Be Your Own Best Friend: How to Achieve Greater Self-Esteem, Health, and Happiness

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Summary: I prefer How To, but self-esteem is good
Review: I came across this book when I was looking for a copy of the classic self-help gem "How To Be Your Own Best Friend" to re-read. I guess that is why the publisher chose to title this book so similarly !! Well, a little friendly confusion didn't do me any harm. Working on healthy self-esteem is a good, often life-long project. I admit I prefer the original book, but Louis Proto is a pretty wise and insightful author, too. Reading both of the books wouldn't hurt, and might help.

Rating:
Summary: I prefer How To, but self-esteem is good
Review: I came across this book when I was looking for a copy of the classic self-help gem "How To Be Your Own Best Friend" to re-read. I guess that is why the publisher chose to title this book so similarly !! Well, a little friendly confusion didn't do me any harm. Working on healthy self-esteem is a good, often life-long project. I admit I prefer the original book, but Louis Proto is a pretty wise and insightful author, too. Reading both of the books wouldn't hurt, and might help.

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Summary: Helping me love myself
Review: This book is full of helpful advice and exercises which will help you be your own best friend. Once you are your own best friend and love yourself this love will be expressed to others through your actions. "Be Your Own Best Friend: How to Achieve Greater Self-Esteem, Health, and Happiness" helps you to love yourself and acept everything about yourself. This book teachs use to let go of the bad images of our self and helps us change our image. "We can be any way we want to be.We don't have to be stuck with feeling bad about ourself. We can choose what to think and feel about the way we are." This book teachs you to understand and acept these good "affirmations" about ourself. At the end of the chapters there are affirmations that remind us, were OK! There are also exercises, to help us relax and look deep into ourself. This book helps us except ourself, know that love heals our mind and body, to take care of ourself, to live for the present; not the past or future, and to love ourself. This book helped me find myself. " My thoughts create a world in which I feel safe, healthy, happy, and loved." This book opens up your senses and allows you to except yourself for who you are and makes you happy about this!