Kyle Cease is a stand-up comedian who had an epiphany one day. When he cognitively decided to “Work for the Universe”, he had the lovely idea of combining his two passions into one: comedy and teaching self-expansion. While this book doesn’t mention the Law of Assumption, it falls right in line with many of its principles, including the most important: you are your thoughts.

In I Hope I screw This Up, Cease explains how addictions as well as our identity definied by the past holds us back. Our past stories can often create addictions. We cling to the old story and what we know and remember, to what feels safe. Those addictions can range from food and drugs to simply zoning out online. We prevent ourselves from moving forward because we stay, and become addicted to the connections that we know and are accustomed to. If we stop and actively focus on ourselves and the present moment, we can change our story. We don’t do this, however, because change is scary. So we don’t follow our hearts.

“What I’m discovering is, an addiction is just something we use to keep us from connecting to ourselves, from connecting to our souls. … When we align with ourselves in the moment, our pain shifts to fulfillment and we’re pulled toward thoughts and actions that expand us.”

What I love about this book is the practical exercises that Cease provides. Though laborious, these are exercises that you should take to narrow down hopes, fears, dreams, passions, and everything in between. The result, you’ll find, can lead you to your soul’s calling for a higher purpose. Cease believes that we are here for a reason and that your soul has a purpose. Listening to yourself and paying attention, in the moment, can help you to align with your soul’s calling. His exercises cannot be understated. They are extremely helpful, and I recommend actually doing them.

“No matter what circumstances exist in your life, if you take one step toward the calling of your heart, you’ll begin to receive answers that you were blind to before. You’ll grow beyond the problems and challenges that seem so overwhelming and start to see solutions that have been there the entire time.”

When you follow your heart, Cease is adamant that you will be completely supported by the Universe in every way. Abundance will flow to and through you as never before. I found some of this thoughts very much in line with Abaraham / Esther Hicks with the overlying theme of love, being in the state of receiving, and even the mention of an internal “guidance system” which is one of Abraham Hick’s main concepts. He also mentions the “I AM” (Neville Goddard), and mentions Eckhart Tolle multiple times.

“What I’ve realized is that instead of trying to go get something, our job is to just let ourselves receive the limitless abundance that is available to us by acting on the knowledge that we are totally taken care of and supported no matter what.”

Cease is truly genius in the way he disguises a life-changing book filled with high-value concepts as a comedic memoir. He’s quite brilliant while remaining completely silly, and I highly suggest picking this book up.