DescriptionDo you have a job - or a vocation? A career, or a summons to a special destiny? In this thought provoking program, Thomas Moore shares his vision of what we can do to restore fullness and depth to this dispirited dimension of our lives. With elegant scholarship, Moore uncovers the sacred roots of work life, and shows how, even in this age of technology, it remains a direct path to discovering who we really are. He explores the task of finding a true calling, explains why we must allow ourselves to fail, describes how Victorian craftsman William Morris defied "burnout, " suggests ways to make work a more spiritual activity, provides exercises to resolve money issues and career crises, and much more.
DescriptionFeeling weighed down by all your responsibilities and the constant pressures of your personal and professional life? Well, there's no time like the present to lighten your load. Let Richard J. Leider and David A. Shapiro show you how to let go of excess baggage and create your own vision of happiness and success. You'll learn how to balance work, love, and purpose by "unpacking" your physical, emotional, and intellectual luggage and "repacking" it to make the most of your life's journey.
DescriptionWhy are some people able to find happiness despite disappointments, financial hardships, and even physical disabilities? Therapist Barry Neil Kaufman's life-changing discovery is that people who are most successful at finding happiness share certain traits, beliefs, and attitudes. Happiness Is a Choice reveals these keys to happiness and shows you how to use them. Kaufman shows how to let go of judgments, worries, and regrets; how gratitude and openness can transform our relationships; and how authentic happiness arises from taking responsibility for our responses to people and situations.
DescriptionThe root cause of compulsive and addictive behavior is multi-generational shame. John Bradshaw, one of the primary figures in the self-help movement, describes how family rules and attitudes become encoded in each family member. As a result, shame is engendered through abandonment and rejection. Find out how to turn this spiral around, for yourself and your family.
DescriptionEmotionally separating yourself from your parents or other survival figures would make an impact on all of your relationships by freeing you to understand, and be authentic in, your current relationships. This program is a special adaptation of John Bradshaw's book by the same title, a combination of workshop segments and studio material. In it, Bradshaw presents an extraordinary step-by-step process, one of the many that has earned him a place at the head of the contemporary self-help movement.
DescriptionA 3-week trip through the countryside of Wales, England, and Scotland in search of ancient megalithic stones becomes the jumping-off point for a discussion of the meaning and mystery of life. During his trip, M. Scott Peck examined human experiences like parenthood, holiness, romance, and art, among others as he bluntly faced his own fears and shortcomings, and, by doing so, challenges you to do the same. Dr. Peck is the author of the best selling The Road Less Traveled, and this time he takes the listener on an adventure of the spirit, revealing observations about the pilgrimage of life.
DescriptionThe author of the best selling Conversations with God series discusses the purpose of relationships in our lives. Providing fresh and meaningful insight, Neale Donald Walsch explains why we must strive for intimacy with each other and how our connections to others bring us an experience of ourselves, an awareness of who we are, in a way nothing else can. His insights can help us deepen our relationships with others and make them work better. Like the two other programs in this series - health and abundance - this program is an intimate conversation between Neale and a live audience.