"The Joy Diet — 10 Daily Practices for a Happier
Life"
- by Martha Beck
ISBN: 0609609904 Buy
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Martha Beck, author of the
best selling "Finding Your Own North Star" and columnist
for O magazine, delivers another useful and sure-to-be-popular
self-help guide. "The Joy Diet," designed for the
soul rather than the body, is composed of 10 steps that, once
learned, are to be practiced on a daily basis to achieve greater
fulfillment and a happier life. The ten menu items are:
Nothing: Do nothing for fifteen minutes
a day. Stop mindlessly chasing goals and figure out which
goals are worth going after.
Truth: Create a
moment of truth to help you unmask what you're hiding
— from others and from yourself.
Desire: Identify,
articulate, and explore at least one of your heart's desires
— and learn how to let yourself want what you want.
Creativity: Learn
six new ways to develop at least one new idea to help
you obtain your heart's desire.
Risk: Take one baby
step toward reaching your goal. The only rule is it has
to scare the pants off you.
Treats: Give yourself
a treat for every risk you take and two treats just because
you're you. No exceptions. No excuses.
Play: Take a moment
to remember your real life's work and differentiate it
from the games you play to achieve it. Then play wholeheartedly.
Laughter: Laugh
at least thirty times a day. Props encouraged.
Connection: Use
your Joy Diet skills to interact with someone who matters
to you.
Feasting: Enjoy at least three square
feasts a day, with or without food.
"The Joy Diet — 10 Daily Practices for a Happier
Life"
