Books : Contentment: A Way to True Happiness
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by: Robert A. Johnson, Jerry M. Ruhl
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 152.42
EAN: 9780062515933
ISBN: 0062515934
Label: HarperOne
Manufacturer: HarperOne
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: August 01, 2000
Publisher: HarperOne
Release Date: July 03, 2000
Sales Rank: 195991
Studio: HarperOne
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Product Description:
Simple Gifts of Contentment
The forces of modern life urge us to achieve and acquire more, pushing us outward in our quest for contentment. World–renowned Jungian analyst Robert A. Johnson and psychotherapist Jerry M. Ruhl guide us inward, to a deep understanding of true, lasting happiness.
Instead of relegating joy and satisfaction to another time, a different place, a better circumstance ('just as soon as I finish this project / land that perfect job / find a new relationship'), Johnson and Ruhl encourage us to negotiate and embrace 'what is.' Instructive and wise, this gentle guide contains all the tools we need––including illustrative stories, myths, poems, and practical exercises––to seize true contentment in the here and now.
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Rating:  - Great Book. I need to buy it again!
This is an amazing book. Insightfull. I leant it to someone, so now need to buy it again, because I want to leave them with the book! So I will purchase again. Short, and makes you think. Especially loved the bit at the end about how in the past people lived less for themselves, and more for "community". If their community was doing OK, but they were dying, it didn't really matter, as their part had built up the community. It's a bit better worded than that though...
Rating:  - a few good bits of insight
This book contained a lot of stuff that I did not find useful. The King Lear examples were dreary. Here are the best nuggets of knowledge from the book:
Contentment - to be at home with what you already contain - your existing contents. Contentment isn't found on the outside or from getting what we want. It is our capacity to mediate our desires with "what is". Accept what is rather than insist that life be a certain way. Contentment comes from the inside rather than "just as soon ... Read More
Rating:  - Contentment
I own all of Rbt Johnson's books, as I'm quite interested in Jungian psychology, but this has a "different voice", probably because it's co-written by someone else. Nevertheless, anyone interested in the concept of contentment will want to own it as it contains many thought-provoking ideas.
Rating: - Wonderful & simplistic
I am reading it for a second time because I loved it so much. Very simple, but insightful book on everyone's search for contentment. It shows how the American culture does not support the journey required to find true contentment. I liked it so much I've bought a few copies to give to my friends!
Rating: - A powerful examination of the core of human experience
This is a powerful book, full of concise wisdom. Rather than telling you how to interpret an idea--too many books tell you what to think--this thin volume, echoing Shakespeare's King Lear, allows you to integrate the wisdom deeply into your consciousness. What I have always marveled about Johnson's books is their ability to suggest ideas without talking down to you, evoke wisdom without hitting you over the head. Johnson lets you find your own answers to the big questions. This book points me ... Read More
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