Positive living is about being in control and responding to challenges by training the mind to allow the universe to take care of what you cannot control.

It also encourages seeking seeds of goodness that may come from adversity and using these so called “negative” experiences as steps for growth.

Whenever I see a butterfly, it reminds me of how positive living helped transform my life.

In 1977 after many years of intermittent abdominal pain, I was hospitalized for emergency surgery that was thought to be an appendicular abscess.

The surgeon described my condition as one of the worst cases of Crohn’s Disease he had ever encountered; an abscess had formed because of the disease; sepsis set in and I was not expected to survive.

I left the hospital at 92 pounds, regained my strength and thought that I was cured; until a few years later, symptoms came back and I experienced a GI Bleed.

I was put on mega-doses of prednisone.  Anyone who has taken this steroid drug knows the hyperactivity that occurs and 60 mg/daily was a very high dose. I felt as if I were jumping out of my skin.

A friend referred me to Dr. Dolores Seymour for stress release through meditation, positive thinking and relaxation tapes.

This became the beginning of a 25-year involvement with holistic counseling from Dr. Seymour that helped transform me to who I am today.

I still had many challenges associated with Crohn’s Disease; medications, surgeries and hospitalizations, but through holistic counseling and positive thinking, I began to experience my life through a different lens.

Dr. Louise Hay’s books on healing and the mind and body connection also inspired me.  This is why I am honored to have my book published by a division of Hay House Publishing; Balboa Press.

Positive Living A Through Z is intended to be a resource to help you gain awareness of small steps and strategies to use on a daily basis that will help open the channels of your mind and allow you to be receptive to all the good in the universe. Every chapter has some exercises to assist you in processing and reflecting on your life situations and choices.

These are not one-time strategies or exercises, but rather, through daily practice, they will become automatic and a part of your repertoire of positive behavioral choices.

You will begin to reprogram your thoughts, see the big picture, use adversity as stepping stones for growth, and allow selfless actions to improve you as a person, thus improving the world.

We build a better world, by building a better self. 

Use this book to transcend into a higher awareness for yourself, others and the universe.

“No matter where we live on the planet or how difficult our situation seems to be, we have the ability to overcome and transcend our circumstances.”  ― Louise L. Hay

If you enjoyed this Blog, you will enjoy reading the chapter for letter “V”; Emerge Victoriously. It uses an analogy of metamorphosis to help you set goals to transform your life.

Positively yours,

Dr. Lora