Review by Sharon Young. I had reached a point in my life where I had put aside my dreams, my goals and aspirations.
Single again and in my mid-fifties I was going through the motions of a type-A career, worried each day I would
be one of the millions of Americans laid off from their jobs. I had survived a major flood and lost many of my
prized possessions. Within a decade 5 people close to me had passed away. At night I came home and stared at
the television, the passionate young woman I once was...lost... somewhere inside me.
It was then - through a twist of fate - the book "Master of My Universe" ended up in
my hands, and it pretty much changed my life. This is not another "ho-hum" self-help book. It is a life
management guide on how to be purposeful and active in your own choices - instead of maintaining a
"victim" mentality. This is a guide for everyone who once had dreams and lost them. It is a journey
to rediscovery through the halting of negative self-talk, replaced with self-reflection, then action
by working through simple (yet eye-opening) assignments at the end of each chapter.
Author Alice Elliot Brown helps us to understand the basic principles which guide
the universe: Dream. Believe. Create. Deal. Reward. "First you dream. Second you believe your dream
will happen. Third, you release all your creative energy into it; fourth, you nurture your seeds; and
fifth, you make a deal with the universe," Brown writes.She keeps the reader's interest by creating lively
conversations with characters that represent parts of ourselves. Brown's humor, wit and imagination had me
laughing out loud as she takes us on trips to "Fantasyland," which we soon discover is more truth than fantasy,
and the place where we can find our lost dreams and connect with our destiny. All our choices are contained
in the role we play on our world's stage.
I was most intriqued with the way she combines science and religious beliefs. She is
a software executive with a degree in electrical engineering and a Harvard MBA. Her insights into quantum
physics and string theory helped me remove filters I had placed on my own perceptions. I learned to watch
for and interact with coincidence and synchronicity. The same week I started reading the book I found a
beloved item that had been lost for two years. I considered that an answer from the universe that I was
traveling in the right direction!
Reading "Master of my Universe" I discovered my decision-making patterns, and created
a new legacy statement for myself. In the past I let my marriage, my children, my job define who I was.
This left me feeling I was unworthy to "be" something for myself. Be prepared for a surprise ending that
still has my mind reeling with possibilities. It has to do with numbers, and an ancient code that was built
into language. The author promises a software program is forthcoming that will allow readers to explore this new
(but ancient) frontier.
The book doesn't end with a review of pat answers. Master-of-My-Universe.com is an
interactive website that invites continued discussion and offers guidance on everything from starting your
own business to budgeting, career planning, and sustainable lifestyles. I still have many questions as I
explore my rekindled dreams and the author gives us a place to go to follow our path of discovery.
I don't feel alone anymore, I have hope and a spring in my step again. I'm up off the
couch and moving in a new direction, so I feel lucky to have found this book, or maybe it found me.
