Finding happiness : it all depends on your focus / Virginia Murphy-Berman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy-Berman, Virginia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Happiness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (101 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Momentum Press, Health, 2018.

Summary:

We all want to be happy. But sometimes the harder we search for happiness, the more elusive it becomes. To increase our happiness, experts advise us to do things such as improve our self-esteem or get out of our comfort zones, etc., but making such major and amorphous changes can be daunting. In this book, you will not be advised to alter the way you are in any major or basic sense. Rather, you will learn that by choosing to make subtle recalibrations in your focus and in what you bring to your attention, you can powerfully impact how you view yourself and your life. Just learning that you, in a sense, create your own experience, can be incredibly liberating. The author discusses how to increase contentment and satisfaction when thinking of the past, how to find increased joy in the present, and learning to think about the future with increased optimism and hope. The tone of the book is accessible and inviting and concepts are brought to life by giving many real-life examples. Also included in each chapter are carefully tested exercises that nudge you into new ways of experiencing and thoughtful questions that encourage you to think deeply about the concepts presented.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I: Connecting to the Past: Stories We Tell Ourselves

Chapter 1: The Story of Being Let Down: The Cultivation of Gratitude

Chapter 2: The Story of Regret: The Cultivation of Self-Compassion

Chapter 3: The Story of No One Cares: The Cultivation of Seeing Kindness

Chapter 4: The Story of Loss of Anchors: The Cultivation of Remembrance

Chapter 5: The Story of Envy: The Cultivation of Non-Comparing

Part II: Connecting to the Present: Experiences We Encounter

Chapter 6: The Experience of Lack of Joy: The Cultivation of Receptive Listening

Chapter 7: The Experience of Boredom: The Cultivation of Savoring

Chapter 8: The Experience of Aimlessness: The Cultivation of Mindful Walking

Chapter 9: The Experience of Uncertainty: The Cultivation of Flow

Part III: Connecting to the Future: Dreams of Our Tomorrows

Chapter 10: The Dream of Someone Else's Agenda: The Cultivation of Empiricism

Chapter 11: The Dream of a Blank Page: The Cultivation of Playwriting

Chapter 12: The Dream of Obstacles: The Cultivation of Psychological Hardiness

Chapter 13: The Dream of Perfection: The Cultivation of the Good Enough

Chapter 14: The Dream of Permanent Happiness: The Cultivation of Letting Go

The End

About the Author

Index

Adpage

Backcover.

Notes:

"Health, Wellness, and Exercise Science Collection"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed March 16, 2018).

ISBN:

1-946646-77-6