by Louise Hay
A New Decade
See a new door opening to a decade of great healing. Healing that we have not understood in the past. We are in the process of learning the incredible abilities that we have within ourselves. And we are learning to get in touch with those parts of ourselves that have the answers and are there to lead us and guide us in ways that are for our highest good.
So let’s see this new door opening wide and ourselves stepping through it to find healing in many, many different forms. For healing means different things to different people. Many of us have bodies that need healing. Some of us have hearts that need healing, or minds that need healing. So we are open and receptive to the healing that we each need individually. We open the door wide for personal growth, and we move through this doorway, knowing we are safe. It is only change. And so it is.
Spirit Am I
We are the only ones who can save the world. As we band together with a common cause, we find the answers. We must always remember that there is a part of us that is far more than our bodies, far more than our personalities, far more than our diseases, and more than our past. There is a part of us that is more than our relationships. The very central core of us is pure spirit. Eternal. Always has been and always will be.
We are here to love ourselves. And to love each other. By doing this, we will find the answers so that we can heal ourselves and the planet. We are going through extraordinary times. All sorts of things are changing. We may not even know the depth of the problems. Yet, we are swimming as best as we can. This, too, shall pass, and we will find solutions.
We are spirit. And we are free. We connect on a spiritual level, for we know that level can never be taken from us. And on the level of spirit, we are all one. We are free. And so it is.
A World That Is Safe
You might like to hold a hand on either side of you. We’ve touched on many things, and each of us has something we relate to. We’ve talked about negative things and positive things. We’ve talked about fears and frustrations, and how scary it is to go up to somebody and just say, “Hello.” Many of us still do not trust ourselves to take care of ourselves. And we feel lost and lonely.
Yet we have been working on ourselves for some time and have noticed that our lives are changing. Lots of problems in the past aren’t problems anymore. It doesn’t change overnight, but if we are persistent and consistent, positive things do happen.
So let’s share the energy we have and the love we have with people on either side of us. Know that as we give from our hearts, we are also receiving from other hearts. Let’s open our hearts so that we can take in everyone in the room with love, support, and caring. Let’s move that love to people in the street who have no homes and no place to go. Let’s share our love with those who are angry, frightened or in pain. Every person. And all those in denial. Those who are in the process of leaving the planet, and those who have already left.
Let’s share our love with everybody, whether they accept it or not. There is no way we can be hurt if our love is rejected. Let’s hold the entire planet in our hearts, the animals, fish, the birds, the vegetation, and all the people. All the people we are angry at, or frustrated with. Those who are not doing it our way, and those who are expressing so-called evil. Let’s take them into our hearts, too. So that out of the feeling of safety, they can begin to recognize who they really are.
See peace breaking out all over the planet. Know that you are contributing to peace right now. Rejoice that you have the ability to do something. You are a beautiful, person. Acknowledge yourself for how wonderful you are. Know that it is the truth for you. And so it is.
Loving All The Parts of Ourselves
I would like you to go back in time to when you were five years old and see yourself as clearly as you can. Look at that little child, and with your arms outstretched, say to that child: “I am your future and I have come to love you.” Embrace the child and bring it forward with you to present time. Now both of you stand in front of a mirror so you can look at each other with love.
You see that there are a few parts of you that are missing. Once again go back in time to the moment you were first born. You were wet and felt the cold air on your body. You had just come through a difficult journey. The lights were bright, and the umbilical cord was still attached, and you were scared. Yet here you were ready to start life on this planet. Love the little baby.
Move to the time when you were just learning to walk. You stood up and fell down and stood up and fell down once again. Suddenly you took your first step, and then another step and another. You were so proud of yourself. Love the little child.
Move forward to your first day of school. You didn’t want to leave your mother. You were brave to step across the threshold of a new period of time in your life. You did the very best you could with the whole situation. Love the little child.
Now you are ten years old. You remember what was going on. It may have been wonderful or frightful. You were doing the very best to survive. Love the ten-year-old child.
Go forward to when you just entered puberty and were a teenager. It may have been exciting because you were finally growing up. It may have been frightening because there was a lot of peer pressure to look right and act the right way. You handled it the best you could. Love the teenager.
Now you are graduating high school. You knew more than your parents. You were ready to begin your life now the way you wanted. You were brave and scared all at the same time. Love that young adult.
Now remember your first day at work. The first time you earned money and you were so proud. You wanted to do well. There was so much to learn. You did the best you knew how. Love that person.
Think of another milestone in your life. A marriage. Your own child. A new home. It may have been a dreadful experience or a wonderful one. Somehow you handled it. You survived in the best way you could. Love the person you are.
Now bring all these parts of yourself forward, and stand in front of the mirror so you can look at each of them with love. Coming towards you is yet another part. Your future stands with arms outstretched and says, “I am here to love you. “ And so it is.
Feel Your Power
Feel your power. Feel the power of your breath. Feel the power of your sound. Feel the power of your love. Feel the power of your forgiveness. Feel the power of your willingness to change. Feel your power. You are beautiful. You are a divine, magnificent being. You deserve all good, not just some, but all good. Feel your power. Be at peace with it, for you are safe. Welcome this new day with open arms and with love. And so it is.
The Light Has Come
Sit opposite your partner and hold your partner’s hands. Look into each other’s eyes. Take a nice deep breath and release any fear that you may have. Take another deep breath and release your judgment and allow yourself to be with this person. What you see in them is a reflection of you, a reflection of what is in you.
It’s all right. We are all one. We breathe the same air. We drink the same water. We eat the foods of the earth. We have the same desires and needs. We all want to be healthy. We all want to love and be loved. We all want to live comfortably and peacefully, and we all want to prosper. We all want to live our lives with fulfillment.
Allow yourself to look at this person with love, and be willing to receive the love back. Know that you are safe. As you look at your partners, affirm for them the perfect health. Affirm for them loving relationships, so that they are surrounded by loving people wherever they may be. Affirm for them prosperity so that they live comfortably. Affirm for them comfort and safety and know that what you give out returns to you multiplied. So affirm the very best of everything, and know that they deserve it and see them willing to accept it. And so it is.
Appendix B
SELF-HELP RESOURCES
The following list of resources can be used to access information on a variety of issues. The addresses and telephone numbers listed are for the national headquarters; look in your local y
ellow pages under “Community Services” for resources closer to your area.
In addition to the following groups, other self-help organizations may be available in your area to assist your healing and recovery for a particular life crisis not listed here. Consult your telephone directory, call a counseling center or help line near you, or contact:
AIDS
CBC National AIDS Hotline
(800) 342-2437
Children with AIDS (CWA)
Project of America
(800) 866-AIDS (24-hour hotline)
The Names Project—AIDS Quilt
(800) 872-6263
Project Inform
19655 Market St., Ste. 220
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 558-8669
PWA Coalition
50 W. 17th St.
New York, NY 10011
Spanish HIV/STD/AIDS Hotline
(800) 344-7432
TTY (Hearing Impaired) AIDS Hotline
(CDC National HIV/AIDS)
(800) 243-7889
ALCOHOL ABUSE
Al-Anon Family Headquarters
1600 Corporate Landing Parkway
Virginia Beach, VA 23454-5617
(800) 4AL-ANON
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
General Service Office
475 Riverside Dr.
New York, NY 10115
(212) 870-3400
Children of Alcoholics Foundation
164 W. 74th St.
New York, NY 10023
(800) 359-COAF
Meridian Council, Inc.
Administrative Offices
4 Elmcrest Terrace
Norwalk, CT 06850
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
(254) 690-6233
National Association of Children of Alcoholics (NACOA)
11426 Rockville Pike, Ste. 100
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 468-0985
(888) 554-2627
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
P.O. Box 234
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 468-2600
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD)
12 West 21st St.
New York, NY 10010
(212) 206-6770
(800) 475-HOPE
Women for Sobriety
(800) 333-1606
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Alzheimer’s Association
919 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 1100
Chicago, IL 60611
(800) 621-0379
www.alz.org
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
P.O. Box 8250
Silver Spring, MD 20907
(800) 438-4380
[email protected]
Eldercare Locator
927 15th St. NW, 6th Fl.
Washington, DC 20005
(800) 677-1116
CANCER
National Cancer Institute
(800) 4-CANCER
CHILDREN'S ISSUES
Child Molestation
Child Help USA/Child Abuse Hotline
232 East Gish Rd.
San Jose, CA 95112
(800) 422-4453
Prevent Child Abuse America
200 South Michigan Ave., Ste. 17
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 663-3520
Crisis Intervention
Boy's Town National Hotline
(800) 448-3000
Children of the Night
P.O. Box 4343
Hollywood, CA 90078
(800) 551-1300
Covenant House Hotline
(800) 999-9999
Kid Save Line
(800) 543-7283
Youth Nineline
(referrals for parents/teens about drugs,
homelessness, runaways)
(800) 999-9999
Missing Children
Missing Children…HELP Center
410 Ware Blvd., Ste. 710
Tampa, FL 33619
(800) USA-KIDS
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
699 Prince St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 843-5678
Children with Serious Illnesses (fulfilling wishes):
Brass Ring Society
National Headquarters
213 N. Washington St.
Snow Hill, MD 21863
(410) 632-4700
(800) 666-WISH
Make-a-Wish Foundation
(800) 332-9474
CO-DEPENDENCY
Co-Dependents Anonymous
(602) 277-7991
DEATH/GRIEVING/SUICIDE
Grief Recovery Institute
P.O. Box 461659
Los Angeles, CA 90046-1659
(323) 650-1234
www/grief-recovery.com
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
1700 Diagonal Rd., Ste. 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 243-5900
www.nhpco.org
SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Alliance
1314 Bedford Ave., Ste. 210
Baltimore, MD 21208
Parents of Murdered Children
(recovering from violent death
of friend or family member)
100 E 8th St., Ste. B41
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 721-5683
Survivors of Suicide
Call your local Mental Health Association
for the branch nearest you.
AARP Grief and Loss Programs
(202) 434-2260
(800) 424-3410 ext. 2260
DEBTS
Credit Referral
(information on local credit
counseling services)
(800) 3C8-CCCS
Debtors Anonymous General Service Board
P.O. Box 888
Needham, MA 02492-0009
(781)453-2743
www.debtorsanonymous.org
DIABETES
American Diabetes Association
(800) 232-3472
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
P.O. Box 34103
Washington, DC 20043-4103
(202) 745-1211
National Domestic Violence Hotline
P.O. Box 161810
Austin, TX 78716
(800) 799-SAFE
DRUG ABUSE
Cocaine Anonymous
National Referral Line
(800) 347-8998
National Helpline of Phoenix House
(cocaine abuse hotline)
(800) 262-2463
(800) COCAINE
www.drughelp.org
National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
6001 Executive Blvd., Rm. 5213
Bethesda, MD 20892-9561
Parklawn Building
(301) 443-6245 (for information)
(800) 662-4357 (for help)
World Service Office, Inc. (CA)
3740 Overland Ave., Ste. C
Los Angeles, CA 90034-6337
(310) 559-5833
(800) 347-8998 (to leave message)
EATING DISORDERS
Overeaters Anonymous
National Office
P.O. Box 44020
Rio Rancho, NM 87174-4020
(505) 891-2664
GAMBLING
Gamblers Anonymous
New York Intergroup
P.O. Box 7
New York, NY 10116-0007
(212) 903-4400
HEALTH ISSUES
Alzheimer's Association
919 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 1100
Chicago, IL 60611-1676
(800) 621-0379
American Chronic Pain Association
P.O. Box 850
Rocklin, CA 95677
(916) 632-0922
www.theacpa.org
American Foundation of Traditional Chinese Medicine
P.O. Box 330267
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 392-7002
American Holistic Health Association
P.O. Box 17400
Anaheim, CA 92817
(714) 779-6152
e-mail: ahha.org
[email protected]
Office of Deepak Chopra
The Chopra Center at
La Costa Resort and Spa
2013 Costa Del Mar
Carlsbad, CA 92009
(760) 494-1600
www.chopra.com
The Fetzer Institute
9292 West KL Ave.
Kalamazoo, MI 49009
(616) 375-2000
Hippocrates Health Institute
1443 Palmdale Court
West Palm Beach, FL 33411
Hospicelink
190 Westbrook Rd.
Essex, CN 06426
(800) 331-1620
Institute for Noetic Sciences
P.O. Box 909
Sausalito, CA 94966
(415) 331-5650
The Mind-Body Medical Institute
110 Francis St., Ste. 1A
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 632-9525
National Health Information Center
P.O. Box 1133
Washington, DC 20013-1133
(800) 336-4797
Optimum Health Care Institute
6970 Central Ave.
Lemon Grove, CA 91945
(619) 464-3346
Preventive Medicine Research Institute
Dean Ornish, M.D.
900 Bridgeway, Ste. 2
Sausalito, CA 94965
(415) 332-2525
HOUSING RESOURCES
Acorn
(nonprofit network of low-and moderate-income housing)
739 8th St., S.E.
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 547-9292
IMPOTENCE
Impotence Institute of America
P.O. Box 410
Bowie, MD 20718-0410
(800) 669-1603
www.impotenceworld.org
MENTAL HEALTH
American Psychiatric
Association of America
www.psych.org
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
www.adaa.org
The Help Center of the American Psychological Association
www.helping.apa.org
The International Society for Mental Health Online
