What do you think?
Rate this book
Believe and it is True: A Story of Healing and Life Lessons
Believe and it is True: A Story of Healing and Life Lessons describes a transformative, healing journey. The book details Deborah's personal story, told through the lens of learning 33 life lessons, lessons that are available to anyone seeking to manifest a physical, emotional and/or spiritual healing. For over fifty years, her life was defined by having been stricken with polio at the age of three – and by a traditional belief system. When the diagnosis of post-polio syndrome was made years later, her goal was to maintain the current level of physical abilities and not experience paralysis again. Through several synchronous experiences, Deborah's mind opened to the possibility of physical improvements. Eventually, old thoughts and beliefs were transformed into a new understanding of healing. Accepting Reiki energy treatments was the first step in accepting other alternative healing modalities.
201 pages, Paperback
First published March 16, 2012
2 people are currently reading
262 people want to read
About the author
Deborah Lloyd
12 books122 followersDeborah Lloyd is a Reiki Master and certified holistic therapy practitioner. She also is a licensed clinical social worker, working with a hospice agency in Asheville, NC. She grew up on a farm in rural Indiana and was stricken with polio at the age of three. To relieve fatigue from post-polio syndrome, she learned Reiki. This complementary technique led her to explore other alternative modalities. Her personal journey, along with life lessons learned along the way, is detailed in her book, Believe and it is True: A Story of Healing and Life Lessons. Learn more at www.deblloydhealing.com.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 25 of 25 reviews
August 27, 2013
Deborah Lloyd has written a very intimate story detailing her own healing journey which continues to this day. Her personal journal assisted with the details in this book that will be an inspiration and perhaps a new avenue for many people to begin exploring.
Unexpectedly struck by polio at the tender age of three, Deborah overcame many obstacles to get where she is fifty years later. However, another unexpected diagnosis of post-polio syndrome sent her on a journey of discovery. She was determined to find answers and in doing so had to move past her own limited thinking and open to new experiences that for her were totally alien. The ancient Japanese healing called reiki was her first step into the unknown.
Spurred on by her own determination and faith in a higher power, she begins to heal both emotionally and physically and shares this experience with the readers.
This is truly an inspirational read and I highly recommend it to everybody who is ready to begin their own healing journey or maybe just read about someone else's.
Unexpectedly struck by polio at the tender age of three, Deborah overcame many obstacles to get where she is fifty years later. However, another unexpected diagnosis of post-polio syndrome sent her on a journey of discovery. She was determined to find answers and in doing so had to move past her own limited thinking and open to new experiences that for her were totally alien. The ancient Japanese healing called reiki was her first step into the unknown.
Spurred on by her own determination and faith in a higher power, she begins to heal both emotionally and physically and shares this experience with the readers.
This is truly an inspirational read and I highly recommend it to everybody who is ready to begin their own healing journey or maybe just read about someone else's.
June 21, 2013
This is a poignant memoir of a woman who contracted polio at a tender age. We follow Deborah as she is drawn to the helping professions: as a psychotherapist, hospital social worker, and, subsequently, a holistic therapy practitioner. Along the way, in her quest for physical healing for her own condition, Deborah has treatment from an intuitive shamanic healer who also introduces her to Reiki. But this brings into question how she can square her traditional Catholic upbringing with her increasingly non-traditional spiritual journey. Her explanation of how she resolves this conflict is one of the many jewels in this book, and will be a source of comfort to others who are also torn between the doctrine of their family faith and an expanding belief system.
Each of the 33 chapters exemplifies a life lesson which Deborah has been instructed by Spirit to pass on to others. One which particularly resonates with me is lesson 13: ‘We must be responsible, active participants to create purposeful lives’. As Deborah states: ‘God does His part, and we have to do ours. The opposite of living responsibly is living a passive, victim-like life, waiting for things to get better, but not taking any steps to improve our lives.’
Deborah has a beautiful spirit – vibrant and courageous – and it shines through every page of this inspirational book.
Each of the 33 chapters exemplifies a life lesson which Deborah has been instructed by Spirit to pass on to others. One which particularly resonates with me is lesson 13: ‘We must be responsible, active participants to create purposeful lives’. As Deborah states: ‘God does His part, and we have to do ours. The opposite of living responsibly is living a passive, victim-like life, waiting for things to get better, but not taking any steps to improve our lives.’
Deborah has a beautiful spirit – vibrant and courageous – and it shines through every page of this inspirational book.
September 22, 2023
A deeply personal story of healing and the power of the mind. I was engrossed from the very first page.
The author recounts her journey from the age of 3 being struck with polio through to her diagnosis as an adult with post-polio syndrome and beyond.
Told in short, manageable chapters with a nugget of wisdom at the end of each, Believe and It is True is an inspirational account of what is possible if one is willing to go deep enough.
Ms. Lloyd's bravery in sharing her story helped me personally and reminded me of the importance of being of service to others in whatever way feels right and natural for ourselves.
This book would be truly helpful for anyone on their own spiritual healing journey, but works as well for anyone looking to improve their lives and wake up just a little bit more. Highly recommend.
The author recounts her journey from the age of 3 being struck with polio through to her diagnosis as an adult with post-polio syndrome and beyond.
Told in short, manageable chapters with a nugget of wisdom at the end of each, Believe and It is True is an inspirational account of what is possible if one is willing to go deep enough.
Ms. Lloyd's bravery in sharing her story helped me personally and reminded me of the importance of being of service to others in whatever way feels right and natural for ourselves.
This book would be truly helpful for anyone on their own spiritual healing journey, but works as well for anyone looking to improve their lives and wake up just a little bit more. Highly recommend.
December 9, 2013
This charming and educational little book deals with the broadening of life’s horizons for a typical American couple and how this brought both healing and dramatic changes to their life. Deborah Lloyd tells the story through a series of chapters that track her life and the lessons that she has learned from it. Each chapter concludes with a short observation about how to live life based on her experiences. It is a pleasure to read as the story is told with an innocent excitement and joy of life that all too often is missing from people’s lives.
Ms. Lloyd is from the American mid-west, a rural and Christian background growing up in the late 50’s and early 60’s. Her young life was blighted by polio, painful surgeries and low self-esteem. She married young to Gary who shared something of the same rural, religious background. Fast forward to the 1990’s and through a series of coincidences Deborah and Gary start to become interested in alternative healing methods and approaches including Reiki and massage. As they allow these ‘new age’ methods into their lives, they begin to open to a variety of other ideas and concepts such as the spirit world, meditation and reincarnation. They discover healing, purpose and God’s will in all of this.
The story is told in a simple manner and what shines through is Ms. Lloyds’ faith. She believes in God and purpose and she accepts her life and its lessons and rewards. In doing so, not only is she emotionally healed and liberated but she is miraculously physically healed too. Throughout the entire process, she maintains her Roman Catholic religion and is able to incorporate shamanism, alternative healing methods and reincarnation into her beliefs. Today, she is a Usui and Karuna Reiki Master incorporating shamanistic intuitive techniques into her Reiki sessions and a certified holistic healing practioner. Her life has changed tremendously in fact.
Having lived for nearly two-decades in the south of the USA where a certain brand of ‘hell and damnation’ Christianity is very strong, this book gives me hope. Anyone can open their mind and accept God or Divine purpose into their lives without compromising their Christianity. It just takes a little more trust in God and an understanding that life is a rich tapestry of experience. I enjoyed reading the book and recommend it to anyone who is beginning to explore their spirituality. As Ms. Lloyd says, Believe and it is true.
Ms. Lloyd is from the American mid-west, a rural and Christian background growing up in the late 50’s and early 60’s. Her young life was blighted by polio, painful surgeries and low self-esteem. She married young to Gary who shared something of the same rural, religious background. Fast forward to the 1990’s and through a series of coincidences Deborah and Gary start to become interested in alternative healing methods and approaches including Reiki and massage. As they allow these ‘new age’ methods into their lives, they begin to open to a variety of other ideas and concepts such as the spirit world, meditation and reincarnation. They discover healing, purpose and God’s will in all of this.
The story is told in a simple manner and what shines through is Ms. Lloyds’ faith. She believes in God and purpose and she accepts her life and its lessons and rewards. In doing so, not only is she emotionally healed and liberated but she is miraculously physically healed too. Throughout the entire process, she maintains her Roman Catholic religion and is able to incorporate shamanism, alternative healing methods and reincarnation into her beliefs. Today, she is a Usui and Karuna Reiki Master incorporating shamanistic intuitive techniques into her Reiki sessions and a certified holistic healing practioner. Her life has changed tremendously in fact.
Having lived for nearly two-decades in the south of the USA where a certain brand of ‘hell and damnation’ Christianity is very strong, this book gives me hope. Anyone can open their mind and accept God or Divine purpose into their lives without compromising their Christianity. It just takes a little more trust in God and an understanding that life is a rich tapestry of experience. I enjoyed reading the book and recommend it to anyone who is beginning to explore their spirituality. As Ms. Lloyd says, Believe and it is true.
November 13, 2012
"When we say yes to God-given opportunities, then wonderful things happen." This is life-lesson 4 of 33 such lessons. There is one at the end of each short chapter, in this moving story of Lloyd's own healing journey, emotionally, spiritually and physically, from the wounds of crippling polio contracted when she was a pretty three year old to where she finds herself today, as truly blessed and called to bring the message of Divine Healing to others for a better world for us all.
Gandhi said that we must be the change we want to see in the world. This honest, open and frank autobiographical account of one person's healing journey shows us how we could all be healing catalysts for social change. We are all interconnected in ways that are impossible to understand and our own thoughts, emotions and actions have an effect, negative or positive, on the Universal Whole. And Lloyd reminds us that we have individual choice and personal responsibility in all of this.
"If every human being believed in the possibility of manifesting only loving and healing energies," Lloyd writes, "all the problems in the world would simply disappear. There would be no negative energies to feed them. All negative manifestations would be transformed into positive energies."
Anyone well versed in New Age spiritual healing possibilities may dismiss this as yet another misery memoir with nothing new to relate. Those coming from a conventional Christian or other religious background could be challenged by some of the healing methods described, particularly the ideas of reincarnation and the appearance of Jesus in Shamanic Healing sessions. But to all those I would recommend an open mind, open to the possibilities of self-healing for the sake of social healing of the World, the ultimate and most important message coming from this book. I share some of Lloyd's own open-minded approach to religions and healing as I describe in my own book so I was simply fascinated by the story she relates.
(extracted from full Amazon review).
Gandhi said that we must be the change we want to see in the world. This honest, open and frank autobiographical account of one person's healing journey shows us how we could all be healing catalysts for social change. We are all interconnected in ways that are impossible to understand and our own thoughts, emotions and actions have an effect, negative or positive, on the Universal Whole. And Lloyd reminds us that we have individual choice and personal responsibility in all of this.
"If every human being believed in the possibility of manifesting only loving and healing energies," Lloyd writes, "all the problems in the world would simply disappear. There would be no negative energies to feed them. All negative manifestations would be transformed into positive energies."
Anyone well versed in New Age spiritual healing possibilities may dismiss this as yet another misery memoir with nothing new to relate. Those coming from a conventional Christian or other religious background could be challenged by some of the healing methods described, particularly the ideas of reincarnation and the appearance of Jesus in Shamanic Healing sessions. But to all those I would recommend an open mind, open to the possibilities of self-healing for the sake of social healing of the World, the ultimate and most important message coming from this book. I share some of Lloyd's own open-minded approach to religions and healing as I describe in my own book so I was simply fascinated by the story she relates.
(extracted from full Amazon review).
October 1, 2014
“Believe and It Is True” is an inspiring real-life story of faith, courageous exploration and spiritual healing. As I read Deborah Lloyd’s life story, the numerous blessings she has received as she opened to new forms of spiritual healing seemed to flow right off the page and into my heart. She is surely the ideal author to introduce readers to the various aspects of New Age spirituality, for her sincere and humble voice instantly inspires trust. She grew up in a Catholic family, and although she still maintains her Catholic faith, in her quest for healing she has gradually discovered practices such as Reiki, yoga and meditation, and gradually opened to ideas such reincarnation, channeling, past life regression, and synchronicities – and as a result, witnessed profound miracles in her life and a blossoming of her heart and mind into new levels of joy and communion with God. It is a delight to walk with her through these discoveries, and deeply touching to hear of the many ways in which her life has changed. She has not only overcome severe physical limitations but a very negative self-image formed through a crippling illness in childhood, and emerged stronger than any doctor thought possible, and with great gifts to share with us. Her beautiful faith has only deepened throughout this process, and readers will surely also find their own faith enhanced, no matter what their spiritual orientation may be. Each of the book’s chapters ends with a lesson conveying a spiritual truth, such as, “When we say ‘yes’ to God-given opportunities, wonderful things happen.” My sincere recommendation is, say yes to “Believe and It Is True” – and watch as healing miracles start manifesting in your own life.
~Ram Das Batchelder, author of “Rising in Love: My Wild and Crazy Ride to Here and Now, with Amma, the Hugging Saint”
~Ram Das Batchelder, author of “Rising in Love: My Wild and Crazy Ride to Here and Now, with Amma, the Hugging Saint”
November 24, 2012
Believe It and It's True is the story of the author's personal journey of physical, emotional, and spiritual healing. The author tells of her life-long challenges resulting from polio and her explorations for healing that include, among other things, Reiki and Shamanism, and the resulting miraculous changes that ensued...not only for her physical body but also for her mental and spiritual being. As she learns to honor her intuition and inner sight, she is able to more fully stand in her power as healer. Each chapter summarizes the lessons she learns throughout her investigations into a sentence of wisdom such as synchronicities are God’s way of getting our attention.
The book serves as an inspiration and reminder to everyone that not only is life what we make of it but that there is support both seen and unseen just waiting for us to invite it in. While it might not be that helpful to those already deeply immersed in their own healing journey, it is a book very well-suited to those who are either experiencing a new or long-term physical crisis and/or those taking the beginning steps along the personal Spiritual path. In it, they will find the courage to decide to make room for miracles and trust the synchronicities and intuitive impulses that show up.
We are also reminded that the root of our physical problems is often deeper than we realize. How deep we are willing to go directly relates to the depth of our healing. Are we willing to embrace the lessons?
I can only admire Deb Lloyd's courage in sharing such a personal tale. You'll be encouraged again and again to have faith in the power of faith itself and to fully step into your truth so that you may be of service to others.
The book serves as an inspiration and reminder to everyone that not only is life what we make of it but that there is support both seen and unseen just waiting for us to invite it in. While it might not be that helpful to those already deeply immersed in their own healing journey, it is a book very well-suited to those who are either experiencing a new or long-term physical crisis and/or those taking the beginning steps along the personal Spiritual path. In it, they will find the courage to decide to make room for miracles and trust the synchronicities and intuitive impulses that show up.
We are also reminded that the root of our physical problems is often deeper than we realize. How deep we are willing to go directly relates to the depth of our healing. Are we willing to embrace the lessons?
I can only admire Deb Lloyd's courage in sharing such a personal tale. You'll be encouraged again and again to have faith in the power of faith itself and to fully step into your truth so that you may be of service to others.
August 19, 2013
I have spent days trying to figure out how to write a review that does this book justice. I decided I am not going to go into a description of the book because the other reviewers have done a fine job of that.
Instead, I am going to focus on how the book affected me. One word that comes to mind is transformative. I may never be able to really articulate why this book affected me so strongly and deeply. But, I can share that while reading it, I found myself crying at times and feeling surges of energy coursing through my veins. Usually, if I feel such a surge of energy it is when I have an idea that I can't wait to act on. This was different. It was more like the excitement of discovering something that truly resonates with you in the most unexpected place.
Just to put this in some context, I do get excited when I read something that really touches me, or opens up a new way of thinking to me. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert had that effect on me a few years back. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee had that effect on me when I read it as a young girl back in 1960. Several ee cummings poems excited me the first time I read them and have continued to do so on each re-reading. There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem by Wayne Dyer opened up a new belief system for me. Train Your Mind,Change Your Brain by Sharon Begley gave me the same tears and surge of energy as Believe It and It Is True. Actually, I can truthfully say that Begley's book changed my life in a variety of ways.
I have a strong feeling that Deborah Lloyd's book will do the same! It is an engaging and humble narrative of her quest for physical healing and the spiritual growth that resulted from it. But for me, it is so much more. I just wish I could figure out how to do it justice!
Instead, I am going to focus on how the book affected me. One word that comes to mind is transformative. I may never be able to really articulate why this book affected me so strongly and deeply. But, I can share that while reading it, I found myself crying at times and feeling surges of energy coursing through my veins. Usually, if I feel such a surge of energy it is when I have an idea that I can't wait to act on. This was different. It was more like the excitement of discovering something that truly resonates with you in the most unexpected place.
Just to put this in some context, I do get excited when I read something that really touches me, or opens up a new way of thinking to me. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert had that effect on me a few years back. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee had that effect on me when I read it as a young girl back in 1960. Several ee cummings poems excited me the first time I read them and have continued to do so on each re-reading. There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem by Wayne Dyer opened up a new belief system for me. Train Your Mind,Change Your Brain by Sharon Begley gave me the same tears and surge of energy as Believe It and It Is True. Actually, I can truthfully say that Begley's book changed my life in a variety of ways.
I have a strong feeling that Deborah Lloyd's book will do the same! It is an engaging and humble narrative of her quest for physical healing and the spiritual growth that resulted from it. But for me, it is so much more. I just wish I could figure out how to do it justice!
June 2, 2014
Other Peoples’ Shoes
What’s the saying?
‘Never judge another until you have walked a mile in their shoes?’
Reading Deborah’s personal insight into healing taught me how to write about sadness without eliciting pity, and how to describe personal challenges without invoking a sense of guilt in others. She describes how she accepted her fate of contracting polio in childhood and doing her best to get on with her life. With her own Catholic faith to comfort her; she chose a life of nurturing and helping others, whilst her own needs were neatly tucked away, not to cause problems for others. Her intellectual ordering of her own life helped me view her suffering from a perspective of comfortable empathy.
Then she took me along a different path.
She started to view her life and its events on an emotional level. Her interest in other faiths flourished and she accessed the brave spirit within herself. Self-healing started to feature on her agenda and as her doctors agreed, miraculous physical healing occurred. As she shares her experiences, so she is fulfilling her dream of helping others, by creating the ripple effect that she knows and feels so deeply.
I wish I could have attended ‘The Great Shoe Event ‘– it was a momentous step along the path.
However, Deborah has invited many to join her on the road to self-healing and I, for one, am glad to have had the privilege of her personal insights and encouragement along the way.
A heart-warming and uplifting read for those who find themselves lost on a lonely road; a guide-map for those who have discovered exciting new routes and are keen to explore.
What’s the saying?
‘Never judge another until you have walked a mile in their shoes?’
Reading Deborah’s personal insight into healing taught me how to write about sadness without eliciting pity, and how to describe personal challenges without invoking a sense of guilt in others. She describes how she accepted her fate of contracting polio in childhood and doing her best to get on with her life. With her own Catholic faith to comfort her; she chose a life of nurturing and helping others, whilst her own needs were neatly tucked away, not to cause problems for others. Her intellectual ordering of her own life helped me view her suffering from a perspective of comfortable empathy.
Then she took me along a different path.
She started to view her life and its events on an emotional level. Her interest in other faiths flourished and she accessed the brave spirit within herself. Self-healing started to feature on her agenda and as her doctors agreed, miraculous physical healing occurred. As she shares her experiences, so she is fulfilling her dream of helping others, by creating the ripple effect that she knows and feels so deeply.
I wish I could have attended ‘The Great Shoe Event ‘– it was a momentous step along the path.
However, Deborah has invited many to join her on the road to self-healing and I, for one, am glad to have had the privilege of her personal insights and encouragement along the way.
A heart-warming and uplifting read for those who find themselves lost on a lonely road; a guide-map for those who have discovered exciting new routes and are keen to explore.
February 26, 2016
As I read Deborah Lloyd’s story, I was intrigued by her use of a combination of western medicine and alternative holistic methods to find the healing she desired for her body, mind and soul as she struggled with polio as a toddler and then again with post-polio syndrome as an adult. Her story of healing and life lessons is inspired through her heartfelt, passionate and very personal style of writing. She allows her readers to witness her determination as well as her fears as she works to reconcile her conservative Catholic upbringing with some very alternative therapies. Deborah has written a beautiful faith story with powerful life lessons for us all.
Reading Deb’s book, I found many parallels between her story and my own in Breast Cancer Saved My Life. Although I did not delve into alternative therapies, I discovered many of the same life lessons and found myself in a place of peace with my altered body, mind and soul. Deb’s faith and belief in a Higher Power is the foundation for her living and her healing as is my own. “None of us needs to be perfect to live a life of service. We serve others through are own wounded-ness,” Deb tells us. “Jesus’ life is a perfect example of a life of service.”
Deb has found her service to others by listening to and following the directions of her God. She helps others heal from their wounded-ness through her writing and her therapy practice. “Be still and know that I am God,” Psalm 46:10, is my mantra as I seek to discern what is next in my life of service. Isn’t that the test of really good book if it moves you to action?
Reading Deb’s book, I found many parallels between her story and my own in Breast Cancer Saved My Life. Although I did not delve into alternative therapies, I discovered many of the same life lessons and found myself in a place of peace with my altered body, mind and soul. Deb’s faith and belief in a Higher Power is the foundation for her living and her healing as is my own. “None of us needs to be perfect to live a life of service. We serve others through are own wounded-ness,” Deb tells us. “Jesus’ life is a perfect example of a life of service.”
Deb has found her service to others by listening to and following the directions of her God. She helps others heal from their wounded-ness through her writing and her therapy practice. “Be still and know that I am God,” Psalm 46:10, is my mantra as I seek to discern what is next in my life of service. Isn’t that the test of really good book if it moves you to action?
July 29, 2014
We all have 'baggage' that we carry with us in life, and this author's baggage and main challenge was polio, which she contracted as a child. In this heartwarming biography/inspirational story she shares with readers how she found the courage to explore spiritual practices, from Reiki to shamanic healing, and more. In an attempt to follow her heart and discover - despite her catholic upbringing - that Spirit (or God, for those who prefer this more traditional term) can manifest in many untraditional ways and help heal those who seek to see beyond what they've been taught as young children.
Deborah Lloyd shares not only her life experience but also her life lessons, that can be applied in many situations - and she inspired me to further explore different spiritual practices that I was only vaguely aware of before reading this book. I am a political writer, turned spiritual writer, and am also a skeptic who needs grounded evidence in order to be convinced that things really are what they appear to be. The author provided plenty of 'grounded spirituality' which resonated with me and allowed me not only to enjoy and benefit from reading her book, but to also recommend it to anyone who faces challenges in life and is not afraid to explore spirituality in order to grow and overcome - not only their difficulties, but also their fears.
Daniela I. Norris, author of 'On Dragonfly Wings: a skeptic's journey to mediumship' and 'Collecting Feathers: tales from The Other Side'
Deborah Lloyd shares not only her life experience but also her life lessons, that can be applied in many situations - and she inspired me to further explore different spiritual practices that I was only vaguely aware of before reading this book. I am a political writer, turned spiritual writer, and am also a skeptic who needs grounded evidence in order to be convinced that things really are what they appear to be. The author provided plenty of 'grounded spirituality' which resonated with me and allowed me not only to enjoy and benefit from reading her book, but to also recommend it to anyone who faces challenges in life and is not afraid to explore spirituality in order to grow and overcome - not only their difficulties, but also their fears.
Daniela I. Norris, author of 'On Dragonfly Wings: a skeptic's journey to mediumship' and 'Collecting Feathers: tales from The Other Side'
September 5, 2013
Deborah Lloyd has written a very intimate story detailing her own healing journey which continues to this day. Her personal journal assisted with the details in this book that will be an inspiration and perhaps a new avenue for many people to begin exploring.
Unexpectedly struck by polio at the tender age of three, Deborah overcame many obstacles to get where she is fifty years later.
However, another unexpected diagnosis of post-polio syndrome sent her on a journey of discovery. She was determined to find answers and in doing so, had to move past her own limited thinking and open herself to new experiences that for her, were totally alien. The ancient Japanese healing called Reiki, was her first step into the unknown.
Spurred on by her own determination and faith in a higher power, she begins to heal both emotionally and physically and shares this experience with the readers.
This is truly an inspirational read and I highly recommend it to everybody who is ready to begin their own healing journey or maybe just read about someone else's.
An exceptional read with an incredible message, BELIEVE AND IT IS TRUE is a MUST READ!
An unquestionable 5-Spiders
Cheers From Down Under,
Jennie J.
WebbWeaver Reviews
http://bit.ly/HWQKW
Unexpectedly struck by polio at the tender age of three, Deborah overcame many obstacles to get where she is fifty years later.
However, another unexpected diagnosis of post-polio syndrome sent her on a journey of discovery. She was determined to find answers and in doing so, had to move past her own limited thinking and open herself to new experiences that for her, were totally alien. The ancient Japanese healing called Reiki, was her first step into the unknown.
Spurred on by her own determination and faith in a higher power, she begins to heal both emotionally and physically and shares this experience with the readers.
This is truly an inspirational read and I highly recommend it to everybody who is ready to begin their own healing journey or maybe just read about someone else's.
An exceptional read with an incredible message, BELIEVE AND IT IS TRUE is a MUST READ!
An unquestionable 5-Spiders
Cheers From Down Under,
Jennie J.
WebbWeaver Reviews
http://bit.ly/HWQKW
April 9, 2015
This is a Must-Read for Anyone Seeking Healing & Emotional/Mental/Spiritual Growth
Deborah’s story is insightful and compelling. I enjoyed and learned from her thirty-three life lessons, and I appreciated how her story unfolded to reveal each lesson at the appropriate time. I personally plan to investigate Reiki and yoga for myself because of reading this book. I really appreciated the variety of healing modalities that the author explored and shared here. If you are feeling “stuck” and hindered by old physical or emotional wounds, I can’t suggest this book strongly enough. Some lessons you may already know, but they will be good reminders. Other lessons will be eye-opening and transformative if you let them. Whatever your faith background is, this book is an inspiring approach to increasing your growth and spirituality. I especially liked her thoughts on working through old emotions, the ability to make choices, and her gentle urging to say “yes” to more of the God-given opportunities out there. “Believe and it is True” has universal appeal and insight for readers. Get this book today and post her thirty-three life lessons on your cupboard door or refrigerator. I believe her book will transform the lives of many people.
Deborah’s story is insightful and compelling. I enjoyed and learned from her thirty-three life lessons, and I appreciated how her story unfolded to reveal each lesson at the appropriate time. I personally plan to investigate Reiki and yoga for myself because of reading this book. I really appreciated the variety of healing modalities that the author explored and shared here. If you are feeling “stuck” and hindered by old physical or emotional wounds, I can’t suggest this book strongly enough. Some lessons you may already know, but they will be good reminders. Other lessons will be eye-opening and transformative if you let them. Whatever your faith background is, this book is an inspiring approach to increasing your growth and spirituality. I especially liked her thoughts on working through old emotions, the ability to make choices, and her gentle urging to say “yes” to more of the God-given opportunities out there. “Believe and it is True” has universal appeal and insight for readers. Get this book today and post her thirty-three life lessons on your cupboard door or refrigerator. I believe her book will transform the lives of many people.
November 21, 2015
Deb walks the reader through her intense struggles with polio as a toddler and then again with post-polio syndrome as an adult. We witness her determination as she puts aside her conservative upbringing and opens herself to some very alternative therapies.
There's nothing like reading a story by someone who understands something as intimately as Deb understands disability, the emotional toll it takes, and the struggle to heal. I have dealt with my own body structure issues and in reading her book and how she finally accepted where she was, something shifted in me, and I, after 10 or so years of daily frustration, can accept where I am. If I continue to straighten myself out, great, but if I don't, I'm OK. I don't need to change in order to live the life I want. I can relax into my body and finally stop fighting.
If you have frustrations with your body, know someone who does, or just want to read a great, authentic story, I highly recommend that you read this book. Deb found the healing she wanted so badly, and if she can, I think anyone can.
There's nothing like reading a story by someone who understands something as intimately as Deb understands disability, the emotional toll it takes, and the struggle to heal. I have dealt with my own body structure issues and in reading her book and how she finally accepted where she was, something shifted in me, and I, after 10 or so years of daily frustration, can accept where I am. If I continue to straighten myself out, great, but if I don't, I'm OK. I don't need to change in order to live the life I want. I can relax into my body and finally stop fighting.
If you have frustrations with your body, know someone who does, or just want to read a great, authentic story, I highly recommend that you read this book. Deb found the healing she wanted so badly, and if she can, I think anyone can.
November 15, 2013
This is a very moving autobiography which takes you on the author’s journey of physical, emotional and spiritual healing. She was struck by polio at the age of 3 and grew up feeling ugly and unlovable. In spite of these feelings she always knew that she would get married and have children of her own. She did. She believed and it was true.
However, she still felt ugly. Her intense desire was for complete healing so that she could walk like everyone else and wear any style of shoe. Through chance encounters and training in various non-allopathic healing methods she embarked on a journey of gradual healing. Even though she is a staunch Catholic she managed to reconcile her beliefs with the healing methods that she embraced.
I learnt a lot from this book. Sometimes it was as if the message she was imparting was specifically for me. Not since reading the “Conversations with God” books have I been so moved.
However, she still felt ugly. Her intense desire was for complete healing so that she could walk like everyone else and wear any style of shoe. Through chance encounters and training in various non-allopathic healing methods she embarked on a journey of gradual healing. Even though she is a staunch Catholic she managed to reconcile her beliefs with the healing methods that she embraced.
I learnt a lot from this book. Sometimes it was as if the message she was imparting was specifically for me. Not since reading the “Conversations with God” books have I been so moved.
May 3, 2014
Deborah Lloyd's Believe and it is True: A Story of Healing and Life Lessons, is an authentic and moving story in which Deborah shares a intimate story that inspires courage and trust. The books helps us to understand what we are and seek a better life through healing.
Detailing a personal journey starting with Deborah being struck by Polio as a 3 year old little girl. Deborah faces the challenges of recovery head on healing both the extensive emotional and physical damage she has suffered. By learning the energy healing method of Reiki and finding comfort through the connection with her dead relatives Deborah makes an amazing journey. Each chapter concludes with a short observation about how to live life based on her experiences. It is a pleasure to read as the story is told with an innocent excitement and joy of life that all too often is missing from people's lives. The overall message of the book is one typifies hope and the human condition.
Detailing a personal journey starting with Deborah being struck by Polio as a 3 year old little girl. Deborah faces the challenges of recovery head on healing both the extensive emotional and physical damage she has suffered. By learning the energy healing method of Reiki and finding comfort through the connection with her dead relatives Deborah makes an amazing journey. Each chapter concludes with a short observation about how to live life based on her experiences. It is a pleasure to read as the story is told with an innocent excitement and joy of life that all too often is missing from people's lives. The overall message of the book is one typifies hope and the human condition.
June 9, 2014
A deeply personal story of healing and the power of the mind. I was engrossed from the very first page.
The author recounts her journey from the age of 3 being struck with polio through to her diagnosis as an adult with post-polio syndrome and beyond.
Told in short, manageable chapters with a nugget of wisdom at the end of each, Believe and It is True is an inspirational account of what is possible if one is willing to go deep enough.
Ms. Lloyd's bravery in sharing her story helped me personally and reminded me of the importance of being of service to others in whatever way feels right and natural for ourselves.
This book would be truly helpful for anyone on their own spiritual healing journey, but works as well for anyone looking to improve their lives and wake up just a little bit more. Highly recommend.
The author recounts her journey from the age of 3 being struck with polio through to her diagnosis as an adult with post-polio syndrome and beyond.
Told in short, manageable chapters with a nugget of wisdom at the end of each, Believe and It is True is an inspirational account of what is possible if one is willing to go deep enough.
Ms. Lloyd's bravery in sharing her story helped me personally and reminded me of the importance of being of service to others in whatever way feels right and natural for ourselves.
This book would be truly helpful for anyone on their own spiritual healing journey, but works as well for anyone looking to improve their lives and wake up just a little bit more. Highly recommend.
December 21, 2014
Believe and It Is True shares Deborah Lloyd's personal journey of transformation and healing from an intimate personal perspective. The life lessons that she shares at the close of each chapter are universal to anyone who is in the process of change and these words will inspire and empower those who think they are alone on their journey of transformation. Deborah's story creates a universal connection, whether there are similar circumstances or not, as we all are seeking some level of healing and have our own fears of the unknown. This book provides insight and inspiration and as you go along on her journey, you will begin to connect how some of the lessons she used can apply to your own journey.
-Melissa Escaro, Author of In10tions: A Mindset Reset Guide to Happiness & Life Coach
-Melissa Escaro, Author of In10tions: A Mindset Reset Guide to Happiness & Life Coach
April 13, 2014
An Incredible Story
Books like this should be read by everyone. It's not just a source of learning but a source of hope, faith and inspiration for millions out there who are going through similar circumstances.
The story of a woman who keeps getting better and better (from a serious ailment) when the rest keep getting worse can be described as a miracle. What's encouraging is that it’s not one of those instant one minute ramen noodle type miracles where you drink or eat something and you're back to normal. She went through a process and continues to go through it.
She has gained so much of experience over the decades that she now offers her services to those who are in pain and need to be healed. A must read. I can't recommend it highly enough.
Books like this should be read by everyone. It's not just a source of learning but a source of hope, faith and inspiration for millions out there who are going through similar circumstances.
The story of a woman who keeps getting better and better (from a serious ailment) when the rest keep getting worse can be described as a miracle. What's encouraging is that it’s not one of those instant one minute ramen noodle type miracles where you drink or eat something and you're back to normal. She went through a process and continues to go through it.
She has gained so much of experience over the decades that she now offers her services to those who are in pain and need to be healed. A must read. I can't recommend it highly enough.
Read
July 28, 2014Deborah Lloyd shares a well-written modern personal account of shifting spirituality. Many now feel called to something more than their birth religions, perhaps even beyond them. Lloyd gives a great account of what that transformation looks like, amidst intense trauma and life change. She artfully shares her own story of moving from organized religion without abandoning its core values, as she explores and eventually embraces wider spirituality.
If you love stories of human triumph, or want insight into how esoteric approaches can fit into and enhance a core religious path, this book brings wonderful insight and support.
If you love stories of human triumph, or want insight into how esoteric approaches can fit into and enhance a core religious path, this book brings wonderful insight and support.
September 7, 2015
I found this book to be wonderfully healing and helpful on my own journey. It was very inspiring and I loved Deborah's authentic way of telling her story of healing. She shares the difficulties and internal hurdles that she faced on her path and also shares the insights she gained. She teaches us how to trust the healing process itself as she takes us on her journey. I was especially inspired by her sharing of the conflict she found within herself of her traditional faith and her new found spirituality and alternative healing methods. Many, including myself, have faced similar struggles and she shares how she handled that with such grace.
June 19, 2016
What a sweet and inspiring book--so easy to read! I appreciated how the story started out slow and just kept building momentum, pointing to increasing synchronicities and divine magic as Deborah forayed into new and unfamiliar healing territory (reiki and shamanic energy healing) and began to trust her own intuition. Deborah shows us beautifully and first hand that it is possible to change stubborn conditioned paradigms, even one as seemingly concrete as "crippled polio girl."
August 4, 2014
A moving story of healing and taking charge of your own happiness and personal growth. So often, we find ourselves suffering and not knowing how to make a change in our lives. Deborah's story of facing all the challenges in her life (and empowering herself in the process) is an inspiration for all. Highly recommended!
June 2, 2012
This is a really insightful look into alternative healing methods. The book is a very quick read as it details many of the experiences of the author in a page turning way.
March 26, 2017
Inspirational Story of Healing
Coming from a traditional Catholic Midwestern background, Deborah Lloyd endured a life-long struggle with physical, mental and emotional limitations due to early childhood polio. This is the inspirational story of her steady steps towards healing miracles and a deeper faith. Along the way we learn about reiki, yoga, massage therapy, shamanic healing, past lives, synchronicity and the power of faith. By the end of the book I felt as if I’d been talking with a trusted friend encouraging me to tell my own story.
Believe and It Is True is highly recommended for both beginners and seasoned travellers on the path of New Age Spirituality and Healing.
By Susan Elizabeth Hale
Author of Emma Oliver and the Song of Creation
Coming from a traditional Catholic Midwestern background, Deborah Lloyd endured a life-long struggle with physical, mental and emotional limitations due to early childhood polio. This is the inspirational story of her steady steps towards healing miracles and a deeper faith. Along the way we learn about reiki, yoga, massage therapy, shamanic healing, past lives, synchronicity and the power of faith. By the end of the book I felt as if I’d been talking with a trusted friend encouraging me to tell my own story.
Believe and It Is True is highly recommended for both beginners and seasoned travellers on the path of New Age Spirituality and Healing.
By Susan Elizabeth Hale
Author of Emma Oliver and the Song of Creation
Displaying 1 - 25 of 25 reviews