merlin, OR 97532

Office (541) 476-1200 FAX (541) 472-0822

Visit Guy Finleys award-winning, multimedia website at guyfinley.org . Browse through all of the free resource materials, enjoy excerpts from his books and tapes, request a free helpful poster, and join the free Key Lesson Club. Each week youll receive an encouraging inner-life insight delivered right to your desktop via e-mail.

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The Intimate Enemy 1997 by Guy Finley. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from Guy Finley except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

FIRST EDITION

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Finley, Guy, 1949

The intimate enemy: winning the war within yourself / Guy Finley and Ellen Dickstein. 1st ed.

p. cm.

ISBN 1-56718-279-8 (trade pbk.)

ISBN: 9781483554600

1. Self-actualization (Psychology) 2. Self-efficacy 3. Self-defeating behavior. I. Dickstein, Ellen. II. Title.

Life of Learning Foundation

PO Box 10

Merlin, Oregon 97532

541-476-1200

www.guyfinley.org

I s it necessary we suffer over the things we do? Or is there a transforming secret that I not only have the power to understand, but one with the power to lift me above all of lifes storms? This question invites the Truth to end every pain, and within it we take our first true steps toward freedom.

Guy Finley is the author of more than 40 books and audio albums on the subject of self-realization and higher success. For a complete list of titles, visit www.guyfinley.org or write to: Life of Learning Foundation, P.O. Box 10-IE, Merlin, OR, 97532.

Other Books by Guy Finley

The Secret of Letting Go

Freedom From the Ties That Bind

Design Your Destiny

The Lost Secrets of Prayer

Seekers Guide to Self-Freedom

Apprentice of the Heart

Let Go and Live in the Now

The Essential Laws of Fearless Living

365 Days to Let Go

The Courage to Be Free

The Seeker, The Search, The Sacred

CD Sets

Secrets of Being Unstoppable

Being Fearless and Free

Liberate Your Self

Secrets of Spiritual Success

The Meaning of Life

For the Love of Life

DVD Sets

Wisdoms Path to the Happiness Within

Life is Real Only When You Are

Audio Books

The Seeker, The Search, The Sacred

The Essential Laws of Fearless Living

The Courage to Be Free

CONTENTS

A Welcoming Note from Guy Finley

Have you ever noticed how some moments in your life stand out more than others? And how some of these moments can seem, at least at the time, to be relatively unimportant in the overall scale of your life? And still how its possible to know in that moment youll never forget what just happened?

Let me relate to you one such unforgettable moment of mine. It helps set the stage to explain some of the reasons for writing this new book, as well as what you can expect to find within its pages. The story begins years ago with me in the middle of a newspaper interview about my latest book at the time. At that point in our conversation, the lady journalist wanted to know what it was about my life that had brought me to write what she called this kind of book.

The intonation of her voice told me that she had neither love nor understanding of what was the very center of my life. Nevertheless, I tried to encourage her with my response, gently suggesting to her to consider that our lives may be something far greater than any of us can think about; and that self-investigation is a timeless pursuit with timeless rewardsbeyond the capacity of even ten thousand books to reveal, let alone convey to their readers. Well

To paraphrase an old expression that goes straight to the heart of what happened next, trying to talk to some people about Truth is like trying to explain ice to a summer insect.

The journalist looked me up and down, drew a breath, and fired her next question at meas if to let me know that she knew what I was really up to. This is the moment I wont forget. She spoke somewhat sarcastically, ignoring all I had tried to convey:

Yes, I see. But tell me, how many more books are you going to write? She continued, I mean, dont you think that theres something wrong with just putting out one book after another all about the same subject?