Happiness through Self Mastery

Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities   List Price: $22.95 Price: $13.77 You Save: $9.18 (40%) 1 used & new from $13.77 The bestselling author of Saving Graces shares her inspirational message on the challenges and blessings of coping with adversity. Shes one of the most beloved political figures in the country, and on the surface, seems to have led a charmed life. In many ways, she has. Beautiful family. Thriving career. Supportive friendship. Loving marriage. But shes no stranger to adversity. Many know of the strength she had shown after her son, Wade, was killed in a freak ... Read Full Story

Our daily life consists of many decisions, where we move in one direction versus another. What brings us to this next action we have decided to take? Are we reacting or have we planned this? Is it our internal purpose or an outside influence that is determining this? Are we sure or confused in our final decision? The decision we have to make can be as simple as whether or not to eat ice cream, for example. As a health-conscious but good-food-loving woman, this is something I grapple with regularly. Sometimes I am stronger; sometimes I am not. But what is the pivot point ... Read Full Story

We continuously have to repeat the same tasks in life. Again and again and again... Sometimes it seems to be a never-ending loop of recurring tasks, yet they are the glue that keep us together. We see this at work, in our homes, and with our families, friends, and colleagues. There are many times where I stop and ask myself, do I need to do this again and again and, if so, why? Therefore, I thought that I would list some of the main motivators for most of our recurring tasks: Active Life Maintenance First and foremost, recurring tasks help us maintain our lives ... Read Full Story

         For my new project I am doing a lot of work with books in the self-help genre, reading them, highlighting their best thoughts, cataloging their wisdom noting page numbers in my computer, and getting ready to put it all together in a Cliff's Notes sort of way.    One day it will become a book, the quality of which has not been seen since Dr Seuss began rhyming about ham.   Possibly even collecting dust on a shelf next to the many books it will be referencing. As useful as I am finding all of these books, some more than others, ... Read Full Story

No matter what the experts say, aging is difficult. It takes a fair amount of luck, good genes, family support and activity to make this journey work. There is one added quality that really lightens the load as the elderly are faced with their “golden years,” and that is the capacity to laugh at oneself and life, writes noted therapist and author James Krehbiel . Read more. Read Full Story