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Resisting happiness : a true story about why we sabotage ourselves, feel overwhelmed, set aside our dreams, and lack the courage to simply be ourselves ... and how to start choosing happiness again! / Matthew Kelly.

Author:

Kelly, Matthew, author.

ISBN:

9781942611912

9781942611929

Personal Author:

Kelly, Matthew, author.

Edition:

First Edition.

Physical Description:

228 pages 22 cm

Content Type:

text

Media Type (RDA):

unmediated

Carrier Type:

volume

Contents:

Resistance -- Your quest for happiness -- Making sense of everything -- Resisting God -- Life is messy -- Something is missing -- The big question -- Four words -- Are you spiritually healthy? -- Get busy living -- Ordinary things -- Living soulfully -- Hour by hour -- Interesting people -- Falling in love -- No visitors -- An unconventional education -- Tuesday nights -- Bored? -- Learning to listen -- The power of habits -- How many Sundays left? -- Attempted murder -- Hungry -- Breaking the cycle -- You cannot succeed at anything without ... -- The secret to excellence -- The light is on -- Are you a pilgrim or a tourist? -- The first intervention -- A weekend away -- Let your light shine -- Made for mission -- When God looks at a résumé -- Don't let the critics win -- Blessed and grateful -- Never get discouraged.

Abstract:

Most of us think we are happy-- but could be happier. Kelly takes a look at why we sabotage our own happiness-- and what to do about it. If you hold back from God because you want to be in control, what are you gaining in life? If you make yourself available to God, incredible things will happen.

Subject Term:

Christian life -- Catholic authors.

Happiness -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.

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Are you happy? It may be the wrong question. Most of us think we are relatively happy, while at the same time knowing that we could be happier--maybe even a lot happier. Ordinary people and the finest philosophers have been exploring the question of happiness for thousands of years, and theories abound. But this is not a book of theory. Resisting Happiness is a deeply personal, disarmingly transparent look at why we sabotage our own happiness and what to do about it.Are you overwhelmed? Do you procrastinate? Do you sometimes feel like you are your own worst enemy? Are you ignoring your dreams? Have you lost the courage to truly be yourself? Do you feel that your life lacks meaning and purpose? Do you find yourself avoiding the real issues in your life and focusing on the superficial?We all experience these feelings and doubts from time to time. But do you know what to do when you experience them? In this fascinating book, Matthew Kelly, with his signature combination of the profound and the practical, helps us understand why we feel these things and how to rise above them.Breaking through resistance, Kelly tells us, is essential to becoming the-best-version-of-ourselves and living with passion and purpose. What is resistance? It's that sluggish feeling of not wanting to do something that you know is good for you. It's the inclination to do something that you unabashedly know is not good for you. It's the desire and tendency to delay something you should be doing right now.It is resistance that stands between you and happiness. In these pages you will learn not only what it is, but how to recognize and conquer it in your own life.

Author Notes

Matthew Kelly was born in Sydney, Australia in 1973. He is married and has three children. He is the author of numerous books, including Perfectly Yourself, The Rhythm of Life, The Seven Levels of Intimacy, The Dream Manager and Rediscovering Jesus. His books have appeared on multiple bestseller lists, including those of The New York Times, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. He is also a motivational speaker. For more than a decade Kelly has been traveling the globe, and more than three million people in fifty countries have attended his seminars. Kelly is the founder of The Matthew Kelly Foundation, whose major charitable work is to help young people discover their mission in life. Kelly is also the president of Floyd Consulting, a Chicago-based consulting company that helps corporations become the-best-version-of-themselves.

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In beginning his book, Kelly (Perfectly Yourself: Nine Lessons for Enduring Happiness; The Seven Levels of Intimacy) asks readers why they feel overburdened, resist what is good for them, and instead do what is not good for them. In 37 short chapters, he asserts that although this is a daily battle, there are strategies to overcome the lethargy. Kelly comes from a Christian perspective and recommends that readers listen to their body, their conscience, and God. He suggests that what's needed when people become discouraged is to do one thing that will move them toward their goal. VERDICT Positive counsel on keeping on keeping on. © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

1 Resistance	p. 1
2 Your Quest for Happiness	p. 7
3 Making Sense of Everything	p. 13
4 Resisting God	p. 19
5 Life Is Messy	p. 23
6 Something Is Missing	p. 35
7 The Big Question	p. 39
8 Four Words	p. 45
9 Are You Spiritually Healthy?	p. 53
10 Get Busy Living	p. 61
11 Ordinary Things	p. 67
12 Living Soulfully	p. 71
13 Hour by Hour	p. 77
14 Interesting People	p. 85
15 Falling in Love	p. 91
16 No Visitors	p. 99
17 An Unconventional Education	p. 107
18 Tuesday Nights	p. 115
19 Bored?	p. 121
20 Learning to Listen	p. 125
21 The Power of Habits	p. 135
22 How Many Sundays Left?	p. 141
23 Attempted Murder	p. 143
24 Hungry	p. 147
25 Breaking the Cycle	p. 153
26 You Cannot Succeed at Anything Without...	p. 159
27 The Secret to Excellence	p. 165
28 The Light Is On	p. 169
29 Are You a Pilgrim or a Tourist?	p. 179
30 The First Intervention	p. 185
31 A Weekend Away	p. 191
32 Let Your Light Shine	p. 197
33 Made for Mission	p. 201
34 When God Looks at a Résumé	p. 211
35 Don't Let the Critics Win	p. 217
36 Blessed and Grateful	p. 223
37 Never Get Discouraged	p. 227

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