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Inner Peace for Busy People

52 Simple Strategies for Transforming Life

Author Joan Z. Borysenko, Ph.D.
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Hay House | Hay House LLC
On sale Sep 15, 2003 | 112 Pages | 9781401930059
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This “simple, powerful, and fun” guide for anyone who is ‘crazy busy’ offers advice on how to manage stress and find inner peace in the face of never-ending to-do lists (Richard Carlson, author of the Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff series)

Why have we allowed busyness to become a badge of honor and a jaw-clenching, mind-bending competition? Slaves to phones, beepers, e-mails, faxes, piles of snail mail, to-do lists, congested traffic, and pushy telemarketers who call during dinner, many people are also trying to balance the demands of family and career. As a result, they often feel squeezed out of their own lives, and unable to extend the kindness and care to their loved ones that they would really like to.

The paradox of this century is that Americans are wealthier than ever before—yet we are more stressed, depressed, anxious, and overwhelmed than at any time in our history. We have very little peace of mind. Inner Peace for Busy People is here to help with 52 weekly inspirational entries that will help readers change their lives life and their attitudes. Through story and science, spirituality and humor, it offers easily learnable skills for recovering inner peace, one week at a time.

You don’t have to be a monk devoted to hours of special practice to walk your life’s journey with graciousness and joy. All that is required is to pay attention, choose wisely, live with purpose and passion, laugh often, and live with fierce commitment to honesty and kindness. Every day brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace. With a little common sense, we can learn to understand and tame the dirty tricks department of the mind, live with kindness and love, enjoy the shelter of one another, and grow in wisdom and creativity. The 52 brief lessons and stories in the book are an enduring and practical guide to developing inner peace in a busy world.
“Joan Borysenko’s work has meant a great deal to me over the years.”
—Anne Lamott, author of Bird by Bird and Traveling Mercies

“Joan Borysenko is the quintessential Queen of Enlightenment. Her wit and wisdom are astounding! Forget all the psychobabbleof the last decade. At last a book that helps us destress,renew, and rejoice in our lives—written by a brilliant scholar,scientist, and psychologist. I love Joan, her mind,and her book—and so will you.”
—Loretta LaRoche, author of Life Is Short—Wear Your Party Pants, and star of PBS television

“Whenever I read a book, I always underline the parts I particularly like. I ran out of ink with this one! What a delight this book is: helpful, sane, wise, and witty. As Joan well says, our days ‘can become a burden some exercise in simply getting things done, slogging through a swamp of responsibilities.’ God bless Joan forgiving us such a useful map for getting out of the swamp.”
—Richard N. Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute?

“In her book, Inner Peace for Busy People, Joan Borysenko delivers the one thing every busy person longs for—simple strategies to reduce stress and create a more peaceful mind. Written in Joan’s warm and humorous style, the practical wisdom and easy-to-do exercises in this book will change your life!”
—Cheryl Richardson, author of Take Time for Your Life and Life Makeovers

“Joan Borysenko has done it again! Inner Peace for Busy People is simple, powerful, and fun to read! No matter how busy you are, you’ll love this book.”
—Richard Carlson, Ph.D., author of Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff—and It’s All Small Stuff
Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., is an internationally known speaker in spirituality, integrative medicine, and the mind/body connection and has a doctorate in medical sciences from Harvard Medical School. She is a licensed clinical psychologist, the best-selling author of numerous books, and a journalist and radio personality.
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This “simple, powerful, and fun” guide for anyone who is ‘crazy busy’ offers advice on how to manage stress and find inner peace in the face of never-ending to-do lists (Richard Carlson, author of the Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff series)

Why have we allowed busyness to become a badge of honor and a jaw-clenching, mind-bending competition? Slaves to phones, beepers, e-mails, faxes, piles of snail mail, to-do lists, congested traffic, and pushy telemarketers who call during dinner, many people are also trying to balance the demands of family and career. As a result, they often feel squeezed out of their own lives, and unable to extend the kindness and care to their loved ones that they would really like to.

The paradox of this century is that Americans are wealthier than ever before—yet we are more stressed, depressed, anxious, and overwhelmed than at any time in our history. We have very little peace of mind. Inner Peace for Busy People is here to help with 52 weekly inspirational entries that will help readers change their lives life and their attitudes. Through story and science, spirituality and humor, it offers easily learnable skills for recovering inner peace, one week at a time.

You don’t have to be a monk devoted to hours of special practice to walk your life’s journey with graciousness and joy. All that is required is to pay attention, choose wisely, live with purpose and passion, laugh often, and live with fierce commitment to honesty and kindness. Every day brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace. With a little common sense, we can learn to understand and tame the dirty tricks department of the mind, live with kindness and love, enjoy the shelter of one another, and grow in wisdom and creativity. The 52 brief lessons and stories in the book are an enduring and practical guide to developing inner peace in a busy world.

Reviews

“Joan Borysenko’s work has meant a great deal to me over the years.”
—Anne Lamott, author of Bird by Bird and Traveling Mercies

“Joan Borysenko is the quintessential Queen of Enlightenment. Her wit and wisdom are astounding! Forget all the psychobabbleof the last decade. At last a book that helps us destress,renew, and rejoice in our lives—written by a brilliant scholar,scientist, and psychologist. I love Joan, her mind,and her book—and so will you.”
—Loretta LaRoche, author of Life Is Short—Wear Your Party Pants, and star of PBS television

“Whenever I read a book, I always underline the parts I particularly like. I ran out of ink with this one! What a delight this book is: helpful, sane, wise, and witty. As Joan well says, our days ‘can become a burden some exercise in simply getting things done, slogging through a swamp of responsibilities.’ God bless Joan forgiving us such a useful map for getting out of the swamp.”
—Richard N. Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute?

“In her book, Inner Peace for Busy People, Joan Borysenko delivers the one thing every busy person longs for—simple strategies to reduce stress and create a more peaceful mind. Written in Joan’s warm and humorous style, the practical wisdom and easy-to-do exercises in this book will change your life!”
—Cheryl Richardson, author of Take Time for Your Life and Life Makeovers

“Joan Borysenko has done it again! Inner Peace for Busy People is simple, powerful, and fun to read! No matter how busy you are, you’ll love this book.”
—Richard Carlson, Ph.D., author of Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff—and It’s All Small Stuff

Author

Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., is an internationally known speaker in spirituality, integrative medicine, and the mind/body connection and has a doctorate in medical sciences from Harvard Medical School. She is a licensed clinical psychologist, the best-selling author of numerous books, and a journalist and radio personality.
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