Hay Louise L. - Love yourself, heal your life workbook

LOVE
YOURSELF
HEAL
YOUR LIFE

WORKBOOK

ALSO BY LOUISE L. HAY

BOOKS

Colors & Numbers

Empowering Women

A Garden of Thoughts: My Affirmation Journal

Gratitude: A Way of Life (Louise and Friends)

Heal Your Body

Heal Your Body AZ

Heart Thoughts

I Can Do It

Inner Wisdom

Letters to Louise

Life! Reflections on Your Journey

Love Your Body

Meditations to Heal Your Life (also in a gift edition)

The Power Is Within You

The Times of Our Lives (Louise & Friends)
You Can Heal Your Life (also in a gift edition)

You Can Heal Your Life Companion Book

COLORING BOOKS/AUDIOCASSETTES
FOR CHILDREN

Lulu and the Ant: A Message of Love

Lulu and the Dark: Conquering Fears
Lulu and Willy the Duck: Learning Mirror Work

AUDIOS/CD PROGRAMS

Anger Releasing

Cancer
Change and Transition

Dissolving Barriers
Feeling Fine Affirmations
Forgiveness/Loving the Inner Child

Heal Your Body (audio book)

How to Love Yourself
Life! Reflections on Your Journey (audio book)

Loving Yourself

Meditations for Personal Healing
Meditations to Heal Your Life (audio book)

Morning and Evening Meditations

101 Power Thoughts

Overcoming Fears

The Power Is Within You (audio book)

The Power of Your Spoken Word

Receiving Prosperity

Self-Esteem Affirmations (subliminal)

Self Healing

Stress-Free Affirmations (subliminal)

Totality of Possibilities

What I Believe/Deep Relaxation

You Can Heal Your Life (audio book)

You Can Heal Your Life Study Course

Your Thoughts Create Your Life

VIDEO PROGRAM

Dissolving Barriers

CARD DECKS

Healthy Body Cards
I CAN DO IT Cards (a 60-card deck)

I CAN DO IT Cards for Creativity, Forgiveness,
Health, Job Success, Wealth, Self-Esteem, Romance
(each deck has 12 cards)

Power Thought Cards
Power Thought Sticky Cards

Power Thoughts for Teens

Wisdom Cards

All of the above are available at your local
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Louises Website: www.LouiseHay.com

Copyright 1990 by Louise L. Hay

Published and distributed in the United States by: Hay House, Inc.: www.hayhouse.com Published and distributed in Australia by: Hay House Australia Pty. Ltd.: www.hayhouse.com.au Published and distributed in the United Kingdom by: Hay House UK, Ltd.: www.hayhouse.co.uk Published and distributed in the Republic of South Africa by: Hay House SA (Pty), Ltd.: www.hayhouse.co.za Distributed in Canada by: Raincoast: www.raincoast.com Published in India by: Hay House Publishers India: www.hayhouse.co.in

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic, or electronic process or in the form of phonographic recording, nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, or otherwise be copied for public or private useother than for fair use as brief quotations embodied in articles and reviewswithout prior written permission of the publisher.

The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as form of treatment for physical or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for physical fitness and good health. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself which is your constitutional right, the author and the publishers assume no responsibility for your actions.

Hay, Louise L.

Love Yourself, heal your life workbook / Louise L. Hay: edited by Glenn Kolb.

p.cm.

Includes biographical references.

ISBN 0937611-69-7 :

1. Self-acceptanceProblems, exercises, etc. 2.Change (Psychology)Problems, exercises, etc.

I. Kolb, Glenn, 1951-II. Title.

BF575.S37H39 1990

159 .076dc20 90-35636

CIP

ISBN 13: 978-0-937611-69-2
ISBN 10: 0-937611-69-7
13 12 11 10 35 34 33 32

1st printing, May 1990
32nd printing, February 2010

Printed in the United States of America

Table of Contents

W orkbook is such a strong word, and many of us feel that hard work is exactly what we must do in order to eradicate old, embedded thought patterns. I dont believe that making inner changes has to be work, or difficult or painful either. I believe that it can be an adventure.

So, I would like to dedicate this book to the adventurer in you. You are on a treasure hunt. Each old negative pattern that you discover is only something to be examined and released. Beneath each pattern is a storehouse of treasure within.

Seek your own gold. Create your own good health. Fill your life with love. Find your own freedom. You are worthy. You do deserve. I will help you.

You are on a pathway to inner enlightenment. As you free yourself, you help to heal the planet.

PART I
INTRODUCTION

1
BASIC TECHNIQUES

I am willing to change.

T his is a book about change. I know, you want everybody and everything else to change. Your mother, father, boss, friend, sister, lover, landlord, neighbor, minister, or government official must change so that your life can be perfect. It doesnt work that way. If you want change in your life, then you are the one who must do the changing. When you change, then all the other people in your world will change in relation to you.

Are you willing to change?

If you are willing, then together we can create the life you say you want. All you have to do is change some thoughts and release some beliefs. Sounds simple? It is. However, it is not always easy. We will explore some of the things you may believe in different areas of your life. If you have positive beliefs, then I urge you to keep them and expand upon them. And if we find negative beliefs, then I will help you let them go.

My life is a good example of what can happen when you change your thinking. I went from being a battered and abused child who grew up in poverty, with little self-esteem and many problems, to a well-known woman who is able to help others. I no longer live in pain and suffering. I have created a wonderful life for myself. You can do it, too.

I encourage you to be gentle with yourself as you embark on the exercises in this workbook. Change can be difficult, or it can be easy. Acknowledge every effort that you make. Know that there may be a transitional period between your old and new belief systems. You may vacillate between former behavior and thinking patterns. Do not be discouraged. Be loving with yourself in the way you would be to a dear friend. Give yourself every encouragement as you go through this new experience.

You will get the quickest results if you can be consistent with the exercises in this book. And yet, even if you can only do one exercise per month, it will still be helpful. Do what you can. The exercises will give you new information about yourself. You will be able to make new choices. Every new choice you make is like planting a seed in your new mental garden. The seeds may take time to germinate and grow. Remember, when you plant a seed, you do not produce an instant apple tree. Similarly, you may not always get instant results from doing this work.