If you haven’t read much about the power of your own thinking, then starting off with “Ask and It Is Given” by Esther and Jerry Hicks is a bit like tackling War and Peace as your first novel. On the other hand, if you read it, study it, understand it, and implement it, you will have earned the equivalent of your master’s degree, if not your PhD, with one book.
It’s a channeled work, and for those of you who aren’t familiar with what that is, it’s best to ignore that part and just appreciate the content. The channeling part isn’t really relevant to what you can learn from the book, and it would be a waste to be discouraged from reading it because of that. If you are familiar, then you will be a bit in awe at their process.
In a nutshell, the main concepts of “Ask and It Is Given” are that you get what you think about, whether you want those things or not. Logically then, you want to focus your thoughts on the things you want so you’ll get them. But it’s not just a matter of thinking about them, or even thinking positively about them and using affirmations. It’s a matter of actually feeling good when you’re thinking about what you want. According to the book, your emotions are your natural compass, and if you learn to pay attention to them, and to adjust them upward to a more positive state, you can then focus on what you want and get it.
Perhaps my favorite part of the book is the pie analogy. Basically, life is a like a big pie (a pie that expands indefinitely — woo hoo!). The choices you have are like ingredients for a pie. The more choices you have, the better. That way you can create just the pie you want. When you’re making an actual pie, though, you wouldn’t spend time thinking about what you don’t want in your pie. You just accept there are ingredients in your kitchen that you don’t want to include. And that’s how life should be. Be glad for all the choices, and when you come across something you don’t want in your life pie, just ignore it. You don’t have to get angry, or even worry about why you don’t want it in your pie. Just don’t put it in there. How easy is that?
Happy reading!
Posted by: Hicks, Esther & Jerry — Meg
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I haven’t read this book yet, but by this sounds of this posting, I am definitely interested. In my lifetime I have read many books on how to find your niche in life, inner peace and how to deal with stress. The synopsis of this book you gave is intriguing, so I may read it and post my own review. I do like the way you described the analogy of the pie. That is so true and a very unique way to describe how we make our own choices. I believe this is so valuable to realize that we all have the power within to find what makes us who we are supposed to be. Kudos to you! It does take a while as I can attest to since I am in my late 40’s. I am finally reaching a place that is so sweet that it was worth the wait/struggle. Nothing that I have learned or experienced has been a waste of time or meaningless. I hope to be able to share this someday in my own writing.
Comment by Dancing Flower — May 26, 2006 @ 6:00 pm