How To Be Happy In Spite Of Yourself

Author : Dr. Robert Dawson
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 1504309790
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Be Happy in Spite of Yourself written by Dr. Robert Dawson and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much has been said about happinessabout what it is and how to get it. Little has been said about how to stay happy. We all share the experience that happiness is hard to achieve and even harder to hold on to. We are not often happy, and when we are we dont stay happy for long. In contrast, we are often unhappy, and when we are it seems to be enduring. Why? In How to Be Happy in Spite of Yourself, author Dr. Robert Dawson offers a look at happiness and explains why instinct needs us to be unhappy. It answers the following questions: What is wrong with me or with others? Is something broken that needs to be fixed? Is it possible for me to be happy more of the time? Can I get better at snapping out of being unhappy? Dawson details the three-step habit we need to develop to moderate the negative effect of the human survival instinct on the quality of our life. When we realize our instinct is undermining our happiness and see it for what it isa normal and necessary automatic reaction to lifes challengeswe are on the way to being happy in spite of it.

Author : Henry Madison Morris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to be Happy in Spite of Yourself written by Henry Madison Morris and published by . This book was released on with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Backus
Publisher : Bethany House
ISBN 13 : 1556612907
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learning to Tell Myself the Truth written by William Backus and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 1994-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A six-week guide to freedom from anger, anxiety, perfectionism and more that utilizes the principles of truth therapy. Workbook format.

Author : Joel Osteen
Publisher : FaithWords
ISBN 13 : 0892969938
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Every Day a Friday written by Joel Osteen and published by FaithWords. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the joy of God's message and begin each day with a positive outlook with these words of wisdom from Lakewood Church pastor and #1 New York Times bestselling author Joel Osteen. Research that shows people are happiest on Fridays. Now, learn how you can generate this level of contentment and joy every day of the week. As a man who maintains a constant positive outlook in spite of circumstances, Osteen has described this message as a core theme of his ministry. With personal experiences, scriptural insights, and principles for true happiness, he'll show you how to find the same opportunities for pure joy that you experience at five o'clock on Friday.

Author : George Sand
Publisher : Boston : Roberts
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Sister Jeannie written by George Sand and published by Boston : Roberts. This book was released on 1874 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Judy Kersey
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1973677946
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Silent Shaking: the Power to Heal Yourself written by Judy Kersey and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in an imperfect world. I am flawed, you are flawed. My book is not perfect. If you are looking for perfection, you will not find it in these pages. I didn’t pay to have this book edited. I want you to feel rather than look at grammar errors. I want my words to penetrate your soul, to experience my sorrow, laughter, hope, and love. This book is about a dream that was planted in my spirit almost 15 years ago. I did not know the trials that were required to give hope to others on their life journey. For many years, I hid behind a mask of illusion, hiding my childhood trauma and pain. I was a people pleaser. My heart had good intentions, but my spirit was broken, damaged, and I did not know how to fix myself. I pursued my educational goals, received my master’s in Autism, suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury, and experienced the suicide of my student in the Sparks Middle School Shooting. This is a true story of struggle, pain, hope, love, brain injury, defeat, unanswered questions, and victory. This book reveals my “Silent Shaking” and how I healed.

Author : Joy Marie Clarkson
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493435949
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aggressively Happy written by Joy Marie Clarkson and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A sumptuous feast."--HALEY STEWART, author of Jane Austen's Genius Guide to Life "Her unflappable hope and sense of enchantment radiate through every page."--BOZE HERRINGTON, novelist "Lyrical prose and delightful storytelling."--THE REV. DR. GLENN PACKIAM Discover the Way Toward a Lighter, Braver, and Wiser Life This old world can be exhausting, despairing, and cynical. But you don't have to be. Instead, you can unlock the power to a happy life--an act of defiance that will make you more resilient in times of turmoil, pain, and chaos. Cultivating happiness takes grit, determination, and a good sense of humor. It's not always easy, but it's well worth it. Beloved writer Joy Marie Clarkson leads the way, crafting an audacious case for happiness no matter what you're going through. With her signature humor and lyrical storytelling, Joy offers an irresistible invitation: "If we accept that life will be full of difficulties and sorrows, we then have two options: to resign ourselves to life generally being a bummer, or to seek enjoyment, delight, and hope in the midst of (and in spite of!) life's up and downs. To put it bluntly: You could choose to cultivate happiness, or you could not. . . . I think we should go for it." Go, therefore, and choose an aggressively happy life.

Author : Ellen Castro
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780986349904
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Happy in Spite of People written by Ellen Castro and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-10 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's challenging times, Happy in Spite of People, is the crucial missing "peace" that nourishes your mind, heart and spirit. This uplifting, liberating and relevant parable provides an innovative and pragmatic approach to dealing with people at work and in life where 12 complex human personas and personalities are represented as cats. You will laugh while you learn and be energized with refreshing insights, proven techniques and timeless truths for having healthier relationships. Break through personal roadblocks, take charge of your choices and communications, and achieve better results and more success! Happy in Spite of People makes people skills simple and fun for everyone! Gain a glimpse into the human psyche to see beyond the appearances to the truth. Everyone is on your team for greatness - no exceptions. REJUVENATE your soul by putting the fun back into dys-fun-ction and LIVE your greatest and most fulfilling life now! You are meant for greatness! Everyone is in the people business! Emotional intelligence (EI) is gaining momentum as the critical success factor for organizations and business people where job competence and experience no longer suffice. According to Daniel Goleman, EI accounts for up to 69 percent of job performance. Applied emotional intelligence - people genius - builds trust in oneself, in others and in life. Through my experiences as a global executive coach and trusted consultant across 17 industries, I have found that trust is the factor that ultimately determines our competitive advantage, our success and our well-being. Happy in Spite of People takes EI from a mental and intellectual theory to a practical, personally relevant and authentic approach to people and life through light-hearted storytelling and humor providing giggles, laughter and refreshing insights that refuel and energize the time-starved, stretched, stressed, depleted or weary. The cats deliver life messages, the struggles and tensions of interpersonal relationships. The parable is depersonalized as you see the cats acting out in your everyday life. Happy in Spite of People alleviates the "mystery" of identifying various personalities and how to adjust to their style thus optimizing interactions and creating heartfelt connections by providing insightful practical, concise tips and actions while eliciting self-understanding and self-acceptance. Happy in Spite of People is easy to understand and is a real-world blueprint for dealing with all the "cats" in your life and a life-changing solution for living as courageously as only you can. You were created on purpose for a purpose! Unwind, reflect, learn, smile and ignite your relationships while gaining a greater sense of significance, meaning, self-confidence and true success. You are meant for greatness!

Author : Simon McCarthy-Jones
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 1541646983
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spite written by Simon McCarthy-Jones and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spite angers and enrages us, but it also keeps us honest. In this provocative account, a psychologist examines how petty vengeance explains human thriving. Spite seems utterly useless. You don't gain anything by hurting yourself just so you can hurt someone else. So why hasn't evolution weeded out all the spiteful people? As psychologist Simon McCarthy-Jones argues, spite seems pointless because we're looking at it wrong. Spite isn't just what we feel when a car cuts us off or when a partner cheats. It's what we feel when we want to punish a bad act simply because it was bad. Spite is our fairness instinct, an innate resistance to exploitation, and it is one of the building blocks of human civilization. As McCarthy-Jones explains, some of history's most important developments—the rise of religions, governments, and even moral codes—were actually redirections of spiteful impulses. A provocative, engaging read, Spite shows that if you really want to understand what makes us human, you can't just look at noble ideas like altruism and cooperation. You need to understand our darker impulses as well.

Author : Terence Barnett Magness
Publisher : Triple-Gem.net publications
ISBN 13 : 064651394X
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Brood of Time written by Terence Barnett Magness and published by Triple-Gem.net publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would two literary geniuses have in common especially when they come from entirely different social backgrounds and societies and a different point in time? Many, as this unique analysis of Shakespeare and Tolstoy shows. The book has two parts; the first is on Leo Tolstoy and the second, on William Shakespeare and runs to a total of 470 pages. The author analyses these literary figures through their personalities and their respective works: through their internal turmoil and torment, as moral beings wrestling with the vicissitudes and inequities of life. These literary giants¿ consciences and actions are examined in minute detail from the perspective of the Law of Kamma as it is understood in Buddhism, Theravada Buddhism to be precise. The stories that these writers told bespeak of their own trials and tribulations, foibles and insecurities of life, as well as their struggle with social issues of the day. Whereas Tolstoy, being an aristocrat, was prepared to speak his mind loud and clear about the injustices of his society and be ridiculed for his views and his own actions, in contrast Shakespeare wasn¿t prepared to do so largely because of his relatively low social status which obliged him to suck up to the aristocratic and royal classes. It was a matter of earning a living for Shakespeare at the pleasure of the powers-that-were otherwise he won¿t have survived and prospered financially. There are interesting instances where the author highlights similarities between the two historical literary figures and explained why, Tolstoy disdained Shakespeare, for example, for his inability to speak his mind and the hypocrisy of his works¿ characters! Also, surprisingly to many, Tolstoy even disdained his early works, War and Peace and Anna Karenina, in the twilight of his life... Why? The analyses present such an interesting insight into the lives of these two great literary giants as to keep one not only entertained but intrigued as to how kamma had wrought their lives and how kamma molded them so; how kamma has made Tolstoy so different from his antecedent self, Shakespeare (if one accepts that Tolstoy was a chip of the old English block) but that the genius of his pen remained as finely tuned and accomplished as he was in his previous life as the celebrated English Bard!