The Thought That Changed My Life Forever: How One Inspiration Can Unleash Your True Potential and Transform the World

By Christian Guenette, Bernie Siegel, Dr. Joe Dispenza and Gillian Laura Roberts

“An inspiring book of breakthroughs and a joyful call to personal awakening . . . demonstrates the power our thoughts really have” (Jason Sugar, founder of Breakthrough Adventures, Inc.).
 
The Thought That Changed My Life Forever is an inspirational gem highlighting the art and science of changing your mind, with a unique approach that will please both science and spirituality enthusiasts alike. It’s obvious people around the world continue to seek answers to the age-old questions: “Why are we here?” and “What is my purpose?” The Thought book not only offers valuable insights into the process of finding a solution to life’s most challenging conundrums, but also provides fifty-two real-life examples of how it’s been achieved—leaving a firm belief in each of our minds that even the most difficult situations can be overcome, one thought at a time.
 
“A lyrical journey, providing a rhythm and heartbeat that captivated my attention and moved my whole being right until the final word . . . Reading this book will definitely light a spark and bring it to the surface of your awareness.” —James F. Twyman, New York Times–bestselling author

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Nov 1, 2012
• ISBN: 9781614482956

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The Thought That Changed My Life Forever

What if one thought could change everything?

Like all great endeavours, this book started as a thought. One seed planted in two minds, giving life to a special vision—a vision that connected two people through one powerful phrase:

The Thought That Changed My Life Forever . . .

Meeting and working together in beautiful Vancouver, BC, Christian Guenette and Gillian Laura Roberts joined forces and invited 50 like-minded experts along to present this book to the World, with the desire to serve positive change in not just one life, but many lives . . .

Why Write This Book?

We know the power of the mind can manifest anything we desire, including health, happiness and success. We want others to understand, explore and benefit from this Truth, too, so together we can co-create a conscious, vibrant World . . .

Why Read This Book?

To learn how and why changing your mind can initiate powerful personal transformation; to be inspired by the stories of others who discovered the power of their thoughts; and to enjoy the positive effects this awareness can have on bringing dreams to life. Your dreams . . .

Why Share This Book?

We truly believe this awareness is a gift, and as more people on our planet awaken to the power within their minds, it will serve us all—benefiting the health of the Earth, all the amazing generations to come, and the very evolution of Consciousness itself.

This is The Thought Movement: Are you ready to add your spark to the enlightenment of the Universe?

Advanced Praise for

The Thought That Changed My Life Forever

Through the openheartedness of their contributors and their own lives, Gillian and Christian provide factual evidence that there is no greater power than the power of thought, which informs our intentions, actions and manifestations. Important emphasis is given to the essentialness of making a commitment to our evolution of consciousness so we avoid using the laws governing the Universe simply for superficial gain, and instead, direct our thought-energy towards becoming a beneficial presence on the planet. I highly recommend this intelligent and compassionate book.

Michael Bernard Beckwith — Founder of Agape International Spiritual Center (Los Angeles, CA); Author of Life Visioning: A Transformative

Process for Activating Your Unique Gifts and Highest Potential

www.agapelive.com

"It is the case that most of us live our lives as automatons, without awareness, until or unless some event or thought jars us into consciousness and reflection. The Thought That Changed My Life Forever was birthed with just such an event, as were the testimonies of the 52 contributors who identify the moment when they woke up or were awakened from their trance—and became intentional about their destiny. This book is a testimony to the mystery and power of the human mind to create and transcend our ordinary reality. I recommend it as an inspiration and challenge to everyone."

Harville Hendrix — Author of Getting the

Love You Want: A Guide for Couples

www.harvillehendrix.com

"Every now and then a book comes together and opens the heart of everyone who reads it. The Thought That Changed My Life Forever is exactly what it sounds like: a lyrical journey, providing a rhythm and heartbeat that captivated my attention and moved my whole being right until the final word. What Gillian and Christian have compiled here is magical, and I know you’ll agree. Most of all, it invites you to ask yourself the question, ‘What is the thought that could change my life forever?’ It’s inside you right now waiting to be revealed. Reading this book will definitely light a spark and bring it to the surface of your awareness."

James F. Twyman — New York Times Bestselling

Author of The Barn Dance and The Moses Code

www.jamestwyman.com

As Edgar Cayce said, ‘Mind is the builder.’ And Ambrose Worrall said, ‘Thinking sets in motion spiritual forces to bring about change in body, mind, emotions.’ Here you will find 52 more elegant ways to think!

C. Norman Shealy, MD, PhD — Author of Energy Medicine:

Practical Applications and Scientific Proof; President, Holos

Institutes of Health & Professor Emeritus, Energy Medicine

www.normshealy.com

"An inspiring book of breakthroughs and a joyful call to personal awakening, The Thought That Changed My Life Forever demonstrates the power our thoughts really have. The book not only raises our individual consciousness, it breathes new life into the possibility of transforming our planet by helping us ‘be the change we want to see.’ This unique book so clearly affirms the principles I teach in my ‘Breakthrough Adventures’ program, I recommend it to every participant. I invite you to bear witness as 52 people each discover the power to create a new way of thinking—and dramatically change their lives forever."

Jason Sugar — Founder of Breakthrough Adventures, Inc.

www.breakthroughadventures.com

Your thoughts truly create the life you are living right now. The chair, the couch, the phone, the TV, and all the things you are using in your daily life started with a thought. What if you could fully engage in the thoughts of an aspiring new generation of authors, spiritually inspired entrepreneurs, and master teachers of ‘new thought,’ all here to guide you to discover, know and mine the next greatest ‘thoughts’ within YOU? Here they are! This book can activate what is next in your life. Read it now.

Jennifer McLean — Host of Healing With the Masters

and Creator of Body Dialog System of Healing

www.mcleanmasterworks.com

"This book overflows with inspiration and reminds you of the thoughts that just might change your life, too."

Jared Rosen — Author of The Flip and founder of DreamSculpt Media, Inc. www.DreamSculpt.com

"The Thought That Changed My Life Forever is clearly a work of dedication and love, and a heartfelt desire by Gillian and Christian to share their vision of enlightening and encouraging others to discover the mystery and power of the mind. By sharing their own stories and bringing together 50 other authors who willingly wrote about a thought which was life-changing to them, they have given their readers a gift. They have opened a door and invited you to walk through so you might change your life forever, too. Insightful, personal, touching, thought-provoking: it is an amazing body of work and well worth reading from cover to cover."

Sharon Ann Roberts — Registered Nurse (Ret.), MOM

We live in a mysterious Universe where our thoughts connect us to our destiny. Inside these covers, you’ll find 52 examples of people who found their deeper purpose through the power of positive thinking combined with bold action. If you’ve ever wondered whether thoughts can change the World, read this book . . . and allow your life to be changed.

Stephan Martin — Astronomer and Author of Cosmic Conversations:

Dialogues on the Nature of the Universe and the Search for Reality

www.cosmicconversations.org

This book will be worthwhile time spent for all its readers. Although you may already know some of the key points or may have glimpsed them in some form or fashion in the past, it is always a good idea to be reminded; this publication does so for its reader in an engaging, facilitating way. Light bulbs will go on with self-reflection and review, bringing to the forefront ideas and concepts dear to many people out there seeking a deeper experience of their lives.

Dr. Cindy-Ann J.N. Lucky — MBBS (MD), MSHA, CCFP (EM), FCFP Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia

Department of Family/Emergency Medicine

This treasure trove of wisdom begins with a deceptively simple premise that leads the reader down a path winding and wondrous . . . Thank goodness, Christian listened to his muse when it whispered that phrase in his ear! You will love bearing witness to the vivid descriptions of these wordsmiths who have discovered that a re-frame can alter reality and shape outcome. These 52 ‘opti-mystics’ who see the World through the eyes of possibility will dazzle you with their brilliance and invite you to explore your own soul’s meanderings. Even if you haven’t lived the same experiences as the authors, I imagine you will recognize your own journey in the turning of each page.

Edie Weinstein (a.k.a. Bliss Mistress) — Journalist,

Motivational Speaker and Author of The Bliss Mistress: Guide

to Transforming the Ordinary Into the Extraordinary

www.liveinjoy.org

"What a beautiful and powerful compilation of stories reminding us how one thought can change our life forever. These 52 stories represent the 52 moments that actually changed 52 real lives! I can only imagine how many more will be changed for the better by this inspiring book!"

Mary Allen (a.k.a. America’s Inner Peace Coach) —

Author of The Power of Inner Choice

www.lifecoachmary.com

20 years of marketing natural healthcare and wellness for thousands of doctors around the World has taught me much about how a transformation of attitude to maximize life’s opportunities makes it possible for us to bring dreams to life. I thought I knew it all until I read this highly inspiring book. I honestly could not put it down, and I’m sure you will do the same.

Brian J. Crombleholme — President, "Health Education TV"

"Sprung from a thought, an idea, a dream . . . followed through with love and collaboration together with the intervention of Divine Order . . . The Thought That Changed My Life Forever is bound to be an inspiration to all who ‘find’ it. We are reminded to pay attention to our thoughts, to develop awareness of our own possibilities, and to realize we all have the potential to make our dreams come true. We are given tools to follow our path and are encouraged to forge ahead to live our passion through exquisite examples celebrated in fifty-two amazing success stories. Not only is it an exceptional read, it may change your life!"

Sylvia Green-Guenette — Certified Dream Therapist, MOM

"The concept is both elegant and profound: a single thought can change a person’s life. The execution of The Thought That Changed My Life Forever is smart, clever, and yes, thoughtful. Christian Guenette and Gillian Laura Roberts’ collection of essays from spiritual thinkers on how they were transformed by a single thought is both inspirational and powerful. If you seek affirmation that your intuition and dreams should be your guide OR if you need motivation to learn to open up to the vast potential of your deepest consciousness through meditation and prayer, this is the book for you."

Tzivia Gover — Certified Dream Therapist, Proprioceptive Writing

Instructor, and author of Mindful Moments for Stressful Days, and

Learning in Mrs. Towne’s House (about the life and work of Elizabeth

Towne, a leader in the New Thought movement, 1865-1960)

www.tziviagover.com

"The inspiring stories found in this book remind us that an unexpected thought can permanently change a life and transform a world. One solitary thought can awaken a new direction and reveal who we truly are. A single thought has the potential to fully open our hearts and change everything—to make a miraculous shift in perception from fear of loss to love of Life. The thought can come from a book: it has come from a book! Keep reading this one. You’ll see."

Dennis Rodriguez — Heart Circle Facilitator and Author of

The Super Human Effect: My Quest for the Moment When Everything Changes www.thesuperhumaneffect.com

THE

THOUGHT

THAT CHANGED

MY LIFE FOREVER

HOW ONE INSPIRATION CAN

UNLEASH YOUR TRUE POTENTIAL

AND TRANSFORM THE WORLD

Dr. Christian Guenette & Gillian Laura Roberts

The Thought That Changed My Life Forever

HOW ONE INSPIRATION CAN UNLEASH YOUR TRUE POTENTIAL AND TRANSFORM THE WORLD

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Heart Thoughts

CHRISTIAN

to Hady Quan:

Memories fade,

But our love for you

Never will.

Thank you, Hady –

For showing us how to be:

Generous,

Loving,

Kind,

Selflessly . . . 

You.

GILLIAN

I dedicate this adventure to my grandfather

Dr. James Hector Moir—whose loving hands healed people all over the

World and, unexpectedly, a place in his own

granddaughter’s heart.

&

To Sharon and Michael Roberts—your love is the treasured bedrock of my

life, from the beginning and forever.

Thank you

Table of Contents

Advanced Praise for The Thought That Changed My Life Forever

Heart Thoughts: Our Dedications

Sweet Thoughts: Our Acknowledgements

Forethought: Reflections On Forward Thinking

by Reverend Dr. Kathy Hearn

First Thoughts: He Thought, She Thought—We Think . . .

by Dr. Christian Guenette & Gillian Laura Roberts

INTRODUCTION: When Our Thoughts Become Us:

The SCIENCE of Changing Your Mind

by Dr. Joe Dispenza

THE THINK-TANK: The Thoughts That Changed Our Lives Forever

SECTION I — TO ME

CHAPTER 1 If It’s Meant To Be, It Starts With Me

When nothing an eager family therapist is doing seems to be working, it’s his young client who turns the tables and shakes him into seeing a new reality. Where do you start when all you want to do is save the World?

CHAPTER 2 Let Your Intuition Guide You

In his darkest moment, one man hears the voice of his grandfather echoing in his head—offering a lifeline from illusion to Truth. In a flash of insight, a new path of hope is illuminated, sparking the beginning of a miraculous journey from his head to his heart.

CHAPTER 3 My Intention Is For Everyone’s Highest and Best Good

Apartment hunting in Paris becomes an important life-lesson: one small shift in how a foreign grad student thinks about fulfilling her desires completely transforms the outcome. Can what you want for others actually bring you closer to what you want?

CHAPTER 4 I’m Going to Die

On an icy road in the middle of the night, this Spiritual Psychologist experiences a flash of clarity. Sliding out of control and facing impending death, a new world of possibility suddenly reveals itself—pointing to the value of a moment and a fresh start to the rest of her life.

CHAPTER 5 The Only Way to BE Is ME!

Plagued with a disease to please, a philanthropist wakes up to find her life has become unrecognizable, unhealthy and unsustainable. Can shedding layers of perception and projection allow her to return to her authentic, sparkly Self?

CHAPTER 6 I Will Walk Again.

You’re never too old to learn and you’re never too young to teach. After a devastating accident, a young woman’s conviction to listen to one (inner) voice in a sea of opinion gives her the power to overcome incredible odds—reinforcing her faith in what’s possible when we just believe.

CHAPTER 7 Success in Business & Adventure in Life Can Unite

Does saying yes to one dream mean having to say no to another? Discovering how to build a successful business (and life) that doesn’t require a building at all changes the face of the planet for one entrepreneur.

CHAPTER 8 Given the choice, most people would choose the certainty of misery over the misery of uncertainty.

At a critical crossroads in life and amidst violent turmoil in his home country, one successful businessman finds out you sometimes need to be willing to lose it all in order to live a life of integrity and fulfillment.

CHAPTER 9 Forgiveness Is A Gift You Give Yourself

Exposed to the unstable, abusive influence of alcoholism in his home, a young boy finds solace in striving for excellence in school and sports. Years later, mired in resentment and a desire for revenge, he realizes the need for a radical shift—in order to experience the gift of true serenity.

CHAPTER 10 The Greatest Insights Sometimes Come From Our Darkest Despair

One trip to China, one stolen passport, and nowhere to turn leads one chiropractor studying Chinese Medicine to discover the power and grace of asking for exactly what she needs.

CHAPTER 11 My Happiness – My Problem

A young girl who suffers from abuse at the hands of her father stumbles upon a magical book—giving her a powerful key to escape her misery and access a new source of strength within her. When there is no one left to blame, who do you thank?

CHAPTER 12 Who Am I?

Her experience with cancer and a seemingly magical remedy for her symptoms reminds one woman how she perceives herself is just as miraculous in healing her life as any pill or potion could be in healing her dis-ease.

CHAPTER 13 Time Is Relative

After a near-fatal motorcycle accident, a man is left with a body in tatters all alone on a deserted mountainside. A timeless, out-of-body experience ensues, bringing him a profound vision of a life not-yet-lived—and the opportunity for ultimate healing within.

SECTION II — BY ME

CHAPTER 14 I Can Re-Invent My Life! (Reflections On the Price We Pay to Live in Resignation)

One pivotal moment in a self-help seminar leads a dentist to realize the world of abundance he’s been living has become his own personal prison. When his Life Coach challenges him to question his beliefs, an alternate view of how he could be living begins to come into focus.

CHAPTER 15 I’m Here For A Special Reason After-All: A Caribbean Food Revolution?

One woman’s quest to help children create a better life by teaching them the importance of good nutrition leads her to discover what nourishes her own soul. After walking many roads to serve others, all paths converge to reveal her purpose is actually her passion!

CHAPTER 16 The Present Moment Is the Best Moment of My Life

When climbing mountains, studying with gurus, and pursuing spiritual awakening still leave a man in confusion and unhappiness, it becomes clear something’s missing. When seeking joy outstrips experiencing joy, what hope is there for attaining enlightenment?

CHAPTER 17 I Need to Start Health

Wealth and privilege provided more than one boy could handle. It wasn’t until addiction took him off the court that this future entrepreneur discovered what the real game of Life is all about.

CHAPTER 18 Cancer Is Not Your Enemy—It Is Your Teacher

When a second wave of cancer threatens to take her out for good, a strange thought provides one woman with a map that leads her off the beaten-track of traditional treatment and onto a new path: taking responsibility for creating the rest of her life.

CHAPTER 19 Learning to Really LIVE May Be the Best Cure For Illness

This world-renowned medical doctor reveals his secret to living a long, healthy life. After years of study and experience in traditional western medicine, he comes to realize it’s more important to treat his patients than to treat their disease.

CHAPTER 20 What If My Deepest Fear Is My Greatest Gift?

What do you do when your voice exits stage left just when you want to speak? When overcoming his fear of public speaking becomes his mission, one man finds the key to newfound freedom and purpose where he least expected it.

CHAPTER 21 Your Heart Always Knows the Way to Go

Despite hard work and success, a young PhD student finds himself confronted with rapidly diverging paths. If he follows the call of his heart, much will certainly be lost; yet what magnificent treasures await him on the road less travelled?

CHAPTER 22 I Believe in the Freedom That Is Me

All that glitters is not gold. When the perfect picture of marriage, family and work cannot prevent her from going into personal darkness, embracing a new Y.E.S. allows this New Age Heart Doctor to let her essence shine and redefine the perfection of this very moment.

CHAPTER 23 No Mud, No Lotus

The profound statement of a well-known guru leads one man to discover renewed possibility in the challenges of Life presented along the spiritual path—including the ultimate freedom in surrendering to the power in what is. How can we enjoy the fruits of our intentions without planting seeds—or getting our hands a little dirty?

CHAPTER 24 Greatness Follows Excellence

Is just enough really good enough? Not if you want to experience Greatness! One lesson in his grandfather’s gas station leads a young boy to understand how focus and attention to detail are important tools for finding success and living a life on purpose.

CHAPTER 25 Asking What If? Challenges What Is

How can anything evolve if we accept the status quo? After inheriting an approach to life—involving a specific line of inquiry—from her courageous, revolutionary ancestors, this MD becomes the change she wishes to see in her profession.

CHAPTER 26 Perception Changes Everything

A practical joke gone wrong leaves a committed healthcare worker physically broken. When years of pain and treatment yield no progress, an introduction to hypnotherapy and the wisdom of Dr. Wayne Dyer changes everything.

SECTION III — THROUGH ME

CHAPTER 27 How Did I Know?

Haunted by unexplained feelings of fear and a picture of life beyond her known reality, one mother faces the unimaginable—the untimely death her young child. A search for meaning in a time of great despair leads her to profound revelations about a powerful gift within her.

CHAPTER 28 We Belong to Our Relationship

Two relationship therapists with a desire to revolutionize family healing have both their professional and personal approaches to relationship transformed by a single statement from a 9-year old boy.

CHAPTER 29 Does My Perception Change Everything?

(What Soap Bubbles Taught Me at Midnight)

At the end of a long dinner party, the silence of the moonlit night and the company of dirty dishes allow one woman to see beyond appearances and into a new realm of beauty. How she sees herself, others around her, and even Love itself will never be the same again.

CHAPTER 30 What Am I Waiting For?

After seeking out there for answers to Life’s more difficult questions, this future author and coach discovers the Universe does not stop for our insecurities—nor does it ask us to wait to receive its infinite abundance!

CHAPTER 31 Who’s Teaching Who?

Everything looked like perfection on the outside. However, the pain of her husband’s disease and his eventual demise leads one woman on a quest to live and love fully—bringing her full-circle to understand the opportunity all shades of Life have to offer her.

CHAPTER 32 Life Is the Most Precious Gift You Can Ever Receive

Born prematurely and rejected by his mother, a man takes a long journey to discover the true nature of the gift he received from the first woman in his life. By coming to understand what she gave, he opens himself to receive the gifts of others, too.

CHAPTER 33 We Are One and the Same

From a young age, this little philosopher asks the quintessential question: Who Am I? After he receives an unexpected, rather unfavorable answer, it sparks a lifelong quest in search of Truth. It isn’t until he glimpses his role in the "Play of Life" that he begins to see his existence as an important part of a greater, universal performance.

CHAPTER 34 I Don’t Need to Do Something Today

Because I Did It Yesterday

A professional body builder and fitness model hits the wall when she realizes she cannot push herself any further. When the tireless routine of making her body look beautiful ultimately grounds the joy out of her life, she discovers there is much more to her than meets the eye.

CHAPTER 35 It’s Not Mine

What if that headache or anxiety or sense of foreboding isn’t . . . yours? A recurrent case of the flu leads one woman to eventually seek out (and find) the deeper energies present in the places we live, work and play. Can who was there before leave a trail of emotions that impacts our own well-being?

CHAPTER 36 What Would Do the Most Good?

Past curfew, a man waits alone for his 14-year old daughter to come home. As the minutes stretch into hours, a revelation of love beyond fear not only catches him off-guard, but offers him a new perspective for every choice that follows.

CHAPTER 37 i’d rather be seen for who i am and be alone . . . 

than be accepted for someone i’m not and be lonely

Being the life of the party doesn’t always mean you’re having a good time. When one man jumps on his bicycle and chooses to let his athletic abilities support rather than mask what’s in his heart, a journey of thousands of kilometres takes him to a surprising place—perhaps where he desired to be all along.

CHAPTER 38 What I See, I Can Be

Olympians are made, not born. Even at 6’5" and with talent to burn, it takes witnessing an unexpected moment of graceful, athletic perfection that leads this fledgling rower to claim not only a place on the World stage and Olympic podium, but a powerful belief in the potential within each of us.

CHAPTER 39 I Am Not Bad.

Sometimes what we believe can cloud our opportunity for finding our true faith. Discovering a deeply-held place of sorrow allows an ordained minister to take on a new level of understanding about himself, his religion, and the nature of our role in expanding Consciousness on the planet.

SECTION IV — AS ME

CHAPTER 40 A New Name, A New Way of Being

What do you do when the label you’ve been given just doesn’t fit anymore? This courageous Religious Science minister takes us with her on a soul-searching journey in which she not only calls forth a different name, but awakens a latent essence from within herself.

CHAPTER 41 The Universe Plans Better Than You

In a letter to her friend, this self-proclaimed over-planner shares her story about why letting go of controlling the details doesn’t mean you have to lose the plot.

CHAPTER 42 It Doesn’t Matter What You Do:

Just Make Sure It’s Something You’re Passionate About

Even graduating at the top of his class cannot prevent this college student from feeling lost and unsure of his career path. With an ingenious plan to help him decide, his journey of discovery reveals much, much more than the answer he was originally seeking.

CHAPTER 43 Ask and You Will Receive

A professional hypnotherapist discovers how adept she is in helping guide others to answers for their life-long questions. But what will she do when she receives a message from a surprising source, prompting her to ask powerful questions of her own?

CHAPTER 44 Who Does This Belong To?

Plagued with her own intense back pain, a massage therapist discovers the source of her discomfort—finding not only a personal gift, but a critical choice that is key to her own well-being and the true healing of her patients.

CHAPTER 45 Your Perception of Your Life IS Your Life

A young man pursues a career in medicine to combat the many ills that afflict his family. After years of astutely observing his loved ones and his patients, he discovers it’s not what’s out there that makes us sick. Advocating for a new perception becomes his powerful new prescription.

CHAPTER 46 Faith, Persistence and Surrender Are My Trusted Guideposts

With her most difficult moments behind her, this addiction therapist shares the three guideposts that not only provided a way out of her own despair, but may also serve as beacons of light to lead others along a path of least resistance.

CHAPTER 47 I Have A Choice

When faced with a potentially life-or-death health crisis, this running coach decides to take ownership of her own future, creating a mental workout plan that will ultimately guarantee her success—and better the chances for all of us.

CHAPTER 48 Stuck Energy Creates Dis-Ease;

Loving Energy Creates Healing.

As a child, being aware of all the energies around her creates confusion and isolation. After a brief but powerful spiritual experience, she receives an answer to her most profound question—one that could transform the entire World.

CHAPTER 49 When I Am Weak, Then I Am Strong

This career coach and counselor bares it all to share his most powerful and personal life-lesson: being true to oneself means embracing not only our more admirable attributes, but also our vulnerabilities.

CHAPTER 50 I Love You Just the Way You Are

How important is one conversation with someone you love? In this heart-wrenching depiction of an evolving mother-daughter relationship, even old wounds are given the opportunity to heal—demonstrating anything really is possible.

CHAPTER 51 This Is My Vision

Distraught by a major life decision—to follow her own vision for a fulfilled life or resign herself to one that is expected of her—this health-focused entrepreneur finds the strength to keep her eyes set firmly on the purpose-filled path ahead.

CHAPTER 52 I Love You . . . Too

When this future Spiritual Practitioner seeks to hold a space of forgiveness for someone within a potentially dangerous setting, she is surprised that what she receives in return is a gift of infinite possibility—answering her heart’s deepest call. Sometimes discovering the power of unconditional love is just the beginning.

A THOUGHTFUL QUESTION: When Our Thoughts Transcend Us:

The SPIRIT of Changing Your Mind

by Gillian Laura Roberts &

Dr. Christian Guenette

Our Final Thoughts: An Invitation

The Thinkers: Contributor Biographies

Coming Soon! From The Thought Publications, Inc.

Sweet Thoughts

In Gratitude

How often do you get a chance to tell the World how much you really, really appreciate the special people in your life? When you win an Oscar® . . . on your wedding day . . . upon retirement, perhaps . . . or when you win the lottery? We feel like we’ve scored all these, infused with the magic of Christmas Eve and falling in love—all rolled into one . . .

It’s our sincere joy to celebrate the power of collaboration: the amazing synergy that arises when brilliant hearts and minds come together to co-create something, especially when it’s with the intention to move us all to the next level of happiness and evolution. We are thrilled to shine a light on these special people who helped us get here with their unique contributions:

Andrew Lyons: An instigator or visionary, depending on how you look at it! Your inspired match-making worked in the end—proving it really is all in the timing. And the golf swing, of course.

Kristen Moeller at Imbue Press: She makes us laugh and kicks literary butt—often from a sailboat in the Bahamas. We like that. We like sailboats in the Bahamas, too. (We’re free to travel, now that the book is done . . .)

David Hancock plus the talented Team at Morgan James Publishing: Thank you for taking us on—we’re so grateful! We’re genuinely delighted to be part of your publishing family.

Our Contributing Authors: Where would we be without you? It’s been sheer bliss to work with such an inspirational, diverse group of talented helpers and healers. We’ve been fuelled by your excitement for this project from start to finish and look forward to many more opportunities to share the World stage with each and every one of you. Thank you for contributing your voice to our song: our collective passion to serve others is changing the World, right now.

Dr. Joe Dispenza and Paula Meyer: We are so appreciative

Reviews for The Thought That Changed My Life Forever

[Kristin R · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Interesting perspective. May not work for some but I love it