Interview with Louise Lewis, Author of "No Experts Needed"

Louise Lewis has two decades of experience in marketing and advertising, having held senior-level positions on the client, advertising agency, and ad sales sides of the business. Louise considers herself a self-growth junkie, tech
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continuing to seek light, love, and wisdom in her daily life. With an innate passion for spiritual growth, she has a strong desire to give back to the world. Along with the inspiration and direction received from Spirit, Louise continues to touch the lives of all she meets. Born and raised in Louisiana, she received a bachelor’s degree in communications at California State University in Fullerton. She now resides in Southern California and volunteers at Children’s Hospital of Orange County.

Tyler: Thank you for joining me today, Louise. To begin, I understand writing “No Experts Needed” was the result of what most people would consider a traumatic experience, the loss of a job. Will you tell us a little bit about how losing your job led to your writing this book?

Louise: It’s my pleasure to be here with you. Yes, losing my job was traumatic since I’m a single gal with a mortgage and the industry (high tech) had been laying off people for two years prior to my pink-slip day. But fortunately, the trauma of it all lasted only minutes. Sounds strange, I know. But my world turned around just minutes after getting “set free” from my job.

It all started in the San Jose, CA airport. I sat in the departure area panicking over where I’d find a job. As I said, everyone-co-workers, clients, competitor companies-had already been hit by the “dot com bomb.”

In my weakened, vulnerable state, I said, “God, what am I going to do?” I began to see a mental image of myself in slow motion falling into a deep dark depression. Suddenly, from below me I “saw” two cupped hands rise up to catch me. They were the hands of God and I plopped into His palms. The plop was so great that it brought my mind back to reality and to the airport waiting area. I looked around to see if anyone saw me jump in my seat from the plop.

With a deep breath and my head hung low, I again asked, “God, what am I going to do?”

My head was lifted and I received His message, “I’ll take care of you, Louise. This is just a new chapter in your life.” In that moment, the heaviness from my worries lifted from my body, and I was able to take a deeper breath.

He repeated, “This is just another chapter in your life. You hold the pen, I’ll guide your hand, and together we’ll write one hell of a chapter.”
In that moment, I knew I had been set upon a dramatically different path in life. I didn’t know the answers to the why, how, when types of questions. I merely promised myself that I would continue to listen to and follow Spirit’s messages.

From the start, I wrote down in my journal every detail of the journey of receiving these messages. Ultimately, it was another message from Spirit that told me also to begin asking people: what is the meaning of life?

The journey, the messages, and the Spirit surrounding the many amazing events grew so large that I just had to put the story between covers and share it with the world.

Tyler: Louise, will you tell us a little bit more about these messages. How do you receive them? Would you share with us an example of a typical or special message?

Louise: Well, I’ll quickly state that I don’t hear voices; just don’t want anyone to think I’m bonkers! We all receive messages in some form or another. Who has not said something like, “I don’t know why I did that, but I just knew I had to do it.” Others fully admit that the reason for a particular action could have only come from divine intervention. Messages are being sent to all of us. But are we all listening?

As for special messages, I have received many that have taken my breath away. One, of course, is the message I received just minutes after getting “set free” from my job as I mentioned earlier. Another message so very close to my heart is the message I received from my Dad as he was passing. It’s one chapter that is a favorite among readers.

Tyler: Louise, will you tell us what that message was?

Louise: His message was “Go call your Momma.” It was his way of honoring one of my requests of him before he would pass away. I received his message just in time…it came just minutes after I left his hospital bed and just minutes before I boarded my flight back home. Just minutes after I returned to his bedside, he passed away. Coincidence?

Tyler: Of course, everyone wants to know “the meaning of life.” We also often go to self-help gurus, religion, and various teachers for answers, so I am intrigued by your subtitle, “The Meaning of Life According to You.” Why did you choose this subtitle?

Louise: Let me first say that I don’t have anything against “experts.” Collected knowledge and wisdom is very valuable and can be used to guide or motivate us to our Truth. However, when it comes to answering the touch questions about (our) life, we are left to our own knowledge of what we know to be True. In other words, no one can tell you your Truth; that is a journey you must travel alone.

So, even though I would encourage people to obtain guidance if they’re stuck in life, I think it is absolutely imperative for people to think for themselves and search for their own answer to the big questions in life. Once you do the work, you will learn that your answers to all of life’s question live within you.

Tyler: Louise, I’m interested by your statement that no one can tell a person his or her own Truth, and that the answers to life’s questions are inside of us. We live in what is relatively a Christian country, and a lot of conservative Christians will tell you Jesus is the truth and the only way to salvation is by belief in Him. Are you able to reconcile your messages with that belief, or are you not operating within the belief system of Christianity?

Louise: Does God not live within us? Should we not have a deep and personal relationship with our Creator? Do we not speak to God with our hearts?

Sorry if I’m about to “split hairs” here, but when I said, “no one can tell a person…” I really mean no human (hence, no experts) can tell you what’s inside your heart and soul. A human can guide you, etc., but only you know what you see and feel when you look inside your heart, your mind, and your soul.

Personally, I believe a person’s Truth (capital T intended) can only come from a higher source. And to hear that Truth, one must go within.

As for me operating within the belief of Christianity, simply put, I am a Christian, so it’s impossible not to operate from that base. Also, I walk through life allowing my inquisitive brain to glean a bit of understanding from the teachings of eastern philosophy. And, I also love learning and experiencing different peoples and their cultures.

When all of this (faith + knowledge + experience) marinates in my soul, a Truth rises up. I guess the quickest way for me to describe that Truth is by using the old saying, “all roads lead to Rome.” I know full well that it’s possible for people to have their own definitions or versions of this belief, so I am able to respect all interpretations. “A rose by any other name”…well, it’s still a rose!

Let me also add that I intentionally kept “No Experts Needed” on a Spiritual level vs. one of a particular religion because while walking on my Spirit-led journey, I welcomed a conversation with all people, all faiths/religions, and all cultures. Why? Because I want to be a part of the movement that gets all people thinking about the meaning of life… It comes full circle…eventually.

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Interview with Louise Lewis, Author of “No Experts Needed”

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