Sandra Anne Taylor - Truth, Triumph, and Transformation: Sorting Out the Fact from the Fiction in Universal Law

Also by Sandra Anne Taylor

Books

28 Days to a More Magnetic Life*

Secrets of Success:The Science and Spirit of Real Prosperity,
with Sharon A. Klingler*

Quantum Success:The Astounding Scienceof
Wealth and Happiness*

Secrets of Attraction:The Universal Laws
of Love, Sex, and Romance*

Guided Visualizations, CDs, and Audio Programs

Act to Attract (nine-CD audio seminar and workbook)

Healing Journeys, including: Cellular Regression:
Timeless Healing and Relaxation and Memory Release (CD)

Attracting Success, including: Attracting Success and Planting Your Destiny Garden (CD)

Act to Attract Meditations, including: Attracting Love,
Your Sacred Identity, and Morning and Evening Affirmations (CD)

*Available from Hay House

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Copyright 2010 by Sandra Anne Taylor

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Taylor, Sandra Anne.

Truth, triumph, and transformation : sorting out the fact from the fiction in universal law / Sandra Anne Taylor. -- 1st ed.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-1-4019-1854-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Man-woman relationships. 2. Sexual attraction. 3. Interpersonal attraction. 4. Love. I. Title.

HQ801.T343 2010

306.7--dc22

2009046723

ISBN: 978-1-4019-1854-5

13 12 11 10 5 4 3 2

1st edition, March 2010

2nd edition, June 2010

Printed in the United States of America

For my beloved friend Pat Davidson,
whose dignity, grace, and
courage will always whisper
strength within my soul.

Contents

Man does not simply exist, but always
decides what his existence will be, what
he will become in the next moment.

VIKTOR FRANKL

In the early 1980s, I was introduced to the principles of quantum physics, and the subject became a passion and a guiding force in my life. As a counselor in private psychological practice, I taught my clients how to apply those concepts to their personal experiencesand to shift their consciousness and vibration in order to create much happier lives. I believed thenand I still dothat employing these principles has provided some of the most empowering insights Ive ever experienced.

In recent years, however, there has been a lot of confusion about what the laws of attraction areand how they really work. A wildly simplistic and materialistic viewpoint has expanded, creating a backlash of urgency, fear, and self-blame. An all-or-nothing approach to energy has become so prevalent that people dont know how to interpret the difficult things they go through. They tend to find fault with themselves, which is an extremely unhealthy response. Unfortunately, this only digs them deeper into negativity.

This reaction brings me to my first intention for writing this book: to help you see the laws as tools that can empower you, not as inflexible requirements that you have to fulfill or else youll be punished. I love these principles, and I hate to think that anyone is using them as just another thing to beat themselves up over.

This is what happened to a dear friend of mine, Pat Davidson, to whom Ive dedicated this book. In fact, shes the inspiration that started it all.

About three years ago, Pat was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive condition (also known as Lou Gehrigs disease), which causes people to lose the use of their muscles and eventually become paralyzed. Pat and many of her friends and family had been reading lots of books on attraction, so they began to analyze how she attracted this condition and what she did to bring it on herself.

I personally dont believe that her thoughts created this ordeal, although there was a time in her life long ago when she had a lot of fear. She was well past that, however; and she had been leading a happy, purposeful life for decades. In addition, Pat learned that at the time of her diagnosis, there were six other people in her small town who also had ALS, which is a very rare disease. This statistic was way off the charts compared to the national average, so it made me wonder if something environmental was at work. My friend Candace Pert, whos an extraordinary scientist, believes that many of the diseases we see today have links to environmental factors.

Yet at the beginning of her illness, Pat had the tendency to blame herself for contracting the disease; and as time went on, she also blamed herself for not being able to turn it around. She felt there must be something wrong with her if she couldnt use her thoughts to create a miracle; so she tried desperately to visualize, intend healing, and be positive.

This last part was taken to the extreme, however.

As her condition intensified, she believed she shouldnt even talk about how she felt. If she told anyone that she was tired or her muscles were weaker, she felt guilty for talking so negatively. Apparently, someone had warned her that if she wanted to get better, she should never admit to feeling bad.

I know this was just well-meaning guidance from loved ones who were determined to do anything to make my friend recoverbut it was tough for her. Pat realized that honoring herself was important, however, and she arrived at a new understanding that helped her let go of shame and express her feelings and her experience honestly. Her family and friends became utterly unflinching in their support and dedication to her needs and happiness. Their devotion was an inspiration, as was her love and gratitude for them. In fact, her entire consciousness shifted to love and gratitude, and she was able to totally release her guilt and self-judgment.