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Resisting Happiness
Resisting Happiness | Matthew Kelly
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A true story about why we sabotage ourselves, feel overwhelmed, set aside our dreams, and lack the courage to simply be ourselves... and how to start choosing happiness again! Are you happy? It may be the wrong question. Most of us think we are relatively happy, while at the same time knowing that we could be happier -- maybe even a lot happier. Ordinary people and the finest philosophers have been exploring the question of happiness for thousands of years, and theories abound. But this is not a book of theory. Resisting Happiness is a deeply personal, disarmingly transparent look at why we sabotage our own happiness and what to do about it. Are you overwhelmed? Do you procrastinate? Do you sometimes feel like you are your own worst enemy? Are you ignoring your dreams? Have you lost the courage to truly be yourself? Do you feel that your life lacks meaning and purpose? Do you find yourself avoiding the real issues in your life and focusing on the superficial? We all experience these feelings and doubts from time to time. But do you know what to do when you experience them? In this fascinating book, Matthew Kelly, uses his signature combination of the profound and the practical, to help us understand why we feel these things and how to rise above them. Breaking through resistance, Kelly tells us, is essential to becoming the-best-version-of-ourselves and living with passion and purpose. What is resistance? It's that sluggish feeling of not wanting to do something that you know is good for you. It's the inclination to do something that you unabashedly know is not good for you. It's the desire and tendency to delay something you should be doing right now. It is resistance that stands between you and happiness. In these pages you will learn not only what it is, but how to recognize and conquer it in your own life.
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Court7
Resisting Happiness | Matthew Kelly
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My most recent prayer book. Plenty of good things to think about but also very Matthew Kelly.

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RebeccasReading
Resisting Happiness | Matthew Kelly
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I really got a lot more out of this book than I was expecting to. It offered a lot of wisdom, and sometimes the most plainly written parts were the most profound. I think Catholics might get a bit more out of it than other readers, but honestly I think if you believe in a higher power you would find something to connect with in this book.

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Stephaknee
Resisting Happiness | Matthew Kelly
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This book, Resisting Happiness by Matthew Kelly, changed my whole life.
This book teaches how to fight resistance, and how to be happy in life. It also teaches you how to be spiritually healthy. I mean if you truly love and believe in God, you should definitely get this! Matthew, is a talented wise author. I'm a Christian, and I believe with all my heart, mind and soul.
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All in all, I recommend y'all to read this! 🍄

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Stephaknee
Resisting Happiness | Matthew Kelly

"God wants you to be happy even more than you want it yourself. Nothing on Earth can satisfy your desire for happiness. It is only by placing God at the center of everything that we can make sense of life. When we place something or someone else at the center of our lives we set ourselves up for a gnawing dissatisfaction." ?

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grandma_loves_books
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Only on chapter one but I think it's going to be good.

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