Entering Your Own Heart: A Guide to Developing Self Love, Inner Peace and Happiness

by Carole J. Morton

Author and integrative psychotherapist, Carole J. (Meisner) Morton, reveals a psycho-spiritual path that readers can travel to reach true self-love, healing and awakening.  This eye-opening perspective comes from her 33 years of experience as a counselor and psychotherapist and her own personal healing journey.  Take a journey to the center of your heart where you will see, appreciate and understand that you have always loved - and still do love - your self, perhaps more than you imagine. In recognizing this, you will not only treat your self with the love and appreciation you deserve, you will accept no less from anyone else and offer no less to others. When consciously connected with this love, peace rather than hurt, anger, anxiety or depression will be maintained. Experience the joy of living in full acceptance of what is, and empowered to create a better life for yourself and your world. This step-by-step guide is for readers of all ages and sensibilities. Healing professionals will also gain greater insight into the healing process detailed in this comprehensive work. "Entering Your Own Heart is a significant work in helping people heal and awaken. Morton's insight, wisdom, compassion and strength, having taken such a full journey herself, is inspiring and has been a great help to me" Gail Stepanek, Professor of Yoga "Entering Your Own Heart has helped me so much. I am now experiencing more love for myself and others" Monica Neurad, Business Owner "Based on 33 years of professional experience and her own life experiences, Morton has written an eye-opening book for all true seekers of life's biggest questions. Jan Psencik, Engineer

194 pages, Paperback

First published August 13, 2014

About the author

Carole J. (Meisner) Morton

Reviews

[Bonnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Our deepest fears are like dragons guarding our
deepest treasures.”
Chapter 3, Maria Raine Rilke

“Entering Your Own Heart” is a literal journey to the center of our heart, where all love resides. The guide for this journey is Carole J. (Meisner) Morton – a licensed integrative psychotherapist with over thirty years experience in guiding individuals to healing both physical and emotional challenges by developing self-trust, self-confidence, and self-love.

The voice that this book projects is gentle, yet strong, leading the reader into what for them may be unknown territory – accepting and loving themselves unconditionally. This is the first, very important step in becoming whole. We cannot manifest our strengths into the world if we do not accept and love ourselves. We have to do this on our own – no one can do it for us. We have to take responsibility for ourselves, and for the quality of our lives.

The message here is that we need to show unconditional love and compassion for ourselves before we can truly show it to others. Morton speaks from her own personal experience, as well as that of her clients. She writes with compassion and humor, never trying to force a way of looking at something on anyone.

The journey here is three-fold: (1) become aware of that small voice that resides within your heart, (2) actively listen to and check in with that voice, and (3) come to a state of total identification with this voice, recognizing that it is your true self, and completely dropping all identification with your personality or ego self.

A core teaching here is that our emotions and behavior are the result of our beliefs. Within us we have what Morton refers to as a personality self and a spiritual self. The personality self represents our beliefs and emotions – when it is out of sync with the vibration of our spirit self we experience pain. When the vibrations are harmonious we experience peace.

Throughout the book are appropriate quotes, as well as small side-bars that reiterate important sentences. Morton also references well-known names from today that readers can relate to. She notes that we are all made up of energy – that as individuals we are energy experiences. We diminish our vital energy by using it to suppress our emotional energy.

We gain compassionate understanding by releasing judgment. How many times do I think that I am not judging, only to look back and see that I am. And I am the person that is being judged. It is very hard not to do that.

When we learn compassion for ourselves, the past no longer rules us. We have no need to place blame, we simply accept what was, and what is, and live in and from our place of inner peace.

While I do not agree with everything that Morton presents, I do feel that she has something important to say, and that she says it in a way that the reader can apply to their own life.

[Ingrida · Rating 5 out of 5]

Speechles/amazed by this book. Highly recommended.