Give: A Guide to Discovering the Joy of Everyday Giving

by Linda Harper

Overview

Daily life continually asks us to make choices about how to give—whether it is our attention, time, energy, talents, love, or even money—to others and to ourselves. Often, we juggle our attempts to meet our own needs and the demands of others. So the decisions we make about what, when, and how much to give, strongly impact the quality of our everyday lives. These choices can cause us stress, turmoil, guilt, exhaustion, and depletion—or they can bring us immeasurable joy, peace of mind, and fulfillment.

So what is the key to giving that energizes and fulfills us, rather than exhausts and depletes us? Linda R. Harper’s simple five-step guide will help you rediscover the joy in everyday giving using one question: What are my heart’s true desires at this very moment? 'Give' is not about giving more or giving less. It is about giving from your deepest self and trusting the natural wisdom of your heart’s desires. As you become the giver you were meant to be, you will deepen the meaning of your life through soulful, ordinary acts of giving—both to yourself and to others.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016297743
Publisher:	Blue Star Books
Publication date:	03/11/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	226 KB

About the Author

Dr. Linda Harper, Ph.D., has been a clinical psychologist for 29 years in private practice with her husband in Evergreen Park, Illinois. She is also the author of The Tao of Eating: Feeding Your Soul through Everyday Experiences with Food (Innisfree Press,1998), Eat: A Guide to Discovering Your Natural Relationship with Food (Blue Star Books, 2012), and Give to Your Heart's Content...Without Giving Yourself Away (Innisfree Press, 2002, and InnerOcean Publishing, 2004).
Dr. Harper is an international speaker and has given the keynote address at a variety of national conferences and volunteer recognition events across the United States and in Canada, Bali, Egypt and Paris, France. She gives workshops and lectures to a variety of non-profit institutions including hospitals, the Mayo Clinic, hospices, libraries, volunteer associations, animal shelters and humane societies, mother’s groups, churches, caregiver support groups and wellness centers.
Dr. Harper has participated in many radio and television interviews, with her ideas and articles appearing in various magazines and newspapers throughout the country.
Her special interest is in the human-animal companion bond. Through her creation of HarperHelper (www.harperhelper.com), she consults with individuals and organizations about managing the emotional stress that comes with loving and helping animals. Lecture and workshop topics include coping with pet loss and grief, helping animal welfare organizations get along, and balancing strategies for preventing compassion fatigue and burnout. She facilitates the monthly Pet Loss Support Group for the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association. She leads the annual Giving Heart Retreat: Nurturing the Animal Lover’s Soul with Faith Maloney at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary.
She is also the founder of “Blessed Bonds,” (www.blessedbonds.com) an eight-year-old program belonging to Animals Deserving of Proper Treatment (A.D.O.P.T.) pet shelter in Naperville, Illinois. Its mission is to keep people and pets together by offering problem-solving counseling and short-term dog and cat foster care to persons experiencing medical/personal problems with the intent to return them back to their owners.

Editorial Reviews

'Give' is a gem of a book...Dr Harper surprised (and delighted) me by going past the cliché arguments...I found this book incredibly uplifting whilst also quite educational. The author uses psychology to really make her message very convincing and interesting...With a step-by-step format featuring explanations, things to remember, and questions to get you thinking, this book is really one you can come back to anytime. i highly recommend it.

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