The Secrets That Lie Within

By Kerry Hearns-Smith and Vicky Arledge

An enchanting tale that unveils the secrets to finding your Tru-Self and reaching your optimal being. Uncover your own true beliefs and potential from the truth that lies within all of us -- the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 097179670X
• ISBN13: 9780971796706
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Arbor Pub
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.3" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Fun, Creative Path to Self-Discovery!

We all love a good story. And Kerry Hearns-Smith and Vicky Arledge sure know the power of a good fable! They've written this imaginative tale to help each reader discover his or her unique path to an optimal life. Reading The Secrets The Lie Within is fun and enlightening. The characters reveal aspects of our own personalities, aspects we can explore as we move through the fable. Delightful and useful -- great for children and teens, too!-- Graciela Sholander, http://dreamitdoit.net

Simple and Profound

It is a pleasure to share my review of the "Secrets Within" book. There is nothing better than a story to get information across. But a parable tops a story, and this parable is tops. Not only is the story interesting but the personal lessons within the story are meaningful, helpful, executable, and satisying. It's a little treasure.

A Fable of Universal Truths

Kerry Hearns-Smith and Vicky Arledge have created a wonderful story to illustrate aspects of an optimal life. I especially enjoyed how they brought out the different behavioral styles of the characters. Instead of a "how-to" or "7 steps" approach to teaching the laws of life, they weave their ideas into a magical tale. The result is a wonderful journey of learning that is enjoyable and magical. Take a trip through "the Secrets that lie within" to find your "Tru" self!

Would be 5 star except for blatant self promotion

"The Secrets that Lie Within" is a well written fable that explores the disabling effects of fear in a person's life. By using the art of fable the authors take us on a journey from an ideal village where the people are happy and open to outsiders to one that has become fearful of outsiders and built walls around the city. While this practice does keep others out, it also keeps the inhabitants prisoners inside their own city. A few more enlightened citizens leave to find out the truth, but by the time they return everything is different and they are outsiders. While it is a story of this village, it is also a story of our internal selves. When faced with things that confuse us it is easy to retreat to a place that is walled up and safe. This seals us in from the danger but also leaves us a prisoner of fear and false beliefs. The story is an example of how to follow your heart and restore harmony to your self. While it is a story of reclaiming the peace that should be yours and finding your true self, every opportunity within the book is used to point the reader to the Tru-Self program, a part of the Tru-Skills program which is in turn a program of Tru-Skills, LLC, a corporation that was started by the authors. As such it is not only a wonderful story of overcoming fear and reclaiming your self, but also a piece of marketing literature. Unfortunately the continuous references to Tru-Self reduce the effectiveness of the message. While it may be an excellent program to help people work through problems such as that represented in the book, it would have worked better if it were put in an appendix with an explanation of the program. With the over-abundance of marketing hype that people are exposed to everyday, I found it made the red flags go up immediately the first time I saw the words Tru-Self show up in the text. This immediately reduced the enjoyment of the fable itself. But even with this caveat, it is still a recommended read.