Prospering Woman

great book for busting out of the jail of self doubt. Prospering Woman examines the ways we convince ourselves we can not (or should not) prosper, and then offers ways to get out of the habit. More than a self-help book, it looks closely at how we manifest in our outer lives what we focus on in our interior monologues (if you tell yourself you are poor and lonely, you will continue to be so). And thanks to a tone that is both practical and spiritual, you find yourself giving over to it, sensing somehow that as esoteric as it all sounds, it makes sense.

Of course, you can have the best attitude in the world, but, as the book makes clear, you also have to do the work. Still, if you come to terms with the idea that while you may be hindered by the fear of failure, you might also be hindered by the fear of success, you've armed yourself with a powerful weapon against whatever may be holding you back.

Written in the early eighties but still valid today, the book somehow manages to be jam-packed without being dense or heavy-handed. I suspect that for many of us, when you read it you'll see yourself, whether you were expecting to or not. A useful tool for single mothers intent on jettisoning some old baggage.

by Ruth Ross; Bantam Books; Toronto; 1982

Old fashioned "A" courtesy Dover Publishing