How to Stay Upbeat in a Beat Down World : The Art of Cultivating Enduring Hope.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thoele, Sue Patton.

Contributor:

Ashworth, Donna.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hope.

Happiness.

Self-acceptance.

Genre:

Self-help publications.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (126 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

La Vergne : Mango Media, 2024.

Summary:

Practice these recommendations by Sue Patton Theole on loving yourself first to live your best life.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

Opening Thoughts

Preview of Fundamental Concepts

A Caveat

Chapter 1: Growing Hope

Why the Erosion of Hope?

1. Personal Pain

2. Negativity Bias

3. Uncertainty

4. Sandpapered Senses

Consciously Courting Hope

Finding Balance and Ballast

Groundswell of Hope

Personal Oases

A Practice for Growing Hope in Your Heart

Chapter 2: Sowing Hope

Regaining Inherent Hope

Drinking from the Well

Hope and Expectation

Embracing and Transforming Pain

Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Face?

Freedom in Facing Feelings

A Practice for Embracing Your Feelings Kindly

The Strength in Surrender

Gifts in Tattered Wrappings

Repairing and Preparing the Ground of Our Being

Remembering and Befriending Self

A Practice for Befriending Yourself

Allowing Friends and Family In

A Practice in Remembering Who Brings You Solace and Support

A Practice for Living More Gently with Yourself and Others

Resting and Reaping

Living Lightly

Giving Health a Boost

Relaxing into Receiving and Recovering

Comforting Ourselves

A Practice for Discovering Your Internal Allies

Kicking It Upstairs

A Practice for Releasing Upset

Savoring Sleep

A Practice for Inducing Sleep

Chapter 3: Cultivating Hope

Weeding Our Minds

Uprooting Negatives: Planting Positives

A Practice for Weeding the Mind

Unplugging from Overload

Acting As If

The Practical Magic of Mindfulness

Mindfulness Keeps Us Safer

Mindfulness Helps Us Be Kinder

Mindfulness Makes Us Happier

Enriching Attitude and Intention

Clarifying Intention

A Practice for Setting an Intention

Gentling Attitude

Believing in Benevolence

A Practice for Restoring Your Belief in Benevolence

Accessing Self through Quiet and Solitude.

Defragmenting Inner Hard Drives

Nine Practices for Defragmenting Your Inner Hard Drive

Renewing in the Stillness

Resting in the Sanctuary of Solitude

Chapter 4: Harvesting Hope

Empowering the Present

Pausing to Appreciate

A Practice in Appreciation

Embracing Compassionate Non-Attachment

A Practice in Compassionate Non-attachment

Welcoming Heralds of Hope

Asking Our Angels

Relying on Guardians and Guides

Becoming Aware of Angelic Intervention, Influence, and Affirmation

Gleaning Glimmers of Grace

Seeing, Accepting, and Enjoying Signs

A Practice for Noticing Glimmers of Grace

Focusing on Inner and Outer Light

A Practice in Drawing Positive Energy

Letting Our Light Shine

Radiating Gratitude

Practicing Gracious Acceptance

Forgiving Opens the Flow

Chapter 5: Spreading Hope

Sharing the Fruits

The Sheltering Sweetness of Friendship

Mirroring What Is Good, Strong, and Beautiful in Us

Healing and Transforming through Presence

A Practice in Presence

Souls of a Feather

Expanding the Circle

Giving Is Beneficial to All

Inspiring through Attitude and Action

Becoming an Emissary or an Eeyore

Chapter 6: Watering Seeds Of Hope

Thoughts on Love and Inspiration

Thoughts on Self-Care and Creativity

Thoughts on Surrender and Trust

Thoughts on Acceptance and Forgiveness

Thoughts on Gratitude and Joy

Thoughts on Service to Others

Thoughts on Hope and the Here and Now

Concluding Thoughts

About The Author.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781684815418

168481541X

OCLC:

1433207441