The Power to Change: The Shadow Side of Idealism [Paperback]

Betty Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 22, 2008

When author Betty L. Smith's husband returned from military service in the early 50s, they started a family. Unaware that cultural conditioning was misguiding their lives, they recreated their dysfunctional family origins. Unbearably unhappy, Betty stood at a dinette window and cried out to God. She wanted things to change regardless of the cost.The spirit of all life answered her prayer. "If you want change in your life then feel your feelings, write, and speak from the truth of your own experience." With this book of essays, reflections, and poems, Betty shares her personal journey through relationships, healing, and understanding. Her passage from "good girl" to "genuine self" was a powerful transformation. Now, she feels her true emotions and experiences life at a higher level of consciousness.Filled with unabashed emotion, The Power to Change confronts the negative cultural attitudes we experience as children. This conditioning often becomes a psychological straightjacket. By combining her experiences with the tenets of belief systems such as Shamanism, Sufism and Christianity, Betty explains how to listen to your heart-brain energy. By doing so, you'll become centered in your own authority. If you have ever felt poorly about yourself, this book is a must-read.

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About the Author

In the 1960s Betty L. Smith experienced a shamanistic initiation that turned her life upside down. This revelation started her on a path of trusting herself and speaking her own truth. As a transformational life coach and seminar leader, Betty helps people discover their own truth. She is recognized in Who?s Who of American Women and Who?s Who.

Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (October 22, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595463398
• ISBN-13: 978-0595463398
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,729,672 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I've spent a lot of time with Betty L. Smith and her book, The Power to Change: The Shadow Side of Idealism. She is a lifelong learner and tireless explorer of human nature. Her latest book draws on a wellspring of life experience as she shares her own healing journey. The insights that Betty L. Smith gleaned as a self-taught life-explorer continue to serve her audiences as she does talks and teleseminars for caregivers. She shares the crucial importance of "feeling your real feelings and conducting your interactions using life affirming communications" in the book through her own stories, anecdotes, and life lessons. Her courage in recreating herself time after time illustrates, with hope and possibility for all of us, just how far you can go with curious and open-minded explorations.

For those looking for the power to change and looking to trust their own inner authorities, then Betty L. Smith's book offers powerful support, insights, and guidance.