The Ten Things To Do When Your Life Falls Apart: An Emotional And Spiritual Handbook (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
This is a great book. Equally good for caregivers or those going through difficult times. It's filled with compassion, wisdom and good practical ideas. It helps dissipate the fear and resistance that keeps us from being in the process and absorbing what pain or loss can teach us. The world or well-meaning meaning friends want to move us along and cheer us up...but sometimes we need to just catch our breath while we're in the dark before we make our next considered move. This is a heartwarming, therapeutic book that can be read in a day. Each chapter ends with a few thought-provoking questions. The language is general enough to apply to any type of personal loss or crisis, with recurring examples of death, divorce, financial ruin, major illness, job loss, foreclosure, etc. I was delighted to find in the last chapter on spirituality, Kingma's insights on how the internet has changed how people interact with each other:"We don't have a choice about all this interconnectedness.... Our task now is simply to respond.... Intuition, forgiveness, presence - these are the hallmarks of this new consciousness in our midst. Instead of selfishness, narcissism and greed, we are in the mood for sharing. Instead of analyzing, thinking, figuring things out, we are operating from intuition. Instead of conflict and domination, we are seeking an experience of presence. And instead of being motivated by judgment, grudges and revenge, we are looking for the doorway to forgiveness."The internet as a unifying force for us to embrace - this is a refreshing counterweight to my tendency to read news items linking online social media to privacy violations, self promotion and polarized thinking.
What do You think about The Ten Things To Do When Your Life Falls Apart: An Emotional And Spiritual Handbook (2010)?
... i feel self conscious when i admit i'm planning on reading books with titles like this.... huh.
—Toni
Learned I need to work on accepting that my past is part of my "story"...meant to be embraced.
—sailee
I loved this book! I will read it again and again, till I get my life back in order.
—latimer
An exquisite book for anyone who wants a happier, more peaceful life.
—SaphiraBrisingr
