The wisdom we're born with
Subtitle: restoring our faith in ourselves
By: by Daniel Gottlieb ; foreword by Daniel J. Siegel, author of The Mindful Brain
Publisher: Sterling Ethos
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781454906391
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Conduct of life; Happiness; Perspective (Philosophy); Self-realization; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Inspiration & Personal Growth
Description: "The Wisdom We're Born With explores the desire to live that we carry with us from birth. While some people may believe that it's impossible to acquire perspective like Gottlieb's without a similarly catastrophic life experience, the fact is that every infant possesses a raw need to keep on going. Gottlieb's book awakens us to the idea of our natural perspective, traces the growth and diminishment of that perspective over the years, and brings us back to advanced age, where it recurs once more. If we are aware of this capacity in ourselves, we can actively nurture it, enabling ourselves to embrace the desire to live and grow every day, whether we're joyful or in the grip of a powerful depression. In a time of anxiety and worry, Gottlieb's words provide comfort and strength-if we can remember the wisdom we're born with, we can possess a limitless energy to keep fighting"--