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What Does It Matter?: Live with Less Stress and More Joy
Unpack the power of asking, “What does it matter?” to pull the plug on the rising waters of your anxiety and put a pin in the expanding balloon of your stress.
Life is an unpredictable white-water ride of fast currents, beautiful scenery, rocky passageways, and calm waters. What Does It Matter? is a simple yet profound framework to be used when deciding priorities, curating possessions, making plans, and managing emotions.
In this life-affirming book, the author shares what she has found undeniably helpful in her own life and offers it to you, the reader, to use in yours—however you want to. And the “however you want to” bit is crucial, because the best lesson you can take away from this book is to remember to think before you follow. Remember to think before you overreact. Remember to think before being so hard on yourself. Remember to ask, “What does it matter?” to help you see the funny side in any situation sooner.
You are in charge of yourself; your life is yours. You can think for yourself—don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t. Happiness propaganda may imply that you are not enough or your life is sub-standard, but this book will serve as a direct torpedo hit against that commonplace assault. Use this book as part of your protection plan against self-destruction…and then use it to help others.
Live life with less stress and more joy by asking “What does it matter?” (WDIM)—and have the courage to act on your answer.
Life is an unpredictable white-water ride of fast currents, beautiful scenery, rocky passageways, and calm waters. What Does It Matter? is a simple yet profound framework to be used when deciding priorities, curating possessions, making plans, and managing emotions.
In this life-affirming book, the author shares what she has found undeniably helpful in her own life and offers it to you, the reader, to use in yours—however you want to. And the “however you want to” bit is crucial, because the best lesson you can take away from this book is to remember to think before you follow. Remember to think before you overreact. Remember to think before being so hard on yourself. Remember to ask, “What does it matter?” to help you see the funny side in any situation sooner.
You are in charge of yourself; your life is yours. You can think for yourself—don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t. Happiness propaganda may imply that you are not enough or your life is sub-standard, but this book will serve as a direct torpedo hit against that commonplace assault. Use this book as part of your protection plan against self-destruction…and then use it to help others.
Live life with less stress and more joy by asking “What does it matter?” (WDIM)—and have the courage to act on your answer.
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214 pages, Hardcover
Published February 21, 2023
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November 3, 2022To be seen, to matter in this world, is an innate human need. Asking the core question, “What does it matter?” is an exercise in perspective. Here is encouragement to embrace curiosity and gratitude while breaking cycles of negative thinking. The illusion of control, incessant worry, mindless spending, and perfectionism are some of the habits that need spiritual and psychological examination. Mindfulness, meditation and prayer are muscles people can develop to define an issue, decide its importance and create a plan.
Making conscious choices decides what is magnified, the negative or spiritual grace. Focused attention allows one to reframe, stopping internal chatter that can block solutions when big decisions or problem relationships present themselves. Shedding unhealthy beliefs creates room to find a personal form of oxygen in order to courageously be true to who you are. Our expectations affect our experience. Changing a paradigm challenges basic assumptions of how life is to be lived.
Pears leads an intriguing life in the musical arts and spiritual team leadership. While the content is not particularly original, she pulls from experts whose works have guided her. The spiritual tone lightly infuses a reassuring message to help alleviate distress and create joy.
Making conscious choices decides what is magnified, the negative or spiritual grace. Focused attention allows one to reframe, stopping internal chatter that can block solutions when big decisions or problem relationships present themselves. Shedding unhealthy beliefs creates room to find a personal form of oxygen in order to courageously be true to who you are. Our expectations affect our experience. Changing a paradigm challenges basic assumptions of how life is to be lived.
Pears leads an intriguing life in the musical arts and spiritual team leadership. While the content is not particularly original, she pulls from experts whose works have guided her. The spiritual tone lightly infuses a reassuring message to help alleviate distress and create joy.
May 26, 2023
Very well read and there are a lot thought provoking stuff in the book. I’d recommend it to anyone.
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