Alter Your Life: Overbooked? Overworked? Overwhelmed?The average American is overbooked, overworked, and overwhelmed. Dr. Hall shows how this common energy drain comes not so much from the things we do, by our perception of the thing we do. By infusing routine events with meaning and intention, she opens our eyes to the dozens of opportunities in even the most ordinary day to revive the body and restore the soul. Dr. Hall synthesizes ancient and modern wisdom with her experience as a businesswoman, wife, mother, and author to bring us the perfect antidote to the pressures of these challenging times. Her down-to-earth stories will touch your heart, her insights will make you think, and her gentle encouragement will give you the support you need to transform your life from an overwhelming list of daily tasks to an infinite array of exciting possibilities. |
Contents
AWARENESS Discovering the Extraordinary in the Ordinary | 19 |
Waking Up | 30 |
The Shower | 35 |
Looking in the Mirror | 41 |
Breakfast | 46 |
The Morning News | 52 |
Commuting | 55 |
CHOICE The Power of Choice | 63 |
Animals | 115 |
Gardening | 121 |
Leisure | 127 |
Music | 132 |
Dinner | 136 |
Washing the Dishes | 142 |
LIVING AN INTENTIONAL LIFE OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS | 147 |
The Evening News | 151 |
Working | 72 |
Walking | 80 |
Exercising | 85 |
Shopping | 90 |
Listening | 95 |
Reading | 100 |
ENERGY Experience the Power | 105 |
Family | 156 |
Intimacy | 160 |
Bath | 167 |
Quiet Time Meditation and Prayer | 171 |
Sleeping | 176 |
A Bird Named Goober | 181 |
Common terms and phrases
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