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Posted by livvyandbella (My Page) on Sun, Feb 3, 08 at 8:30
| Does anyone have favorite self help book?
Thank you.
Barb |
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Barb, do you mean the sort of books that help you unblock the sink and change a fuse, or the ones that claim to deal with Improving your Inner Calm or 50 Ways to Spice-up Your Sex Life and Read This and Shed 20 lbs a Week?
I might find the former handy. As for the latter I'm too old and English . . . and we have a deep inbuilt distrust of these type of publications and generally see their authors as taking advantage of people in vulnerable situations. |
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| I know a lot of good 'unblock the sink' kind.... |
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| Vee, I like "too old and English." It suits me to a tee, and I hope you don't mind if I adopt it, even though I would need to change it to Scottish and it's several generations removed. |
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| My favorite self-help books are about organizing your house, your family and your clutter -- Julie Morgenstern's Organizing From The Inside Out and Kathy Peel's The Family Manager's Everyday Survival Guide. Both are very helpful, but would be even better if they came with House Elves *vbg* |
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| I too have found the "mechanical" books helpful sometimes, but have a distrust of the "emotional" or "better person" or "change your life" type of book. Although there have been friends of mine who have found some comfort in books about grief and loss. |
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| I thought of a book that I read that really changed my attitude. It is called, "Happiness is a Choice" by Barry Neil Kaufman. Here's the strange thing. I didn't purchase it. No one I know would have purchased a self help book. I have no recollection of anyone giving to to me. It just showed up in my house. And it showed up at a time when I was having a lot of personal and professional stress and was feeling really depressed and wiped out. I read and it was the first of many books that turned my life around. |
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| Mine would have to be "Last Train from Paris" by Stacy Cohen. She's a author and philanthropist who has dedicated her life to helping others. She raises a lot of money for children and their families that are dealing with cancer. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Life Style Expert
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Well, I have two:
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. Read it in high school for a book report, and it's been a staple of mine ever since. Dr. Frankl begins by tracing his life in a concentration camp and what it was like. From this experience, he developed what is referred to as "logotherapy", or "how to find meaning in suffering". The 2nd is Thomas Moore's Care of the Soul, which is a more recent read. I think there's a sequel, something like "Dark Night of the Soul", but the first one, imho, is better. Also explores grief and moving on... |
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| Please Understand Me and Type Talk have helped me more than anything else. |
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| Constructive Living, by David K. Reynolds. It's based on Morita psychology, and in short "do what needs to be done". No wallowing in childhood trauma, no drama of being caught in a web of emotions. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Constructive Living
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