A review of The Soul Purpose: Unlocking the Secret to Health, Happiness and Success by Dr. M. Ted Morter Jr.

If you are looking for a book that provides a comprehensive look at how to live your life in a way that nurtures your mind, body and spirit, Dr. Morter's The Soul Purpose is an excellent choice. Although the writing style may not be of the highest quality, the book is very readable because the concepts are presented in short sections including what are called "Soul Principles" and "Booster Thoughts." In each chapter, Dr. Morter presents his philosophy on the topic at hand and then offers the Soul Principles as a condensed version of the concepts. These principles could be used to very positive effect as meditations or affirmations.
 
The Booster Thoughts are often stories and anecdotes that illustrate practical applications of the principles that are set forth. These allow the reader the ability to put the thoughts into action in their own lives. For example, one of the booster thoughts Dr. Morter offers is "Peace in Loving". Here he offers several practices one can engage in to integrate this element in your life. Two of the suggestions are:

· "Each time you perform an act of love you feed your spiritual field with positive energy. This serves to heal the soul. Make it a part of your life to do something loving for yourself and for someone else every single day. This will help to balance your energy and remove blockage within your body"

· "Keep in mind that you do not have to love the personality or the actions of everyone. What you need to love is the spirit within them, even if they have let their egotistical self block the perfect flow or display of that spirit. Love them as your equal in God's creation. Love them because you share the universal consciousness and almighty spirit with them. All men and women are created equally, spiritually."

Dr. M. T. Morter is the founder of Morter Health Systems and the creator of a healing technique called Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique. Since Dr. Morter's mission in life is "To improve the health of mankind worldwide" the focus of the first part of the book is on elements of health such as nutrition, hydration, exercise and rest.

Beyond that, what is offered in The Soul Purpose is an overview of a spiritual philosophy that does not align with any particular religion but embraces the concepts of many great religions such as oneness, unconditional love and acceptance, peace, forgiveness and thankfulness. Dr. Morter distinguishes between Spirit and Soul in this way. Spirit is God energy, that which is common to all of us and present in all of us to be manifested as long as we do not interfere with it. Soul is a representation of our individual choices, our thoughts and actions in the world that can either align with Spirit or separate us from Spirit.

A central theme of this book is that our thoughts are extremely powerful and that what we think brings us either closer to or farther away from a healthy and balanced life. Dr. Morter believes that our thoughts are manifested in our energy field and that thoughts that take us away from the perfection of our creator cause interference in our energy field. This interference is then manifested in our bodies and can present as illness and disease. Negative emotions interfere with our energy field and, therefore our health, while love, acceptance, peace, forgiveness and thankfulness bring us back into balance.

For anyone who is interested in how mind, body and spirit work together for our overall health, Dr. Morter's book, The Soul Purpose provides a great overview as well as many practical suggestions for how to align ourselves more fully with Spirit.

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Dina Crawford is a personal life coach, seminar leader and writer. For more information visit http://www.wingsofawareness.com.