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Living with Joy: Keys to Personal Power and Spiritual Transformation
An Internationally Bestselling Orin Book
Channel Sanaya Roman presents Living with Joy, given to her by Orin, a timeless being of love and light. In the tradition of Jane Roberts, Esther Hicks, and Edgar Cayce, gifted channel Sanaya Roman presents Living with Joy , given to her by Orin, a timeless being of love and light. This wise and gentle spirit teacher offers a systematic course in spiritual growth through this book.
This Living with Joy revised and updated 25th Anniversary Edition
* New channeled information
* Over 300 new Joy Affirmations
* 18 new Daily Joy Practices for an uplifting day
* Stories from our readers
The spiritual truths and transformative meditations and exercises in these pages have opened hundreds of thousands of people to their greater potential.
With the guidance of this bestselling classic, you can see immediate results in your life when you learn
* Love and appreciate yourself
* Open to receive
* Experience more self-confidence and self-esteem
* Live in higher purpose
* Take a quantum leap in any area
* Change negatives into positives
* Gain clarity in your relationships
* Increase your sense of aliveness and well-being
You can live a life that fulfills you. You can radiate love; be compassionate and forgiving; feel inner peace; open to receive; take a quantum leap; and live in higher purpose. You can experience more joy as you increase your self-respect, self-esteem, and self-worth; experience more balance, stability, and security; embrace the new; and discover your higher purpose.
Orin guides you into the art of self-love, where you can accept yourself as you are right now, release guilt, examine how your beliefs about reality create your experience, and open to the love others have for you. Orin discusses the nature and power of love to transform your life.
You will look at how to achieve balance, stability and security; gain more clarity; embrace the new; and discover and draw to you your higher purpose. You will discover more about how to create freedom, to value yourself and where you put your time, and believe that what you love to do is your higher purpose.
You will connect with the power and love of your soul, your innermost self. Orin guides you to recognize who you are, to develop positive pictures about yourself, and how to bring out the higher wisdom, love, and nature of the true self that lies within you.
The images you send out about yourself determine how other people view you and treat you. You will explore the images of yourself that you are holding and broadcasting to others. Orin discusses the value of becoming the authority of what is good for you rather than making other people and their opinions determine your self-worth.
In this book Orin talks about how to have more, believe you can create what you want, open to receive even more than you have ever allowed into your life, and discover the power of appreciation, gratitude, and the law of increase.
You can stop being affected by the world around you. Orin guides you to feeling more inner peace through connecting with your deeper self, and how to stop being affected by the world and instead to positively affect it with your peace.
You can live a life filled with happiness and aliveness as you follow your path of joy. You can learn to create what you want and take a quantum leap in every area of your life, changing your reality and what you experience. You can live a life doing those things you love to do, feel joyful, and bring joy to everyone around you as you do.
You live in a limitless world, and you can expand beyond anything you know. Fill your thoughts with what you want and you will have it. Believe in abundance, trust that the universe is friendly, and sound your soul's note of joy as you read and explore how to live with joy.
Sanaya and Orin invite you to choose joy, release struggle, and open to the power of your innermost being.
Channel Sanaya Roman presents Living with Joy, given to her by Orin, a timeless being of love and light. In the tradition of Jane Roberts, Esther Hicks, and Edgar Cayce, gifted channel Sanaya Roman presents Living with Joy , given to her by Orin, a timeless being of love and light. This wise and gentle spirit teacher offers a systematic course in spiritual growth through this book.
This Living with Joy revised and updated 25th Anniversary Edition
* New channeled information
* Over 300 new Joy Affirmations
* 18 new Daily Joy Practices for an uplifting day
* Stories from our readers
The spiritual truths and transformative meditations and exercises in these pages have opened hundreds of thousands of people to their greater potential.
With the guidance of this bestselling classic, you can see immediate results in your life when you learn
* Love and appreciate yourself
* Open to receive
* Experience more self-confidence and self-esteem
* Live in higher purpose
* Take a quantum leap in any area
* Change negatives into positives
* Gain clarity in your relationships
* Increase your sense of aliveness and well-being
You can live a life that fulfills you. You can radiate love; be compassionate and forgiving; feel inner peace; open to receive; take a quantum leap; and live in higher purpose. You can experience more joy as you increase your self-respect, self-esteem, and self-worth; experience more balance, stability, and security; embrace the new; and discover your higher purpose.
Orin guides you into the art of self-love, where you can accept yourself as you are right now, release guilt, examine how your beliefs about reality create your experience, and open to the love others have for you. Orin discusses the nature and power of love to transform your life.
You will look at how to achieve balance, stability and security; gain more clarity; embrace the new; and discover and draw to you your higher purpose. You will discover more about how to create freedom, to value yourself and where you put your time, and believe that what you love to do is your higher purpose.
You will connect with the power and love of your soul, your innermost self. Orin guides you to recognize who you are, to develop positive pictures about yourself, and how to bring out the higher wisdom, love, and nature of the true self that lies within you.
The images you send out about yourself determine how other people view you and treat you. You will explore the images of yourself that you are holding and broadcasting to others. Orin discusses the value of becoming the authority of what is good for you rather than making other people and their opinions determine your self-worth.
In this book Orin talks about how to have more, believe you can create what you want, open to receive even more than you have ever allowed into your life, and discover the power of appreciation, gratitude, and the law of increase.
You can stop being affected by the world around you. Orin guides you to feeling more inner peace through connecting with your deeper self, and how to stop being affected by the world and instead to positively affect it with your peace.
You can live a life filled with happiness and aliveness as you follow your path of joy. You can learn to create what you want and take a quantum leap in every area of your life, changing your reality and what you experience. You can live a life doing those things you love to do, feel joyful, and bring joy to everyone around you as you do.
You live in a limitless world, and you can expand beyond anything you know. Fill your thoughts with what you want and you will have it. Believe in abundance, trust that the universe is friendly, and sound your soul's note of joy as you read and explore how to live with joy.
Sanaya and Orin invite you to choose joy, release struggle, and open to the power of your innermost being.
280 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1986
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About the author
Sanaya Roman
108 books249 followersSanaya Roman channeled Orin, a wise and gentle spirit teacher, for many years. Orin, a timeless being of love and light, has assisted thousands of people to awaken spiritually through his books, seminars, and audio courses. Orin teaches us how to reach the Divine within us, our true self, so we can grow through joy and release struggle, and experience love, peace, and abundance in our daily lives.
Orin, through Sanaya, has created over 200 audio journeys and courses in spiritual growth which are available at www.orindaben.com. You can also visit our site and enjoy free articles, Orin audio meditations, music, weekly book excerpts and written meditations, and daily affirmations.
Sanaya authored of six Orin books, including Living With Joy, Personal Power Through Awareness, Spiritual Growth, and Soul Love. Sanaya and Orin have co-authored with Duane and DaBen the books: Creating Money, and Opening to Channel. Their books have been translated into over 24 languages, and have sold over 2 million copies worldwide.
Sanaya's formal training included graduating Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California at Berkeley. Much of her study and interest was in mathematics, in addition to sociology. She studied metaphysics for years, and found great value in the Seth books by Jane Roberts, and in the Alice Bailey books, as well as books by Joel Goldsmith.
Orin, through Sanaya, has created over 200 audio journeys and courses in spiritual growth which are available at www.orindaben.com. You can also visit our site and enjoy free articles, Orin audio meditations, music, weekly book excerpts and written meditations, and daily affirmations.
Sanaya authored of six Orin books, including Living With Joy, Personal Power Through Awareness, Spiritual Growth, and Soul Love. Sanaya and Orin have co-authored with Duane and DaBen the books: Creating Money, and Opening to Channel. Their books have been translated into over 24 languages, and have sold over 2 million copies worldwide.
Sanaya's formal training included graduating Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California at Berkeley. Much of her study and interest was in mathematics, in addition to sociology. She studied metaphysics for years, and found great value in the Seth books by Jane Roberts, and in the Alice Bailey books, as well as books by Joel Goldsmith.
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January 28, 2008
I love all of Sanaya Roman's books.
Living With Joy literally jumped off the shelf in a book store where I was browsing. I took it home and read through it in a couple of days and then started it again.
Then I went to the website: www.luminessence.com and began a wonderful journey of spritual and personal growth with their material.
Living With Joy literally jumped off the shelf in a book store where I was browsing. I took it home and read through it in a couple of days and then started it again.
Then I went to the website: www.luminessence.com and began a wonderful journey of spritual and personal growth with their material.
July 1, 2021
One of my favorite bedside readers, simple steps to finding joy in everyday life. Concepts such as joy, inner peace, self esteem, clarity, love, appreciation, life purpose, and changing the negative to positive are explored. The format is a short chapter followed by exercises to help you to experience the chapter's concepts more personally. You can write your thoughts (and see how they change over time), contemplate the exercises, or ignore the ones that don't pertain to you. This is one of the most uplifting books I've ever read, and will open it to read random pages periodically simply to feel good.
One note: the authors claim that this book was channeled by a couple of entities from beyond our world. Personally I think it's material from their wise subconscious minds. In any case, don't let the first couple of chapters where these entities are introduced weird you out. The material in the other chapters very much applies to everyday life, not to something out there in the ethers.
One note: the authors claim that this book was channeled by a couple of entities from beyond our world. Personally I think it's material from their wise subconscious minds. In any case, don't let the first couple of chapters where these entities are introduced weird you out. The material in the other chapters very much applies to everyday life, not to something out there in the ethers.
September 26, 2013
Once again Sanaya has written an incredible book that will touch the lives of all who read it. No matter what issues are impeding your ability to enjoy life to its fullest, you will definitely find that reading this book will be beneficial. Sanaya discusses finding our life's purpose, turning negatives into positives, gratitude, inner peace and a host of other topics, but ultimately they all lead to one thing: living life with more joy.
If you like highlighting your books you will find that most of the pages will be fluorescent. There are some great books reviewed on this site, but if I had to pick the absolute best personal development book ever written, this would be it. For your sake, please buy this book.
If you like highlighting your books you will find that most of the pages will be fluorescent. There are some great books reviewed on this site, but if I had to pick the absolute best personal development book ever written, this would be it. For your sake, please buy this book.
March 14, 2014
This is the second Sanaya Roman book I've read, although it's actually the first in her 'Earth Life Series'. There's a newer edition of this book, released on the 25th anniversary of its publication. I own that one as well, and will be reading and reviewing it later on, in order to compare it with this 1986 edition.
Roman first introduces Orin, a 'Being of Light', whom she claims as her spirit guide, in this book. Although I do remain skeptical of this claim, I have to admit that most of the insights and advice presented are gentle and loving, as well as very helpful. Interestingly, some of these resonate, to a great extent, with the teachings of Christianity, while others are more typical of New Age philosophy.
The book's main theme is that joy and inner peace come from within. Of course, this is really nothing new, although the author states this theme in very interesting ways; it's summarized in the following thought: "True joy comes from operating with Inner-Directedness and recognizing who you are." She explains that 'inner direction' comes from the soul, or higher self, of each individual. Such an assertion does sound very solipsistic to me as a Christian, so I would add that the higher self of each individual must be under divine guidance. This is one of the philosophical pronouncements in the book that I don't entirely agree with. On the other hand, a person needs to have a healthy self-esteem, which will then enable that person to choose a unique life path. Far too often, insecure people allow others to persuade them to accept life choices that go against what their hearts truly desire.
Living with joy is therefore connected to freedom. Roman expands this theme in Chapter 15, "Freedom Is Your Birthright". She states: "Freedom is essential for joy, for anywhere you feel trapped or that your rights have been taken away, you cannot experience joy." This is obviously true, and is a principle dearly defended by all those countries which have struggled against an oppressive regime. I wholeheartedly agree here!
She then goes on to state that we often impose limits on ourselves, and this is the real cause of our apparent lack of freedom. According to the author, in order to create more freedom in our lives, we should focus on those areas where we have already created freedom for ourselves, as opposed to those in which we haven't. To this she adds the following: "Anything that you feel another person is taking away from you is symbolic of something you are taking from yourself." In other words, people are mirrors of our inner conflicts. Thus, in order to gain more freedom, we need to work on resolving those inner conflicts.
Along with her advice about personal freedom, Roman asserts the importance of giving others freedom, as well. She mentions dropping our expectations of how others should act toward us or react to our behavior. Paradoxically, this will have a positive impact on our relationships, as well as on our own sense of freedom.
Other topics discussed in the book include replacing negative pictures of power with positive ones; Roman sees power not as a control over others, but as the motivation, affirmation, and encouragement of the true selves of others. Such holders of true power are very evolved, gentle souls who have no need to play psychological games in order to assert authority over others. Although Roman doesn't mention Jesus Christ here, I am very much reminded of him with this description (although to Christians, he was not 'an evolved being', but the Son of God).
When I started reading the chapter dealing with the topic of turning negatives into positives, I again ran into another part of the author's philosophy that I do not completely agree with. She unequivocally states that you must love your past, because, in order to free yourself from something, you have to love it first. How can a person possibly love a past filled with abusive experiences, for example? You certainly have to accept what happened -- there's no other choice -- but as for loving it, I don't see how that could ever be possible. An abusive past must be transcended, not loved, in my opinion.
In another part of this chapter, Roman affirms that everything in your life happens, or has happened, for your higher good. I don't agree with this, either -- again, not completely, although this principle has a high similarity to a well-known Biblical one. It can apply in situations that are not overly traumatic or tragic, but not in those that are. For instance, being fired is usually a bad experience, but it might lead to finding a much better job. Being left at the altar can also be a very negative experience, until you realize that the person you were about to marry was simply not the right one. You can definitely turn such negative situations around, finding the silver lining in each. In more serious situations, though, I think this kind of reasoning fails; I'm thinking of really extreme cases, such as rape, or the case of a certain mentally unstable individual who recently opened fire on a group of people inside a movie theater, killing and wounding several.
In spite of these disagreements with the author(s), I have found much in this book worth applying to my own life. There are many principles that I find not only practical, but absolutely beautiful, as well as very spiritual. As in the Roman book I've previously reviewed -- Personal Power Through Awareness -- this book is sprinkled with such principles, in the form of short thoughts placed in the middle of a page, where they really stand out. Here are some I have found to be truly inspirational: "Loving people is a commitment to holding a high vision of them, even as time and familiarity take their toll.", "Only those who feel good about who they are can express humility.", "One of the greatest gifts you can give others is opening to their love for you.", "Every single part of you has a gift for you and is there as your friend.", "If you exist in a feeling of love -- if you can find it in everything you do, transmit it through your touch, through your words, eyes, and feelings -- you can cancel out with one act of love thousands of acts of a lower nature." This last quote is a wonderful one to meditate on. I think it's very profound and moving. The longer it's pondered, the more it penetrates to the very depths of the soul.
The chapters on self-love, gratitude, the wisdom of the heart, and feeling inner peace are my favorite ones in the book. The principles presented in these chapters have brought me a feeling of warm comfort, a feeling that truly resonates with my core, my center. The chapter on inner peace, for instance, contains the assertion that inner peace is a connection to one's deeper self, and that this connection helps one to release fear. Other thoughts include the concept of letting go of the need to have situations and people be a certain way. This is an attachment that interferes with the attainment of inner peace.
The chapter on the wisdom of the heart equates this wisdom with love, and contains many beautiful thoughts on the nature of love in its many forms. The last of the short quotes above comes from this chapter.
The chapter on self-love mentions such things as letting go of guilt, and the importance of a healthy dialogue with the self, as well as just how crucial it is to forgive oneself as well as others. One of the most beautiful things about this chapter is the recommendation to dwell on qualities of the soul, such as peace, appreciation, humility, harmony, joy, abundance, freedom, serenity, strength, compassion, light, and creativity, for the purpose of becoming these qualities, as well as magnetizing them to oneself from the surrounding environment.
All of the books in the Earth Life Series contain questions and exercises at the end of every chapter. Each of these sections is simply titled "Playsheet", and is very helpful in further exploring the concepts discussed in each chapter.
This is a book to be read, reflected upon, and studied. It's a book that bridges the physical and the metaphysical. The writing style flows gently through the mind as one reads, smoothly leading from one concept to another. The tone is never preachy, but loving, yet firm. In spite of the objections I have pointed out above, I can truly say that this book has been, and will continue to be, a balm to my spirit, a beautiful opening of higher vistas. I know I will be dipping into it very often, slowly savoring its fascinating insights, even as I set aside the concepts I feel don't mesh with my spiritual values.
Whatever your opinion of this book, you can't fail to be profoundly affected by it. Even if some of the material might have been presented elsewhere, the way it's handled here is guaranteed to touch your life in very unique ways. Even if, like me, you find yourself unable to agree wholeheartedly with all of its concepts and teachings, you will, also like me, probably find yourself unable to resist opening it again...and again....and again.
For more of my reviews, please visit my blog, A NIGHT’S DREAM OF BOOKS.
http://anightsdreamofbooks.blogspot.com
Roman first introduces Orin, a 'Being of Light', whom she claims as her spirit guide, in this book. Although I do remain skeptical of this claim, I have to admit that most of the insights and advice presented are gentle and loving, as well as very helpful. Interestingly, some of these resonate, to a great extent, with the teachings of Christianity, while others are more typical of New Age philosophy.
The book's main theme is that joy and inner peace come from within. Of course, this is really nothing new, although the author states this theme in very interesting ways; it's summarized in the following thought: "True joy comes from operating with Inner-Directedness and recognizing who you are." She explains that 'inner direction' comes from the soul, or higher self, of each individual. Such an assertion does sound very solipsistic to me as a Christian, so I would add that the higher self of each individual must be under divine guidance. This is one of the philosophical pronouncements in the book that I don't entirely agree with. On the other hand, a person needs to have a healthy self-esteem, which will then enable that person to choose a unique life path. Far too often, insecure people allow others to persuade them to accept life choices that go against what their hearts truly desire.
Living with joy is therefore connected to freedom. Roman expands this theme in Chapter 15, "Freedom Is Your Birthright". She states: "Freedom is essential for joy, for anywhere you feel trapped or that your rights have been taken away, you cannot experience joy." This is obviously true, and is a principle dearly defended by all those countries which have struggled against an oppressive regime. I wholeheartedly agree here!
She then goes on to state that we often impose limits on ourselves, and this is the real cause of our apparent lack of freedom. According to the author, in order to create more freedom in our lives, we should focus on those areas where we have already created freedom for ourselves, as opposed to those in which we haven't. To this she adds the following: "Anything that you feel another person is taking away from you is symbolic of something you are taking from yourself." In other words, people are mirrors of our inner conflicts. Thus, in order to gain more freedom, we need to work on resolving those inner conflicts.
Along with her advice about personal freedom, Roman asserts the importance of giving others freedom, as well. She mentions dropping our expectations of how others should act toward us or react to our behavior. Paradoxically, this will have a positive impact on our relationships, as well as on our own sense of freedom.
Other topics discussed in the book include replacing negative pictures of power with positive ones; Roman sees power not as a control over others, but as the motivation, affirmation, and encouragement of the true selves of others. Such holders of true power are very evolved, gentle souls who have no need to play psychological games in order to assert authority over others. Although Roman doesn't mention Jesus Christ here, I am very much reminded of him with this description (although to Christians, he was not 'an evolved being', but the Son of God).
When I started reading the chapter dealing with the topic of turning negatives into positives, I again ran into another part of the author's philosophy that I do not completely agree with. She unequivocally states that you must love your past, because, in order to free yourself from something, you have to love it first. How can a person possibly love a past filled with abusive experiences, for example? You certainly have to accept what happened -- there's no other choice -- but as for loving it, I don't see how that could ever be possible. An abusive past must be transcended, not loved, in my opinion.
In another part of this chapter, Roman affirms that everything in your life happens, or has happened, for your higher good. I don't agree with this, either -- again, not completely, although this principle has a high similarity to a well-known Biblical one. It can apply in situations that are not overly traumatic or tragic, but not in those that are. For instance, being fired is usually a bad experience, but it might lead to finding a much better job. Being left at the altar can also be a very negative experience, until you realize that the person you were about to marry was simply not the right one. You can definitely turn such negative situations around, finding the silver lining in each. In more serious situations, though, I think this kind of reasoning fails; I'm thinking of really extreme cases, such as rape, or the case of a certain mentally unstable individual who recently opened fire on a group of people inside a movie theater, killing and wounding several.
In spite of these disagreements with the author(s), I have found much in this book worth applying to my own life. There are many principles that I find not only practical, but absolutely beautiful, as well as very spiritual. As in the Roman book I've previously reviewed -- Personal Power Through Awareness -- this book is sprinkled with such principles, in the form of short thoughts placed in the middle of a page, where they really stand out. Here are some I have found to be truly inspirational: "Loving people is a commitment to holding a high vision of them, even as time and familiarity take their toll.", "Only those who feel good about who they are can express humility.", "One of the greatest gifts you can give others is opening to their love for you.", "Every single part of you has a gift for you and is there as your friend.", "If you exist in a feeling of love -- if you can find it in everything you do, transmit it through your touch, through your words, eyes, and feelings -- you can cancel out with one act of love thousands of acts of a lower nature." This last quote is a wonderful one to meditate on. I think it's very profound and moving. The longer it's pondered, the more it penetrates to the very depths of the soul.
The chapters on self-love, gratitude, the wisdom of the heart, and feeling inner peace are my favorite ones in the book. The principles presented in these chapters have brought me a feeling of warm comfort, a feeling that truly resonates with my core, my center. The chapter on inner peace, for instance, contains the assertion that inner peace is a connection to one's deeper self, and that this connection helps one to release fear. Other thoughts include the concept of letting go of the need to have situations and people be a certain way. This is an attachment that interferes with the attainment of inner peace.
The chapter on the wisdom of the heart equates this wisdom with love, and contains many beautiful thoughts on the nature of love in its many forms. The last of the short quotes above comes from this chapter.
The chapter on self-love mentions such things as letting go of guilt, and the importance of a healthy dialogue with the self, as well as just how crucial it is to forgive oneself as well as others. One of the most beautiful things about this chapter is the recommendation to dwell on qualities of the soul, such as peace, appreciation, humility, harmony, joy, abundance, freedom, serenity, strength, compassion, light, and creativity, for the purpose of becoming these qualities, as well as magnetizing them to oneself from the surrounding environment.
All of the books in the Earth Life Series contain questions and exercises at the end of every chapter. Each of these sections is simply titled "Playsheet", and is very helpful in further exploring the concepts discussed in each chapter.
This is a book to be read, reflected upon, and studied. It's a book that bridges the physical and the metaphysical. The writing style flows gently through the mind as one reads, smoothly leading from one concept to another. The tone is never preachy, but loving, yet firm. In spite of the objections I have pointed out above, I can truly say that this book has been, and will continue to be, a balm to my spirit, a beautiful opening of higher vistas. I know I will be dipping into it very often, slowly savoring its fascinating insights, even as I set aside the concepts I feel don't mesh with my spiritual values.
Whatever your opinion of this book, you can't fail to be profoundly affected by it. Even if some of the material might have been presented elsewhere, the way it's handled here is guaranteed to touch your life in very unique ways. Even if, like me, you find yourself unable to agree wholeheartedly with all of its concepts and teachings, you will, also like me, probably find yourself unable to resist opening it again...and again....and again.
For more of my reviews, please visit my blog, A NIGHT’S DREAM OF BOOKS.
http://anightsdreamofbooks.blogspot.com
July 16, 2014
This book changed my life! It has so much wisdom and so many powerful insights that have helped me to grow. The exercises are very thought-provoking and helpful in applying the lessons. I intend to refer back to this book often to be reminded of its messages, and look forward to reading the next book in the series, Personal Power Through Awareness.
February 8, 2015
This is one of the books that I'm really sad is over. Only relief is that I own it and can reread it, anytime I want. And I will be rereading it, no doubt. Because it brought such comfort, peace and love with it, and helped me open my mind and my heart and connect with my higher self as well as clear my intentions and sharpen my focus.
This is a book that is very dear to me, because it has reached my heart and soul as very few books have.
I'm utterly grateful to have found this book and for the messages of hope, light, love, strength and power it brings.
This is a book that is very dear to me, because it has reached my heart and soul as very few books have.
I'm utterly grateful to have found this book and for the messages of hope, light, love, strength and power it brings.
September 13, 2023
I’m so happy that I bought this book at a blessed used book shop in Grass Valley. I had no idea how much JOY this book would bring to my life. As I was reading it, I took my time and would often reread chapters before moving on to the next. The vibration is out of this world … got me so high. I highly recommend this book to anyone who would like a boost of life. I’ll be quoting this book and sending pages of it to my friends forever. G-d bless Orin💗
June 14, 2016
This is the first self help book I ever read and it changed my life
October 14, 2025
I started reading this being SO interested in everything this book would have to offer. Content wise, it surely is eye-opening in a lot of ways, I found myself going “aaaaah!” a lot of times reading this. However, it took me six months to read this and it threw me into a reading slump. Reading each chapter made me think that all of that content could have easily fit into 150 pages instead of around 250. It felt like a chapter contained a bunch of pages saying the same thing over and over again, so I got bored reading quite frequently. It surely did help me understand which changes to make to live more joyful - it just took me a while.
June 11, 2023
Loved this book so much. I think everyone should read it. I gave it 4 stars because it can be a bit repetitive, but I think it is intentionally done to really drive the messages across. Also, I love that I can read this book however I like, whether it's opening a random page and receiving that message or using the writing prompts for self reflection. I also think it's a good introductory self-help book bc it's a lot less intimidating because of the layout.
March 22, 2022
Second Read. This book brings me a lot of peace. I took my time to read and absorb it. The spiritual concepts are simple, and yet profound. I definitely recommend if you seek to live a more peaceful and joyful life.
May 3, 2023
not exactly an easy read but self growth is no easy feat ✌️🤟💪💪💪
February 21, 2025
I borrowed this from the library but will be buying my own copy - this is the type of book you want to dog ear each page and come back to over and over. One of those “keep forever” type books
May 4, 2021
A remarkable book that guides us back to personal power, divinity and possibility.
January 6, 2014
I highly recommend any information provided by Orin, as brought through Sanaya Roman. Together, they have created an Earth Life Series of books, of which the first is titled "Living with Joy - Keys to Personal Power & Spiritual Transformation."
Like Jane Roberts and Edgar Cayce, Sanaya is a gifted "channel." She writes that she's done her best to be a clear channel for Orin's teachings for many years. I would say that she is doing outstanding work in this regard, and she continues to bring Orin's messages through today (January 2014). Their website is www.orindaben.com.
Orin is a master teacher of healers, teachers and leaders. He is a timeless being of love and light. In his greeting in Living with Joy, he says, "In this book, you will learn how to create a nurturing, supportive environment in which your spirit can unfold. I will attempt to help you recognize your path and higher purpose, and show you how to open to it. This book is dedicated to helping you see who you really are, to showing you how to step onto the path of joy and light. The tools it contains can enable you to live a life of ease, and yet I laugh lovingly as I say ease. For those situations you consider difficult right now, you will soon handle with grace, but the new challenges that come will be magnificent. This is a course in exploring your higher self."
How can you resist such an intriguing welcome?!
Love to all!
Lora, aka Abrielle
Like Jane Roberts and Edgar Cayce, Sanaya is a gifted "channel." She writes that she's done her best to be a clear channel for Orin's teachings for many years. I would say that she is doing outstanding work in this regard, and she continues to bring Orin's messages through today (January 2014). Their website is www.orindaben.com.
Orin is a master teacher of healers, teachers and leaders. He is a timeless being of love and light. In his greeting in Living with Joy, he says, "In this book, you will learn how to create a nurturing, supportive environment in which your spirit can unfold. I will attempt to help you recognize your path and higher purpose, and show you how to open to it. This book is dedicated to helping you see who you really are, to showing you how to step onto the path of joy and light. The tools it contains can enable you to live a life of ease, and yet I laugh lovingly as I say ease. For those situations you consider difficult right now, you will soon handle with grace, but the new challenges that come will be magnificent. This is a course in exploring your higher self."
How can you resist such an intriguing welcome?!
Love to all!
Lora, aka Abrielle
January 4, 2017
I carried this book around with me for a long time, I absolutely loved it. Was going through very stressful times between 2 marriages that both failed due to major problems... and had children and was completing my art degree. I now work as a self employed psychic, and this book helped me as an introvert, artist with a strong intuition... It helped me start my career as an intuitive advisor. I began on the phone in 99 as a psychic and still work as one , it has helped me move forward and away from the 2 exes and raise my youngest 2 children( 5 total) The new age aspect of some books like this is perhaps why I still do not own the book, as I am a Catholic but was on my journey as the men I was married to were not Christians so I ventured into other beliefs for a few years. If I read it again, I will write another review. At the time, it was a sensitive guidebook for me to turn to again and again.
July 10, 2012
I read a book out of this Earth Life Series out of order (read the 3rd book 1st) but liked it so much I decided to read the other books in the series. I read a chapter or two of Living With Joy every day and it was a quick, gentle book that encourages you to get more in touch with your spiritual side and to live a life of joy and love. Positive energy goes a lot further than negative thoughts and I hope to incorporate what I read into practice in my everyday life. I also liked the ending part about finding your higher purpose, which is something I am looking to accomplish. An excellent series for those looking to expand nspiritual growth and live a peaceful, joyful life.
April 15, 2012
Living with Joy is the expanded 25th anniversary edition. The original work was channelled through the author by Orin, a being of light. Added to this new edition are daily joy practices and affirmations.
As I was reading through this book, I was taken by the timelessness of the content. I have literally dozens of recent books on my shelves that discuss many of the same topics that are in Living with Joy. Yet, this book was originally published 25 years ago.
As I was reading through this book, I was taken by the timelessness of the content. I have literally dozens of recent books on my shelves that discuss many of the same topics that are in Living with Joy. Yet, this book was originally published 25 years ago.
December 11, 2012
Books sometimes have a way of finding those who would most benefit from what they contain. That was definitely the case for me with Living With Joy. This book provides common sense wisdom and inspiring spiritual guidance without any religious dogma. I've purchased and gifted numerous copies of this book over the years, and will continue to do so.
June 7, 2020
Fylls av så skönt lugn av att läsa denna bok.
Alla insikter känns så självklara, ändå behöver jag bli påmind.
(Läste den på svenska: 'Leva med Glädje'.
Alla insikter känns så självklara, ändå behöver jag bli påmind.
(Läste den på svenska: 'Leva med Glädje'.
January 6, 2024
Book from heaven 🌹💝 living with joy today and everyday
January 2, 2024
HIGHLIGHTS:
1. JOY:
- Decisions that are a reflection of their “souls” and not of their “personality”.
- Joy is in the present.
- True joy comes from operating with inner directness and recognizing who you are.
- The challenge of the path of joy is to create freedom. (*)
** The path of joy involves the ability to receive.
- Spend time appreciating what you have. Acknowledge even the simplest things.
- The path of joy involves filling yourself and monitoring where you put your time.
- What you love is a sign from your higher self of what you are to do.
- You will have joy only when you focus on having it and settle for nothing less.
- Every person has a purpose and a reason for being on earth.
- Compassion is caring for yourself and valuing yourself and your time. You do not owe anyone your time. When you take charge of yourself and affirm that you are a unique and valuable person, the world will affirm it to you too.
- The relationship you have with others can only be as good as the relationships they have with themselves.
- Self-esteem comes from being willing to acknowledge who you are and love yourself just as you are right now.
- Do you not automatically accept something unless it has the ring of truth for you? I know your truth, believe in and stand up for yourself, but have compassion for other people.
- The images you send out about yourself into the world determine how other people see you.
- You are here to evolve yourself And to manifest your higher purpose. You can know what those qualities are, by looking at what challenges continually present themselves to you.
- The challenge to your higher self is to constantly enlarge your vision of who you are and to put that self in more and more expansive arenas.
2. LOVE:
- Love from the higher realms is absolute compassion and complete detachment.
- It is seeing the larger picture of people’s lives, and focusing on not what you want from them, but how you can ASSIST them in their unfoldment and grow in whatever direction is to THEIR highest good.
- Love is focusing on how you may serve them, and in doing so, how you may serve your growth.
- Love opens the doorway to your growth and aliveness.
- Taking a moment to appreciate everyone you see and to send a feeling of life will change your life and raise your vibration rapidly.
- If you exist in a feeling of love — if you can find it in everything, you do, transmitted, through your touch, through your words, ice, and feelings – you can cancel out with one active left thousands of acts of a lower nature.
- By your recognition of love, you would bring it out and be attracted to yourself.
- You came to earth as a community and all of you can send out a high, loving feeling and offer it to each other.
- Be willing to do what your soul directs you to do if you want to create what you were asking for.
- Ask. The universe waits for you to ask.
3. APPRECIATION:
- Clean aura and raise vibration by saying “thank you” to the Self and the Universe.
- Spend two minutes giving thanks in the morning.
- Whatever you appreciate and give thanks for will increase in your life.
- Gratitude is healing to the emotions.
- The more peaceful and serene you are, the more easily you can focus on your higher being, and the more you can have.
- When you get out of your mind level, it is possible for the universe to work more directly with you. Appreciation is a doorway into the heart.
4. INNER PEACE:
- It is easy to be loving and open with those around you are loving. The challenge is to be loving. When those around you are closed, afraid, or negative.
- Inner peace comes from within, not from without.
- Peace is a very specific radio wave, a vibration you send out that affects everything in your outer world.
- Inner peace is a connection to your deeper self, and it will assist you in letting go of fear.
5. BALANCE:
- Balance and stability are achieved by checking with your higher self before taking action, especially on important issues.
- Every action affects probable futures and makes changes in your life path.
- The more you can anticipate what things will be affected by your action and take action from that perspective of greater wisdom, the more you’ll set up joy and balance in your future.
- Your attitude determines how you experience the world.
- and it takes patience to get used to being calm.
- If the environment is too peaceful, many will begin to create turbulence, because it is what they are used to.
- Balance is finding the proper mix of activities that support your aliveness and allow you to most joyfully accomplish your purpose.
- True security exists when all needs can be met by the self.
- The desire to become in twined in another person, life, being more involved in their future than yours, can cover up the need to fulfill your own higher purpose.
- The need for self-growth cannot be met by making another’s growth. Your life‘s work.
** To feel secure, you need to feel you are growing, expanding, and enlarging the scope of your world.
- Security only comes from taking a risk, opening up, and discovering more of who you are.
- Balance is handling the amount of things you have to deal with every day in a way that is peaceful and healthy for you.
- Give yourself the things you require for joy and be willing to accept a peaceful universe when it comes.
6. CLARITY:
- Clarity comes from seeking, and finding the information you need, I’m having the patience to seek out the light of wisdom that will assist in the higher choice.
- Look at things that put them in a usable format, that fits them, and adjust them to who you are, so you may proceed with action.
- Get clear on your purpose, get clear on your intent, get clear on your motivation, get clear on your agreements, get clear on your communication, and action flows.
- I clarity means that you are focused and living at a level of energy that others cannot interfere with.
- Clarity of purpose will direct clear energy into every other area of your life. It is that deep soul, level urge, that motivation, it is the dream that you hold within you.
- Clarity of intent is the picture, the vision, you are creating. When you intend to do something, you may, or may not have a clear picture of the end, product, or goal.
- Clarity of communication means being precise and accurate as you speak. Careful communication brings clarity.
- Clarity of agreement: on every level, there are unspoken agreements. The more those unspoken agreements can be spoken, the clearer you will be.
- The more you create the space to receive, the more you will receive. The more you spend time, getting clear, quiet, thinking time, and linking up with the higher energies within you, the more you will find yourself taking actions that are entirely different from what you would’ve done.
- You can evolve rapidly on a spiritual level by spending the time to get clear, asking for what you want, and opening to receive it.
7. FREEDOM:
- freedom is essential for joy, for anywhere you feel trapped, or that your rights have been taken away, you cannot experience joy.
- Earth's reality is based on choice. you have chosen to be in that situation.
- Do not make yourself or others wrong for the choices they make for you are always growing through the reactions in effects of your actions.
- You are free to the degree you believe yourself to be free.
- To create freedom in your life look instead at the areas where you have created freedom.
- freedom is something you create for yourself. It is not given to you and it cannot be taken away. Only you can give it away
- When you put out a definite and clear message to the universe, you have to fight for what you want.
- freedom is an attitude.
- You can create a sense of freedom from moment to moment realizing you are free to respond, act, and feel any way you choose.
- There is always a level of freedom in everything you do. Look at where you are free. Focus on your freedom, and it will increase in your life.
8. EMBRACE THE NEW:
- Embracing the new means being open to having more in your life.
- Opening to new things means trusting, and having faith in yourself and others. It means believing that your future holds joy and promise.
- Opening to the new, takes a willingness to view the old with compassion
- As you follow the path of joy, you can learn how to open.
- Learn to open to new things while you are in a state of acceptance and peace with the old.
- The only power or control you have is over your own emotions and reactions.
- If you want something new, I’d be open to having it come from anywhere, any place, and any person.
- An attitude of openness and receptivity will draw to you many good things.
- Open up to the idea that you will be wiser, stronger, and more powerful tomorrow.
- Be open to new concepts and words. They are often the way the universe brings you the signs and guideposts of your next step.
- Even minor changes can stimulate a sense of aliveness.
- Life always seeks growth, expansion, and evolution.
- Doing new things is invigorating to the physical body.
- Power comes from living in the present moment, where you can take action and create the future.
- As you grow and evolve, what you create will be even more joyous than what you have now.
9. QUANTUM LEAP
- When the request comes back, it comes back in its higher form.
- Spirit tells you how to get things through coincidences, feelings, and emotions.
- Must change yourself to get to the next level.
- You may have to let go of something to get it. Your soul will give you many growth opportunities to get it.
- Emotional changes are often required for a quantum leap.
- When your emotions are heavy, the aura around your body is dense.
- The MIND likes to have markers and feel a sense of accomplishment. Take small steps forward to feel progress.
10. LIVING IN HIGHER PURPOSE:
- Spiritual growth means increasing your awareness of beauty, opening your heart, and experiencing more love and compassion.
- Sole purpose: balance all your energies in harmonizing your being, with your soul note.
- Each one of you has a soul sound, a note. The more you can, Xpress it outward into the world through your voice, the more you can create forms in the outer world that match your inner being.
- You will notice that as you sound your note, you begin breathing more deeply and rhythmically. You can start by letting sound out of your mouth until you find a beautiful comfortable sound. This will assist you in clearing your aura and raising your vibration. It will harmonize the various parts of your being.
- If you are living with purpose, you will find you are always living in harmony with your energy.
- Sounding your note, and singing is a way to bring yourself back to the center. You always feel better afterward.
- Higher purpose is always something you love.
- Every time you evolve, your body, eat in a better way, exercise, more, dance, play, focus, bright, bring in light, you evolve in future lifetimes. Part of the purpose of earth life is to bring in your higher self and join with your spirit at all levels.
- Each one of you can help, and heal others, and most of you have a sincere desire to do so.
- You learn and grow from everything you create.
11. RECOGNIZING LIFE PURPOSE:
- If you are willing to live in a higher purpose, listen to yourself, and connect with your soul, taking action on its whispers, you will not have to create crisis or struggle.
- Purpose represents the movement of the soul, the energy that connects have an earth. Because you are growing so rapidly, you must create new challenges to experience who you are. These can be joyful opportunities in the higher realms, or crises and struggles in the lower realms.
- Manifesting is a matter of trusting and believing in yourself. You are often tested by the universe to see how much you believe in your vision. Every goal is reachable if you keep working on it.
- Take care of yourself, so you can assist others.
- The greatest gift you give another is having your life work.
- Fill your thoughts with what you want to create, and you will have it.
- The more consistently, you believe in yourself, the better, the results.
- Honor every single setback, every single challenge, or difficulty, for it, strengthens your purpose. It gives you opportunities to be even more committed to your vision.
- Honor your challenges, they are there to bring you more light, to strengthen you, and to bring out the best in you.
1. JOY:
- Decisions that are a reflection of their “souls” and not of their “personality”.
- Joy is in the present.
- True joy comes from operating with inner directness and recognizing who you are.
- The challenge of the path of joy is to create freedom. (*)
** The path of joy involves the ability to receive.
- Spend time appreciating what you have. Acknowledge even the simplest things.
- The path of joy involves filling yourself and monitoring where you put your time.
- What you love is a sign from your higher self of what you are to do.
- You will have joy only when you focus on having it and settle for nothing less.
- Every person has a purpose and a reason for being on earth.
- Compassion is caring for yourself and valuing yourself and your time. You do not owe anyone your time. When you take charge of yourself and affirm that you are a unique and valuable person, the world will affirm it to you too.
- The relationship you have with others can only be as good as the relationships they have with themselves.
- Self-esteem comes from being willing to acknowledge who you are and love yourself just as you are right now.
- Do you not automatically accept something unless it has the ring of truth for you? I know your truth, believe in and stand up for yourself, but have compassion for other people.
- The images you send out about yourself into the world determine how other people see you.
- You are here to evolve yourself And to manifest your higher purpose. You can know what those qualities are, by looking at what challenges continually present themselves to you.
- The challenge to your higher self is to constantly enlarge your vision of who you are and to put that self in more and more expansive arenas.
2. LOVE:
- Love from the higher realms is absolute compassion and complete detachment.
- It is seeing the larger picture of people’s lives, and focusing on not what you want from them, but how you can ASSIST them in their unfoldment and grow in whatever direction is to THEIR highest good.
- Love is focusing on how you may serve them, and in doing so, how you may serve your growth.
- Love opens the doorway to your growth and aliveness.
- Taking a moment to appreciate everyone you see and to send a feeling of life will change your life and raise your vibration rapidly.
- If you exist in a feeling of love — if you can find it in everything, you do, transmitted, through your touch, through your words, ice, and feelings – you can cancel out with one active left thousands of acts of a lower nature.
- By your recognition of love, you would bring it out and be attracted to yourself.
- You came to earth as a community and all of you can send out a high, loving feeling and offer it to each other.
- Be willing to do what your soul directs you to do if you want to create what you were asking for.
- Ask. The universe waits for you to ask.
3. APPRECIATION:
- Clean aura and raise vibration by saying “thank you” to the Self and the Universe.
- Spend two minutes giving thanks in the morning.
- Whatever you appreciate and give thanks for will increase in your life.
- Gratitude is healing to the emotions.
- The more peaceful and serene you are, the more easily you can focus on your higher being, and the more you can have.
- When you get out of your mind level, it is possible for the universe to work more directly with you. Appreciation is a doorway into the heart.
4. INNER PEACE:
- It is easy to be loving and open with those around you are loving. The challenge is to be loving. When those around you are closed, afraid, or negative.
- Inner peace comes from within, not from without.
- Peace is a very specific radio wave, a vibration you send out that affects everything in your outer world.
- Inner peace is a connection to your deeper self, and it will assist you in letting go of fear.
5. BALANCE:
- Balance and stability are achieved by checking with your higher self before taking action, especially on important issues.
- Every action affects probable futures and makes changes in your life path.
- The more you can anticipate what things will be affected by your action and take action from that perspective of greater wisdom, the more you’ll set up joy and balance in your future.
- Your attitude determines how you experience the world.
- and it takes patience to get used to being calm.
- If the environment is too peaceful, many will begin to create turbulence, because it is what they are used to.
- Balance is finding the proper mix of activities that support your aliveness and allow you to most joyfully accomplish your purpose.
- True security exists when all needs can be met by the self.
- The desire to become in twined in another person, life, being more involved in their future than yours, can cover up the need to fulfill your own higher purpose.
- The need for self-growth cannot be met by making another’s growth. Your life‘s work.
** To feel secure, you need to feel you are growing, expanding, and enlarging the scope of your world.
- Security only comes from taking a risk, opening up, and discovering more of who you are.
- Balance is handling the amount of things you have to deal with every day in a way that is peaceful and healthy for you.
- Give yourself the things you require for joy and be willing to accept a peaceful universe when it comes.
6. CLARITY:
- Clarity comes from seeking, and finding the information you need, I’m having the patience to seek out the light of wisdom that will assist in the higher choice.
- Look at things that put them in a usable format, that fits them, and adjust them to who you are, so you may proceed with action.
- Get clear on your purpose, get clear on your intent, get clear on your motivation, get clear on your agreements, get clear on your communication, and action flows.
- I clarity means that you are focused and living at a level of energy that others cannot interfere with.
- Clarity of purpose will direct clear energy into every other area of your life. It is that deep soul, level urge, that motivation, it is the dream that you hold within you.
- Clarity of intent is the picture, the vision, you are creating. When you intend to do something, you may, or may not have a clear picture of the end, product, or goal.
- Clarity of communication means being precise and accurate as you speak. Careful communication brings clarity.
- Clarity of agreement: on every level, there are unspoken agreements. The more those unspoken agreements can be spoken, the clearer you will be.
- The more you create the space to receive, the more you will receive. The more you spend time, getting clear, quiet, thinking time, and linking up with the higher energies within you, the more you will find yourself taking actions that are entirely different from what you would’ve done.
- You can evolve rapidly on a spiritual level by spending the time to get clear, asking for what you want, and opening to receive it.
7. FREEDOM:
- freedom is essential for joy, for anywhere you feel trapped, or that your rights have been taken away, you cannot experience joy.
- Earth's reality is based on choice. you have chosen to be in that situation.
- Do not make yourself or others wrong for the choices they make for you are always growing through the reactions in effects of your actions.
- You are free to the degree you believe yourself to be free.
- To create freedom in your life look instead at the areas where you have created freedom.
- freedom is something you create for yourself. It is not given to you and it cannot be taken away. Only you can give it away
- When you put out a definite and clear message to the universe, you have to fight for what you want.
- freedom is an attitude.
- You can create a sense of freedom from moment to moment realizing you are free to respond, act, and feel any way you choose.
- There is always a level of freedom in everything you do. Look at where you are free. Focus on your freedom, and it will increase in your life.
8. EMBRACE THE NEW:
- Embracing the new means being open to having more in your life.
- Opening to new things means trusting, and having faith in yourself and others. It means believing that your future holds joy and promise.
- Opening to the new, takes a willingness to view the old with compassion
- As you follow the path of joy, you can learn how to open.
- Learn to open to new things while you are in a state of acceptance and peace with the old.
- The only power or control you have is over your own emotions and reactions.
- If you want something new, I’d be open to having it come from anywhere, any place, and any person.
- An attitude of openness and receptivity will draw to you many good things.
- Open up to the idea that you will be wiser, stronger, and more powerful tomorrow.
- Be open to new concepts and words. They are often the way the universe brings you the signs and guideposts of your next step.
- Even minor changes can stimulate a sense of aliveness.
- Life always seeks growth, expansion, and evolution.
- Doing new things is invigorating to the physical body.
- Power comes from living in the present moment, where you can take action and create the future.
- As you grow and evolve, what you create will be even more joyous than what you have now.
9. QUANTUM LEAP
- When the request comes back, it comes back in its higher form.
- Spirit tells you how to get things through coincidences, feelings, and emotions.
- Must change yourself to get to the next level.
- You may have to let go of something to get it. Your soul will give you many growth opportunities to get it.
- Emotional changes are often required for a quantum leap.
- When your emotions are heavy, the aura around your body is dense.
- The MIND likes to have markers and feel a sense of accomplishment. Take small steps forward to feel progress.
10. LIVING IN HIGHER PURPOSE:
- Spiritual growth means increasing your awareness of beauty, opening your heart, and experiencing more love and compassion.
- Sole purpose: balance all your energies in harmonizing your being, with your soul note.
- Each one of you has a soul sound, a note. The more you can, Xpress it outward into the world through your voice, the more you can create forms in the outer world that match your inner being.
- You will notice that as you sound your note, you begin breathing more deeply and rhythmically. You can start by letting sound out of your mouth until you find a beautiful comfortable sound. This will assist you in clearing your aura and raising your vibration. It will harmonize the various parts of your being.
- If you are living with purpose, you will find you are always living in harmony with your energy.
- Sounding your note, and singing is a way to bring yourself back to the center. You always feel better afterward.
- Higher purpose is always something you love.
- Every time you evolve, your body, eat in a better way, exercise, more, dance, play, focus, bright, bring in light, you evolve in future lifetimes. Part of the purpose of earth life is to bring in your higher self and join with your spirit at all levels.
- Each one of you can help, and heal others, and most of you have a sincere desire to do so.
- You learn and grow from everything you create.
11. RECOGNIZING LIFE PURPOSE:
- If you are willing to live in a higher purpose, listen to yourself, and connect with your soul, taking action on its whispers, you will not have to create crisis or struggle.
- Purpose represents the movement of the soul, the energy that connects have an earth. Because you are growing so rapidly, you must create new challenges to experience who you are. These can be joyful opportunities in the higher realms, or crises and struggles in the lower realms.
- Manifesting is a matter of trusting and believing in yourself. You are often tested by the universe to see how much you believe in your vision. Every goal is reachable if you keep working on it.
- Take care of yourself, so you can assist others.
- The greatest gift you give another is having your life work.
- Fill your thoughts with what you want to create, and you will have it.
- The more consistently, you believe in yourself, the better, the results.
- Honor every single setback, every single challenge, or difficulty, for it, strengthens your purpose. It gives you opportunities to be even more committed to your vision.
- Honor your challenges, they are there to bring you more light, to strengthen you, and to bring out the best in you.
July 29, 2025
I was seeing this book non-stop throughout my Pinterest main page and I can't lie - I bought it second-handed to see if it's really worth the hype. It is.
Reading it was calm, peaceful and what it was telling me was reassuring. I didn't expect it to be a spiritual guidance. It showed me how a positive mind, attitude and avoiding the negatives can really transform your life. It is all about the warmth of your soul, being loving and caring to yourself, and allowing yourself to aim to your higher purpose. Although I was dreading them, I think each exercise at the end of each part was a really stimulating my mind. I loved underlining the parts that were important and interesting - worth remembering. Even one time when I was reading the book at the beach, in the shade, one Spanish lady that I had never met before then told me that I got a great spot for reading and if she had had a book, she would've sat there with me. I felt as if I was emitting the energy that I had received from the book I was reading. Since I got that positive experience, I wanted to give it back further, thus I send my best friend a part of the book that reminded me of her (powerful people) and I think I made her day.
"As you love your past, you are free from it."
"If you know people who seem to be very wise and yet put others down, reject friends, make people feel bad about themselves - no matter how high their words or what they teach, you can res assured they do not love themselves."
"The inability to say 'no' to people reflects a world view that says other people's feeling are more important than yours, their right are more significant and should be considered first. When you do this you create energy blockages within yourself, backing up resentment, anger and hurt which then sit in you aura and attract more of the same."
"Self-esteem means believing in yourself, knowing that you did the best you knew how, even though 2 days later you could see a better way."
"You are a worthy individual, no matter what your past, no matter what your thoughts, no matter who believes in you."
"Learn to love each of your selves, for as you love them you begin the process of uniting them in your higher self"
"You can increase the love in your life by looking forward, letting go of the past patterns..."
"Taking a moment to appreciate everyone you see and to send them a feeling of love will change your life and raise your vibration rapidly."
"[Love] is a thousands of times stronger than anger, resentment or fear."
"The more you give and receive love the greater your spiritual growth."
"Every time you recognize the love you have, you increase it."
"Ask! We cannot give you anything unless you ask. The universe waits for you to ask."
"The written thank you is even more powerful than the spoken."
"Part of growth is learning to create [inner peace] without being dependent upon things turning out a certain way or needing people to respond to you in a specific way."
"Fear is always lessened when you face it."
"This is the ultimate freedom, the freedom to choose how you will respond and be, the freedom to act in a way that elevates your energy."
"The only power or control you have is over your own emotions and reactions."
"You do not need to make the old ways wrong."
"You do not need to change other people, you can change your reaction to them."
"Each of you has a different purpose, and you cannot judge others by what you see them doing."
"Honor every single setback, every single challenge or difficulty, for it strengthens your purpose."
Reading it was calm, peaceful and what it was telling me was reassuring. I didn't expect it to be a spiritual guidance. It showed me how a positive mind, attitude and avoiding the negatives can really transform your life. It is all about the warmth of your soul, being loving and caring to yourself, and allowing yourself to aim to your higher purpose. Although I was dreading them, I think each exercise at the end of each part was a really stimulating my mind. I loved underlining the parts that were important and interesting - worth remembering. Even one time when I was reading the book at the beach, in the shade, one Spanish lady that I had never met before then told me that I got a great spot for reading and if she had had a book, she would've sat there with me. I felt as if I was emitting the energy that I had received from the book I was reading. Since I got that positive experience, I wanted to give it back further, thus I send my best friend a part of the book that reminded me of her (powerful people) and I think I made her day.
"As you love your past, you are free from it."
"If you know people who seem to be very wise and yet put others down, reject friends, make people feel bad about themselves - no matter how high their words or what they teach, you can res assured they do not love themselves."
"The inability to say 'no' to people reflects a world view that says other people's feeling are more important than yours, their right are more significant and should be considered first. When you do this you create energy blockages within yourself, backing up resentment, anger and hurt which then sit in you aura and attract more of the same."
"Self-esteem means believing in yourself, knowing that you did the best you knew how, even though 2 days later you could see a better way."
"You are a worthy individual, no matter what your past, no matter what your thoughts, no matter who believes in you."
"Learn to love each of your selves, for as you love them you begin the process of uniting them in your higher self"
"You can increase the love in your life by looking forward, letting go of the past patterns..."
"Taking a moment to appreciate everyone you see and to send them a feeling of love will change your life and raise your vibration rapidly."
"[Love] is a thousands of times stronger than anger, resentment or fear."
"The more you give and receive love the greater your spiritual growth."
"Every time you recognize the love you have, you increase it."
"Ask! We cannot give you anything unless you ask. The universe waits for you to ask."
"The written thank you is even more powerful than the spoken."
"Part of growth is learning to create [inner peace] without being dependent upon things turning out a certain way or needing people to respond to you in a specific way."
"Fear is always lessened when you face it."
"This is the ultimate freedom, the freedom to choose how you will respond and be, the freedom to act in a way that elevates your energy."
"The only power or control you have is over your own emotions and reactions."
"You do not need to make the old ways wrong."
"You do not need to change other people, you can change your reaction to them."
"Each of you has a different purpose, and you cannot judge others by what you see them doing."
"Honor every single setback, every single challenge or difficulty, for it strengthens your purpose."
May 29, 2021
Living with Joy is the best book I’ve read in a while. I highly recommend this book for anyone on a spiritual growth journey - whether you are just starting or you’ve been on your journey for years - there’s something here for you.
Now, if you’ve been on your spiritual journey for a while, you may feel that you’ve read about a specific lesson or learned it before, but I can guarantee you there’s always something new to learn about any concept. I find that each time I approach a lesson, it’s like I get even deeper within the layers, and I learn something new from it - a new aspect, perspective, a new way to integrate that lesson into my life. I was guided to this book and found that as I read each chapter, I had opportunities to integrate what I was learning into my daily life in new ways. If you find yourself attracted to this book, then be sure to check it out!
Now, if you’ve been on your spiritual journey for a while, you may feel that you’ve read about a specific lesson or learned it before, but I can guarantee you there’s always something new to learn about any concept. I find that each time I approach a lesson, it’s like I get even deeper within the layers, and I learn something new from it - a new aspect, perspective, a new way to integrate that lesson into my life. I was guided to this book and found that as I read each chapter, I had opportunities to integrate what I was learning into my daily life in new ways. If you find yourself attracted to this book, then be sure to check it out!
June 4, 2022
So refreshing. One of those books that every time I picked it up it had the perfect thing to tell me about where I am in my life. Might start the whole process all over again from the beginning! It’s a book you could keep on hand to guide you through life, and I don’t think you could ever hear the message enough. These are the kind of truths that ring different as you go through life. Hearing them again, you pick up on deeper layers you weren’t aware of before.
March 8, 2025
This book helped me a lot. While I was reading it I was going through paralyzing emotional pain, but to know that self love can help with that pain was very inspirational. To know that my soul is love and light and has my best intentions at hand made me go through. This book made realize I choose joy over pain. And that I can achieve my higher purpose no matter what situation I’m in. It also showed me the importance of gratitude and how it can raise my vibration making me feel better.
May 26, 2019
Personal Power Through Awareness is an excellent book that really helps you tap into your personal power, and intuitive abilities while teaching you to create a better life and healthier world with your intuition, mind and intention. I recommend this book to anyone looking to improve their own inner guidance and knowing. This book has helped me so much. I love it.
August 16, 2020
The book touches subjects from self-love, self-esteem, ego, inner peace, balance to the Higher Self. The essence, in the end, is to add more joy to your life by changing your perception on how it should be, becoming less controlling, more responsible and more aware of your powers to create a better life.
Definitely worth re-reading it.
Definitely worth re-reading it.
January 22, 2024
O livro deve ser lido e relido com frequência. Lindas mensagens.
Leio diariamente, ou de manhã quando acordo ou antes de dormir, para sempds estar comigo. É um acalento e integrando as perspectivas dele, é possível, realmente, trazer paz, abundância & calma.
P.S: alegria tem o hábito de retornar :•)
Leio diariamente, ou de manhã quando acordo ou antes de dormir, para sempds estar comigo. É um acalento e integrando as perspectivas dele, é possível, realmente, trazer paz, abundância & calma.
P.S: alegria tem o hábito de retornar :•)
May 8, 2024
one of my fave books to reread. living with joy is like a rest stop on a long road trip. each time i revisit the book i ensure to slow down and take a breather, reflecting on my journey so far. am i aligning myself with my values? am i speaking kindly to myself and others? did i pack enough underwear?
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