Inner Peace for Busy Women

by Borysenko, Joan Z., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9781401901226
• ISBN10: 1401901220
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Hay House Inc

Summary

From the bestselling author of "Inner Peace for Busy People" comes a wise and accessible little book that gets to the heart of how busy women can find a center of inner peace even when life is swirling like a cyclone around them.

Table of Contents

Preface: I Am a Woman Telling the Truth	1	(14)
Acknowledgments	15	(6)
Introduction: As the Tide Turns	21	(12)
PART I: Putting Your Busy Life in Perspective
Champagne Suffering	33	(4)
Make Inner Peace Your First Priority	37	(3)
Lighten Up	40	(7)
PART II: Emotional Freedom
Setting Boundaries: Of Twisted Sister and the Fairy Godmother	47	(5)
The Essence of Bravery	52	(6)
Listening to Busyness	58	(3)
Women and Stress: How We Tend and Befriend	61	(5)
Mother Guilt and Other Guilt	66	(9)
Mothers and Daughters: Forgiveness and Grace	75	(6)
Being and Doing: How to Make Love Visible	81	(10)
PART III: Coming Back Home to Yourself
Lost and Found	91	(4)
Mindfulness: The Lights Are On, and Somebody's Home	95	(5)
Meditation and Inner Peace	100	(6)
Transitions: Letting Go and Following the Signs	106	(9)
PART IV: Getting Real: Necessary Practicalities
Sleepless in America	115	(5)
Burning Out?	120	(6)
Do You Really Need That Lizard? Creating Financial Freedom	126	(6)
Working in a Man's World: If We All Leave, Then What?	132	(7)
The Sandwich Generation: Taking Care While Caretaking	139	(7)
His and Her Marriages: What's Bothering Women?	146	(10)
PART V: The Heart of the Matter
A Parable: What Do Women Want?	156	(7)
The Web That Holds the World Together	163	(5)
Morning Blessing	168	(3)
Afterword: Sisters on a Journey	171	(3)
Endnotes	174	(2)
Other Books and Audios	176	(3)
Joan Z. Borysenko
About the Author	179