F**k It (Revised and Updated Edition): The Ultimate Spiritual Way

by John C. Parkin

Overview

The classic bestseller that helps readers let go and enjoy life - now with a new cover and updated material throughout.

Discover how to stop struggling and find fulfilment, joy and inspiration by saying F**k It to the stress, problems and chaos in your life.

The international bestseller that sparked the F**k It revolution!


Like a magical modern mantra, saying F**k It can transform your life. It’s the perfect Western expression of the Eastern spiritual ideas of letting go, giving up and finding real freedom by realizing that things don’t matter so much (if at all).


It’s the very power of this profanity that makes it perfect for shaking us out of the stress and anxiety that dominate our meaning-full lives. It’s a reminder to stop listening to other people and start listening to ourselves, to take that leap and to unlock freedom and happiness by saying these two magic words to all the problems and chaos of life.


In this revised and updated edition, with brand-new chapters and insightful perspectives on the world we find ourselves in today, John C. Parkin shares humorous personal anecdotes, authentic advice and essential F**k It techniques – alongside exploring a whole host of worries and stresses to which we can to say… F**k It!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401966652
Publisher:	Hay House Inc.
Publication date:	06/14/2022
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

John C. Parkin has studied and practised systems of Eastern wisdom for 20 years. He and his wife, Gaia, run regular 'F**k It Retreats' from spectacular locations around Italy, and are passionate about helping people to let go and do the things they love. www.thefuckitlife.com

Table of Contents

The Beginning xiii

Your Beginning: Say F**k It to Something Now xiii

My Beginning: the Epiphany of Seeing F**k It as a Spiritual Way xiv

The Heaiing Beginning xviii

In The Beginning: Why Saying F**k It Is a Spiritual Act xxi

The Beginning of Language: the Science of F**k (It) xxiii

The Beginning of a Whole New Genre xxiv

How to Read this Book (Not Necessarily from the Beginning) xxvii

Part 1 Why We Say F**k It 1

We Say F**k It When We Give Up Doing 1

Something We Don't Want to Do We Say F**k It When We Finally Do Something 2

We Didn't Think We Could We Say F**k It Because Our Lives Are Too Meaning-Full 3

Part 2 Essential F**k It Techniques 23

Relaxing 24

Letting Go 26

Accepting 27

Watching Impartially 29

Conscious Breathing 31

Part 3 Saying F**k It 41

Even Your Own Mind Will Resist Your Impulse to Say F**k It 41

Say F**k It, Yes 44

Say F**k It, No 45

Say F**k It and Do What You Fancy 45

Say F**k It and Binge-watch 48

Say F**k It and Ask for What You Want 49

Say F**k It and Listen to the Signs 51

Say F**k It to What Other People Think of You 54

Say F**k It to the Ups and Downs 64

Say F**k It to Fear 65

Say F**k It to Food 73

Say F**k It in Your Relationships 79

Say F**k It to Money 84

Say F**k It to Your Job 88

Say F**k It to Your Country 93

Say F**k It Around Parenting 95

Say F**k It to Religion 105

Say F**k It to the Weather 106

Say F**k It to Getting Older 107

Say F**k It to Fashion 112

Say F**k It and Be Ordinary 113

Say F**k It to Being a Peaceful Person 115

Say F**k It and Be Selfish 120

Say F**k It to Self-control and Discipline 126

Say F**k It to Plans and Goals 132

Say F**k It to Improving 139

Say F**k It to Wanting the World to Be a Better Place 140

Say F**k It to Being Uptight 142

Say F**k It to Searching 147

Say F**k It and Give Stuff Away 152

Say F**k It to More 155

Say F**k It to Emojis 156

Don't Say F**k It to Cheat the Gods 160

Say F**k It and Live Like a Legend 161

Part 4 Saying F**k It When You Can't Say F**k It 165

Saying F**k It When You Can't Say F**k It to 'First World Problems' 167

Saying F**k It When You Can't Say F**k It to Feeling Down 171

Saying F**k It When You Can't Say F**k It to Being Broke 174

Saying F**k It When You Can't Say F**k It to Being III 175

Saying F**k It When You Can't Say F**k It to Being Terrified 177

Saying F**k It When You Can't Say F**k It to Pandemics 180

Saying F**k It When You Can't Say F**k It to 184

Other Ongoing Threat-to-life Issues Saying F**k It When You Can't Say F**k It to Death and Dying 186

Part 5 The Effect of Saying F**k It 191

F**k It, I Just Love Being Alive Now 191

The Effect on Your Mind of Saying F**k It 197

The Effect on Your Body of Saying F**k It 203

Part 6 The F**k It Form 209

The Roots of the F**k It Form 209

Reclined Sitting Postures 214

Upright Sitting Postures 218

Standing Postures 222

Moving Postures 226

The Ending 229

Everything Ends 229

About the Author 237