Emotional Chaos to Clarity : How to Live More Skillfully, Make Better Decisions, and Find Purpose in Life

by Moffitt, Phillip

• ISBN13: 9781594630927
• ISBN10: 1594630925
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-05-10
• Publisher: Hudson Street Press

Summary

In this inspiring and prescriptive book, Moffitt shows how to move from emotional chaos of the reactive mind to the clarity of the responsive mind. This is what Moffitt calls Oskillful livingO and it empowers more satisfying lives and moves readers towards goals without fear.

Author Biography

Formerly owner and editor in chief of Esquire magazine, PHILLIP MOFFITT is founder and director of the Life Balance Institute, a nationally renowned meditation teacher, and co-guiding teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Northern California. He is also the author of Dancing with Life. Visit lifebalanceinstitute.com and spiritrock.org.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
A Note on the Cover	p. xi
Introduction: Emotional Chaos to Clarity	p. xiii
Practices That Empower You to Achieve Clarity
Beginning Your Journey to Clarity	p. 3
Getting to Know the Real You	p. 15
Living an Intentional Life	p. 33
Starting Over	p. 43
Letting Go of Expectations	p. 57
Balancing Priorities	p. 67
Developing Skillful Behaviors
Starting Your Day with Clarity	p. 83
Knowing What's Really Happening	p. 93
Making Skillful Decisions	p. 104
Cultivating the Qualities of Loving-Kindness and Compassion	p. 118
Living into Life through Gratitude	p. 130
Overcoming Attachments through Generosity	p. 143
Doing the Right Thing	p. 155
Bringing Mindfulness to Making Major Life Changes	p. 165
Removing the Sources of Chaos
Keeping Boundaries	p. 179
Ending the Cycle of Self-Violence	p. 191
Practicing Self-Restraint	p. 202
Overcoming Ordinary Compulsiveness	p. 213
Living Skillfully with the Difficult	p. 227
Practicing Forgiveness and Reconciliation	p. 247
Epilogue: What Next?	p. 262
Online Resources	p. 269
Index	p. 271
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