Dear Louise,
I'm a 47-year-old female who's been truly blessed. I've been able to attend graduate school full time without having to be employed at the same time. My question is, why am I sabotaging myself? I've been given this wonderful gift, yet I wait until the last minute to start projects, I turn them in late, and then I have all kinds of excuses
and delays.
- H.J., Baltimore, MD

Dear H.J.,
Guilt, my dear . . . plain old guilt. For some reason (early childhood stuff probably), there's a part of you that doesn't believe you deserve to be "truly blessed." It's only an erroneous belief and has nothing to do with who you really are. Let it go. Just rejoice in the fact that you can live a glorious life. You're under the law of your own consciousness-that is, you live what you think. What other people think and experience has nothing to do with you. Affirm: I am truly grateful for my life. I give my
all to life, and life now shares with me the best it has to offer.


Dear Louise,
I thank you for your wonderful books, in which I've learned so much about how to manage in life. I have become so much happier. However, I constantly feel that I'm insecure and nervous, and I've suffered from panic attacks for 30 years. I've got a new job as a primary school teacher and want to succeed in it and be healthy and happy. Would you please help me with an affirmation?
— G.M., Sweden

Dear G.M.,
How terrific that you now have an opportunity to teach your pupils how to be self-confident, joyful students. What you learn for yourself you'll automatically pass on to your students. Stop thinking about past failures. Stay in the now. Stay in this moment. It's the only moment you have. What you choose to think now will create your future. So, think thoughts that make you feel good. This will change your vibration from fearful and worried to happy and confident.

Life always mirrors your thoughts. The minute a fearful thought comes up, replace it with a thought that makes you feel good. Know that you deserve a good life. What a wonderful role model you will be for your students. They're so blessed to have you for
a teacher.

Affirm: I deserve to have a good job and a good life. I am worthy of life. My students love me. Life loves me. I am safe.


Dear Louise,
What thoughts could cause "floaters" in front of my eyes? What do I need to do to clear them out? What affirmations do I need to do?
— S.K., Denmark

Dear S.K.,
I had floaters once upon a time. They occurred when I put myself under a lot of stress. I was very fearful and felt that everyone was against me. I clouded my own vision. I learned to trust life more, and the floaters are now a thing of the past.

I suggest that you stop trying to please everyone else. Slow down and take a small vacation. Do nothing if you can. Taking yoga or tai chi could be very helpful. If that's not possible, then at lease slow down your breathing. This really helped me. Take five minutes three times a day and just sit quietly. Think of what you want to do in life. Ponder upon what makes you feel good. Begin to see yourself with eyes of love. The floaters will pass if you're kind and loving to yourself. Affirm: I bless my eyes with love, I see what I love, and I love what I see. All is well in my world.


Louise L. Hay is a metaphysical teacher and the bestselling author of 27 books, including You Can Heal Your Life, Empowering Women, and Inner Wisdom. Since beginning her career as a Science of Mind minister in 1981, she has assisted thousands of people in discovering and using the full potential of their own creative powers for personal growth and self-healing. Louise's works have been translated into 25 different languages in 33 countries throughout the world.

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