Monday Blogcrawl

When I worked at a New Age bookstore, one of the big sellers every year was Louise L. Hay's page-a-day inspirational calendar. Last year, at the Hay House I Can Do It! Conference I bought one for myself and one for my mum. It was the first time I'd ever owned one, and I did enjoy reading a new positive affirmation every day. My mother, too, loved it, and this year the first thing we did when we arrived at the 2012 conference was get our copy of next year's calendar. During the conference, Cheryl Richardson said she buys 100 copies every year to give away to friends, so it seems that plenty of people love this little calendar. Today's says "There is a new spring in my step," so let's spring into the internet to see what's been happening in the world of self-help:

• Self-help powerhouse Dr. Joe Vitale talks about the power of the Mirror Technique, and the influence of Claude Bristol
• Oprah favourite Mark Nepo has a new book (at least, I wasn't aware of it till now) called Seven Thousand Ways to Listen. Here is a video of him talking about it
• Co-inside presents 10 books that will change your life
• A new study says that public affirmations of positivity will help you deal with chronic pain
• Louise Hay becomes an increasingly legendary figure, and A Celebration of Women gives us a very nice overview of her career and work
• Who's the bigger neanderthal - Tim Ferriss or Tucker Max? I don't know if this is serious or not, but it's fun - from Koanic Soul
• This month Doreen Virtue launches her Angel Detox. And Heal Your Life has Doreen advising us how the Archangel Raphael can help us to heal
• Maitri Bhavana is cultivation of the mind, a Buddhist concept, and The Times of India has a nice article on how we can cultivate unconditional love