How to Live in the World and Still Be Happy

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Now, beloved author Hugh Prather, who has touched so many people with h So many things in life can cause us concern and worry: Now, beloved author Hugh Prather, who has touched so many people with his bestselling books across the years, gives us an actual program that shows us How to Live in the World and Still Be Happy. Filled with concrete exercises developed by Hugh Prather during his years of counseling, teaching, and administering, How to Live in the World and Still Be Happy shows us how to examine our own lives so that we can learn to change the attitudes and actions that hold us back from experiencing and achieving lasting happiness.

How to live in the world and still be happy

Paperback , pages. Published October 1st by Conari Press first published September 30th To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Jan 30, Lis rated it it was amazing. If you have ever been one to believe that "If you are not outraged, then you are not paying attention", then this book can help.

It's a great book about being able to take the good with the bad in the world.

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I read, and re-read portions of this book often. I would often read a page or two, then fill my journal with reflections. Nov 30, Kim rated it really liked it.

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This is one of those books that has every other page dog-eared so you can refer to it later. I took it one step further and wrote stuff down into a notebook! Great suggestions on how to live more peacefully Apr 14, Amanda Roelant added it. It's a tricky one isn't it, to live in this world. Happiness aside, just living can be a challenge.

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I like Hugh's thoughts, I like how he acknowledges that his framework for thinking works for him and that doesn't mean it will work for you. That's part of the real story to it, though this is no novel.

The exercises he offers are very good to STOP the brain and maybe think about those things you are always thinking about in a new way. Not a precise science or ritual, it's just an adjustment to th It's a tricky one isn't it, to live in this world. Not a precise science or ritual, it's just an adjustment to the ways of living.

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Not my favorite, but not too bad, no unrealistic altruism. Apr 07, Lily rated it it was amazing Shelves: A book I return to again and again for its pragmatic insights on how to cope in spiritual productive ways with this very real world. Jan 11, Abbegale rated it it was amazing.

Isabel rated it it was amazing Jan 18, John rated it it was amazing Oct 16, Nirmal Krrish rated it liked it Mar 16, Smith rated it really liked it Feb 15, Megan rated it liked it Jun 30, Sohaila rated it it was amazing Jan 13, Samadhi rated it really liked it Nov 22, How were you just feeling? In all honesty, I did not take this up! But I remembered it. Oh, some things I was saying! Things I was feeling!

Speaking of distance… On Thursday, my poetry class — which is taught by Ken Babstock — was facilitated by poet Jeramy Dodds, who is fantastic of course, they both are. It was a strange experience for a personal reason: They produced high-quality chapbooks of their work, and I carried them in the store.

Since that time, Jeramy has been nominated for the Griffin Prize, the largest prize in the poetry world, and has won numerous other honours as has Ken! The store has been closed since , and so much has happened since then… and with how peripheral our association had been, of course Jeramy Dodds did not remember me! I just focused on listening to what he shared with us, and found the experience amazing on its own. Being accepted by two publications only months after sending my work out for the first time is really the culmination of overcoming years of inhibition and skirting around my true passions and abilities as in having a bookstore — which of course means you are far too busy to read, much less write!

This week is my last week at the architecture firm, as well. Since they are completely fulfilled by the work they do, they understand the value of seeking that, and can see why I need to move on.

On Friday, we had an open house of an amazing property they designed. I was alone there for over an hour, prepping food silently in the out-of-a-dream kitchen.

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It was a surreal and bittersweet moment. I appreciated the work they had done so strongly. I was proud of them. As you can see from the name of this blog — Only Connect! And I have a passion for food, and I have a passion for bettering lives and being of use. It would be dishonest to say that everything that happens is always great the false positivism again!

I am reminded of a favourite quote from my wonderful teacher, Ken Babstock, in his brilliant book, Mean:. Inserting links into this post after having written it, I was sorry to discover the author of Notes on How to Live in the World and Still Be Happy, Hugh Prather, died earlier this month, on November 15th, at the age of I learned even more than I had ever known about his background: And his influence extends as far and wide as Saturday Night Live and the excellent, life-changing The Moosewood Restaurant original home of the vegetarian cookbook series.

His work changed my life, and effected countless others. My heart goes out to his wife and long-time collaborator, Gayle.

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