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Personal Growth Comes with Changing Your Mind"Casey challenges us to see that the only things we can control are our own attitudes and behaviors. It is possible to change the ways we respond to others and to the difficulties that come our way." —
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat,
Spirituality & PracticeLetting go of codependent relationships, finding inner peace, and changing your life starts with intentional daily practices.Bestselling author Karen Casey has sold over 3 million books that draw upon meditations, motivations, and religion, providing inspiration and support to tens of thousands of her fans worldwide. Among her most influential books are
52 Ways to Live the Course in Miracles and
Let Go Now.
Find inner peace for personal growth. If you’ve felt blocked by old behavior patterns, read
It’s Up to You which offers 12 principles for changing your life by changing your thinking. As you apply these simple yet powerful principles, you’ll find it easier to embrace positive thoughts.
All change is incremental. Apply the principles in this book one day at a time, one week at a time, to produce a healthy positive mental attitude. Karen Casey has crafted principles to teach you how meditation, paying attention, and making choices for real life change is in your hands.
With daily readings and meditations, this book teaches you how to:- Be more positive and find your purpose in life
- Let go of codependency, judgments, and change your life
- Surrender and give up control of the uncontrollable
If you’re looking for inspirational books, mindful gifts, quotes about thinking positive, or mindfulness books for adults—or enjoyed books like A Year of Positive Thinking or 5-Minute Daily Meditations—then you’ll love It's Up to You.
List of contents
Table of Contents
Introduction
Week 1: Tend Your Own Garden
Week 2: Seek Solutions
Week 3: Let Go of Outcomes
Week 4: Change Your Mind
Week 5: Choose to Act Rather Than React
Week 6: Give Up Your Judgments
Week 7: Remember That You Are Not in Control
Week 8: Discover Your Own Lessons
Week 9: Do No Harm
Week 10: Quiet Your Mind
Week 11: Every Encounter Is a Holy Encounter—Act Accordingly
Week 12: Choose the Quiet Voice of Loving-Kindness
Closing Thoughts
About the Author
About the author
Karen Casey has sold over 3 million books that draw upon meditations, motivations, and religion to guide and support women throughout the world. Based in Minneapolis since 1964, Casey is an elementary school teacher turned Ph.D. Casey published the first of twenty-eight books,
Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women, with Hazelden Publishing in 1982. Casey has spoken to tens of thousands world-wide over her forty years as a writer. Through each new experience, her gratitude and commitment grow to continue doing what brings joy to her life.
Additional notable works from Karen Casey include
52 Ways to Live the Course in Miracles: Cultivate a Simpler, Slower, More Love-Filled Life,
Let Go Now: Embrace Detachment as a Path to Freedom, and
A Life of My Own: Meditations on Hope and Acceptance.
Summary
If you’ve felt blocked by old behavior patterns, read It’s Up to You which offers 12 principles for changing your life by changing your thinking. As you apply these simple yet powerful principles, you’ll find it easier to embrace positive thoughts.
Foreword
- Karen Casey's books have sold over 8 million copies
- Karen Casey has a very large following and readership in the recovery market
- Casey worked closely with Hazelden, the world-renowned center in Minnesota, garnering her very high trust level with readers
- All Karen Casey books have full reviews on Publisher Weekly
- She is a popular public and keynote speaker where she talks about recovery and facilitation
- Casey is the author of the series “Make the Choice to be Loving” in Spirituality and Health
- She has a PhD from the University of Minnesota, where she taught.
- She runs the Women-Spirituality website/blog with a large following, which also provides information to Karen Casey’s workshops and conferences
- She has written 30 books on recovery
- Casey’s bio and books are mentioned in WebMD
- She will be the keynote speaker at the 2020 international AA conference in Biarritz, France
- PsychCentral dubs her book Codependence and the Power of Detachment a top book for children of alcoholics
