Mastery of Love Review

Like the title says, this is a review of the self-help book I just finished reading. But before I get started, a quick shout to Savannah Eadens for getting me out of my Imposter Syndrome (I was so intimidated by the philosophy of this book, I was considering not writing a review, even though a part of me really wanted to).

Back to the Review

Fifteen pages of notes... yes, F I F T E E N pages of notes is what I ended up with after I finished my first round with Don Miguel Ruiz's, "The Mastery of Love."

Ruiz is a spiritual teacher who has dedicated his life to sharing his wisdom on Toltec mythology and scientific perspectives, in order to promote healthy loving lifestyles to people around the world.

The Mastery of Love is the first book of his "Toltec Wisdom Series" that I've read, but I'm definitely going to purchase the rest of the series to continue my personal growth.

I'm not going to share specifics of the book because I don't want to ruin anyone's experience, and everyone's experience is going to be different.

I tried to read this book back in 2016, but I guess I wasn't in the right mindset yet (maybe not mature enough to realize I needed to learn from it), so I only read the first four pages and quit. I picked it up again on April 29th, 2019, and didn't finish until May 20th, 2019. Mind you, this book is 210 pages and I'm normally able to read novels of this length in two weeks, but this book is not one to breeze through. The things he talks about in the various chapters are concepts that require some time for processing (hence the fifteen pages of notes).

This is what set the premise for me, especially because I chose to read this book with the intention of growing; it was not assigned.

For the past two years, I've been on a selfish mission to love myself and heal from past traumatic experiences, so I can then help others do the same.

But do y'all know how hard it is to be honest with yourself and what brings you pain?

It's uncomfortable AF!

But as I tell myself and my peers,

There's no growth in comfort.

So here I am, reading this book that is making me name and "touch my wounds," so I can start the healing process (rolling my eyes to myself).

The lessons in this book are teaching me (present tense because this is going to take a while, like years,) to put the onus on myself for who I am (and I have to be who I really am), what I do, and how I feel. If I don't realize that I am in control of my heaven or hell, I will continue living in hell.

By applying this concept to my everyday thinking, I've actually been able to start healing some of my relationships and have seen a change in reactions. I actually "feel the love".

Can you imagine waking up, going about your day, and going to bed, all in love?

Sounds like heaven to me.

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As I said, I don't want to spoil anyone's experience with this book, so I didn't add any specifics of the lessons (except for maybe one or two), but I highly recommend this book to anyone who is trying to heal from trauma, revive or repair any relationships, and/or gain a better understanding of themselves.

For those of you that have read or are reading the book, drop ❤️ and comment your thoughts below.

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Successfully,

Flor E. Carabez