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Wanting Everything: Art of Happiness

By (author) Dorothy Rowe






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From the moment of conception we are in the business of surviving. We come into the world expecting that we can have everything and seeing no reason why we should not have it. But we learn fast, learning that we can't always get what we want. The accompanying feelings of loss, frustration, anger, aggression, resentment and sadness can dominate the rest of our lives. This book is all about the frustration endemic in our experience of life. It is about the strategies we evolve to cope with that frustration and convince ourselves that we can, after all, have everything. One strategy might be unlimited greed for possessions and power, and absolute determination to achieve the required goal without heeding any impediment. Another strategy might be to assume responsibility for everything, to saddle oneself with guilt for the world. Then there is the strategy of martyrdom, of having everything by publicly denouncing one's needs for anything. This book shows how the reader can free themself from the pain of loss, mourning, resentment, envy and greed to learn to live in the present, enjoying what they have.

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Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers
Published date | 24 Sep 1992
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Format | Paperback
Pages | 448
Dimensions | 197 x 130 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 302g
ISBN | 978-0-0063-7430-5
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BISAC | psychology / movements / behaviorism


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