| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
x, 294 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
1. Learn from the Big Stuff 5 -- 2. Ask Yourself the Question, "Will This Matter a Year from Now?" 11 -- 3. Know That You Don't Know, and Then Step into the Unknown 17 -- 4. Grieve Freely 25 -- 5. Prepare and Let Go 33 -- 6. The Dance of Divorce 41 -- 7. Overcome Aging Anxiety 47 -- 8. Become a Healing Force 55 -- 9. Reflect on the Words, "You Must Be the Change You Want to See" 59 -- 10. The Fiction of Failure 65 -- 11. Illness and Injury: Are There Any Silver Linings? 73 -- 12. Making It All Workable 79 -- 13. Beware the Burden of a Busy Mind 87 -- 14. Face the Truth with Loving-Kindness 99 -- 15. Surrender to Your Lack of Control 107 -- 16. Do Not Enter! 113 -- 17. Dedicate Yourself to Mindfulness 121 -- 18. Know the Secret of Thought 127 -- 19. Soften 137 -- 20. Finding Life after Death 141 -- 21. Admit to Your Common Ground 147 -- 22. Let Go of Your Past 151 -- 23. Survive Those Financial Setbacks 157 -- 24. Catch and Release 165 -- 25. Reflect on What You're Going to Want to Say--Before You Need to Say It 171 -- 26. Straighten Your Patience 179 -- 27. Be All You Can Be 185 -- 28. Treat Others As If They Were Going to Die--Tonight 193 -- 29. A New Look at Stress 199 -- 30. Rely on Optimism 207 -- 31. Cultivate Your Compassionate Heart 217 -- 32. Listen to Your World 225 -- 33. Turn Toward Your Religion 235 -- 34. Retirement 241 -- 35. Big Stuff and Moods 251 -- 36. Meditation 259 -- 37. Experience Calm Resolve 267 -- 38. Forgiveness 273 -- 39. Become Aware of the Mind-Body Connection 281 -- 40. Happiness 289. |
| Summary |
Offers healing insights and comforting advice on how to find the strength and inner peace to deal with life's larger challenges, including illness, financial setbacks, divorce, and death. |
| Subject |
Life change events -- Psychological aspects.
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Conduct of life.
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Conduct of life. (OCoLC)fst00874563
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Life change events -- Psychological aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00998235
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Adaptation, Psychological. (DNLM)D000223
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Life Change Events. (DNLM)D008016
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| Genre/Form |
Nonfiction.
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| ISBN |
0786868848 |
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9780786868841 |
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0786888806 |
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9780786888801 |
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