The first book I want to mention is You Can Heal Your Life - by Louise L. Hay
This was the second 'self development' book I ever bought and the most life transforming book I'd ever discovered. It's also a book I regularly dip into even now.
This was one of the first books I found that presented the belief that 'we create our own reality by the thoughts that we think'.
I was so knocked out by the book I lent it to my Mum and sent a copy to my Dad. Judging from their feedback, I'm not sure it bowled either of them over as much as it had me!
It's a book written with common sense and abundant amounts of love.
This book truly DID change my life. I looked at the world in a different way and my world transformed 100% for the better.
Whenever I feel low I can still revisit this book and feel better. Louise's 'treatments' (like a series of 'long' positive statements) and her (shorter, equally positive, one sentence) affirmations are so uplifting.
I also love the section on various physical ailments. She gives for each ailment, or 'dis-ease', a message our body is trying to communicate to us. It's illuminating and stunningly accurate every time! A positive affirmation is also suggested to counteract the manifestation of our negative/unhelpful belief that caused the ailment in the first place.
Louise covers areas of life we all want to improve and excel in such as relationships, work, and prosperity.
I love Louise Hay and thank the Universe for revealing her to me! I've absorbed every Louise Hay book and tape I can lay my hands on and loved them. But for me, 'You Can Heal Your Life' is the ultimate classic and 'Bible' for living a life you love.