Be Your Own Sunshine

"The wise man meets passion with peace, Hatred with love and Returns good for evil." This book "Be Your Own Sunshine" is a compilation of the 4 works by the author James Allen. The messages given from the daily life makes ourselves enhance our personality. In the first work 'As A Man Thinketh' the author wants to say that mind is the controller of all things. Man only does what his mind tells him to do. He does foolish things with negative thoughts in his mind. But positive thoughts will change everything and will lead him to success. Author futher talks about self control. Man is like 'a shade giving tree in a thirsty land, or a sheltering rock in a storm.' If a man knows how to calm himself then he will also know how to govern himself. This amalgamation of four works actually helped me to think about things differently. It is recommended to by any age group. The concept of positivity is totally understandable and inspiring. A motivational start of this month and a must read book.

James Allen pioneers in the field of motivational literature, and this book holds up to that point. The book contains 4 works by the best selling author James Allen - 1. As A Man Thinketh 2. From Passion to Peace 3. Man: King of Mind, Body, and Circumstance 4. Foundation Stones to Happiness and Success. This book dives deep into man's thoughts and the repercussions of the same. An epitome of positivity, the book teaches us numerous life lessons and helps us live our life to the fullest. I absolutely loved the teachings in the fourth chapter, and plant to re-read it everytime I feel a bit low in life. The teachings are to the point, and are a must read for every reader out there once. Lover of self help or not, do read this book at least once in your lifetime. Final Rating 4.3

'Be your own sunshine by James Allen' is a collection of four of his works 'As A Man Thinketh' , 'From Passion to Peace', 'Man: King of Mind, Body, and Circumstance', 'Foundation Stones to Happiness and Success'. -- After a long time I read a self-help book, and I personally liked it. The metaphors and philosophies noted down by James Allen regarding functionality of human mind is highly logically, and made complete sense to me. His metaphorical writing is moving and brings a sense of relief to tense mind. Especially in times like these this book was really helpful for me. I was amazed how James Allen compared human mind with a garden where either you can leave it uncultivated and let the weeds destroy it, or intelligently cultivate and bloom it. In following sections author focuses on how a human being should perceive their dreams. And how important it is to make a step forward for it instead of simply procrastinating about it. This book is a great read and I highly recommend it.