But limi tations stop you from e xpressing and experiencing the totality of
possibilities. Every time you think I can’ t , you are limiting yourself. Are
you willing to go beyond what you believe today? Y our Day 17 Meditation: Affirmations for a Stress-free
Life
(Day 17 of the audio download)
Negative, fearfu l thinking only b rings more stress into your life. Here are
some af firmatio ns you can say wherever you are—in front of your mirror ,
in the car , at your desk—when negative thoughts begin to surface:
I let go of all fear and doubt, and life becomes simple and easy for me. I cr eate a str ess-fr ee world for myself. I br eathe in and out slowly , r elaxing mor e and mor e with each br eath. I am a capable person, and I can handle anything that comes my way . I am center ed and focused, and I feel mor e secur e with each day . It is safe to expr ess how I feel. I can r emain ser ene in any situation. I trust myself to deal with any pr oblems that arise during the day . I r ealize that str ess is only fear . I now r elease all fears.D A Y  1 8
R e c e i v i n g  Y o u r  P r o s p e r i t y
Ar e you a magnet for miracles, money , pr osperity , and abundance? T oday you learn how you can be when you open yourself to r eceiving. This is a good time to go back and look at the notes you wrote in your
journal when you first started th is course. Do you see how much you have
learned? Can you see how much more comfortable you are with saying
your af firmations in front of the mirror? Y ou are a magnet for miracles! Do you believe that you are also a magnet for money , prosperity , and
abundance? The re is so much abundance in the world just waiting for you
to experience it. There is more money than you could ever spe nd. There is
more jo y than you could ever imagine. There are more people than you
could ever meet. If you fully understood this, you would realize that you
can have everything you need and desire. The Power within us is willing to give us our fondest dreams and
enormous abund ance in an inst ant. Are you open to receiving  it? If you
want something , the Universe doesn’ t say , “I’ll think about it.” It readily
responds and sends it through. However , you must be open and ready in
order to receive it. I hav e n oticed th at sometimes when people come to my lectures, they sit
with their arms folded across their chests. How are they going to let
anything in? It is a wonderful g esture to open your arms wide  so that the
Universe notices and responds. I inv ite you to do that right now . Stand up, open your arms, and say , I am
open and r eceptive to all the g ood and abundance in the Universe. Nowshout it from the rooftops for everyone to hear! Prosperity can mean many t hings—money , love, success, comfort,
beauty , time, knowledge. Y ou create prosperity by talking a nd thinking
about your abundance. Y ou cannot create prosperity by talking or thinking
about your lack. When you concentrate on lack, it only creates more lack. Poverty thinking brings more poverty . Gratitude thinking brings more
abundance. Y our mirror work is a very p owerful tool that will help br ing more
prosperity into your life. When you allow the abundance of the Universe to
flow through your experiences, you can receive everything you desire. All it
takes is practice and your mirror! Whatever you give out comes back to you. Always. If you take from life,
then life  will take from you. It’ s  that simple. Y ou may feel that you do not
steal, bu t are you counting the paper clips and stamps you are t aking home
from the of fice? Are you a perso n who steals time or robs others of respect? All these things are telling the Universe, “I don’ t really deserve  the good in
life. I have to sneak it, steal it.”
Be a ware of the  beliefs that m ay be blocking the flow of money and
prosperity in your life. Then use your mirror work to change those beliefs
and crea te new , abundant thinking. The best thing you can do if you are
having money problems is to develop prosperity thinking. There are two p rosperity af firmations I have used for many y ears that
work well for me. They will work for you, too. They are: My income is
constantly incr easing  and I pr osper wher ever I turn. When something good comes into your life, say Y es! to it. Open yourself
to receiving good. Say Y es! to  your world. Opportunities an d prosperity will
increase a hundredfold. Once a  day , stand with your arms open wide and
say w ith joy: I am open and r eceptive to all th e abundance in the Universe. Thank you, life. Life will hear you and respond. Let’ s af firm: Life supplies all my needs in gr eat abundance. I trust life. Y our Day 18 Mirror W ork Exercise
1 . T oday your mirror work is going to focus on receiving your
prosperity . Stand up with your arms outstretched and say: I amopen and r eceptive to all good. 2 . Now look into the mirror and say it again: I am open and
r eceptive to all good. Let the words flow from your heart: I am
open and r eceptive to all good. 3 . Repeat this af firmation ten more times. 4 . Notice how you feel. Do you feel liberated? Do this exercise
every morning until the end of your mirror work course. It’ s a
wonderful way to increase your prosperity consciousness. The Power Is W ithin Y ou: Y our Day 18 Journaling
Exercise
1 . What are your beliefs about money? Go back to the mirror . Look
into your eyes and say: My biggest fear about money is [fill in
your fear]. W rite down your answer and why you feel this way . 2 . What did you learn about money as a child? How were finances
handled in your family? How do you handle money now? W rite
your thoughts down. Do you see any patterns? 3 . Now do some journaling to shift yourself into prosperity
thinking. W rite down what it would be like to have all the things
you have always wanted. What would they be? What would your
life look like then? Where would you travel? What would you
do? Feel it. Enjoy it. Be creative and have fun. Y our Heart Thought for Day 18: I Am a Y es Person
I k now that I am one with all life. I am surrounded by and p ermeated
with Infinite W isdom. Therefor e, I rely totally on the Universe to support
me i n ev ery pos itive way . Everything I could possibly need is a lready here
waiting for me. This planet has  more food on it than I could possibly eat. There is more money than I could ever spend. There are more people than Icould ev er meet . There is more love than I could possibly experience. There
is more joy than I can even ima gine. This world has everything I need and
desire. It is all mine to use and to have. The One Infinite Mind, the One Infinite Intelligence, always says yes  to
me. No matter w hat I choose to believe or think or say , the Univ erse always
says yes . I do no t waste my time on nega tive thinking or negative subjects. I
choose to see myself and life in the most positive ways. I say Y es! t o opportunity and prosperity . I say Y es! to  all good. I am  a Y es! person living in a Y es! world, being responded to by a  Y es! Universe, and I
rejoice that this is so. I am  gra teful to be one with Un iversal W isdom and backed by Universal
Power . Y our Day 18 Meditation: Receiving Prosperity
(Day 18 of the audio download)
Y ou can never create prosperity by talking about or thinking about your
lack of money . This is wasted thinking and cannot bring you abundance. Dwelling on lack only creates more lack. Poverty thinking brings more
poverty . Gratitude thinking brings abundance. There are a few  attitudes and af firmations that are guaranteed  to keep
prosperity beyon d reach. Resenting other people for the amount of money
they have just pu ts up a wall between you and your own flow . A nd negative
af firmations like Ther e is never enough money  and Money goes out faster
than it comes in  r epr esent poverty thinking of the worse kind. The Universe
can respond only to what yo u believe about yourself and about life. Examine whatever negative thoughts you have about money and then
decide to let the m go. They have not served you well in the past, and they
will not serve you well in the future. Y ou can  buy an occasional lotte ry ticket for fun, but do not put a lot of
attention into winning the lo ttery and thinking that will solve your
problems. This is scarcity thi nking and will not create la sting good. W inning the lottery seldom brin gs positive changes in anyone’ s life. In fact,
most lottery winners lose almost all their winnings within the first two years
and are often w orse of f financially than before they won. If yo u think thatwinning the lottery will solve a ll your problems, you are greatl y mistaken,
because it doesn’ t involve chan ging your consciousness. In ef fect, you’re
saying to the Universe, I don’ t deserve to have good in my life except by a
fluke. I f you change y our thinking to allow the abundance of the Universe
to fl ow through your experience, you can have all the things yo u think the
lottery c an bring you. And you will be able to keep them, becau se they will
be yours by right of consciousness. Affirming, declaring, deserving,  and allowing  are the steps to  attracting
riches far greater than you could ever win in a lottery . Open your
consciousness to new ideas about money , and it will be yours. If you want to bring more money and prosperity into your life, repeat
these af firmations with feeling:
I am a magnet for money . Pr osperity of every kind is drawn to me. At work, I am deeply appr eciated and well compensated. I live in a loving, abundant, harmonious universe, and I am grateful. I am open to the unlimited pr osperity that exists everywher e.
The law of attraction brings only good into my life. I move fr om poverty
thinking to pr osperity thinking, and my finances r eflect this change. Good comes to me fr om everywher e and everyone. I expr ess gratitude for all the good in my life. Each day brings wonderful
new surprises. I pay my bills with love, and I r ejoice as I write out each check. Abundance
flows fr eely thr ough me. I deserve the best, and I accept the best now . I r elease all r esistance to money and allow it to flow joyously into my life. My good comes fr om everywher e and everyone.D A Y  1 9
L i v i n g  Y o u r  A t t i t u d e  o f  G r a t i t u d e
T oday is devoted to thanking life for all its many gifts and learning
how to live with an attitude of gratitude every day . Did you  know that prosperity an d gratitude go hand in hand? I a m always
grateful to be one with Universal W isdom and backed by Universal Power . I
have noticed that the Universe loves gratitude. The more grate ful you are,
the more goodies you get. When I say goodies , I don’ t  mean only material
things. I mean all the people, places, and experiences that make life so
wonderfully worth living. Y ou know how great you feel when your life is filled with lov e and joy
and heal th and creativity , and you get green lights and parking p laces? This
is ho w our lives are meant to be lived. This is how our lives can be if we are
grateful. The Universe is a generous, abundant giver , and it likes to be
appreciated. Think ab out how you feel when  you give a friend a present. If the person
looks at it and fr owns or says, “It’ s not my style” or “I’d never u se anything
like that,” then you will have little desire to ever give that person a present
again. H owever , if your friend’ s eyes dance with delight, and she is pleased
and thankful, then every time you see something she would like, you will
want to give it to her . For quite some time now , I hav e been accepting every compliment and
every pr esent with the thought: I accept this with joy and pleasur e and
gratitude. I have learned  that the Unive rse loves this expression, and I
constantly get the most wonderful presents!Be grateful from the moment you wake up in the morning. If you start the
day by saying, “Thank you, bed, for a good night’ s sleep,” from this
beginning it is easy to think of many , many more things to be grateful for . By the time I have gotten out of bed, I have probably expressed gratitude
for 80 or 100 dif ferent people, places, things, and experiences in my life. In th e ev ening, just before you go to sleep, review your day and bless and
be g rateful for a ll your experiences—even the challenging ones . If you feel
that you made a  mistake or ma de a decision that was not the best, for give
yourself. Be grate ful for all the lessons y ou have learned, even the pain ful ones. They ar e little treasures that ha ve been given to you. As you learn from
them, your life w ill change for t he better . Rejoice when you see a portion of
the dark side o f yourself. This means that you are ready to let go of
something that has been hindering you. At that moment, you can say: Thank
you for showing me this, so I can heal it and move on. Spend as many moments as you can today and every day being grateful
for all the good in your life. If you have little good in your life now , it will
increase. If you have an abundant life now , it will increase. This is a win-
win situation. Y ou are happy , and the Universe is happy . This attitude of
gratitude increases your abundance. When y ou intera ct with people today , tell them how grateful you are for
what they’ve done. T ell sales c lerks, waiters, postal workers, employers,
employees, frien ds, family , and perfect strangers. Let’ s help make this a
world of grateful and thankful giving and receiving! Let’ s af firm: I joyously give to life, and life lovingly gives back to me. Y our Day 19 Mirror W ork Exercise
1 . When you first wake up in the morning and open your eyes, say
these af firmations to yourself: Good morning, bed. I am so
grateful for the warmth and comfort you have given me. Darling
[Name], this is a blessed day . All is well. 2 . T ake a few more minutes to relax in your bed and think of all the
things you are grateful for .3 . When you’re ready to get up, go to the bathroom mirror . Look
sweetly and deeply into your eyes. List the many things you are
grateful for . Say them as af firmations: I am grateful for my
beautiful smile. I am grateful to feel perfectly healthy today . I am
grateful for having a job to go to today . I am grateful for the
friends I am going to meet today . 4 . Whenever you pass a mirror today , stop and say an af firmation
for something you are grateful for in that moment. The Power Is W ithin Y ou: Y our Day 19 Journaling
Exercise
1 . Feed your attitude of gratitude every day: start a gratitude
journal. W rite down at least one thing that you are grateful for . W rite down everything you are grateful for . W rite an af firmation
for each thing you are grateful for , to use in your mirror work. 2 . Read inspiring stories about the power of gratitude. (My book
Gratitude: A W ay of Life  contains contributions from 48 of the
most inspiring people I know , and you can also find stories in An
Attitude of Gratitude: 21 Life Lessons  by Keith D. Harrell.) W rite
down an inspiring story of gratitude from your own experience or
from the life of someone you know . Y our Heart Thought for Day 19: I Give and Receive Gifts
Graciously
Deep at the center of my being, there is an infinite well of gratitude. I
now allow this gratitude to fill my heart, my body , my mind, my
consciousness, my very being. This gratitude radiates out from me in all
directions, touch ing everything in my world, and returns to me as more to
be g rateful for . The more grati tude I feel, the more aware I am that the
supply is endless.Appreciation and acceptance act like powerful magnets for miracles
every moment of the day . Compliments are gifts of prosperity . I have
learned to accept them graciou sly . If somebody compliments me, I smile
and say , “Thank you.”
T oday is  a sacred gift from life. I open my arms wide to receiv e the full
measure of prosperity that the Universe of fers. Any time of the day or night,
I can let it in. The Universe supports me in every way possible. I live in a loving,
abundant, harmonious Universe, and I am grateful. There are times in life,
however , when the Universe gives to me but I am not in a position to do
anything about giving back. I can think of many people who helped me
enormously at times when there was no way I could ever repay them. Later ,
however , I was able to help others, and that’ s the way life goes. I relax and
rejoice in the abundance and gratitude that are here now . Y our Day 19 Meditation: The Light Has Come
(Day 19 of the audio download)
This is an exercise for two peop le, so invite a friend or family m ember to
join you. Sit facing your partner . Hold each other ’ s hands and look into each
other ’ s eyes. T ake a nice, deep breath and release any fear you may have. T ake another deep breath, releas e your judgment, and allow you rself just to
be with this person. What yo u see in your partner is a reflection of you, a reflection o f what is
in you. W e are all one. W e brea the the same air . W e drink the same water . W e eat the foods of the earth. W e have the same desires and needs. W e all
want to be healthy . W e all want to love and be loved. W e all want to live
comfortably and peacefully . And we want to prosper . W e all want to live
our lives with fulfillment. Allow yourself to look at your partner with love, and be w illing to
receive the love back. Know that you are safe. Af firm perfect health for
your partner . Af firm loving relationships so that your partner is surrounded
by lovin g people  at all times. Af firm prosperity so that your partner can live
comfortably . Af firm comfort and safety for your partner . Knowing that whatyou give out returns to you multiplied, af firm the very best of everything for
your par tner . It is deserved. See  your partner willing to accept it. And so it
is.D A Y  2 0
T e a c h i n g  M i r r o r  W o r k  t o  C h i l d r e n
Childr en also face the str esses of life. T oday you learn how to practice
mirr or work with little ones, and you watch the miracles that happen. Y ou are nearly at the end of thi s course and you are doing beautifully . I
applaud your commitment and dedication! Every day you pr actice your
mirror w ork, you are giving yourself the gift of love. And eve ry day you
practice your mirror work, you  are letting go of old, negative beliefs you
have been carrying around for so long. Where did these nega tive beliefs
come fro m? W e  picked them up  as children. W e absorbed ever y word that
was said to us. The more we heard our parents or other ad ults saying
negative things about us, the more we believed them. Growing up, we often called o ne another cruel and hurtful names and
belittled one another . But why did we do this? Where did we  learn such
behavior? Many  of us were told by our parents or teachers th at we were
stupid or dumb or lazy , that we were troublemakers or not good enough. Maybe we cringed when we hea rd these statements, but we believed them. Little di d we realize how much these beliefs hurt, or how deepl y embedded
our pain and shame would become. Look ba ck at some of the more dif ficult lessons of this course, lessons in
which y ou uncovered beliefs that were blocking you. When you did your
mirror work and journaling, did  you find that those beliefs often stemmed
from past hurts from your childhood? I was not taught in school that my choice of words would have an ef fect
on m y life. No one taught me that my thoughts were creativ e, that theycould lit erally s hape my destiny , or that what I gave out verb ally would
return to  me as life experiences . No one ever taught me that I  was worth
loving or that I  deserved to h ave good things happen to me . Certainly
nobody taught me that life was here to support me. W e can change all that for our children now . One of the most important
things we can do for them is to remind them of the basic truth that they are
lovable. Our role as parents is n ot to be perfect, to get everything right, but
to be loving and kind. Children today have a lot more issues to deal with than we did when we
were the ir age. They are steadily barraged with news about the critical state
of th e world and are continual ly having to make complex ch oices. How
children handle these challenges is a direct reflection of how th ey truly feel
about themselve s. The more c hildren love and respect themselves, the
easier it will be for them to make the right choices in life. It is imp ortant that we instill in our children a sense of independence and
power and the knowledge that they can make a dif ference in today’ s world. Above a ll, it is important to tea ch them to love who they are a nd to know
that they are good enough no matter what. Y oung p eople are looking up to us and listening to every word w e say . Be
a s hining  example of positive st atements and af firmations. When you begin
to believe them, so will your children. Nurture the children in your life just as you are learning to nurture
yourself. Remember: nobody ha s the “perfect” child or the “perfect” parent. W e are bound to make poor choices at one time or another . Th at is simply
part of the learning and growing
process. What is important is to love your child unconditionally and,
most important, to love yourself  u ncond itionally . Then watch the miracles
happen for your children as well as for yourself. Let’ s af firm: I can be what I want to be. I can do what I want to do. All
life supports me. Y our Day 20 Mirror W ork Exercise
1 . I would like you to watch a video of a sweet little girl doing her
af firmations. It’ s called “Jessica’ s ‘Daily Af firmation,’” and youcan see it at www .youtube.com/watch?v=qR3rK0kZFkg . 2 . W atch this video with your child or any child in your life, even
with your inner child. 3 . Ask your child to do its own daily af firmations just as Jessica did
in the video. Ask the child what it is happy about and have it tell
that to the mirror . 4 . Y ou can start this exercise by doing your own mirror work and
inviting your child to join in. Say simple af firmations like: I love
you. I love everything about you. I am gr eat! I am beautiful! I
have cool hair! I can dance like a TV star! 5 . Schedule a time every day to do mirror work with your child,
even if only for a few minutes in the morning. The Power Is W ithin Y ou: Y our Day 20 Journaling
Exercise
1 . Begin today’ s journaling exercise by reading a story excerpted
from my book The Adventur es of Lulu . Y ou can access it by
visiting www .louisehay .com/learning-mirr or -work . 2 . Have drawing paper , colored pencils, colored markers, crayons,
and glue ready , and ask your child to draw a Magic Mirror to go
to, just as Lulu does in the book. Encourage the child to decorate
the mirror: glue pretty pictures around it, add glitter and sparkles
to the frame, cover it in a riot of color . 3 . W ith your child, take turns looking in the Magic Mirror and
saying wonderful things about yourself. 4 . W rite down the positive statements you and your child say , so
you can repeat them when you do your morning mirror work
together .Y our Heart Thought for Day 20: I Communicate Openly
with My Children
It is  vitally important to keep the lines of communication o pen with
children, especia lly during the t een years. So often children are told things
like Don’ t say that. Don’ t do that. Don’ t feel that. Don’ t be that way . Don’ t
expr ess that. When all they hear is don’ t , don’ t , don’ t , they stop
communicating. Then, w hen the children are old er , parents complain, “My children never
call me.” Why don’ t they call? Because the lines of communi cation have
been cut, that’ s why . When you are o pen with your children—using positive statem ents like
“It’ s okay to f eel sad” and “Y ou can talk to me about it” —and you
encourage them to share their fe elings, the lines of communication will be
restored. Y our Day 20 Meditation: W elcome the Child
(Day 20 of the audio download)
Place a hand ove r your heart. Close your eyes. Allow yourself not only to
see  y our inner chi ld but also to be  th at child. Ask  someone to re ad the
following paragraph to you. Imagine you are hearing your parents tell you:
W e’r e so glad you came. W e’ve been waiting for you. W e wanted you
so much to be part of our family . Y ou’r e so important to us. The family
wouldn’ t be the same without you. W e love you. W e want to hold you. W e want to help you gr ow up to be all that you can be. Y ou don’ t have
to be like us. Y ou can be yourself. W e love your uniqueness. Y ou’r e so
beautiful. Y ou’r e so bright. Y ou’r e so cr eative. It gives us such pleasur e
to have you her e. W e thank you for choosing our family . W e know
you’r e blessed. Y ou have blessed us by coming. W e love you. W e r eally
love you.Let your  little child make these words true for you. Be aware that every
day you can look in the mirror and say these words. Y ou can tell yourself all
the thing s you wanted your pare nts to tell you. Y our little child n eeds to feel
wanted and loved. Give that to your child. No m atter how old you are or h ow sick or scared the little child within
you is, it needs to be wanted a nd loved. Keep telling your inn er child, “I
want you, and I  love you.” It is the truth for you. The Universe wants you
here. And that’ s why you are here. Y ou’ve always been loved and will
always b e loved  throughout eternity . Y ou can live happily ever after . And so
it is.D A Y  2 1
L o v i n g  Y o u r s e l f  N o w
Thr ough mirr or work, you discover that you ar e perfect just as you ar e
and that loving yourself can heal every pr oblem. Congratulations, dear ones! This  is the last day of your 21-day adventure
in mirror work. It has brought you closer to discovering one of  the biggest
treasures of your life—the gift of loving yourself. This was not an easy journey , I know . There were a few bumps and
stumbling blocks along the way , but you stuck with it. I am so very proud of
you! Throughout this journey , you have used your mirror work to help you
examine your self-talk, quiet your inner critic, for give those wh o have hurt
you, let go of past fears, and release old beliefs and negat ive thought
patterns. In doing so, you have opened a storehouse of treasure within you. My wish for you  is to always remember that there is one thing that heals
every pr oblem, a nd that is to love yourself . When you start to love yourself
more each day , it’ s amazing how your life will get better . Y ou will feel
better . Y ou will get the job you  want. Y ou will have the money you need. Y our rel ationships will improve , and the negative ones will dissolve and
new ones will appear . Although you have completed th is course, your mirror work has  only just
begun. I t is something for you to practice every day . Y ou will most likely
encounter more bumps and even  a few detours as you continue the journey . But you  will be ready . Y ou will be able to pick yourself up, look into your
mirror , and remind yourself that you are worth loving. Y ou are perfect justas y ou are. Y ou deserve all the goodies in life. Y ou are a magnet for
miracles. Carry yo ur mirror with you. Kee p reminding the beautiful person looking
back at you that you love this person with all your heart. Let’ s af firm: When I expr ess l ove towar d myself and everyone I meet, that
love comes right back to me! In my Afterword , I will leave yo u with a list of 12 ways you can love
yourself now . Let them serve as reminders of the good work you have done
over the past three weeks. And remember: I love you! Y our Day 21 Mirror Play Exercise
1 . Go to the mirror and look at the beautiful person looking back at
you. Raise your arms and give yourself a big cheer for finishing
this course. Say these af firmations: I love you, darling. I r eally
love you. Y ou did it! Y ou completed this course. I am so pr oud of
you. Y ou can do anything you set your mind to. 2 . T ake time to express your gratitude for all the work you have
done. Say these af firmations: Thank you for hanging in ther e.
Thank you for being open to learning something new . I r eally
love you. 3 . Make a commitment to continue your mirror play . Say: I will see
you tomorr ow , gor geous. W e will discuss other ar eas that I’d like
to change. I love you. Y ou ar e worth loving. Y ou deserve only the
best. The Power Is W ithin Y ou: Y our Day 21 Journaling
Exercise
1 . Review your journal from the beginning of the course. Go
through each lesson and congratulate yourself for all the workyou have done. 2 . W rite down the areas where you have progressed the most. W rite
down some of the problems areas where you could use more
work. 3 . Go back and repeat the lessons in which you feel you need more
guidance from your mirror . 4 . If you like, share your comments about this course on my
Facebook page, www .facebook.com/louiselhay . 5 . Now go play with your inner child! Y our Heart Thought for Day 21: W e Are All Part of the
Harmonious Whole
Remember: you are part of a community of people all over the g lobe who
are working to m ake this a bette r world. W e have come together at this time
because there is something we need to learn from one another . It is safe for
us to  work on loving ourselves so that we may benefit and gro w from this
experience. W e choose to work together to create harmony in our
relationships and in every area of our lives. Divine r ight action is guiding us every moment of the day . W e say the
right words at t he right time a nd follow the right course of action at all
times. Each person is part of the harmonious whole. There is a divine blending of ener gies as we work joyfully together ,
supporting and encouraging on e another in ways that are fulfilling and
productive. W e are healthy , happy , loving, joyful, respectful, supportive,
and at peace with ourselves and with one another . So be it, and so it is. Y our Day 21 Meditation: A W orld That Is Safe
(Day 21 of the audio download)W e’ve t ouched on many things in the past 21 days. W e’ve talk ed about
negative things and positive things. W e’ve talked about fears and
frustrations. Man y of us still do not trust ourselves to take care of ourselves,
and we feel lost and lonely . Y e t we have been working on ourselves for
some time and have noticed that our
lives are changing. Lots of problems in the past aren’ t problems anymore. It doesn ’ t chang e overnight, but if we are persistent and consistent, positive
things do  happen. So let’ s share the ener gy we have, and the love we have,
with oth er people. Know that as we give from our hearts w e are also
receiving from other hearts. Let’ s open our h earts so that we can take in everyone with love , support,
and caring. Let’ s move that love to people in the street who have no homes
and no place t o go. Let’ s sh are our love with those who are angry ,
frightened, or in pain. Let’ s send love to the people who are in the process
of leaving the planet and those who have already left. Let’ s share our love with everybody , whether they accept it or not. Let’ s
hold the  entire planet in our hearts: the animals, the vegetation, and all the
people. The people we are angr y at or frustrated with. Those who are not
doing things our way . And tho se who are expressing so-called evil—let’ s
take them into our hearts, too,  so that from a feeling of safe ty they can
begin to recognize who they really are. See pea ce breaking out all over the planet. Know that you are
contributing to that peace right n ow . Rejoice that you have the ability to do
something positive to help. Acknowledge how wonderful you  are. Know
that it is the truth for you. And so it is.A F T E R W O R D
I am so happy , dear reader , to  have been able to share with you the
practice of mirror work, which has been so valuable to me in my life. My
hope is that you, too, will fin d mirror work valuable as a vehicle for
positive growth and self-care. In closin g, I would like to leave  you with 12 ways you can love  yourself
now—and alwa ys. Let them serve as reminders of what you have learned
over the past th ree weeks and provide you with ongoing support for a
joyous and fulfilling life. And always remember: I love you! 12 W ays Y ou Can Love Y ourself Now—and Always
1 . Stop All Criticism. Criticism never changes a thing. Refuse to criticize yourself. Accept yourself exactly as you are. Everybody changes. When
you criticize yourself, your changes are negative. When you
approve of yourself, your changes are positive. 2 . Forgive Y ourself. Let the past go. Y ou did the bes t you could at the time, with th e
understanding, awareness, and knowledge that you had. Now you
are growing and changing, and you will live life dif ferently . 3 . Don’t Scar e Y ourself. Stop terrorizing yourself with your thoughts. It’ s a dreadful way
to l ive. Find a  mental image that gives you pleasure an d
immediately switch a scary thought to a pleasant thought. 4 . Be Gentle and Kind and Patient. Be gent le with yourself. Be ki nd to yourself. Be patient wit h
yourself as you learn new ways of thinking. T reat yourself as yo u
would treat anyone you really love. 5 . Be Kind to Y our Mind. Self-hatred is hating your own thoughts. Don’ t hate yourself fo r
having  th e thoughts. G ently change the thoughts to more life-
af firming ones. 6 . Praise Y ourself. Criticism break s down your inner spirit. Praise builds it up. Praise y ourself as much as you can. T ell yourself how well yo u
are doing with every little thing. 7 . Support Y ourself.Find wa ys to support yourself. Reach out to friends and allow
them to help you. It is being strong to ask for help when you need
it. 8 . Be Loving to Y our Negatives. Acknowledge th at you created them to fulfill a need. Now you
are find ing new , positive ways to fulfill those needs. Lovingl y
release the old, negative patterns. 9 . T ake Car e of Y our Body . Learn about nutrition. What kin d of fuel does your body need in
order to have optimum ener gy and vitality? Learn about exercise . What kind of e xercise do you enjoy? Cherish and revere th e
temple you live in. 10 . Have Fun! Remember the things that gave you joy as a child and incorporat e
them int o your life now . Find a way to have fun with everythin g
you do. Let yourself express t he joy of living. Smile. Laugh . Rejoice, and the Universe rejoices with you! 1 1 . Love Y ourself . . . Do It Now . Don’ t wait until you get well or lose weight or get a new job or
find a new relationship. Begin loving yourself now—and do th e
best you can. 12 . Do Y our Mirr or W ork. Look int o your eyes often. Express the growing sense of love yo u
have for  yoursel f. For give yourself while looking into the mirro r . T alk to your par ents while looking into the mirror . For give them,
too. At least once. A B O U T  T H E  A U T H O R
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        But limi tations stop you from e xpressing and experiencing the totality of
possibilities. Every time you think I can’ t, you are limiting yourself. Are
you willing to go beyond what you believe today. Y our Day 17 Meditation: Affirmations for a Stress-free
Life
(Day 17 of the audio download)
Negative, fearfu l thinking only b rings more stress into your life. Here are
some af firmatio ns you can say wherever you are—in front of your mirror,
in the car, at your desk—when negative thoughts begin to surface:
I let go of all fear and doubt, and life becomes simple and easy for me. I cr eate a str ess-fr ee world for myself. I br eathe in and out slowly, r elaxing mor e and mor e with each br eath. I am a capable person, and I can handle anything that comes my way. I am center ed and focused, and I feel mor e secur e with each day. It is safe to expr ess how I feel. I can r emain ser ene in any situation. I trust myself to deal with any pr oblems that arise during the day. I r ealize that str ess is only fear. I now r elease all fears. D A Y  1 8
R e c e i v i n g  Y o u r  P r o s p e r i t y
Ar e you a magnet for miracles, money, pr osperity, and abundance. T oday you learn how you can be when you open yourself to r eceiving. This is a good time to go back and look at the notes you wrote in your
journal when you first started th is course. Do you see how much you have
learned. Can you see how much more comfortable you are with saying
your af firmations in front of the mirror. Y ou are a magnet for miracles. Do you believe that you are also a magnet for money, prosperity, and
abundance. The re is so much abundance in the world just waiting for you
to experience it. There is more money than you could ever spe nd. There is
more jo y than you could ever imagine. There are more people than you
could ever meet. If you fully understood this, you would realize that you
can have everything you need and desire. The Power within us is willing to give us our fondest dreams and
enormous abund ance in an inst ant. Are you open to receiving  it. If you
want something, the Universe doesn’ t say, “I’ll think about it. ” It readily
responds and sends it through. However, you must be open and ready in
order to receive it. I hav e n oticed th at sometimes when people come to my lectures, they sit
with their arms folded across their chests. How are they going to let
anything in. It is a wonderful g esture to open your arms wide  so that the
Universe notices and responds. I inv ite you to do that right now. Stand up, open your arms, and say, I am
open and r eceptive to all the g ood and abundance in the Universe. Nowshout it from the rooftops for everyone to hear. Prosperity can mean many t hings—money, love, success, comfort,
beauty, time, knowledge. Y ou create prosperity by talking a nd thinking
about your abundance. Y ou cannot create prosperity by talking or thinking
about your lack. When you concentrate on lack, it only creates more lack. Poverty thinking brings more poverty. Gratitude thinking brings more
abundance. Y our mirror work is a very p owerful tool that will help br ing more
prosperity into your life. When you allow the abundance of the Universe to
flow through your experiences, you can receive everything you desire. All it
takes is practice and your mirror. Whatever you give out comes back to you. Always. If you take from life,
then life  will take from you. It’ s  that simple. Y ou may feel that you do not
steal, bu t are you counting the paper clips and stamps you are t aking home
from the of fice. Are you a perso n who steals time or robs others of respect. All these things are telling the Universe, “I don’ t really deserve  the good in
life. I have to sneak it, steal it. ”
Be a ware of the  beliefs that m ay be blocking the flow of money and
prosperity in your life. Then use your mirror work to change those beliefs
and crea te new, abundant thinking. The best thing you can do if you are
having money problems is to develop prosperity thinking. There are two p rosperity af firmations I have used for many y ears that
work well for me. They will work for you, too. They are: My income is
constantly incr easing  and I pr osper wher ever I turn. When something good comes into your life, say Y es. to it. Open yourself
to receiving good. Say Y es. to  your world. Opportunities an d prosperity will
increase a hundredfold. Once a  day, stand with your arms open wide and
say w ith joy: I am open and r eceptive to all th e abundance in the Universe. Thank you, life. Life will hear you and respond. Let’ s af firm: Life supplies all my needs in gr eat abundance. I trust life. Y our Day 18 Mirror W ork Exercise
1. T oday your mirror work is going to focus on receiving your
prosperity. Stand up with your arms outstretched and say: I amopen and r eceptive to all good. 2. Now look into the mirror and say it again: I am open and
r eceptive to all good. Let the words flow from your heart: I am
open and r eceptive to all good. 3. Repeat this af firmation ten more times. 4. Notice how you feel. Do you feel liberated. Do this exercise
every morning until the end of your mirror work course. It’ s a
wonderful way to increase your prosperity consciousness. The Power Is W ithin Y ou: Y our Day 18 Journaling
Exercise
1. What are your beliefs about money. Go back to the mirror. Look
into your eyes and say: My biggest fear about money is [fill in
your fear]. W rite down your answer and why you feel this way.
Affirmations for a stress-free life.
What is the main theme of the Day 17 meditation?
The author believes that winning the lottery does not guarantee positive changes in one's life, and it's not a reliable way to solve problems.
What is the author's message about winning the lottery?
The author emphasizes the importance of gratitude, stating that it is essential for a harmonious and fulfilling life, and it can bring abundance and positivity.
What is the importance of gratitude, according to the author?
The meditation aims to help individuals learn to love themselves, forgive themselves, and heal their inner child.
What is the purpose of the Day 21 meditation?
The author advises parents to be loving and kind, and to not criticize their children, instead, they should be supportive and nurturing.
What is the author's advice for parents and children?