About Betty’s Book: The Power to Change
The Power to Change: The Shadow Side of Idealism by Author Betty L. Smith
When author Betty L. Smith’s husband returned from military service in the early 50s, they started a family. Unaware that cultural conditioning was misguiding their lives, they recreated their dysfunctional family origins. Unbearably unhappy, Betty stood at a dinette window and cried out to God. She wanted things to change regardless of the cost.
The spirit of all life answered her prayer. “If you want change in your life, then feel your feelings, write, and speak from the truth of your own experience.” With this book of essays, reflections, and poems, Betty shares her personal journey through relationships, healing, and understanding. Her passage from “good girl” to “genuine self” was a powerful transformation. Now, she feels her true emotions and experiences life at a higher level of consciousness. She shares her process of learning to trust her own authority.
“Anyone facing personal change in their lives will find this book — part memoir, part guidebook — both instructive and empowering.”
Hal Z Bennett
Author of Write From the Heart
Filled with unabashed emotion, The Power to Change confronts the negative cultural attitudes we experience as children. This conditioning often becomes a psychological straitjacket. By combining her experiences with the tenets of belief systems such as Shamanism, Sufism, and Christianity, Betty explains how to listen to your heart-brain energy. By doing so, you’ll become centered in your own authority. If you have ever felt poorly about yourself, this book is a must-read.
“In The Power To Change, Betty Smith writes with great feeling and courage about her life-long struggle to speak and live her truth. Please read this book and be inspired to connect authentically with yourself -through love and acceptance. And discover why life-affirming communication, where we feel truly heard, understood, and respected is critical for our health and happiness.”
–Dr. Dean Shrock
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132 Pages, Softcover, 6 x 9, $13.95
Published by iUniverse
ISBN: 978-0-5954-6339-8
More Praise for The Power to Change
“Betty’s ability to take her wounded childhood and bring those experiences to the light of transformation is a gift for all to read. We can learn from and relate to many of her life experiences. Her refreshing perspectives show new ways to expand our conscious awareness.”
–Cecilia Dearborn, Retired Teacher
“In reading this book, I find it refreshing with the author’s transparency and honesty. She is a true metaphysical scientist discerning the voices within and choosing the higher path.”
–Ken Norton
“What I found the most valuable in reading this book is the understanding of how in creating a “false front,” we invalidate our true feelings. By not knowing our self, this results in low self-esteem and not being able to trust our inner guidance.” –Jeannie Andersen
“A more authentic voice I’ve never read. The author defies all convention of our “good” Judeo-Christian society and exposes the conspiracy of the patriarchy. She speaks with a raw authenticity to the enslavement of women and men by a manufactured moral code designed to degrade and control.”
–Barbara Wilson, Insurance Broker