Change Your Mind And Your Life Will Follow: 12 Simple Principles [Hardcover]

Karen Casey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 20, 2008

Thirty years ago best-selling author Karen Casey (Each Day a New Beginning) wandered into a support group and learned there was only one thing she could change--herself! She found a group of people who had adopted this concept--and she joined them. The result? Change so profound Casey has dedicated much of her life to teaching others about it. Change Your Mind and Your Life Will Follow offers a dozen simple principles to live by. Each principle makes up a chapter. Each chapter includes meditation-style essays to help readers access peaceful, life-changing responses to just about any situation. It really is as simple as changing our minds. This little book will show you how.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Veteran self-help author Casey's gentle advice is anchored in a strong spiritual commitment. Having given up alcohol and drugs in 1976, she developed many of the concepts she advocates through attending 12-step support groups. Casey firmly believes that the work of someone's life belongs only to that person and to God, and that we should thus each tend only our own garden. From this conviction flow several of her principles, such as refraining from judging others, recognizing that you cannot change friends or relatives, and learning to focus primarily on your life's journey rather than on the opinions and actions of others. Casey recommends quieting the mind by letting go of your ego and looking for the lesson in every experience and encounter, whether positive or negative. Although many of the insights and techniques are not new, Casey's voice is thoughtful and accessible. Readers with a belief in the power of God will be most amenable to her recommendations for a simpler, more rewarding life. (May)
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"There is never anything to change but our own perspective." Karen Casey

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Conari Press (April 20, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573242136
• ISBN-13: 978-1573242134
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,973 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #54 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Recovery > Twelve-Step Programs

More About the Author

I was born in Lafayette, IN and moved to Minneapolis, MN in 1964. I taught elementary school for a few years and then pursued a graduate degree at the University of MN. I graduated with a Ph.D. in 1979. I published my first book, EACH DAY A NEW BEGINNING: DAILY MEDITATIONS FOR WOMEN with Hazelden Publishing in 1982. It has been followed by the publication of 21 other books, the most recent of which is CULTIVATING HOPE. In early summer of this year (2010), Conari will be publishing the 23rd book: LET GO NOW: EMBRACING DETACHMENT. See www.womens-spirituality.com for a complete listing and description and for a link to my blog. My focus as a writer is on the development of spiritual growth and strengthening one's twelve step recovery, and my personal experience is what I rely on, coupled with the wisdom I glean from the many people I walk among in the rooms of AA and Al-Anon. When I am not in front of the computer writing, I am likely giving a lecture or doing a workshop some where. I have spoken to tens of thousands world-wide over my thirty-five year tenure in recovery rooms. From each experience my gratitude grows. And from each experience, my commitment grows to continue doing what brings my life such joy.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

77 of 78 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice little book on change, July 31, 2006

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Steve Burns (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Change Your Mind And Your Life Will Follow: 12 Simple Principles (Hardcover)

Here are the 12 great principles that the book teaches on changing your mind so your life will then change.

1>Take care yourself. First and foremost.
2>Focus on solutions not the problems.
3>Try your best and don't try to contol the outcome.
4>Change your mind daily, do not cling to your opinions if proven wrong.
5>Choose to be proactive instead of reactive.
6>Quit judging yourself and every one else.
7>Remember that you are not in control.
8>Discover your own lessons.Learn and change from this.
9>Do no Harm.
10>Quiet your mind.
11>Every encounter is a holy encounter .Respond accordingly.
12>There are two voices in your mind one is always wrong.

The author has been through a lot of hardships in her life and writes with great clarity and compassion. If you would like to read her take on how to live the above 12 principle buy this book.If you already have those areas covered, look for more advanced reading else where.

43 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars life-changing book, May 19, 2005

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Nancy Rita (Midwest) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Change Your Mind And Your Life Will Follow: 12 Simple Principles (Hardcover)

This small book, written in a gentle, conversational tone, would change the world if everyone read it and tried to apply its wisdom. I ended up buying it after borrrowing it from a library because there is so much good stuff to be highlighted. While the title is about changing your thoughts, a predominant goal of the book is to promote peace in our own lives, which leads to more peace in the world. This is really a special piece of writing.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Power of YOU, September 13, 2005

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Kay A. Kronholm - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Change Your Mind And Your Life Will Follow: 12 Simple Principles (Hardcover)

This book encourages the reader to take charge of his/her life and to realize the power that thoughts have in our day to day attitude and quality of life. It is so practical and easy to read...this would be my #1 choice for everyone to read.