You Can Have it All: A Simple Guide to a Joyful and Abundant Life

by Arnold M. Patent, John Gray (Foreword)

Stating that support and happiness are natural occurrences, a guide to living a joyful life presents the Universal Principals--the laws that govern all relationships--accompanied by exercises on how to acquire safety, trust, and creativity. Reprint.

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction, Spirituality

212 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1984

Reviews

[Karla · Rating 5 out of 5]

I first read Arnold Patent's wonderful words well over twenty years ago at a time when I was restless, unsettled and searching. It helped immensely then, and each time I've reread even a few pages in the years since, I've found new joy. The timeless tenets it offers are beautifully simple, yet somehow it's astoundingly profound in the perspective it instills. One of my all time favorites. To this day I recommend it often.

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have read many books with this theme, so was reluctant to pick this one up. I am so glad I did. It contains practical how-to's in addition to inspirational concepts. I can feel the changes already, as I practice listening with my heart.

[Gabrielle Jarrett · Rating 2 out of 5]

You Can Have It All is yet another 1990's book or abundance, affirmations, and positive thinking. Yet, while reading it from many years ago, I kept thinking and feeling abundance really works for a certain income level reader. Second and third generation poverty, incest, alcoholism, violence, irreparable housing, and more are rarely able to be in touch with feelings or thoughts of abundance.

Patent reminds us to accept and love our feelings, which will lead to self-love, harmony, and peace. I like that. Very Buddhist. Do not judge our feelings. They are simply feelings that give us information about our environment. When we add judgement and thought to them, they become emotions and bigger than necessary or useful. Interesting viewpoint.

I'm sure I read it twenty five years ago. Perhaps it was inspirational. For a moment. I re-read it due to a friend's suggestion. One size rarely fits most, much less all.

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

We always attract to us the people and relationships that we want and need in our lives.

Become aware of your purpose.

The way you relate to God and the universe is the way you will experience life.
If you accept that God is loving and supportive you will experience a life of total peace and joy.

Any thoughts that God is less than totally loving and supportive will determine our peace of mind and our joy.

Everything we see and feel is a reflection of the state of our own consciousness.

Our past encounters will reflect in our present encounters in not allowing any changes to occur.
We see the present in the eyes of the past.

Be totally in the present.
Be non judgemental.
Give every person the benefit that you are unaware of all that is happening in their life.

[Clayton Chase · Rating 5 out of 5]

I agree with Oprah on this one: One of the most important books I’ve ever read.

[Lucinda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just read this book again and I really don't know how many times I have read it...many! It is a great book about the laws of the universe and how they work in our lives whether we believe it or not. I like to read one chapter (one law) per day along with my scripture study and find scriptures that support the law. God created all the laws of the universe and he teaches those laws throughout all scripture.

[Jeff Maziarek · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was the very first book I read related to spiritual growth and/or metaphysics, so it holds a very special place i my heart. Many of the teachings that I initially read in 1989 were way ahead of their time based on what's popular today.

[Private Account · Rating 1 out of 5]

-Same as The Secret only it says it right out: you made everything happen to you in your entire life with your negative thinking! Even children who are molested. They made that happen to them.

That's right. It really says that.

[Jilles · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the best books about the subject even though it doesn't always explains the principles in the details of our life's. But it's all there, like in all the other great spiritual books, and interestingly enough, it is again the same principles, the same message.

[Shawn Brady · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book on shifting to spirit. I made the mistake of buying the tapes he put me to sleep very boring speaker. Think he made oprahs book clup awhile back.

[Trevor Algatt · Rating 2 out of 5]

Feels like recycled material. Boring. Read Jack Canfield's The Success Principles instead.

[J Crossley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is about how to manifest what you desire in life.

[Lloyd Bilal · Rating 3 out of 5]

excellent book

[Rose Hemminghaus · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's so good I'm reading for the 4th time!