Author: Simon Petrus Berkhout
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1504330722
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 69

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Joy, Peace, Contentment, and Happiness Are Yours for the Taking intertwines a spiritual memoir and a devotional reflection on surrendering to the will of God. From the strong fiber that emerges from this entwining, Simon Petrus Berkhout, a native of Holland who immigrated to Canada at a young age, fashions an approachable guide to seeing, in faith, the gifts joy, peace, contentment and happinessGod offers all who live according to His ways. Eight chapters tell the story of the authors journey and bring his life into conversation with voices from the Christian tradition that speak of surrender, particularly, The Joy of Full Surrender, the classic work by Jean-Pierre de Caussade, SJ. After briefly recounting his life, the author presents chapters that include pages with space for the reader to record thoughts and questions, turning the work into a kind of spiritual journal. These chapters address spiritual awakenings, acceptance and surrender, being consciously present in the moment, meditating, and attending to ones physical wellbeing. When you take stock of your life and find that challenges and burdens weigh upon you, leading you to wonder about you and your reason for being here, then Joy, Peace, Contentment, and Happiness .. Are Yours for the Taking can serve as a simple, yet profound guide to submitting your life to God, learning how to follow His will, and discovering that His outstretched hands hold gifts that are yours for the takingjoy, peace, contentment, and happiness. Go ahead, take them; He offers these gifts to you.

Author: Mo Gawdat
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501157590
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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In this “powerful personal story woven with a rich analysis of what we all seek” (Sergey Brin, cofounder of Google), Mo Gawdat, Chief Business Officer at Google’s [X], applies his superior logic and problem solving skills to understand how the brain processes joy and sadness—and then he solves for happy. In 2001 Mo Gawdat realized that despite his incredible success, he was desperately unhappy. A lifelong learner, he attacked the problem as an engineer would: examining all the provable facts and scrupulously applying logic. Eventually, his countless hours of research and science proved successful, and he discovered the equation for permanent happiness. Thirteen years later, Mo’s algorithm would be put to the ultimate test. After the sudden death of his son, Ali, Mo and his family turned to his equation—and it saved them from despair. In dealing with the horrible loss, Mo found his mission: he would pull off the type of “moonshot” goal that he and his colleagues were always aiming for—he would share his equation with the world and help as many people as possible become happier. In Solve for Happy Mo questions some of the most fundamental aspects of our existence, shares the underlying reasons for suffering, and plots out a step-by-step process for achieving lifelong happiness and enduring contentment. He shows us how to view life through a clear lens, teaching us how to dispel the illusions that cloud our thinking; overcome the brain’s blind spots; and embrace five ultimate truths. No matter what obstacles we face, what burdens we bear, what trials we’ve experienced, we can all be content with our present situation and optimistic about the future.

Author: Dalai Lama
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399185062
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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An instant New York Times bestseller Two spiritual giants. Five days. One timeless question. Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile and the soul-crushing violence of oppression. Despite their hardships—or, as they would say, because of them—they are two of the most joyful people on the planet. In April 2015, Archbishop Tutu traveled to the Dalai Lama's home in Dharamsala, India, to celebrate His Holiness's eightieth birthday and to create what they hoped would be a gift for others. They looked back on their long lives to answer a single burning question: How do we find joy in the face of life's inevitable suffering? They traded intimate stories, teased each other continually, and shared their spiritual practices. By the end of a week filled with laughter and punctuated with tears, these two global heroes had stared into the abyss and despair of our time and revealed how to live a life brimming with joy. This book offers us a rare opportunity to experience their astonishing and unprecendented week together, from the first embrace to the final good-bye. We get to listen as they explore the Nature of True Joy and confront each of the Obstacles of Joy—from fear, stress, and anger to grief, illness, and death. They then offer us the Eight Pillars of Joy, which provide the foundation for lasting happiness. Throughout, they include stories, wisdom, and science. Finally, they share their daily Joy Practices that anchor their own emotional and spiritual lives. The Archbishop has never claimed sainthood, and the Dalai Lama considers himself a simple monk. In this unique collaboration, they offer us the reflection of real lives filled with pain and turmoil in the midst of which they have been able to discover a level of peace, of courage, and of joy to which we can all aspire in our own lives.

Author: Jonah Paquette
Publisher: PESI Publishing & Media
ISBN: 1559570156
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 198

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Drawing from years of groundbreaking research in positive psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based practices, and neuroscience, Real Happiness provides a simple path to reach lasting happiness. The principles of happiness - gratitude, kindness, mindfulness, forgiveness, self-compassion, optimism and connection - are masterfully presented with fresh ideas and insight. 35 easy-to-implement exercises increase awareness to achieve lasting change to your life. It is indeed possible to become happier; Real Happiness shows you the way. Reviews: “Fresh, insightful and enjoyable read on the important topic of well-being.” - John B. Arden, PhD, author of Brain2Brain,The Brain Bible, and Rewire the Brain “Paquette presents readers with the latest in the science of happiness, and does it in a way that is both accessible and practically useful.” - Acacia C. Parks, PhD, Scientific Advisor to Happify.com “Simple strategies and exercises rooted in scientific research to help you improve your emotional well-being and feel more content, optimistic, and yes, happier!” - Nataly Kogan, co-founder and CEO, Happier Inc

Author: Janine Lansing
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781647461850
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 188

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Is joy meant to be permanent? They make it sound easy, right? "Choose joy," and life will go smoothly. But when trials come and life gets crazy, the joy seems to disappear. Author, Janine Lansing knows exactly how that feels. She "chose" joy, but life quickly overwhelmed her and her joy vanished. Through studying God's Word, she soon experienced, however, that joy found in Jesus can be permanent and unwavering. In The Joy Filled Soul, Janine throws out the old script and teaches how to reclaim joy and keep it for life. She challenges you to confront the things that cause your joy to disappear and offers hope and encouragement for when joy seems lost. For any woman who is overwhelmed, anxious, or struggling to forgive, this book offers practical tips to discover joy, peace, and contentment right now. Readers will: -Rediscover joy rooted in God's Word -Mend holes that allow joy to leak out -Take action for true contentment Never-ending, overflowing joy is possible. What are you waiting for? Begin the journey to a Joy Filled Soul today.

Author: Niro Feliciano
Publisher: Broadleaf Books
ISBN: 150648042X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 290

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When people find out she is a therapist, Niro Feliciano knows she isn't going anywhere anytime soon. At soccer games, at cocktail parties, in waiting rooms, people corner her and ask: Why am I so stressed? Is the way I feel normal? Why can't I just be happy? The truth is happiness is fleeting, and we are stressing ourselves out trying to achieve it. In This Book Won't Make You Happy, national media commentator and Psychology Today columnist Feliciano offers a path to something much more achievable and abundantly more satisfying: contentment. By incorporating eight simple postures rooted in cognitive behavioral science and mindfulness practices into our daily routines, we can move away from anxiety and toward balance and calm. Acceptance, gratitude, connection, a present-focused perspective, intentionality and priority, self-compassion, resilience, and faith: through these practices we will overcome obstacles that hold us back from living full, meaningful, contented lives. Anxiety, stress, and grief aren't going away anytime soon, and this book won't make you happy. But with wit and empathy, Feliciano leads you right past happy to calm. No matter how "happy" your life is--or isn't--you can reach a deeper, truer, and longer-lasting place of contentment.

Author: Bhupendra K. Singhal
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781461081685
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This book is for everyone from adolescent and on. It is a guide using a balanced approach to achieve joyful life. It outlines ways to achieve joy in forms of examples, quizzes and suggestions. In a way, it is like a recipe book where you can develop the recipe to suit your own individuality. However, all of the fundamentals discussed here lead to living a joyful life. Life is never without problems or issues, but problems and issues can be put in perspective and help minimized. It's easy to use and is meant for us to take notes, make evaluations of our progress, share with others, and really break each section down so we can learn how to apply it to our life and develop good habits. The concepts use a balanced approach and range from using common techniques such as breathing and yoga to steps we can use to boost self esteem and create positive relationships. Introduction To understand the meaning of joy, look at a little child who is playing with a toy. Children have an amazing ability to create a world with whatever is on hand. We see children give whatever they choose to play with their full and undivided attention. Children on a beach are a case in point; the only thing to play with is sand. However, they will create something, give it a name, put it in a context, and continue to build on that, completely oblivious to the weather, to the surroundings, and to people around them. When they are tired and want to go to bed, they'll quietly get up and go lie down. If we look at their face and study their body language, we see that they are utterly at peace with themselves. Maybe they are smiling, or humming, or even talking to themselves. They are relaxed. In a word, they are happy. This is real joy. If we are to apply this to ourselves, we will see that it is precisely the times when we were concentrating on some task we enjoy that we experience a sense of deep inner peace, bliss and contentment. As young adults, we are often confused about the meaning of joy. There is a tendency to link this feeling with externals: a shopping spree, hanging out, bumming it, rebelling against our parents or anyone in authority, and other such activities. Even as older people, we gravitate towards externals to afford us a sense of joy. What comes as a shock, sooner or later, is that in all of these circumstances, neither the young adult, nor the older person really experiences a feeling of joy: which, simply put, means that external things do not bring happiness. So, what is it that we are looking for? A thesaurus would give us many synonyms: delight, satisfaction, fullness of heart, elation, contentment. Take your pick. All of these are deep inner feelings. Therefore, they are directly connected to our minds, to what we think, and how we think. Joy is an inner peace, it is a sense of well-being. Where does it come from? It comes from deep within us. It comes from waking up to a brand new day and appreciating that fact; it comes from being aware of all the gifts that life has given us; it comes when we do right by ourselves and others; it is knowing and accepting that good and bad are part of life and that our calm sense of well-being and serenity will help us through all the rough spots, just as it will help us savor and relish the good spots.

Author: Paula Munier
Publisher: Media Lab Books
ISBN: 9781948174077
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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IT'S TIME TO FOCUS ON BEING HAPPY - Features more than 100 exercises designed to lighten your spirit - Covers everything from yoga and decluttering to meditation and forest bathing - Written by a USA Today bestselling author In Happier Every Day, author and yoga instructor Paula Munier details a simple yet comprehensive approach to cultivating happiness, including the most recent data and discoveries, all distilled into layman’s terms. She provides 100 practical, easy-to-implement exercises and activities that cover both the well-known (hygge, feng shui, law of attraction, yoga, decluttering, etc.) and more obscure techniques (forest bathing) for achieving happiness. A joyful, encouraging book, Happier Every Day can be picked up as needed to help calm your heart, or read from front to back as one would a daily devotional. It provides a sound beginning to each day, helping you to put yourself in a state of mind where you'll be open to happiness in whatever form it presents itself.

Author: Alyssa Joy Bethke
Publisher: Worthy Books
ISBN: 1546034064
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 317

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Stop focusing on what you lack and start feeling grateful and satisfied with what you have! Touching on topics like fear, worry, dissatisfaction, anxiety, and body image, Alyssa Bethke walks you through issues that rob you of your joy and helps you recognize them for what they are: distractions. With all of its expectations and contradictions, this world can take a major toll on us. Be skinny, but not too skinny. Work and hustle but stay home and be a good mom. Be wild and free while tidy and pure. Love your husband but be independent. In Satisfied, Alyssa Bethke shares a compelling collection of relatable essays that will help you embrace and cultivate beauty in your life. Along with healthy recipes and cozy home images, Satisfied will provide you with the knowledge that you are not alone in your fight to be fulfilled. Alyssa shows you the ways in which you are enough—not only for those around you, but for yourself.

Author: Shane Pruitt
Publisher: Multnomah
ISBN: 0735291578
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 226

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Maybe God isn't who you think He is. Maybe He's much better. Pastor and speaker Shane Pruitt guides readers in identifying the Christian cliches we've all heard that are actually unbiblical lies. He then counters with the truths about God as presented in the Bible, truths that bring encouragement and freedom for our lives. God won't give you more than you can handle. Really? Pastor and speaker Shane Pruitt shines a light on this and other Christian cliches that upon further inspection are actually unbiblical lies that keep far too many believers stuck in spiritual immaturity.