Showing results for "Happiness" in Grief & Loss

Al-Ghazālī's writings were meant to help man to live a life in accordance with the sacred law, and by doing so gain a deeper understanding of its meaning. Al-Ghazali believed in practical-ethical perfection and that by exercising his capacity for reason, man would be drawn to the spiritual alchemy that transforms the soul from worldliness to complete devotion to God. This alone, he believed, could produce ultimate happiness.

Based on over 25 years of spirit communication and thousands of professional readings, world-famous medium James Van Praagh shares the personal regrets, misgivings, remorse, and, most important, the advice of the dead who have chosen him as a medium. These spirits have a great deal to say about what they have learned and discovered on the other side and how we, the living, can benefit from their experiences.

Life is hard—as the past few years have made painfully clear. From personal trauma to the injustice and absurdity of the world, sometimes simply going on can feel too much. But could there be solace—and even hope—in acknowledging the hardships of the human condition? Might doing so free us from the tyranny of striving for our "best lives" and help us find warmth, humanity and humour in the lives we actually have? Could it inspire in us the desire for a better world? In this profound and personal book, Kieran Setiya shows how philosophy can help us find our way.

Eighteen months before Kathryn Schulz’s beloved father died, she met the woman she would marry. In Lost & Found, she weaves the stories of those relationships into a brilliant exploration of how all our lives are shaped by loss and discovery—from the maddening disappearance of everyday objects to the sweeping devastations of war, pandemic and natural disaster; from finding new planets to falling in love.

>"What are you reading?" That's the question Will Schwalbe asks his mother, Mary Anne, as they sit in the waiting room of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. In 2007, Mary Anne returned from a humanitarian trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan suffering from what her doctors believed was a rare type of hepatitis. Months later she was diagnosed with a form of advanced pancreatic cancer, which is almost always fatal, often in six months or less. This is the inspiring true story of a son and his mother.

A Widow’s Guide to Coping with Grief is a resource for you if you have experienced a significant loss. Compiled with the expertise of licensed therapists and grief specialists, this book provides practical guidance and emotional support for those navigating the challenging path of grief. The author, who has personally experienced loss and recovery, shares their story with the stories of others who have found comfort and healing. This powerful and compassionate guide offers hope to anyone struggling with grief.

Death is the inevitable fate of every single person on earth. How do we accept the inevitability of our death? How do we live our lives with meaning? Will money lead us to happiness? Satish Modi examines these questions in a moving, powerful, thought-provoking work based on his re­flections and the experiences of people from all walks of life. The result is a fascinating book that teaches us that whoever we are and whatever our aspirations in this life, it is essential for every one of us to accept our own passing.

Minneapolis rock legend Mark Mallman woke at 3:00 a.m. with a crushing panic attack that wouldn't end. He responded by pouring songs into a happiness playlist and leaning on the wisdom of friends. This is the true story of a man beset by grief, healed by music, and learning to laugh through it all.

Resiliently Happy: A Guide to Building Resilience and Finding Happiness is an evidence-based guide to psychological resilience and wellbeing. In this book, listeners will learn practical strategies to build resilience and overcome life's challenges. From developing a positive mindset to establishing healthy habits and relationships, this book provides a roadmap to help you cultivate happiness and create a fulfilling life.

This book will teach you how to navigate life’s challenges to find joy and lasting happiness against all odds! We all wish to live a life of fulfillment, yet often, external circumstances and our internal struggles seem to stand in the way. However, I want you to know that there is still hope that you can live a joyous life no matter what life throws at you, and this book is here to teach you that.

New York Times best-selling author Jeff Benedict has seen both good and bad in his career as a journalist. Some of the best are the extraordinary people he has met who have made deliberate choices to live happier lives despite the extreme hardship that each of them have faced. Although life will knock us down from time to time, this book is an important reminder that we all can make a choice to get back up, brush ourselves off, and keep pressing forward.

Life for Autumn Toelle-Jackson started out on a happy and ordinary timeline. When she entered her thirties, however, tragedy made up for lost time. Over the span of a few short years, she endured several miscarriages and the loss of her husband, a dear cousin, and child. But one small cross-section of a life doesn't do justice to the amount of love, resilience, growth, and blessings a person experiences after such titanic losses.

A step-by-step method showing you how to stop worry...now! There is a secret no one knows, yet it's so easy. A unique method that does not require any motivation or willpower. It's how to stop worry, easily, immediately, painlessly, and permanently. How to regain control of your life again. You will learn: How to start to your worry-free journey; the reason you didn't start before; the seven shields of worry; the three types of "worry situation"; and much more.

How to Choose Happiness in 30 Days is a collection of Chappale's success strategies tips and tactics that he used and continues to use to turn an extremely tragic start in life into a love for exploring human potential and using what he learns to make a positive difference in as many lives as possible...

Reflections on Grief: Loss, Love, and Happiness is a nonfiction book on grief that begins with Linda telling her own, vulnerable story. Although Linda experienced many events that caused grief, she goes into detail about three incidents involving the death of loved ones. The grief intensified after each experience until it became debilitating and propelled her on a journey to find happiness. She goes through three harrowing experiences.

Mark Negley knows what it’s like to face the pain of loss and fight to build a new life from the ashes. Over the past 30 years, he has faced cancer, raised a special needs child, lost his beloved mother, nearly lost his wife in a car accident, and supported her through depression and mental health issues resulting from her brain injuries. In Survive Alive Thrive, Mark Negley takes you on a journey through his loss experiences, using his story and the stories of several others to teach his revolutionary new model of grief recovery.

Discover everything you need to know about moving on with your life after the death of your husband. While many people think that this signifies the end of the world, sooner or later, you will understand that it is a new beginning....

When Teal Barns decided to become a healer at the age of 22, the last thing she expected was that she would die. Yet that’s exactly what happened to this free-spirited, joyful but vulnerable blues singer who traveled the world with her backpack and guitar. The night before she was to begin her training as a healer, she collapsed from a medically unexplainable cardiac arrest and died soon after.

On an August night in San Francisco, a 22-year-old named Teal collapsed from a sudden, unexplainable cardiac arrest. Six days later, she died, but not before a spiritual unfolding began that changed the life of her mother forever. These essays - each one a personal touch into the divine - chart her mother’s path as she confronts painful events she’d been holding on to and opens herself up to more joy than she ever thought possible.