These books are generally
available at major bookstores. If they are not in stock, they can usually
be ordered. Or, call your local library.
How To Want What
You Have
Discovering The Magic And Grandeur Of Ordinary Existence
Miller, Timothy,
Ph.D. Avon Books, 1995
Most everyone wants
wealth, prestige, an admiring circle of friends, good looks, a vacation
house, etc. While it’s natural to dream about getting more from life,
sometimes our desire for more leads to envy and resentment, and stands
in the way of happiness. Self-transformation requires that first we understand
it’s difficult to want what we have, and second, to have a method
for wanting what we have. This book offers simple, practical suggestions
about how to transform the self by: taming unhealthy desire; taking control
of our feelings; practicing the principles of compassion, attention, and
gratitude in everyday living.
Natural Stress-Busters
For The Whole Family
Tips On How To Stop Worrying And Start Loving Life
Allison, Lynn. Cool
Hand Communications, Inc. 1993
Stress can affect the
immune system so severely that it can leave us open to cancer, high blood
pressure, ulcers, arthritis, and other serious disorders. But when stress
is kept in check and under control, it can actually help to propel us
forward to meet new challenges. The kind of life we lead is determined
by our attitude, the way we greet each day, and how we handle ourselves
under pressure. To help us change our thinking about events, people, and
places, the author provides personal strategies in the areas of: identifying
stress; stress and gender; work pressures; family stress; holiday stress;
stress from isolation; mind over matter; diet; exercise.
Stephanie Winston’s
Best Organizing Tips
Quick, Simple Ways To Get Organized And Get On With Your Life
Winston, Stephanie.
Simon & Schuster, 1995
Too much to do? Not
enough time? You’re not alone. The demand of today’s fast-paced
world are taking their toll on everyone. Countless tasks at home and at
work demand immediate attention, and there are never enough hours in the
day to do it all. Presented in a quick reference format, the text contains
specific time- and money-saving solutions that can be read in 60 seconds
or less. Topics in-clude: eliminating desk mess and paper gridlock; filing,
and quickly and easily finding what you’ve filed; making short work
of bill-paying and taxes; intercepting unnecessary interruptions; eliminating
closet, cupboard and cabinet disarray; lightening the load of household
chores; setting-up a child-friendly home; combating perfectionism and
procrastination.
Zebras Don’t
Get Ulcers
A Guide To Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, And Coping
Sapolsky, Robert
M. W.H. Freeman and Company, 1994
For a frightened zebra
sprinting away from a lion, a stressor is an immediate physical emergency,
and the hormonal changes that occur in their body at such times deals
with that kind of crisis. But we humans often turn on the same sort of
response when feeling stressed out about mortgages or relationships or
our own mortality, and at those times, the stress response is anything
but helpful. In a thought-provoking, often amusing look at the interconnections
between emotion and physical well-being, the au-thor describes the physical
toll associated with emotional turmoil. Topics include: stress and metabolism;
stress and immunity, stress and disease; sex and reproduction; stress
and depression; aging and death; managing stress.
Free Yourself From
Harmful Stress
Powell, Trevor. DK Publishing 1997
The signs and sources
of stress are examined in the first two sections of this book. The third
sections explains the life skills which are needed to cope with stress:
assertiveness, time management, rational thinking, making relationships
work, and self care. Powell is a clinical psychologist who specializes
in stress management. His style is clear and accessible.
Older Books Of
Value
Transitions
Making Sense Of Life’s Changes
Bridges, William,
Ph.D. Addison-Wesley, 1980
Considering that we
experience change throughout our entire lives, most of us don’t handle
it well. We switch careers and marriages more often than ever before,
we move from one city to another, meet different people every day –
yet each change brings with it new fears and further confusion. How can
we better handle these difficult, painful experiences? What new insights
can we learn about ourselves from these transitions? The difficult process
of letting go of an old situation, suffering the fear and confusion of
in-betweeness, and building a new beginning is the subject of this book.
With compassion and tact, the author discusses: the need for change; the
experience of being in transition; how transition affects us throughout
our lifetimes; the three major components of transition.
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