Accepting Life On Life's Terms: Taoist Psychology for Today's Uncertain Times

Accepting Life On Life's Terms: Taoist Psychology for Today's Uncertain Times
Author: Chris L McClish
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2018-12-29
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0359324363

What can you do when your life is falling apart around you? Is it really true that you can "be happy no matter how bad things are"as the majority of pop self-help books and many therapists tell us? The reality is that life can be challenging. During rough circumstances, we can't always just think happy thoughtsand then expect that life will be easier. However, there is something we can do! We can learn from the philosophy and psychology that Taoism offers! The author presents this ancient wisdom in a way that will help us get through the hard times, whilebeing more fully present in life'sjoyful moments. This book incorporates teachingsthat the author has used to help countless clients get through incredibly difficult times. Chris draws from his wisdomgleaned from being a contextual psychologist, Taoist philosopher, Aiki-Judo Sensei, life coach, personal trainer, as well as from his own personal life experiences (which includes being a sufferer of a painful chronic neurological condition - which resulted in his having to take early retirement). Accepting Life On Life's Termsoffers ancient wisdom for today's troubling times! Chris L McClish is a man with "many roles, many journeys, and one spirit!" He has served in roles such as author, artist, musician, psychotherapist, martial arts instructor, life coach, podcast presenter of Cup of Tao, and has many other talents and abilities. In this book, you will obtain much of the same information that he has presented to his clients and to other healthcare professionals!

The Wisdom to Know the Difference

The Wisdom to Know the Difference
Author: Troy DuFrene
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2012-02-02
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1572249293

Grant me the serenity to accept the things I can’t change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. Maybe you’ve just started on the road to recovering from addiction. Or you’ve tried to stop abusing alcohol or drugs before, but haven’t been successful. Perhaps you’re making progress in a support group or 12-step program, but want to add an approach grounded in science. No matter how far you’ve come, how far you still have left to go, or which path you’ve chosen, this book can help you end your struggle with addiction. The Wisdom to Know the Difference is an addiction recovery workbook based in acceptance and commitment therapy, or ACT. Research shows that ACT is a powerful treatment for alcoholism, drug addiction, depression, and other issues, and it can be used alone or in combination with any 12-step program. On this particular path, you’ll learn to accept what you can’t change about yourself and your past and commit to changing the things you can. You’ll overcome your addiction by focusing on what you value most, like your talents, friends, career, relationships, and family. There’s no need to wait any longer. This book will help you find the serenity, courage, and wisdom it takes to leave substance abuse behind for good.

Embrace the Struggle

Embrace the Struggle
Author: Zig Ziglar
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2009-10-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 143915533X

After years of speaking and writing bestsellers on the value of having a positive attitude, motivational speaker Zig Ziglar is faced with putting his words into action after a fall leaves him with a head injury. In Embrace the Struggle, Ziglar shares a personal account of his accident and offers encouragement through his firsthand experience of overcoming his most difficult challenge. One of the leading stars in the “positive thinking” movement, Zig Ziglar has made a career out of telling people how to have a positive attitude, no matter what their circumstances are. But when a fall down a stairway onto a marble floor leaves him with a head injury, he is challenged with how to put the principles he’d been speaking about into practice. Ziglar’s willingness to be transparent has him back writing and speaking with renewed energy before audiences in the tens of thousands to show that life on life’s terms is still well worth living. Embrace the Struggle affirms the validity of the principles Ziglar has held true his entire life and includes not only his account of living positively through difficult circumstances; it also includes heartwarming stories of real people who encouraged him with how they put into practice these vital principles.

The Gifts of Acceptance: Embracing People and Things As They Are

The Gifts of Acceptance: Embracing People and Things As They Are
Author: Daniel A Miller
Publisher: Ebb and Flow Press
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2022-01-27
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN:

A Library Journal Best Wellness Book of 2018! 2018 Self-Help Silver Medal Winner--Independent Book Publishers Association! 2018 Non-Fiction Audio Book Silver Medal Winner--Independent Book Publishers Association! 2018 Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Award Finalist--Family & Relationships! WHAT WOULD YOUR LIFE BE LIKE IF YOU ACCEPTED PEOPLE AND THINGS AS THEY ARE? Do you wish your parents had been more nurturing and supportive? Are you wondering if you’ll ever find your perfect soul mate and dream boss? Do you wish you had “perfect” children, relatives who never fight, and friends who always agree with you? No one gets to sail through life free of turbulence. What separates people who shake it off, bounce back, and stay positive from the bitter, never satisfied, and defeated? Best-selling author and former compulsive controller Daniel A. Miller convincingly attests that the answer is choosing acceptance. In THE GIFTS OF ACCEPTANCE: EMBRACING PEOPLE AND THINGS AS THEY ARE, Danny shares what he’s learned—through extensive research, inspiring true stories, and his own experience with hardships—about the integral relationship between accepting the facts of life and others, with their quirks, flaws, and differences, and enjoying greater satisfaction in life. Recognizing the benefits of acceptance isn’t difficult. Yet the reality of accepting an unexpected job loss or financial setbacks, a friend’s betrayal, a child’s struggle with addiction, a serious illness, or even the annoying traits of a loved one can be extremely challenging. To make it easier, THE GIFTS OF ACCEPTANCE offers insights, intentions, and strategies for practicing acceptance of parents, a significant other, children, siblings and extended family, coworkers, friends, and foes; of life’s adversities and the limitations of getting older; and, perhaps toughest of all, of yourself. You will learn how practicing acceptance helps you * Navigate life’s ups and downs more easily * Enjoy greater trust, openness, and intimacy with your loved ones and those closest to you * Survive control freaks, foes, and other crazy makers *Lift self-imposed burdens and obligations and experience less stress, frustration, and worry * Reduce the struggle with your children * Strengthen bonds with coworkers and business associates * Discover new choices and opportunities in the most discouraging situations * Turn setbacks and failures to future successes * Find the path to assured self-acceptance THE GIFTS OF ACCEPTANCE is a book with the potential to repair relationships, revitalize careers, and make the world a better place.

Opening Our Hearts

Opening Our Hearts
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2007
Genre: Adult children of alcoholics
ISBN: 9780910034470

"We can find hope from those who have walked this path before us. As we begin to heal from our losses, we in turn offer this same hope to others. Through our willingness to face our loss openly and honestly, we discover our strength and resilience - not despite it, but because of it"--Publisher.

Getting Started in AA

Getting Started in AA
Author: Hamilton B.
Publisher: Hazelden Publishing
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1995-09-25
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9781568380919

A handbook for newcomers to Alcoholics Anonymous providing program principles and historical references.

Embrace the Chaos

Embrace the Chaos
Author: Bob Miglani
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2013-10-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1609948262

An accomplished Fortune 50 executive translates for a western audience the lessons he learned from the land of his birth, India. Bob Miglani was stressed out, burnt out, and stuck until he rediscovered the enduring lessons of his childhood: celebrate impermanence, serve others, and move forward no matter what. Bob's message: chaos isn't going away--embrace it!

You Are Radically Loved

You Are Radically Loved
Author: Rosie Acosta
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2022-02-22
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0593330153

From the award-winning host of the Radically Loved podcast, an invitation to discover the healing power of who you are, body, mind, and spirit. Growing up in East L.A. in the nineties, Rosie Acosta dismissed spirituality and wellness as something people like her didn’t do. But after being arrested at age fifteen, she knew that only a radical change would lead her away from debilitating anxiety and self-doubt. As she puts it, yoga offered her a ladder and she began to climb. In this empowering and accessible guide, Acosta leads readers through the essential spiritual practices she uses to create a radically loved life. With the arc of her own journey as a framework, she presents meditations, journaling questions, and practices for identifying and honoring our own radical truths. With grit and grace, this heart-filled guide makes spiritual practice accessible to everyone and helps you become the person you are truly meant to be.

Acceptance

Acceptance
Author: Emi Nietfeld
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2023-08-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0593489497

“Nietfeld’s gifts for capturing the fury of living at the mercy of bad circumstances, for critiquing the hero’s journey even while she tells it, make Acceptance a remarkable memoir.” —The New York Times Book Review A hard-hitting and hilarious memoir of ambition, desperation, and the dark side of grit Growing up in a house filled with dirty feather boas and fearless mice, Emi Nietfeld dreams of escaping to the Ivy League. Emi’s single mom believes in her, but can’t stop hoarding—catapulting Emi into the underworld of troubled teen treatment, foster care, and homelessness. When her shot arrives to trade sleeping in her car for the hallowed halls of an elite college, Emi must decide: How far will she go to market herself as a perfect “overcomer” when her problems are far from over? And what will it cost to maintain that illusion at Harvard and into adulthood? From journalist, mental health advocate, and software engineer Emi Nietfeld, this searing coming-of-age story is both a chronicle of the American Dream and an indictment of it. Exposing the price of trading a troubled past for the promise of a bright future, Nietfeld explores whether any amount of success can make trauma worth it. With a ribbon of dark humor, Acceptance challenges our ideas of what it means to overcome—and live on your own terms.