Aggressively happy : a realist's guide to believing in the goodness of life / Joy Marie Clarkson.
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TextPublisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2022]Description: 215 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780764238246
- 0764238248
- 9780764240553
- 0764240552
- 1493435949
- 9781493435944
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Main Library | NonFiction | 241.4 C613 | Available | 33111010854509 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This weary world can be ugly, despairing, and cynical. But you don't have to be.
Instead, you can cultivate resilient joy--an act of defiance that will give you peace and delight in times of turmoil, pain, and chaos.
In this inspiring read, beloved writer Joy Clarkson leads the way, crafting an audacious case for happiness that will leave you feeling lighter, braver, and wiser. With eloquent truths, humor, and memorable storytelling, Joy offers a philosophy of life that doesn't make light of the heartbreaks of the world, gives you strategies for a hope-offense, defends goodness, and wards off the paralyzing forces of cynicism.
Aggressively Happy is a timely read, drawing on literary, theological, and artistic examples and personal experiences. Each chapter offers inspiration and practical insight into living a fuller and braver life. In this book, Joy offers readers respite and rejuvenation, acknowledges both beauty and pain, and reveals simple secrets to lasting happiness.
Includes bibliographical references.
"This world can be ugly, despairing, and cynical-but you can cultivate resilient joy that will give you peace and delight in times of turmoil. Through memorable storytelling and humor, Joy Clarkson offers respite and rejuvenation and reveals simple secrets to lasting happiness that will leave you feeling lighter, braver, and wiser"-- Provided by publisher.
Introduction: decide to live -- Befriend sadness -- Flounder well -- Remember: you have a body! -- Enjoy things unironically -- Tell yourself a good story -- Be like Mr. Collins -- Believe in God -- Accept love -- Expect the end of the world -- Epilogue: give yourself away.