The Hidden Gifts of Helping How the Power of Giving, Compassion, and Hope Can Get Us Through Hard Times

by Post, Stephen G.

• ISBN13: 9780470887813
• ISBN10: 0470887818
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-02-22
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

The life affirming book that helps us discover how to making "helping" a lifetime activityThe world's religions affirm it to be so and recent research across a number of disciplines tell us that "Helping others not only benefits those we assist but is good for us as well." The recent and astonishingly generous outpouring of help and donations in response to the earthquake in Haiti is a clear demonstration of this phenomenon, but what if we could be convinced to make helping others a way of life, even when times are hard?+ Post is author of the widely praised When Good Things Happen to Good People+ Filled with inspirational anecdotes about the transformative power of doing good+ The author is a leader in the study of altruism, compassion, and love as well as the President of the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love+ Beautiful packaging, ideal for gift givingThe Hidden Gifts of Helping Others will leave you with the unshakable feeling that the world is an essentially good place.

Author Biography

Stephen G. Post is professor of preventive medicine and director of the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics at Stony Brook University. He is a leader in the study of altruism, compassion, and love and president of the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love. Post is the author (with Jill Neimark) of the widely praised Why Good Things Happen to Good People.

Table of Contents

Introduction: On the Move	p. vii
Learning to Travel on Life's Mysterious Journey	p. 1
The Gift of the "Giver's Glow"	p. 23
The Gift of Connecting With the Neediest	p. 57
The Gift of Deep Happiness	p. 89
The Gift of Compassion and Unlimited Love	p. 117
The Gift of Hope	p. 149
Epilogue: Always Coming Home	p. 171
Notes	p. 177
Acknowledgments	p. 189
The Author	p. 191
Index	p. 193
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