Seven Times Down, Eight Times Up Landing on Your Feet in an Upside Down World

by Gettis, Alan

• ISBN13: 9780979875526
• ISBN10: 0979875528
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-29
• Publisher: Goodman Beck Publishing

Summary

Obtaining Piece of Mind Is Easier Than You Think. Seven Times Down, Eight Times Up is a marriage of cognitive behavioral therapy and Zen wisdom. The short stories will help you to think differently, feel better and live your life in a more vital and healthy way. If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, insecurity, boredom or anger, let this book encourage you, inspire you and help you be the person you would like to be. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Dr. Alan Gettis is a clinical psychologist who is also well steeped in Eastern philosophy. For the last forty years he has specialized in individual psychotherapy for adults.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Preface to the Second Edition	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Even Monkeys Fall Out of Trees	p. 5
Letting Go	p. 7
Hang On	p. 9
Out with the Old, In with the New	p. 12
The Prison of Conditioning	p. 14
The Meaning of Life	p. 16
Where Are You Looking?	p. 18
The Winner	p. 20
Practice What You Preach	p. 22
Use What You Have	p. 24
You Are Not Dead	p. 26
Give Yourself a Chance	p. 28
Do You Believe in Magic?	p. 30
Ghouls, Goblins, and Things That Go Bump in the Night	p. 32
May Be	p. 34
A Tale of Two Secretaries	p. 36
The Last Man Standing	p. 38
A Work in Progress	p. 40
The Buck Stops Here	p. 42
It's Always Here and Now	p. 44
Forgiveness	p. 46
Dealing with Anxiety	p. 48
Waiting for Godot	p. 50
Sixty Minutes	p. 52
Where There's a Will, There's a Way	p. 54
How Old Are You?	p. 56
Bodhidharma	p. 58
Ice Cream	p. 61
Free at Last	p. 63
Johnny Drew a Monster	p. 66
Take It Easy	p. 68
The Heart of the Matter	p. 70
Take a Mid-Week Break	p. 72
Dealing with Loss	p. 74
All in the Family	p. 76
Metaphorical Reincarnation	p. 78
Free at Last [Reprisal]	p. 80
The Yogi and the Fork Bender	p. 82
R and R	p. 84
May the Force Be with You	p. 87
Yada Yada Yada	p. 89
The Gift of Giving	p. 91
On Hawaii, Alaska, and the 47 Contiguous States	p. 93
Looking in the Mirror	p. 95
The Land of Fools	p. 97
The Frightened Child	p. 99
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum	p. 101
You Don't Have to Be a Brain Surgeon	p. 103
Pay Attention	p. 106
Trust Yourself	p. 108
The Garage Sale	p. 110
No Thank You	p. 112
Buddha	p. 114
Babe Ruth	p. 116
Beans, Burgers, and Beliefs	p. 118
The Chicken Little Phenomenon	p. 120
What Do You Need?	p. 122
Chickens, Bulls, and Elephants	p. 125
Mr. Fix-It	p. 127
California, Here I Come	p. 129
Take a Deep Breath (or Fifty)	p. 131
Us and Them	p. 133
It Will Never Be This Day Again	p. 135
A Tale of Two Books	p. 137
Do You Have Time?	p. 139
Don't Expect Things to Be Perfect	p. 141
The Wise Man	p. 144
The Salt of the Earth	p. 146
What Do You Think?	p. 148
A Little Bit Better	p. 150
Shocking News	p. 152
Understand How Powerful Your Thoughts Can Be	p. 154
Getting Things in Focus	p. 156
A Million-to-One	p. 158
Isness	p. 161
Taking Out the Garbage	p. 163
For Lou Gehrig, Catfish Hunter, and Countless Others	p. 165
Swept Away	p. 167
Start a New Tradition	p. 169
Keep Your Eye on the Ball	p. 171
It Came Down to This	p. 173
Maya	p. 175
Take It off the Drawing Board	p. 177
The Placebo Effect	p. 179
September 11th	p. 181
Going the Distance	p. 183
The Second Time Around	p. 185
It's Not as Bad as You Think	p. 187
How to Deal with Your Demons	p. 189
The Meaning of Life: Part II	p. 191
Our Birthright	p. 193
Marching to a Different Drummer	p. 195
Give Yourself a Break	p. 197
Make a Difference	p. 199
Keep a Journal	p. 201
Sadhana	p. 204
Buckle Up	p. 206
Never Give Up	p. 208
When I'm 64	p. 210
Looking from a Different Vantage Point	p. 212
Be Careful What You Wish For	p. 214
Nicolo, Ann, and Sam	p. 216
P is for	p. 218
Whack!	p. 220
Enlightenment?	p. 222
Jenna and Her Bag of Troubles	p. 225
The Whole Ball of Wax	p. 226
References	p. 229
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