The next happy
Subtitle: let go of the life you planned and find a new way forward
By: Tracey Cleantis
Publisher: Hazelden
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9781616495725
Subjects: Self-realization; Happiness; Success
Description: If you believe, you can do anything. Although well-meaning, these intended words of inspiration can make us feel like failures. The reality is that no matter how positive our outlook or how tenacious our approach, our dreams simply do not always come true--and there is nothing we can do about it. After multiple fertility treatments and years of hardship in her pursuit to have a child, Tracey Cleantis was forced to face this reality head-on. Yet, through this process and her work counseling hundreds of clients through the loss of their goals and aspirations, she discovered one simple truth: Sometimes there comes a time when the smartest, healthiest, and sanest thing to do is to let go of the original plan in order to find a new way forward toward happiness. And with this critical shift, a world of possibilities opens up to us.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Never give up; title: Why did the chicken push the rock up the hill? : a cautionary tale of what can happen if you don't give up; title: The Dr. Kevorkian of dreams; title: Let's acknowledge just how much this sucks; title: The ugly stepsiblings of emotions : envy, fear, shame, and other stinking thinking that happens while you are minding your own business and trying to move on and let go; title: Everybody needs somebody to learn on; title: Man's search for meaning; title: The symbolic meaning of your dream; title: The next happy.