Get your life back : everyday practices for a world gone mad /
Eldredge, John,
Get your life back : everyday practices for a world gone mad / John Eldredge. - xvi, 215 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-213).
One minute pause -- Benevolent detachment -- Drinking beauty -- Simple unplugging -- Kindness toward ourselves -- Allowing for transitions -- Get outside -- Remembering who you love -- Returning to the one minute pause -- Surrendering the self life -- Caring for neglected places in your soul -- Ask for it! -- The gifts of memory -- Believe -- The hidden life of God in you -- The simple daily things -- The daily prayer.
"We live in soul-scorching times. The mad pace of life, the number of demands on our time and energy, and the overwhelming torrent of information coming at us 24-7 have left us ragged, wrung-out, and emptied. By practicing a few wonderÂfully simple practices--or what John Eldredge calls "graces"--you can begin to recover your soul, disentangle from the tragedies of this broken world, and discover the restorative power of beauty. After reading this book you will learn how to insert the One Minute Pause into your day, begin practicing "benevolent detachment" and truly let it all go, offer kindness toward yourself in the choices you make, drink in the simple beauty available to you every day, take realistic steps to unplug from technology overload. These simple practices and others are ready for the taking. You don't need to abandon your life to get it back. Begin restoring your life here and now. Your soul will thank you for it"--
9781400208661 1400208661
2019953528
GBC033949 bnb
019735614 Uk
Mental health--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Christian life.
Happiness--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Peace of mind--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Self-help publications.
Get your life back : everyday practices for a world gone mad / John Eldredge. - xvi, 215 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-213).
One minute pause -- Benevolent detachment -- Drinking beauty -- Simple unplugging -- Kindness toward ourselves -- Allowing for transitions -- Get outside -- Remembering who you love -- Returning to the one minute pause -- Surrendering the self life -- Caring for neglected places in your soul -- Ask for it! -- The gifts of memory -- Believe -- The hidden life of God in you -- The simple daily things -- The daily prayer.
"We live in soul-scorching times. The mad pace of life, the number of demands on our time and energy, and the overwhelming torrent of information coming at us 24-7 have left us ragged, wrung-out, and emptied. By practicing a few wonderÂfully simple practices--or what John Eldredge calls "graces"--you can begin to recover your soul, disentangle from the tragedies of this broken world, and discover the restorative power of beauty. After reading this book you will learn how to insert the One Minute Pause into your day, begin practicing "benevolent detachment" and truly let it all go, offer kindness toward yourself in the choices you make, drink in the simple beauty available to you every day, take realistic steps to unplug from technology overload. These simple practices and others are ready for the taking. You don't need to abandon your life to get it back. Begin restoring your life here and now. Your soul will thank you for it"--
9781400208661 1400208661
2019953528
GBC033949 bnb
019735614 Uk
Mental health--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Christian life.
Happiness--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Peace of mind--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Self-help publications.