Resisting Happiness

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A true story about why we sabotage ourselves, feel overwhelmed, set aside our dreams, and lack the courage to simply be ourselves and how to start choosing happiness again Are you happy It may be the wrong question Most of us think we are relatively happy, while at the same time knowing that we could be happier maybe even a lot happier Ordinary people and the finest philosophers have been exploring the question of happiness for thousands of years, and theories abound But this is not a book of theory Resisting Happiness is a deeply personal, disarmingly transparent look at why we sabotage our own happiness and what to do about it.Are you overwhelmed Do you procrastinate Do you sometimes feel like you are your own worst enemy Are you ignoring your dreams Have you lost the courage to truly be yourself Do you feel that your life lacks meaning and purpose Do you find yourself avoiding the real issues in your life and focusing on the superficial We all experience these feelings and doubts from time to time But do you know what to do when you experience them In this fascinating book, Matthew Kelly, uses his signature combination of the profound and the practical, to help us understand why we feel these things and how to rise above them Breaking through resistance, Kelly tells us, is essential to becoming the best version of ourselves and living with passion and purpose.What is resistance It s that sluggish feeling of not wanting to do something that you know is good for you It s the inclination to do something that you unabashedly know is not good for you It s the desire and tendency to delay something you should be doing right now.It is resistance that stands between you and happiness In these pages you will learn not only what it is, but how to recognize and conquer it in your own life. Download Resisting Happiness by Matthew Kelly – kino-fada.fr At Christmas Eve mass this year, my church was kind enough to gift a copy of this book to all parishioners I ll admit, upon receiving the book as we were leaving church, I had no intention of opening its pages On the drive home, though, I started to read the back cover and immediately the message resonated with me Matthew Kelly s latest book is about overcoming resistance in all facets of your life and becoming the best version of yourself Each chapter ends with a recap of its fundamental me At Christmas Eve mass this year, my church was kind enough to gift a copy of this book to all parishioners I ll admit, upon receiving the book as we were leaving church, I had no intention of opening its pages On the drive home, though, I started to read the back cover and immediately the message resonated with me Matthew Kelly s latest book is about overcoming resistance in all facets of your life and becoming the best version of yourself Each chapter ends with a recap of its fundamental message and a way that you can engage with that particular message Yes, it is heavily influenced by Catholicism and you will encounter many passages abou...A decent little self help book, with some Catholicism thrown in It isn t tremendously great writing, but some really good nuggets of practical truth.It came in the mail today and I started it and found I couldn t put it down and just finished it I suppose that there was nothing earth shattering here, but it was all good wisdom that I longed to hear said out loud, at least in my head as I read the words I needed the e...Uplifting and inspiringI really liked how he interwove his personal story with the points he was trying to make on how we resist our own happiness It really made me think on the many ways I had resisted my own happiness and had not realized it Highly recommended.The subtitle of this book is A True Story about Why We Sabotage Ourselves, Feel Overwhelmed, Set Aside Our Dreams, and Lack the Courage to Simply Be Ourselves and How to Start Choosing Happiness Again and that is quite a mouthful But having read a number of Matthew Kelly s books over the last few years I was very excited to read this one I must admit I read this book while rereading Rediscover Je...The first 40 pages were pretty spot on As others have said, Matthew has a way of simplifying things taking them up to the 30,000 foot view for a little much needed perspective It works for him and for most of us too But as the pages went on, there was less and less of substance The most repeated message was that Matthew Kelly has been writing and speaking and traveling for a loooong time I lost the plot after awhile and was looking forrelevance and less repetition about how long Mat The first 40 pages were pretty spot on As others have said, Matthew has a way of simplifying...When I first checked this book out from the library, I didn t realize that this was such a religion heavy book It almost made me not want to read it, because I didn t want to be preached at But the description resonated with me, so I stuck with it And I m glad I did.If you look between all the bits about finding God and surrendering yourself to God and whatnot, there s actually some really fantastic advice in this book It s the kind of book that I almost want to buy just so I can highlight a When I first checked this book out from the library, I didn t realize that this was such a religion heavy book It almost made me not want to read it, because I didn t want to be preached at But the description resonated with me, so I stuck with it And I m glad I did.If you look between all the bits about finding God and surrendering yourself to God and whatnot, there s actually some really fantastic advice in this book It s the kind of bo...This book was a freebie in my son s CCD class, plus it s a book about happiness what s not to like so I figured I d give it a try I rarely don t finish a book, but after a few pages of this one I could not stomach the rest The opening page preac...This is the 2nd Matthew Kelly book I have read My wife is a big fan and we actually did get to go to one of his events He keeps things very basic in his writings, but by doing that makes it easy to understand and actionable Some religious books are written at a level that are hard to relate This book tackles happiness and why we do things that we know will not make us happy or we think will bring us happiness, but never do Some of what Matthew Kelly talks about in this book is basic product This is the 2nd Matthew Kelly book I have read My wife is a big fan and we actually did get to go to one of his events He keeps things very basic in his writings, but by doing that makes it easy to understand and actionable Some religious books are written at a level that are hard to relate This book tackles happiness and why we do things that we know will not make us happy or we think will bring us happiness, but never do Some of what Matthew Kelly talks about in this book is basic productivity advice, but it is will spoken and with a Catholic bent to it Below are some key takeaways I had reading the book.Resistance This is pretty much the main theme of the bo...A short, simple walkthrough with reflections that are helpful for many people A huge turn off again, as is a turn off often with Kelly s work, is the shameless self promotion that is two advertisements mid book, and several plugs for himself and his company in the na...

Resisting Happiness
  • 18 August 2018
  • ebook
  • 167 pages
  • Matthew Kelly
  • Resisting Happiness