The ‘Power of the Possible’ by Auriela McCarthy is a beautiful touching book that inspires you to be more loving and forgiving. We learn that nothing changes until we change. Relationship expert Auriela says, “We must lose the battle of being right to win the war of being happy.”
I absolutely adore this book. The first time I read it, I found myself ridiculing some of the beliefs and notions I had. This book teaches you to change yourself in order to change the ones you love and care about. I felt peaceful and happy after reading Auriela McCarthy’s soul-cleansing writing that I keep reading the book over and over again whenever I feel hurt or frustrated.
“I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it, or fade it, or fix it. I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life’s betrayals, or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain…”
Oriah Mountain Dreamer has written this. So true, isn’t it? Most of us recoil from being hurt or cheated again. Once bitten, twice shy. This book has taught me to be more open to new experiences. To be less judgmental. To be more tolerant. Every time I feel my resolve slipping, every time I feel it’s not worth it, I read a single chapter from this book and it uplifts me.
It’s funny how every line Auriela has written makes so much sense. Almost, as if I knew all this all along but seeing it in writing made me want to implement what she says.
I’ve learnt it’s no point trying to make the other person come around to your point of view. You can only state your reason and feelings and come away. Why, I experienced a situation some time back… My friend had an opinion and was trying to advise me and the first feeling that came to me was one of indignation. Then, scorn. What does he know? And finally dismissal. I knew what’s right. He had no right to tell me what to do. He doesn’t know the entire situation. Excuses, excuses… A small voice at the back of my head told me to open my eyes and assess the situation wearing his shoes. What if he had kept quiet? Would something had have happened? Maybe. I accepted his advice and filed it away for further use. ‘The Power of the Possible’ taught me to listen.
I learnt to forgive and let go. This took quite some time. Sometimes, I used to wake up in the middle of the night and wonder about the people who entered and had left my life… I used to mostly wonder about the ones who left… Why? Wasn’t I important to them? These were some of the questions that plagued me. I felt like throwing a lasso and tugging them back... but now I am starting to feel that it’s better to appreciate the ones who are there right now and be happy that I had shared wonderful moments, with the ones who are no more part of my life, which I would cherish forever. I’m learning to let go of the past.
A very heart-warming soul-searching book that makes you want to live in gratitude. I recommend this book to everyone and anyone… who would want their epitaph to read
“This person cried everyday, but not from sadness,
But because the world’s so beautiful… and
Life’s so short.”
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