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Start Your Day with a Dose of Happiness This 30-day course composed of insightful thoughts and reflections will give you the encouragement you need to find happiness and inner peace. A guide to happiness.  On our journey to a happy life, sometimes we need a little help. Author Hugh Prather steps in to take the role of our compassionate and thoughtful guide in this course for finding happiness. He spent his life not only as an author but as a minister and counselor, and so lends the wisdom and comfort that he provided in those roles to readers of this inspirational book. Quiet power in unsettled times.  Prather’s signature way of writing makes this book a potent and refreshing source of truth amidst the troubles we face in our daily lives. His reflections on how to be happy are rooted in human experience, and call on us to consider our connection with others. His words call on the spiritual and yet remain relatable to all people seeking personal growth, particularly as it relates to our happiness. Open up Hugh Prather’s  Shining Through .  Switch on your life, ground yourself in happiness and learn more about: Reflections on Prather’s own pain, observations, and ways of coping with modern lifeThe art of happiness and how we can find itLife-changing practices that can shift how we face tragedies and fears If you enjoyed books like  A Short Guide to a Happy Life ,  How Happiness Happens ,  Getting to Good , or  Lovingkindness  then you’ll love  Shining Through .

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Your Go-to Guide for Finding Happiness Life got you down? Discover the cure to gloomy days in this book—packed with wisdom and inspiration guaranteed to bring your smile back. The obstacles to your happiness.  There are a lot of things in life that we worry and stress about. Our jobs, relationships, and possessions are important to us, and because of that, we look to them for happiness. But when they ultimately disappoint us, they act as obstacles to attaining that very happiness we thought they would bring. In this motivational book, author Hugh Prather urges readers to let go of attitudes that hold us back from experiencing happiness. How to live a happy life.  When we recognize and address the obstacles in our lives, we open the door for happiness to come in. But it doesn’t happen without putting in the work. During his years of counseling, Prather learned and developed an actual program for being happy. Through following this program, and examining our own lives, we can learn how to actively work towards achieving the happiness we all long for. In  How to Live in the World and Still Be Happy  learn: How to find your happy life with the help of concrete exercisesAbout the obstacles that may be standing in your wayThe benefits of an inspirational guide that you can return to again and again If you enjoyed books like  Resisting Happiness ,  How to Be Happy (Or at Least Less Sad) ,  A Year of Positive Thinking , or  Get Out of Your Own Way , then your next read should be  How to Live in the World and Still Be Happy  by Hugh Prather.

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Reflections on the Struggles and Joys of Life Our lives are full of ups and downs, and experiences that break us and fulfill us. Author, minister, radio talk show host, and counselor Hugh Prather explores the many facets of life and ponders the values of love, courage, and more. Full of personal revelations.  True to style, this book by Hugh Prather is packed with honest personal reflections and inspirational thoughts that provide insights into life. Prather records both his observations and sometimes startling personal revelations on his longings and commitments, his mistakes and anguish. By revealing his deepest thoughts from his diary, Prather welcomes us into a shared human experience and invites us to explore his perspective on life. Simple yet profound, personal yet universal.  Prather’s works comprise more than meaningful quotes—they ask us to question and explore our own thoughts on love and life. Their meaning is magnified because they not only inspire but change us. And, Prather’s unique ability to speak both personally and universally makes his wisdom accessible to all. Anyone seeking spiritual or emotional growth will find it in Prather's  Love and Courage . Learn more about: The values of truth and justice, friendship and generosity, love and courage and how they work in our livesLife experiences that have formed bestselling author Hugh Prather’s view of the world and our place in itThe beauty of life, even in the midst of struggles If you enjoyed books like  The Book of Awakening ,  Welcoming the Unwelcome , or  Soul Keeping , then you’ll want to read  Love and Courage .

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A Guide to Deeper Spirituality A follow-up to the classic,  Notes to Myself .  As an author, minister, and counselor, Hugh Prather had extensive experience sharing wisdom on worldly (and other-worldly) topics. His book,  Notes to Myself , offers a treasury of thoughtful and eye-opening insights and reminders. And this spiritual-themed follow-up book masterfully accomplishes the same goal of guiding readers to greater awareness. A modern Book of Proverbs.  Throughout the book, Prather offers countless tidbits of wisdom. Each line is packed with powerful insight and inspiration that is sure to leave a lasting impact on readers. Though his words are written as “notes-to-self,” Prather’s gaze looks to and reflects on the outside world, and so he draws us all into his thoughts. Through this inner dialogue, we see the world more clearly. Essential guide for your spiritual journey.  Journeys are made easier when we have a guide. This book fills that role for readers on their own journey toward spirituality. Spiritual growth can be a slow but rewarding process if we devote the time to it. Prather’s words throughout this spiritual book remind us that we are not alone on our journey, and that it is through realizing our oneness with all living things that we find our way. Check out  Spiritual Notes to Myself , one of Hugh Prather’s classics, and find… A simple, easy-to-read guide for greater spiritual and self-awarenessPowerful words of wisdom on each pageA resource to return to again and again in your spiritual journey Readers of books such as  A Path with Heart ,  Life of the Beloved ,  Beholding and Becoming , and  Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality will enjoy Hugh Prather’s  Spiritual Notes to Myself .

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Standing on My Head is intensely personal–and just as intensely universal. In this little volume, Hugh Prather teaches us how to see ourselves–in ways that seem both so true (or right) and normal (or obvious) that we can’t believe we didn’t see them ourselves. This is a book to dip into when we come unplugged from ourselves and it’s time to stand on our heads.Standing on My Head moves with quirky profundity from moment to moment, from dictum to doubts, from aphorism and mantra, to mundane recollections of tennis games to offbeat encounters with friends. It takes us into a room where we can, if we listen closely, and maybe tip ourselves upside down once in a while, begin to perceive something different in ourselves and in others. “I have to act the way I am before I can become something else.”Hugh Prather began this book more than thirty years ago. It was first published as I Touch the Earth, the Earth Touches Me, in 1972. This edition, revisited and radically revised for a new century, marries the wisdom of youth to the wisdom of experience.

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Begin Each Day in the Right State of Mind These morning meditations by author Hugh Prather are just what you need to start your day right. His words will put you on the path to living a more loving and fulfilling life. Daily reflections to kickstart your day.  Start each morning this year with the words of bestselling author, counselor, and minister Hugh Prather. Prather asks readers to consider the holistic nature of our lives—noting that how we start our day affects everything, from our mind and spirit to our family and work. If we start in an agitated mood, we face the day with a combative spirit. But when we begin in a peaceful mood, we open the door to welcome in more opportunities and graces. Renew your determination to become a better person.  With each page of this spiritual book, you are invited to live as if you think our world and the people in it are worth caring about and worth making time for. Because when we realize that they are, and that we are all united in a unique relationship (ourselves, others, and God), we wake up to our own responsibility for what happens to us. These daily meditations ask us to reflect on the spiritual task ahead of us. Learn more about: The benefits of beginning each day with a peaceful mindset and a spiritual goal in mindMindfulness meditations that awaken the mind and replenish the spiritHow to start over and become a better person If you enjoyed books like  Power Thoughts Devotional ,  Good Days Start with Gratitude ,  Sacred Rhythms , or  Little Book of Mindfulness , then you’ll love  Morning Notes .

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"Letting go is the bottom-line key to happiness," states Hugh Prather. And in The Little Book of Letting Go, he offers a simple three-step process for shedding prejudices, preconceptions, and prejudgments and facing each moment with openness and enthusiasm. Prather first explains why it is essential to learn to let go and then outlines a 30-day plan for spiritual renewal. Finally, he offers specific techniques for getting a grip on habitual reactions, the need to control, and the addiction to conflict.