Louise Hay & Caroline Myss

Louise Hay (born October 8, 1926) is a motivational author, and the founder of Hay House, a publishing company. She has authored several self-help and New Thought books, and is best known for her 1984 book, You Can Heal Your Life.

Bibliography
You Can Heal Your Life; Hay House Inc., 1984,
Heal Your Body: The Mental Causes for Physical Illness and the Metaphysical Way to Overcome Them, Hay House Inc., 1984,
The Power Is Within You, Hay House Inc., 1991
Inner Wisdom: Meditations for the Heart and Soul.
The Adventures of Lulu - Three Stories to Help Build Self-Esteem and Courage in Children.


Book Excerpts:

http://www.spiritsite.com/writing/louhay/index.shtml


Loving Yourself by Louise Hay Pt.1 & 2




Related:
Caroline Myss - London 2009 1 of 27

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oiz_uPdXgTU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlnSHNyn7qQ

Caroline Myss http://www.spiritsite.com/writing/carmys/

Caroline Myss is one of the world’s leading voices in the fields of human consciousness, spirituality and mysticism, health, energy medicine, and the science of medical intuition. She is the author of several New York Times bestselling books (Anatomy of the Spirit, Why People Don’t Heal and How They Can, Sacred Contracts, Invisible Acts of Power, and Entering the Castle) and maintains a rigorous international workshop and lecture schedule. Her latest book, Defy Gravity: Healing Beyond the Bounds of Reason, is available October 13th.

A lifelong teacher, Myss established her own educational institute, CMED, in 2003. Through Chicago-based CMED, she offers practical and insightful weekend workshops that examine modern life -- health, politics, careers, relationships, current events, the environment -- through the lens of her body of work in medical intuition, healing, archetypes and mystical wisdom. One of her ongoing themes is the examination of the mystical history and destiny of the United States of America, exemplified in one of her audio recordings, The Sacred Contract of America.

In addition to her busy domestic and international schedule, she maintains a rigorous writing schedule, hosts a weekly radio show, and continues to add to her nearly 200-title library with Sounds True, the major audio recoding company in the holistic field. Her website, www.myss.com, is one of the most popular websites on the Internet, drawing thousands of hits daily from every part of the globe.

Excuses Begone ~1 of 13~ Dr. Wayne Dyer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE6oEzJyDtc


Oprahs Soul Series Dr Wayne Dyer 1 of 6.flv

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQoYZxzqFLo&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46mNhc5FCkc&feature=channel_video_title

Excuses Begone! http://www.pbs.org/
http://www.mindperk.com/home.htm

Don't miss Dr. Dyer's Public Television special!
Dr. Dyer's television special, Excuses Begone! airs this month.


Check your local listings to find out what times Wayne's extraordinary public television special will be broadcast in your area and get ready to say, "Excuses Begone!"

Learn how to change the self-defeating thinking patterns that have prevented you from living at the highest levels of success, happiness, and health by saying Begone—to all your excuses! You'll ultimately realize that there are no excuses worth defending, ever, even if they've always been a part of your life—and the joy of releasing them will permeate to your very core and you'll awaken to the life of your dreams.

Move out of established thought patterns and realize that there is nothing standing in your way of living at your highest levels. Find out how withExcuses Begone!
Dr. Dyer Recommends
In his PBS special and the Excuses Begone! book, Dr. Dyer also discusses the research of two of his colleagues, Dr. Bruce Lipton and Richard Brodie, to help us challenge our excuses and embrace new beliefs.
The Biology of Belief
Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D.

This book is a groundbreaking work in the field of new biology, and it will forever change how you think about thinking. Through the research of Dr. Lipton and other leading-edge scientists, stunning new discoveries have been made about the interaction between your mind and body and the processes by which cells receive information. It shows that genes and DNA do not control our biology, that instead DNA is controlled by signals from outside the cell, including the energetic messages emanating from our thoughts. Using simple language, illustrations, humor, and everyday examples, he demonstrates how the new science of Epigenetics is revolutionizing our understanding of the link between mind and matter and the profound effects it has on our personal lives and the collective life of our species.
"I encourage you to immerse yourself in The Biology of Belief. You’ll be inspired to reset your mind to the possibility that your beliefs carry far more weight than you realized in determining what you can do, what you’ll undertake, and how far you’re capable of going."
—Dr. Wayne Dyer

In addition to our genetic makeup, the other big excuse that most of us use to justify unhappiness, poor health, and lack of success is the family and cultural conditioning we’ve been programmed with. To that end, there’s a fascinating area of inquiry known as memetics, which deals with the mind and is analogous to the relationship of genetics to the body.
Virus of the Mind
Richard Brodie

Virus of the Mind is the first popular book devoted to the science of memetics, a controversial new field that transcends psychology, biology, anthropology, and cognitive science. Memetics is the science of memes, the invisible but very real DNA of human society. According to Brodie, it’s "a thought, belief, or attitude in your mind that can spread to and from other people’s minds." In Virus of the Mind, Richard Brodie carefully builds on the work of scientists Richard Dawkins, Douglas Hofstadter, Daniel Dennett, and others who have become fascinated with memes and their potential impact on our lives.
"Your beliefs have made these memes seem like second nature to you. While excuses are just thoughts or beliefs, you are the decider of what you ultimately store away as your guide to life."
—Dr. Wayne Dyer

Audrey Hepburn Quotes ~ 令相貌美麗好看的傳世神方

女人為什麼有貧富貴賤和美醜之別？男女必讀

古時候有一句諺語說：「有心無相，相逐心生；有相無心，相隨心滅。」這句話說明：一個人的相貌是會隨著他的心念善惡而改變的。縱使他現在已經有了兇惡的面相，可是他卻經常起慈悲心，那凶相不久便會轉化為吉相。

女人為什麼有貧富貴賤和美醜？
先來看佛經裡一個典故：

勝鬘夫人是舍衛國波斯匿王之女，也是逾闍國的王妃。
勝鬘夫人地位尊貴，但面貌不太好看，她心裡常因此生起疑惑。

有一次，當釋迦牟尼佛在舍衛國祇園精舍的時候，她來到佛前頂禮佛陀之後，很恭敬地向佛陀提出幾個問題：
世尊！
一、為什麼有些女人面貌醜陋，體態粗劣，望之可怖，而且窮苦卑賤？
二、為什麼有些女人面貌醜陋，體態粗劣，望之可怖，但是大富大貴？
三、為什麼有些女人長的美麗出眾，卻很貧苦，出身卑賤？
四、為什麼有些女人長的美麗端莊，清秀可敬，有財有福，身世高貴？

佛陀開示說：
「勝鬘！女人面容醜陋，體態粗劣，望之可怖，而且貧苦卑賤，是由於過去世性情暴躁，容易發怒，有人稍微說她不是，就心懷怨恨，氣憤憎惡；同時她也不供養父母，及幫助有需要的人；又生性善妒，看見別人得到財物、榮譽、尊重、敬仰、禮遇、崇拜，就生妒忌，因忌生怒。

勝鬘！女人面貌醜陋，體態粗劣，望之可怖，但卻大富大貴，是由於過去世性情暴躁，有人說她不是，她就生氣、怨恨、憤怒、憎惡，可是她卻孝敬父母，常佈施有需要的人；且又沒有妒忌之心，看見別人得到財富、榮譽、尊重、敬仰、禮遇、崇拜，她能隨喜讚歎。

勝鬘！女人面目姣好，美麗動人，但很貧苦，身世卑賤是由於過去世性情溫柔，有人講她壞話，也不生氣，又能忍讓，可是她不恭敬父母，對有需要的人不肯作任何佈施，又生性善妒，看見別人得到財富、榮譽、尊重、敬仰、禮遇、崇拜，她就生妒忌，常自傲慢。

勝鬘！女人長的端莊美麗、清秀，品行高潔，多財富且福德高貴，是由於過去世性情溫柔，又能忍讓，人說她非，毫不計較，亦不生氣，她又能廣行善事，對別人不生嫉妒之心，言行謙遜有禮，而且對他人之好，時常隨喜讚歎。

勝鬘啊！這就是婦女們貧富貴賤和美醜的緣故了。」

勝鬘夫人聽了世尊的開示，很慚愧而又歡喜的說道：「世尊！我聽了你的開示，完全明白自己長得醜陋而身世尊貴的原因，好比從黑暗中得到光明，從荒野中發現了康莊大道，這道理實在太奇妙了。

我從今天起，縱然有人說我壞話，也不生氣，對別人更不生妒嫉之心，常隨喜讚歎他人之善，並要對有需要的人多加佈施。歸我統制的婦女很多，我也要教她們如是學，如是行。」


聽完了佛陀的回答，勝鬘夫人的心靈已經得到光明；聰明的您是不是已經把握到兼具美麗與富貴的要訣了呢？首先培養溫柔的性情、謙虛忍讓、不計較、不忌妒，並且能夠隨喜讚美別人，廣行佈施，恭敬、供養父母。如是因、如是果，佛陀的真理讓您永遠離貧窮、醜陋與卑賤。

1、 微笑
有人說，微笑是綻開在臉上最美的一朵花。所謂：「拳頭不打笑臉人」，微笑的表情總是楚楚動人，令人愉悅，使人感覺親切。最主要的是，微笑不僅給人的外在美感，還在於微笑的表情所傳遞的資訊，是一種怡人和美好的感情。微笑總是給人帶來歡樂和幸福，帶來精神上的滿足。

常把笑意帶在臉上，把善意傳達給所有人，創造出更大的價值，這可是最方便又有效的美容妙方。

2、多讚美
好話，誰都愛聽，而且不僅僅是人。佛在《楞嚴經》上早已說過：「宇宙萬物皆能聞覺知」，而科學家從對水的實驗中就發現，水的結晶是如何隨著外在的聲音而改變它的形狀。江本勝博士依據水會受物體振動而起變化的原理進行試驗。當他播放莫札特與貝多芬的名曲時，在顯微鏡下，他看到水的結晶隨著優美的旋律不斷產生美妙的變化。

對水說好聽的言語，水結晶成漂亮的圖案；對水惡言惡語時，水結晶混亂無章。這個震撼人心的結果也反應了人的精神對物質的影響。我們還進一步看到，善念能夠讓物質變得美好，而惡念則令物質變得醜陋。做父母的可能就會明白，若是自己對孩子多些鼓勵與讚美，孩子會更加聰明漂亮。對別人多讚美，口出善言美語，自己聽得多了也自然更加美麗。

3、 多忍辱，不生氣
多忍辱，少生氣的人臉色自然好看。《佛說罪福報應經》記載：「為人醜陋，喜嗔恚故。」說明長得醜陋的人，是由於前世喜歡生氣怨恨之故。「為人端正，顏色潔白，輝容第一。手體柔軟，人見姿容，無不歡喜，視之無厭。從忍辱中來。」說明長得端正白淨，容光煥發，身手柔軟，人見人愛，令人觀看不厭的人，是修忍辱的結果。

4、感恩
懂得感恩的人最美。感恩自己所獲得的一切，感恩一花一草、一人一物。對所有一切常懷一顆感激的心，內心就時時綻放朵朵迷人的花兒。滿心芬芳的人，怎麼會不洋溢著如花一般的美麗呢？

5、心念的力量
一個人的外貌與他的內心思想密不可分。相由心生，外貌多數是內心思想的外在顯現。一個人起嗔恨心，那他肯定面目可憎，叫人厭惡。若一個人起慈悲心、柔軟心，他的外貌肯定和善，叫人心生歡喜。有位西方的心理學家說：「你的心態是什麼樣子，你的生活就會變成什麼樣子，你的命運就會成為什麼樣子。」

希望成為美麗的人，用美麗的心念來看待世間，你不但發現一切變得美麗，連自己的外在也會越來越討人歡心！

6、多接近“美人”
正所謂「近朱者赤，近墨者黑」，多接近“美人”，自然也會受到他們的美麗哲學的影響，自己遲早都會變成“同道中人”。“美人”不單是指擁有美麗的外表而已，而更重要的是指心靈美麗的人。常與“美人”接觸，無形中也讓自己的心靈多接觸一份美麗，自然美亦由心生。

"For Attractive lips, speak words of kindness,

For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people,

For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry,

For Beautiful hair, let a child run their fingers through it once a day,

For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone. People, more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed.

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself and the other for helping others."

— Audrey Hepburn

http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/692403.Audrey_Hepburn

The Truth About Inspiration: DarynKagan.com

The Truth About Inspiration: My Change Nation Interview with Daryn Kagan

If you've been laid off recently, remember that inspiration can come from the strangest places, and that it doesn't always come all at once. That's the advice of former CNN reporter, Daryn Kagan, creator of the positive news site, DarynKagan.com. When her 12-year career at CNN ended in a layoff, Kagan was forced to find a new direction in life.

Her inspiration came when she least expected it. "I got the idea to start an inspirational news web site by looking at a web site based on war," she remembers. While browsing a site that visited every bad place in the world, she wondered, why not go to every inspiring place in the world?

Kagan reminds us, too, that inspiration comes in pieces. "We expect it come in a nice little package," she says, but "it’s really kind of like an inspirational treasure hunt. As each little piece shows up, give gratitude, tuck it in your bag and know that the picture is emerging."

For those who aren't sure what their inspiration is, Kagan suggests buying a six-pack of small, spiral notebooks to keep in the car, by the bed, and so on, for jotting down any image or idea that comes to you. "That's how your big picture is going to come together," she says.

Listen to my entire Change Nation interview with Daryn Kagan.

http://darynkagan.com/inspirationallinks.html

Stuff I Love: Sites That Inspire Me: CherylRichardson.com>> click on "Touch of Grace" CNN Heroes>> DoOneNiceThing.com>> Dr. Wayne Dyer>> GoodNewsNetwork.org>> Guideposts.com>> HappyNews.com>> Larry Hatteberg's People>> Ladies Who Launch>> Mike Leonard>> NBC News: Making A Difference>> New York Times "Vows">> Oprah.com>> Run With Zuke>> The Sophia Institute>> UptownLiz.com>>

Love & Joy

Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third.

~Marge Piercy

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind
word, a listening ear, an honest accomplishment, or the smallest act
of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

~Leo Buscaglia

I am special and wonderful. The more I love myself, the less stress I have. I am willing to learn to love myself. I am worth loving. There is love all around me. I radiate health, happiness, prosperity, and peace of mind.

~Louise L. Hay

願一切生命得到愛

約翰‧羅賓斯跟大家分享他每天的禱告：

願一切生命得到溫飽，

願一切生命得到康復，

願一切生命得到愛。



願一切生命得到溫飽，

願一切生命得到康復，

願一切生命得到愛。



願一切生命得到溫飽，

願一切生命得到康復，

願一切生命得到愛。

生命中所有的難題都有它的目的，能推動你，使與上天的旨意更趨和諧。

總有方法可以做得正確。也許別人會同情你，替你感到難過，但是你千萬不要自憐，這對你靈性的安寧會造成致命的影響。要能認知不論問題有多麼困難，所有的難題都是幫助我們靈性成長的機會，所以要盡可能善用這些機會來增長自己。

如果想要使工作的成果有好的影響，你做事的動機必須純正。

愛，也是康復心靈的一種方式，不論是你對父母的愛、對子女的愛、對手足或是你的另一半，或你生命中某一個特別人物的愛。在這些你所愛的人中，如果大部分的人也同樣地愛你，那麼當大家相聚時，你甚至可以感覺到空氣中充滿了愛意。

自我康復的第一步是選擇一個安靜的地方放鬆，心力集中。

接著觀想你身體的康復能源。我們都有身體康復能源，它們唯一的任務是維持我們的健康。美中不足的是，這些康復能源不是非常自動自發的，我們必須向它們要求幫助，它們必須靠指揮做它們的工作。

唯有我們持續不斷的喜愛自己、重視自己、鼓勵自己，貢獻自己，所以才能更喜愛身旁的親友人事，也才能夠坦然接受在邁向偉大過程中必然的挫折與傷害。

信任愛的法則！宇宙的運行就是依尋愛的法則

Pray for Love and Peace ~祈禱

這首原是日本古曲, 翁倩玉的父親重新填詞, 賦予新的生命, 將原本悲傷曲意轉為蘊藏力量的祈禱, 帶來人世間的光明溫暖.

祈禱會 Power Of Prayer

讓我們敲希望的鐘呀　多少祈禱在心中
讓大家看不到失敗　叫成功永遠在

讓地球忘記了轉動呀　四季少了夏秋冬
讓宇宙關不了天窗　叫太陽不西衝

讓歡喜代替了哀愁呀　微笑不會再害羞
讓時光懂得去倒流　叫青春不開溜

讓貧窮開始去逃亡呀　快樂健康流四方
讓世間找不到黑暗　幸福像花開放

啊！不再有悲哀 不會沒有愛 幸福直到永遠

讓我們敲希望的鐘呀　多少祈禱在心中
讓大家看不到失敗　叫成功永遠在
讓我們看不到失敗　叫成功永遠在

聆聽蔡琴

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70s 80s Movies

秦祥林,林青霞 秦漢 | 林鳳嬌 鄧光榮 | 甄珍 呂秀菱, 雲中岳, 胡冠珍

名人專欄／楊定一：心，串起身體微細體和諧

2009/10/25

【元氣周報／楊定一】http://mag.udn.com/mag/life/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=217565 長久以來，人類就已經知道身體同時受到情緒和頭腦的管轄。雖然我們能感受得到情緒和頭腦的存在，卻無法用肉眼觀察到，因此可稱為「微細體」。 在健康的人身上，流動於心思體、情緒體以及身體間微細體的能量是自由的。然而，一旦三者之間任何一處能量打結，就會成為未來病灶。 過去，我們往往只注意到治療身體的病痛，甚至認為心理疾病也是身體失衡後果。直到最近，才有比較多人開始注意情緒體與心思體的重要性。現在，人們已經知道在疾病治療過程中，心理因素具有很大影響力。 像是很多以安慰劑（placebo）或是具安慰性質的手術實驗為例，令許多醫師大為驚訝的是，眾多隨機雙盲臨床研究都顯示安慰劑效應是不可忽略的重要因素。也就是說，療癒可以透過個人信念與他人的暗示而引動。當患者對自己健康愈有信心，他痊癒的機會也就愈大。因此，我們一直提倡唯有身體、情緒體和心思體都完全投入，人才會真正健康。 要如何感受心思體的運作呢？「關注」是最簡單也是最直接的方法。只要關注到哪裡，能量就到哪裡，而引發出行動的改變。 當心思體以善念作出發時，同時引發正面能量，這樣正面行為就能發生。 此外，我們還需要情緒體的投入，當事人必須在情緒體產生遠離病魔的感受，並且保持和宇宙達到合一的狀態，也就是「活在當下」的感受，這是一種與萬物合一的狀態。而不是活在健康或是疾病二分法的世界。 因此，我們必須活出感恩、欣賞、關懷、寬容、體諒、愛，這些核心的情緒，才能使情緒體的頻率和宇宙達到共振。 除了上述兩者以外，我們不要忘記還有身體的存在。我們必須要有身體完好無缺的認知，並以行動落實這項體驗。 即便是我們身體已有病痛，我們都要努力照顧好這些受損的細胞，包括適當飲食、呼吸與運動，也就是生活型態完整與徹底改變。 唯有如此才可讓身體細胞獲得細心調養，不僅營養或生化方面的不足可以得到彌補，多年累積毒素也被清除，這樣身體才能自行回到正常且最佳健康狀態。 「心」是作為以上三體間最佳的連接物，而「愛」則是心用來表達的共通語言，是最高層次的統合情緒。 愛可以建構一個獨特的和諧場，層層傳入體內細胞、所有層次的意識與微細體中。 所以，心是重整身心靈的軸心，使心思、情緒和身體達到完全和諧，是走向康復最有力武器。 【2009/10/18 元氣周報】

THE GIFT~半顆心的恩典 X'mas Books

半顆心的恩典
THE GIFT
作者：理查．保羅．伊凡斯 Richard Paul Evans
出版日期：2008 年12 月 25 日

http://www.books.com.tw/exep/prod/booksfile.php?item=0010422765

http://richardpaulevans.com/richards-books

The Gift

“The Bible says that God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty. My story is about one of God’s weak things. His name is Collin, a frail, beautiful little boy with a very special gift.” -The Gift

• What if you discovered your child had the power to heal people, but it made him sick and could even cost him his life?
• What if someone came to you for help because their child was dying?
• Knowing that there are people who would do anything for your child’s power, would you ever tell anyone?
• What if someone found out about his power?

Healing is the premise of my newest book, The Gift. Nathan Hurst meets Addison Park when they’re snowed in at the Denver airport. As Nathan is falling in love with this woman, he discovers her son’s gift of healing. Unfortunately, he’s not the only one. As Addison tries to protect her son, Nathan is drawn into the melee that unfolds. But there are things Addison doesn’t know about Nathan’s past….and her own son’s future.

I hope you enjoy it.

Richard

The Gift

Hardcover- 352 pages
October 2007

ISBN: 1416550011

＊ 世上沒有一種傷痛，無法用愛來療癒。

There's no hurt so great that love can't heal it.

一個九歲男孩的奇異恩典，將帶給你前所未有的震撼與勇氣！

　　＊「說故事世界第一」得獎人、《紐約時報》千萬暢銷作家的奇蹟禮物。

　　＊ 蟬連紐約時報排行榜13週，震撼全球百萬人心！

　　幼年遭逢家變的納森，自小罹患妥瑞氏症，胸中隱藏的創痛與病徵使他慣於獨來獨往，直到他遇見一個帶著一兒一女的單親媽媽艾蒂森。艾蒂森的兒子柯林擁有一項「天賦」，只不過，他的健康會隨著每次的「運用」而每況愈下。當秘密意外走漏，社會大眾的好奇、貪婪、批判，如狂風驟雨般侵襲柯林不堪一擊的小生命，他們該如何以包容的愛度過這場難關……

作者簡介

理查．保羅．伊凡斯

　　作者為兩個女兒提筆寫《雪夜裡的眼淚》（Christmas Box）時，並沒有想到它會成為全美超過四百萬本的暢銷書。至今他已經完成了十二本著作，全都進入《紐約時報》暢銷書排行榜，其中四本曾經被改編成電視劇，總計銷量超過一千三百萬本。他曾獲頒諸多獎項，包括一九九八年「美國媽媽書獎」、兩度榮獲「世界最擅長說故事獎」第一名，以及二○○五年《浪漫時報》年度「最佳女性小說獎」。

　　一九七七年夏天，他創立了「國際聖誕禮物之家」，致力於關照受虐或疏於照顧的兒童。迄今有超過一萬三千名兒童曾被安置於「國際聖誕禮物之家」的所屬機構。他曾獲頒美國「救世軍全國善心獎」，以及《華盛頓時報》「世紀慈善家獎」。他同時也是國際直銷事業「Book Wise」的創辦人兼總裁。

　　由於是備受歡迎的演講者，伊凡斯曾與諸如老布希總統、小布希總統、芭芭拉．布希、前英國首相梅傑、朗．霍華、伊麗莎白．道爾、迪培克．查普拉、史迪夫．艾倫以及包柏．霍伯等知名人士同台演說。伊凡斯曾在「今日晨間新聞」「娛樂夜線新聞」擔任來賓，也曾接受《時代雜誌》《新聞週刊》《時人雜誌》《紐約時報》《華盛頓郵報》《好管家》《今日美國報》《電視週刊》《讀者文摘》《家庭圈雜誌》專訪。伊凡斯目前與妻子凱瑞以及五名子女居住在猶他州鹽湖城。

　　著作有《雪夜裡的眼淚》《跳舞》《我要有錢──問題是你有沒有當真，能不能做到五件事》等。

這部作品中包含了我們期待藉由閱讀得到的一切事物：親情的溫暖、人生意義的探索、孤獨與救贖……一口氣讀完它，夫復何求？
－－全球女性小說第一把交椅Debbie Macomber

　　一個難能可貴的作家，帶給我們一個難以形容的美好故事。
－－H. McVey

　　心地善良的男孩柯林和他溫暖的家庭深深打動了我。這是理查．保羅．伊凡斯的著作中，讓我掉最多眼淚的一本書。
－－K Kline

世界再紊亂，依舊可以嚮往美好　洪蘭

　　這是一本很溫馨的小說，在這冷漠的社會裡，讀到它會使你心頭一熱，很高興這世界上還有真善美。作者是個說故事高手，一個可能發生在你我身上的事，被他用真誠的語調，平實的句子，將你不知不覺中帶入主人翁的心坎中，象憂亦憂，象喜亦喜。到最後，故事完結，掩上書久久不能自己，這是一本成功的小說。

　　故事的開始很平凡，任何住過美國的人都有大雪天、飛機停飛、困在機場的經驗，作者沒有特意告訴你男女主角是好人還是壞人，但是你看到女主角帶著兩個孩子，一個還剛做過化療，千里迢迢去看她父親最後一面，你馬上從心裡認定她是善良的好人。好人碰到不好的先生，家暴的受害者，在感恩節這種擁擠的時期，拿著免費的機票要去候補機位，你知道是沒有希望的，你不由自主地替她嘆息，你知道航空公司櫃檯的人說的是對的：「要候補？等到明年開春！」我們窮過的人都知道拿半價票或免費票的悲哀，她們一家註定要在機場露宿了。這時，男主角出現了，作者並未特別著墨來形容他，只安排了一場他打抱不平的場面，我們就認定他是好人了。當然他後來把最後一間旅館房間讓出來，讓罹患血癌的柯林不必在機場打地鋪，這時你就開始喜歡這個男主角了。

　　故事的發展到此進入核心：每個人心中都有一個解不開的結，有意無意干擾著我們的心，有形無形影響著我們的行為。男主角十二歲時，父親不顧母親反對，買了一把槍，意外走火，打死了他的哥哥，他的父親因內疚而自殺，母親從此變了樣。看到這裡，你深深嘆息，祈禱他早日找到可以撫慰他心靈的人，後面發展不宜再寫，留待讀者去感受。我一口氣讀完，不顧第二天早上要爬起來趕高鐵出差，人還是嚮往美好的世界的，不管外面的世界多麼紊亂，人只要找到相知相愛的對象，一切苦難是可以過去的。

　　我很喜歡男主角的哥哥跟他說的話：「納森，忘記過去，放下它。」

丹麥哲學家齊克果說：「生命只有走過才能了解，只有往前看才活得下去。」

（Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.）

（本文作者為陽明大學教授）

別忘了，人間也有天使　王剴鏘

　　一半的我，是救治病患的醫師；另一半的我，是關照弱勢族群的公益人。書中角色柯林的那雙「奇蹟之手」，無疑是我與同志之士夢寐以求的。

　　當我們行有餘力、富饒時付出關懷、展現無私的精神，我認為是相對容易的。而像柯林一般削減生命火光去助人，那是可遇而不可求的。本書的原書名叫《The Gift》（禮物），也帶有「天賦」的涵意，上天賜予柯林一個對九歲孩子來說太過沉重的使命，但是他最珍貴的禮物不在於他超越常人的能力，而是他一顆溫柔體貼的心。我接觸過無數的病童，他們童稚的語言經常令人心疼，但柯林的這句話絕對是其中印象最深刻的—當母親問他是否願意幫助某個男孩，即使會危及自己的健康，他回答：「換做我，我會希望有人可以治好我的病。」

　　作者理查．保羅．伊凡斯也是一位慈善家，我相信他藉由柯林傳達出一個訊息：人間有再多痛苦也不必灰心喪志，因為我們身邊永遠存在著像柯林這樣的天使。

（本文作者為伊甸社會福利基金會董事長）

作者序

　　本書的主角納森．賀思特患有「妥瑞氏症候群」，以及不自主反覆抽搐的毛病。「妥瑞氏症」是一種遺傳性神經系統病變，其特徵為身體和聲音兩方面不自主地反覆動作。我也有妥瑞氏症，書中所描述的症狀就是根據我自己的症狀。

　　九歲時，我和哥哥去爬樹。哥哥不慎扯住一條七千伏特的電線，只聽見嚓一聲巨響，哥哥軟癱了的身軀便由上經過我身邊，掉落到地上。我爬下樹，驚聲尖叫著去找媽媽。

　　帶媽媽回到現場時，只見哥哥一動也不動地躺在地上，皮膚發黑，電力穿透他的網球鞋跟，在鞋底打出好幾個洞。

　　媽媽把耳朵貼在哥哥胸前，然後就搖著頭呼喚他的名字。幸好他突然哭起來，伸出一隻手喊疼。我永遠也忘不了他手指上那些深刻而怪異的印痕，看起來就像蠟燭貼住熱火鉗之後一般。

　　那天晚上，爺爺來我家，爺爺擁有基督徒所謂的「聖靈的恩賜」，說得更確切一點，就是那種會治病的天賦異稟。他祈求上帝保佑哥哥的手能夠痊癒，不留下疤痕。

　　才一個星期之後，醫生解下繃帶檢察傷口時，根本看不出任何受傷的跡象，不痛，也沒有疤痕。醫生說：「這不可能是同一個男孩！」

　　媽媽向他保證如假包換，他說：「一定是什麼神奇偉大的力量發揮了功效！」

　　《半顆心的恩典》這本書是關於傷痛的治療，人生在世，有時我最想要的就是能夠療傷止痛，或許世人皆如此。適逢聖誕佳節，希望這本書能為你的心帶來同樣的療效。

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Born for Love with Dr. Leo Buscaglia

1992, SLACK Incorporated Hardcover, 298

Born for Love is a collection of thoughts intended to stimulate the student of love toward a better comprehension of the subtle art of loving. This book is structured so that each segment can be taken as an individual thought, without reading the whole book in chronological

Love Quotes
Dr.Leo Buscaglia

Love always creates, it never destroys. In this lie's man's only promise.

Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love.


Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself.


Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUbjvM9-DCE&feature=related

Love is the miracle medicine & sharing is a great living joy. It is my pleasure to share my soul food recipes here. Joy and love are essential ingredients in all wonderful soul and healing recipes. Health tip:Take high dosages of love and joy with gratitude daily will ensure a better health and mental alertness. The overdose side effects may include but not limited to having a peaceful mind, living a fulfilling and successful life, receiving countless blessing and overflow favor.

Happy Holidays to All!

Love: The Ultimate Affirmation ~Dr. Leo Buscaglia

"Life is our greatest possession and love its greatest affirmation."

1972, SLACK Incorporated, Hardcover, 150

Dr. Leo F. Buscaglia (1924 -1998) http://www.buscaglia.com/about.htm

Buscaglia was teaching in the Department of Special Education at the University of Southern California in the late 1960s when one of his students committed suicide. She had been one of the sets of "kind eyeballs" he always looked for in the large auditorium, because her responses showed him that at least one student was hearing what he said, so the news that she killed herself had a great impact on him. ["What are we doing stuffing facts into people and forgetting that they are human beings?"] This incident led him to form a non-credit class titled Love 1A. There were no grades. (How could you potentially fail someone in this class? That wouldn't be very loving!) The class led to lectures and a manuscript loosely based on what was shared in those weekly classes. The book found a publisher - and an author surprised to find that the simple title LOVE had never previously been claimed, allowing him to say "I have the copyright on LOVE!" Buscaglia said he never taught this class, only facilitated it, adding that he learned as much as anyone. Someone from a Public Broadcasting System affiliate heard one of his talks and arranged to tape a later presentation, eventually showing it during a pledge drive. The response was so strong that it was presented to the national office for consideration. There was great resistance, because a professor simply standing at a podium lecturing was considered old-fashioned, something from the old days of "educational television." Still, the message and delivery were so compelling that they gave it a try, and Leo Buscaglia's warm presentations touched viewers' hearts through the cool medium of television nearly as effectively as they did in person. He has been called the "granddaddy of motivational speakers" on television. His simple message delivered in a dynamic style made him a popular guest on television talk shows, as well as on the lecture circuit. At one time five of his books were on The New York Times Best Sellers List simultaneously.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX4bd_TDtAA&NR=1

Speaking of Love ~ Dr. Leo Buscaglia

http://www.buscaglia.com/

“It's not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something. May I suggest that it be creating joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of personkind, bringing hope to the lost and love to the lonely.”

Leo F. Buscaglia
1924-1998

Leo Buscaglia, PhD - the author of books such as Living, Loving and Learning and Born for Love, renowned lecturer, and University of Southern California professor - touched untold numbers with his insights into how we seek happiness and create loving relationships.

1982, SLACK Incorporated Hardcover, 266 pages,

Living Loving and Learning is a delightful collection of Leo Buscaglia's informative and amusing lectures, which were delivered worldwide between 1970 and 1981. Parts of them have appeared in books and magazine articles, but this is the only complete collection.