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Title: Illusive Secrets

Subtitle: Discovering the Power of Self-Honesty

Author: James Patrick McDonald

Narrator: James Patrick McDonald

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-06-15

Publisher: James Patrick McDonald

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Self Development, Motivation & Inspiration

Publisher's Summary:

In Illusive Secrets: Discovering the Power of Self-Honesty, McDonald demonstrates the power self-honesty has to change our lives, and he asks with tender compassion if we have the willingness to meet our true selves.

With each secret he discovers, McDonald inspires us to look inward as the means of transcending our fear-based state of consciousness. His candid demonstrations reveal thoughts and experiences we all have, but very few of us are willing or able to explore. Each self-deception Jim uncovers empowers us to look at our own lives with transformative honesty.

Uncovering our own illusive secrets gleaned from his examples leads us to the realization that we're responsible for our suffering, and it's never the external causes we are taught to blame. We begin to understand that our thoughts, judgments, and need to control are directly related to our personal happiness and sense of inner peace.

Illusive Secrets offers a doorway into our own self-deception. While our initial glimpses may be frightening enough to evoke steadfast resistance and blinding denial, each experience softens that resistance and intensifies our desire to continue. We grow in self-awareness with each step, coming ever closer to the happiness, joy, and freedom we long to experience.

Illusive Secrets is a profoundly spiritual approach to a better way of life that facilitates our journey toward the expression of love on a daily basis. It teaches nothing directly. Instead, it offers examples that inspire those who are willing to follow an honest path of self-awareness leading to one final destination: our true self.

Members Reviews:

A Real Eye-Opener!

This book was far beyond what I imagined it would be. First, it was such an easy read that I could have easily read it in one sitting because after reading each chapter, I couldn't wait to move on to the next one. But I found that if I paced myself and read one chapter a day (or even one chapter a week) and really got honest with myself, taking the time to evaluate my own reactions in daily circumstances and why I react that way, amazing things began to happen. I was drawn into this book by Jim's brutal honesty, admitting to having thoughts we all have from time to time but never talk about or say out loud. Being a woman who grew up in the South and taught to smile and be kind regardless of how I feel inside, I wouldn't even admit to myself how self-serving many of my actions are on a daily basis. Jim forced me to look at myself in a way I had not been brave enough to look at myself before. Many chapters brought up feelings that were uncomfortable at first, but the beauty of this book is that once these thoughts are brought to the surface, they can be healed, released, and transformed into something much more pleasant and healthy.

I took my time reading this book and will most likely refer to it over and over to remind myself not to fall back into old patterns. I have read many 'self-help' books in the past 20 years but this one was more helpful than most. It is definitely at the top of my list. I am grateful for Jim's candor - he helped me to look at parts of myself that I was ashamed to see in the past.