Llewellyn Worldwide - The Secret of Letting Go: Excerpt

Find Happiness Now

Meet the revised and expanded edition of your favorite self-help book, The Secret of Letting Go by Guy Finley. This classic has been updated inside and out.

Stress—It's Everywhere
Many things can cause stress, including work, school, relationships, or finances can weigh on you. There may even be things you have forgotten, but their negative effects remain. The results of all this stressful baggage include signs of early aging, a quick temper, inflexibility, unhappiness, feelings of exhaustion, and even chronic or sudden illness.

The Secret to Health and Freedom
Now imagine for a moment what it would be like to be free of all that useless mental and physical garbage. Think of all the energy, happiness, and joie de vivre you could have; all you would have to do is let go of what's holding you back.

Letting go is a process with numerous techniques. Here you'll discover ways to conquer stress and live life on your own terms. Included is a ten-step, easy-to-follow process, with practical techniques, affirmations, concepts, ideas, and methods you will use.

New Material for a New Edition
As a result of your comments, Guy Finley has updated the book and added new material, including:

· A new preface by the author
· Five illusions keeping you from letting go
· Seven ways to increase spiritual strength
· Six responses to free you from false responsibilities
· Ten traits of the true spiritual warrior
· The "Bill of Lights"

Stop Suffering
Many people believe a little suffering is good, whether to protect others or deal with personal problems. In actuality, suffering does not prove you know what it means to care about yourself or others, it just proves that you're unclear about the nature of caring and are being careless with yourself. Here you'll learn nine powerful ways to snap the spell of suffering.

The Key to Spirituality
Spiritual practices require the release of stress, anger, guilt, and anything that directs you away from the higher planes of existence. Wouldn't it be better to let go of everything that holds you back from the spiritual?

The techniques, exercises, concepts, and ideas in The Secret of Letting Go will free you from any restrictions you put on yourself. The blocks to being happy and free of harmful stress gone, everything you need to start a new life is right here.

With more than 200,000 copies sold, this message of self-liberation has touched people around the world. Discover how to extinguish self-defeating thoughts and habits that undermine true happiness. True stories, revealing dialogues, and thought-provoking questions will guide you toward the endless source of inner strength and emotional freedom that resides within us all.