Cheaper Than Therapy: How to Keep Life's Small Problems from Becoming Big Ones

by Gina Greenlee

This is the first in a series of inspirational/motivational gift books that use inanimate objects as metaphors for enhancing the way we live. In this lighthearted look at personal problem solving patterns, "Cheaper Than How to Keep Life's Small Problems from Becoming Big Ones" illustrates "The Lesson of the Paper Clips." Gina Greenlee uses playful images of pliant paper clips to show how choosing what seems to be the easy way out of life's small problems often results in bigger, more overwhelming ones. When paper clips hook onto each other and wind up tangled on our desks, Gina invites us to examine our interaction with these modest fragments of wire to uncover the metaphor for transforming how we live. "Cheaper Than How to Keep Life's Small Problems from Becoming Big Ones" is a whimsical yet thought provoking handbook for everyone who wants to become more skilled at handling whatever life brings their way.

108 pages, Hardcover

First published September 14, 2005

About the author

Hi! I've written 15 non-fiction books in the areas of travel, health and fitness, productivity, writing process and memoir. My first novel, Hush Life, is available on Amazon Kindle.

Reviews

[Adam Kovynia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a short book that you can read in just under half an hour or less but you can go back to it and ponder the different meanings it can have in your life. There are images of paperclips on about every page but they are shaped or connected in a way that will teach you a life lesson on how to overcome your problems and have a better and better life. But if only you use the principles taught, I'm working on using it in my own life to break out of something difficult to face.