Self Joy

Ambition is a blessing. It is a key motivator driving people to achieve their hopes and dreams. But for many, accomplishment is never enough. In a culture obsessed with fame and celebrity, the burning desire for acclaim, conquest, and domination can be overwhelming - to the detriment of one's personal life. This is ambition addiction: the all-encompassing yearning for success at any cost.

“Suck it up.”Those words empowered and encouraged me as a boy. They injured me as a man. When we talk about pain, we first think of physical pain from injury or accident. There is a masculine, internal block on the notion of our emotions or feelings being hurt. How could they be, we’re men after all! That was my stubborn mindset for years until I realized that my unresolved pain had devastated most of my adult life and held a lasting effect on me. Once I dropped the macho facade, God showed me how to get free from the stranglehold of what living a life of hurt and hate had caused. I ...

This insightful and practical guide will open your eyes to the hidden chaos lurking in the corners of your life, and how it robs you of the joy you deserve. Delve deep into the realms of physical, emotional, and mental clutter, and learn to recognize the patterns and triggers that keep you from reaching your full potential.

Unlock the healing garden just outside your door. Regardless of whether you are sowing your first seeds or formulating advanced custom tinctures, FROM NOVICE GARDENER TO MASTER HEALER guides you step by step through 3three comprehensive sections - a handbook for modern Herbalism, comparative insights into Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Vitalism, and numerous recipes of Herbal Remedies for anxiety relief, digestive balance, glowing skin, deeper sleep, immune strength, and more. Inside, you will learn to: Identify, grow, and ethically harvest a large selection of powerhouse ...

"Life is Too Short: A Journey of Discovery, Fulfillment, and Joy" is a conceptual book that serves as an inspirational guide, exploring various facets of the human experience. It encourages listeners to live life to the fullest, recognizing that life's brevity calls for intention, appreciation, and celebration.

For anyone who enjoys spending time in the great outdoors: hikers, mountain climbers, snowboarders, kayakers, campers, beach-lovers, tree-huggers, and more! Stories of adventure are complemented by tales of introspection and quiet moments that focus on the exhilaration of bonds created outdoors and the beauty of natural landscapes.

Jasmine Yap’s life is great. Well, it’s okay. She’s about to move in with her longtime boyfriend, Paul, before starting a nursing program at community college - all of which she mostly wants. But her stable world is turned upside down when she catches Paul cheating. To her giant, overprotective family, Paul’s loss is their golden ticket to showing Jasmine that she deserves much more. The only problem is, Jasmine refuses to meet anyone new. But...what if the family set up a situation where she wouldn’t have to know? A secret Jasmine Project.

This book continues Chicken Soup for the Soul's focus on inspiration and hope in these difficult times. These inspirational stories remind us that each day holds something to be thankful for - whether it is having the sun shine or having food on the table. These stories of the joy of giving, attitude, and being grateful for what you have remind us of the simple pleasures of family, home, health, and inexpensive good times.

A Pocket Guide to Help You Bring a Joyful Spirit to Your Personal and Buisiness Life. The Otterocity Field Guide is a self-help book that will help you negotiate the waterways in your life. Otterocity is incorporating the traits and attributes of otters in your life to bring about change, growth and ultimate joy. Follow the simple ideas and concepts in this field guide book and you can bring a joyful spirit to your life.It will allow you to identify areas of improvement and give you suggestions, tips, and tactics on how to have Otterocity and bring a joyful spirit to your personal or ...

In his blockbuster book The Law of the Garbage Truck, David J. Pollay showed how to deflect the negativity that derails our goals and leaves us stressed and miserable. Now, in this inspiring follow-up, Pollay explains how making three simple promises to yourself - "to find joy every day, do what you love, and make a difference" - can radically enhance every aspect of your life. Illustrating his points through memorable, personal stories, Pollay makes it simple to practice transformative strategies that help us achieve fulfillment.

Striving not to be average is exhausting and breaking us. Our pursuit of success and perfection is blinding us to the everyday pleasures of the ordinary. Trying to be across our friends, our family, social media, our careers and our hobbies all the time can be damaging. We have been sold the story that we can do it all, that we are superhuman and that being above average is the path to success and happiness. But it's time we pressed pause. It's time to rediscover our appreciation of the ordinary and the average - that space where most of the best things happen.

Author Ardis Whitman looks at the ways in which we tend to understand and experience joy, explains the difference between joy and happiness, and offers guidance on how to restore our lives to the eager openness to all the world that is so often the prelude to joy.

Find the secrets to discover, unblock, and balance your chakras in the easiest way. Increase your positive energy now! We all go through pain and imbalance. Life is full of events that shake, toss, turn, and hurt us till we are trembling from the mental, emotional and physical pains. However, we have two choices: to wallow in that pain or to learn from it and grow above it. In learning from it, we become the best versions of ourselves. Do you look to become a more conscious and harmonious human being? Do you feel out of balance and out of touch with your inner self?

Faith Herbert can finally admit that she’s not a regular teen — and take advantage of her new flying superpowers. After the chaos of her first semester, Faith just wants to end her senior year in a normal way — enjoying all the hallmarks of graduating high school, like prom, with her best friends Matt and Ches.

Using the power of your subconscious, you will learn how to program your conscious mind to become happier and more joyful, so that you can enjoy your everyday life. No person or happening can make you unhappy, unless you allow it, because you can choose your reaction. What matters is your state of mind, your attitude, and the way you view circumstances and other people. Our natural state is to be happy. This audio program is designed to help you to develop a new attitude, and better coping skills.

What if you could start again with a clean slate? Would you discover the person you’re meant to be, or merely lose the one you are? In Tales of the Tabula Rasa, Joseph Crown introduces readers to two seekers on the ultimate journey of self-discovery. In a world where technology and psychology blend to rewrite the past and embrace uncharted futures, these individuals confront the most elusive mysteries of identity, purpose, and human connection. Sam, adrift in life, stumbles upon a rare opportunity to erase the burdens of his past and live anew—if only temporarily. Guided by a mysterious...

Walking Chickens in the Rain: Embracing the Chaos of Life is a wildly relatable, laugh-out-loud, heartwarming collection of essays for anyone who’s ever tried to hold it all together while everything—chickens included—ran wildly off-script. With wit, warmth, and muddy boots, Annie Rowen invites you into a life less filtered, full of flying feathers, sideways plans, and accidental wisdom. Whether she’s chasing a hen across the driveway in slippers or finding meaning in the cluck of an unimpressed bird, Annie reminds us that life doesn’t have to be tidy to be beautiful. This is not ...

Do you long for a life that truly makes a difference? Do you crave purpose that outlasts the moment? Hungry for a deeper impact—one that echoes into eternity? If so, this book is for you. Too many of us feel stuck, caught in the mind-numbing monotony of the everyday, wondering, “Is this all there is?” We lose heart. But deep down, we know this: We were made for more. Kim continues The Glory Series with this literary gem, Reflecting His Glory. This is a powerful invitation to a life of passion and significance.

Let’s step into a world where imagination dances with reality, and every word carries the magic of a fleeting dream. In Whimsical Whispers: Tales and Poems by a Little Dreamer, young hearts will find a world full of kindness, curiosity, and magic. This enchanting collection of short stories and poems woven by the delicate hands of a little dreamer is lovingly crafted to spark creativity, build emotional awareness, and encourage a lifelong love of reading. Each piece is a window into the whimsical, a journey through realms where wonder reigns and the ordinary transforms into extraordinary....

Sit around, leave sh*t all over the place, drink, forget about deadlines...being lazy is pretty easy. But the real art to being chill is when someone without any real ambition can fly under the radar and live unscathed by the never-ending reams of self-help and inspiration rained upon anyone who just wants to watch Netflix. Find that magical place where doing what comes naturally keeps the do-ers at arm's length. Rather than doing less, do just enough.