81. Childhood War Survivor Guides Healing on the Inside

Early in life Mercedes recognized she had a gift. “People would come and tell me their stories. I remember as a little child, putting my hands on them and just transmitting joy. I was a very spiritual person, always believing in a Higher Power, in search of something bigger and greater.”

There were many along the way from her childhood poverty on the streets of San Miguel to her uncanny gift for seeing opportunities—little miracles—such as getting an excellent free education, working first for an international company, then in the American embassy, where she met her husband and came to the U.S.

“That your thoughts become your reality. What you say consciously, daily, creates your reality. I learned to observe what I am thinking, feeling and saying, because that will create my reality. It’s not the government, not the economy. It is what you are consistently thinking and saying that creates your reality.”

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, by Joseph Murphy (http://amzn.to/1LezA7s)

How to Know God, by Deepak Chopra (http://amzn.to/1hFtZdL)

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by Steven Covey (http://amzn.to/1DUhiWF)

Slowing Down to the Speed of Life, by Richard Carlson and Joseph Bailey (http://amzn.to/1HOJF3h)

The Celestine Prophecy, by James Redfield (http://amzn.to/1THsRCe).