Dear Louise

Louise L Hay is a metaphysical teacher and best-selling author of 27 book s including, 
You Can Heal Your Life,  Empowering Women,  Meditations to Heal Your Life,  Letters t o Louise, and The Power Is Within You.

Since beginning her career as a Science of Mind minister in 1981, she has assisted thousands of people in discovering and using the full potential of their own creative powers for personal growth and self-healing.

 Louise’s works have been translated into 25 different languages in 33 countries.

Dear Louise,

I’ve been reading your books since I started learning Reiki more than four years ago in India. I’m now going to medical school in Alabama. In the last couple of weeks, and despite having worked on certain issues with my mother, I’ve developed a slight upset stomach, I know I haven’t worked on the hurt I underwent in the last couple of months. I’ve taken regression therapy before this and am interested in continuing the work further, but I think I need to let go and forgive a little more …especially because of the past few months. Can you give me advice on this matter?

Z.L., Alabama

Forgiveness always feels good. It has nothing to do with the other person or situation. Forgiveness is a gift to ourselves. I don’t care how justified we feel we are, non-forgiveness creates a prison around our own hearts. The door to the heart opens with love and forgiveness. Your gut feelings are telling you that you can’t digest your current thoughts of bitterness. So, yes, do forgive your mother. You’ll feel so much better. See yourself stepping out of prison into the sunshine of joyous living.

Dear Louise,

When I walk into a room, sometimes I can literally “feel” the negative energy. I know this may sound odd, but it happens to me so often that I’m wondering what I can do to stop or at least defuse it. I can feel positive energy, too, it’s not all negative! But obviously the negative energy has a draining effect on me.

S.A., Brazil

When it comes to negative energies and the overwhelming effect they can have on you, I suggest the use of visualizations and affirmations to protect yourself. For example, if you feel unwanted energy pressing in, immediately visualize a giant pair of scissors cutting the cords of energy around you. Use whatever mechanism works for you: an eraser, broom, whatever. In this way, you’re creating your own energy to deflect that which you don’t want to experience. Then concentrate on putting out positive thoughts and vibrations. Think of things, people, and pets you adore, and visualize that energy emanating from you. In this way you will be attracting to you people and situations that resonate on the same positive frequency. Affirm: As I love myself and honor my intuition, I automatically attract positive experiences into my life! I am grateful, and all is well in my world.

Dear Louise,

I read your books, and I’m working on being positive. Everything is turning around, and I’ve started feeling better than ever. But what should I do with very negative people whom I can’t stop having relationships with? They are in-laws and my parents. I have to have relationships with them. It seems that it will work out if I affirm my relationship with them in a positive way. But my three-year old gets so much influence from my negative in-laws and my parents. She acts very strange when she’s with them. I can feel that she’s getting negative energy. What can I do?

D.H., Miami, Florida

You’re on the right track, and I congratulate you for making these positive changes. Now you must take the next step and be the parent. You must set boundaries with the grandparents with respect to how and when they can be with your child. Keep her away from them for a while. And in the meantime, read positive stories to her (you might look into my book for children, The Adventures of Lulu, written especially for young ones) and say positive affirmations: My daughter is always safe and is surrounded by loving and supportive people. Everyone in her life brings joy into her world.