Crappy to Happy: Sacred Stories of Transformational Joy

by Rev. Ariel Patricia, Kathleen O'Keefe-Kanavos, James Redfield (Foreword by)

Overview

Into every life, some rain must fall. Fortunately, no storm lasts forever.

Do bad things happen to good people, or could the difficulties we face be gifts in disguise? You decide as thirty courageous authors share their poignant true stories with you.

Walk alongside the writers as they weather the storms of gender and sexual identity, crises of faith, divorce, addiction, health challenges, lost love, and more. Find inspiration for your future as you gain deeper insight into the meaning of life's challenges.

Share in the personal power and profound joy of testimonials by several prominent figures:

• Co-author Reverend Ariel Patricia's past lives that prove she has experienced lasting love

• Co-author Kathleen O'Keefe Kanavos' good friend Petronelle, who taught her to "laugh till it heals" to help her overcome life-threatening illness

• Spiritual Leader Reverend Dr. Temple Hayes, who found Unity within herself as a gay woman after being judged by her family

• NY Times bestselling author Dr. Bernie Siegel's mystical nudges by deceased wife, Bobbie

• Media guru Ken Walls' journey to sobriety and the night he knew he needed help

• Survivor Connie Bramer's memories of her mom, who lost her battle with breast cancer

• Nurse Diane Vich as she connects to her goddess within before sharing Covid-19 results

• Animal intuitive Ellie Pechet who received guidance from her beloved cats after their transitions.

And more empowering true stories of grit, grace, and love that begin in upheaval and end with cathartic joy. If you liked Chaos to Clarity, the first book of the series, you will love this standalone second book. Grab your tissues! Prepare to cry and learn to laugh till it heals as you enjoy tales that shift from Crappy to Happy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781945026706
Publisher:	Sacred Stories Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	10/06/2020
Series:	Sacred Stories of Transformation , #2
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Rev. Ariel Patricia is CEO and Founder of Sacred Stories Media, a conscious online media network. Sacred Stories Media includes Sacred Stories Publishing, an award-winning traditional book publishing and marketing company and Sacred U, an online course division.

Kat Kanavos is known as The Queen of Dreams in her internationally syndicated columns, PR Guru, and video podcaster/radio show host on DreamVisions7 Radio Network, Dreaming Healing. Kat is a three-time breast cancer survivor whose dreams diagnosed her illness, which was missed by the medical community and the tests on which they relied. Kat says, "My dreams and my doctors saved my life." Kat and Duke University Radiologist Dr. Larry Burk co-wrote the 2018 Nautilus Award Winner, Dreams That Can Save Your Life.

James Redfield is the New York Times best-selling author of 'The Celestine Prophecy.' In 1995 and 1996 'The Celestine Prophecy' was the #1 American book in the world, and the #1 international bestseller of 1996. This phenomenal novel spent over 3 years on the New York Times best sellers list.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.............................................................................i

FOREWORD James Redfield......................................................................iii

THE SPIRITUALITY OF JOY Rev. Ariel Patricia.................................vii

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF JOY Kathleen (Kat) O'Keefe-Kanavos.........xi

PART 1 LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS: Crazy Little Thing Called Love

PART 2 HEALTH AND WELL-BEING: I'll Stand by You

PART 3 GRIEF AND LOSS: Let the Circle Be Unbroken

PART 4 LIFE JOURNEY AND IDENTITY: The Long and Winding Road

PART 5 WORDS OF WISDOM: If I Knew Then What I Know Now

AFTERWORD...........................................................................................253

Laugh 'til it Heals Kathleen (Kat) O'Keefe-Kanavos............................253

Joy is the Journey Rev. Ariel Patricia.....................................................259

ADDITIONAL READING......................................................................261

BOOK CLUB QUESTIONS.....................................................................267

MEET OUR CONTRIBUTORS..............................................................269

MEET OUR AUTHORS...........................................................................277

ENDNOTES...............................................................................................281

Editorial Reviews

This book is enlightened - and not because it advocates some heady new theory or movement, but precisely because it doesn't!

In fact, this work transcends quick fixes and pop psychology to focus on something else: how to live life fully and spiritually in the real world of pain, self-discovery, struggle, and joy. And remarkably, what is displayed in this anthology is an authentic look at how and why joy can win.

-James Redfield, NY Times bestselling author of The Celestine Prophecy

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