Emotional Chaos to Clarity: How to Live More Skillfully, Make Better Decisions, and Find Purpose in Life (Playaway Adult Nonfiction)

Review In Emotional Chaos to Clarity, Philip Moffitt maps out a path for opening and expanding our sense of what is possible, what we are capable of, what will bring us true happiness. He also shows us step-by-step how to apply acceptance, kindness, awareness, and compassion in order to make those aspirations come to life. To move from emotional chaos to clarity is not a minor journey, but it is possible, and for any one of us, it can be real. -- Sharon Salzberg author of Lovingkindness and The Power of Meditation Emotional Chaos to Clarity is a masterwork. Be inspired by the possibilities it opens. Be strengthened by the guidance it offers in decision making. Be surprised by the illumination that comes when you contrast your ideals with your actual days. And be encouraged in the midst of your life challenges by the power and love that comes when you see and live by your highest intentions. -- Jack Kornfield, PhD author of The Wise Heart and A Path With Heart Phillip Moffitt takes the profound insights of the wisdom traditions and translates them into simple and effective steps to stable inner strength, happiness, and peace. His unique gift is his own deep grounding in what it really takes to be fully engaged with life while remaining clear-headed and happy. An extraordinary book. -- Rick Hanson, PhD author of Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom Phillip Moffitt presents a clear path to living an authentic and intentional life. He has a profound understanding of how emotions distort our perceptions and how we can create new, healthy habits of mind. -- Dean Ornish, M.D. author of The Spectrum Building on a history of finding his way out of a meaningless, albeit successful, worldly life into a life of service, Phillip Moffitt has crafted a highly practical handbook for navigating the inevitable challenges that beset us. A marvelous tools to have handy when our better knowing is overwhelmed by those often mysterious interior storms, this book communicates a desperately needed feeling that we can indeed succeed in shaping lives of meaning. -- Don Hanlon Johnson, PhD author, Everyday Hopes, Utopian Dreams: Reflections on American Ideals Self-help books are ten a penny but Emotional Chaos to Clairty by Phillip Moffitt is the exception to the rule. It explains how emotional chaos comes from a reactive mind (which causes anxiety, anger, worry and insecurity) and gives practical advice on how to achieve a clear mind. Woman's Way --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. About the Author Former Esquire magazine CEO and editor in chief, Phillip Moffitt left his successful publishing career at the age of forty to embark on a path that led him to become a Buddhist meditation teacher and found the Life Balance Institute, where he trains executives and individuals in skillful living. He is co-guiding teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Northern California and the author of Dancing with Life: Buddhist Insights for Finding Meaning and Joy in Everyday Life. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.