The Positive Thinking Secret Paperback – July 24, 2013

Although this book is a terrifyingly graphic read about Aaron's journey with Ulcerative Colitis, it shows just how much strength we have when it comes to being affected by such diseases. I have my own journey with a different disease, (also overcome through diet & positive thought processes), and even though I was disturbed by the level of pure suffering in this book, I knew there would be a good outcome. The medical profession has a lot of skill & knowledge, but the complete denial of dietary changes helping with a disease like this is ridiculous. I am part of a large community where people are successfully using diet & mindset to overcome serious chronic conditions with no cure - what else are we to do? Give up and accept the fated hand we have been dealt? I think not. I enjoy reading books where people share how they have overcome such awful diseases, it offers a great deal of hope to those suffering from them and for myself, it is the reason why I did not give up or give in. And this book is not particularly religious - yes it mentions god & religion, but it is not offensive or out of context, and if we all adopted a faith of some kind we may be able to overcome more in our lives. I am not a religious person, but I do believe there is a faith for us all & that generally comes from within. Everyone is entitled to a view & opinion, but I think this story of strength, Aaron's & his family's, how everyone is affected by one person's suffering, is well worth reading. When I bought the book it was called "There is no bad day", I do think the new title may be misleading for some about what the content of the book may hold.

This book is about a man who suffers from physical pain yet is determined to get to the other side of the pain while finding joy in his life. He does this with great courage and has much love and support from his family! What is learns from this is that positive thinking and joy is such a help to healing.He offers so much encouragement to the reader. And for me, I really have benefited from reading this book because I suffer from chronic shoulder pain because of a automobile accident. And when I am stressed out, the pain can be rather intense. So reading this book showed me that I need joy in my life and positive thoughts.*My favorite part of this book is the section on All Things Work Together For Your Good. Even through his pain, he took time to write a list of things he is learning. This was so inspiring to me!Personally I found this book to be an excellent read!

The author is a real estate businessman by profession who wanted to shift his focus on teaching about Amazing Life, when all of a sudden, everything changes diversely against his fate.The author, a father of four children, is affected by a severe colon disorder (Ulcerative Colitis) leading to unbearable pain and agony for over two months at home and hospital. He witnesses and experiences the severest of pain in this world with blood stools, frequent puking, and never ending sleepless painful nights. He loses weight by over forty pounds during this time and almost comes face to face with death. Just at this time, he gets operated and gets his colon (part of large intestine) removed forever, by a smart doctor. But his mental torture doesn’t stop there! His eight year old son gets mentally affected due to the dilapidated conditions at home and almost kills himself, one day. The author with the help of his ever supporting wife Nan, overcomes this emotional suffering by following some valid points, which are worth reading.The author uses his personal story to educate the reader as to how one can combat pain and suffering through faith, positive attitude towards life, and some dietary changes, in order to achieve the Amazing Life, one always has around the corner. To get this, its all in the positive thought process of such persons only.Positives: The reader stands benefited by getting to learn the importance of faith in God, positive thinking attitude (that all pain and suffering ultimately leads to something for your own good), and that there is nothing called a Bad Day in anyone’s life. This is truly motivating for a person who is depressed and feels that he is on the edge of an emotional collapse. The importance of healthy organic food, substituting the processed food is also emphasized by the author, for a healthy and positive living. I feel that this book should be in the library of every person who once in a while feels that he is born for troubles and his life is not worth living. This book has one of the best Epilogues ever read by me till now. There are also suggestions of valuable books to read written by famous authors, in order to have more control over negative emotions.Negatives: The author always feels thankful and emotionally strong for every bad thing that happens to him despite being stumped many times with repeated excruciating pain in the abdomen and many emotional blackouts. This, I think, was possible only because of his ever supporting wife, siblings and in-laws which might not be available for many of the kind, across the world. In fact half the suicides in the world are attributed to lack of support from the family members when the person is emotionally and physically subdued. Somehow, I feel the author was lucky to have this……!My rating is 3.5 out of 5

I was thoroughly inspirited by this book. In all the self improvement and inspirational reading I have done there is always talk of a peaceful, great and happy life. I do not recall one that talks about and reaches for am AMAZING life. It is a better way of thinking about getting to the next level in life.Aaron has been through a lot in his life and sounds like he could not be more pleased than where he is right now. What a positive person.A topic I was not prepared for was any discussion about God. Not all people are believers but there are people that believe in a higher power or universal mind or some name, being or spirit that they have connected with. I did not reduce the rating for this because I simply think what I believe in and move on.Very good book. Well written and well worth reading.

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Thank you so much for writing your story. Truly inspiring. I. Shall. Be. Reading it again and trying out this simple message.Kerry f. Brisbane. Australia

I feel very lucky to come across this book in my life.I came here to gain some motivation around and I certainly got it.....After reading about 10-12 pages, I thought this is something like an ordinary one but it is not.....I kept faith in the book and continued to read and my Faith didnt pull me down.....And 'Faith' is the thing which is strongly addressed in this book... Humans have good days as well as bad days.....We cannot consider one sunny day as a summer.........In times of good, we need to be happy without considering the future's hard times........And In times of bad, we should try to see good things in them......That is nature...... This review is a bit big but essential to explain the book.....If life goes in the way of good, we should continue to be in it, and if the life goes in the way of bad, then probably we must agree it and try to take things which we learnt from those hard times........And this book also tells something about love and Compassion in the family by the author's own story.... Finally,Life is truly amazing.....and we must agree it