don Miguel Ruiz uses storytelling to reveal forces that can stand in the way of real love - along with simple, timeless strategies for change. Drawing on teachings from the three Toltec Masteries (Awareness, Transformation, and Love), the best-selling author explores such themes as the Toltec wisdom of the heart, wisdom being a crucial complete surrender to one's true nature; the tracks of love and fear, the two most powerful emotions, constantly in conflict; and the war of control, which ends when both partners understand they are only responsible for their own happiness. Other topics include love as the natural human state, why people reject themselves; and truth, forgiveness, and self-love as keys to happiness and personal freedom.