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The Five Things We Cannot Change: And the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them | 
 enlarge | Author: David Richo
Publisher: Shambhala
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 19589
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 1590305566
Dewey Decimal Number: 158
EAN: 9781590305560
ASIN: 1590305566
Publication Date: April 8, 2008
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Why is it that despite our best efforts, many of us remain fundamentally unhappy and unfulfilled in our lives? In this provocative and inspiring book, David Richo distills thirty years of experience as a therapist to explain the underlying roots of unhappiness—and the surprising secret to finding freedom and fulfillment.
There are certain facts of life that we cannot change—the unavoidable "givens" of human existence: (1) everything changes and ends, (2) things do not always go according to plan, (3) life is not always fair, (4) pain is a part of life, and (5) people are not loving and loyal all the time. Richo shows us that by dropping our deep-seated resistance to these givens, we can find liberation and discover the true richness that life has to offer. Blending Western psychology and Eastern spirituality, including practical exercises, Richo shows us how to open up to our lives—including to what is frightening, painful, or disappointing—and discover our greatest gifts.
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 The only book I have ever underlined on almost every page July 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm not one to read self-help or psychological tomes but I'm going through a very painful surprise divorce and am seeking positive healing wherever I can. Dave Richo's book is one that puts a loving spin on all the challenges of life. Never saying it will be easy but that our higher powers and/or friend support and/or therapists will be there to help us get through to the benefits awaiting on the other side of the pain. The constant suggestions of peaceful, non-retributive, loving and compassionate thoughts and centering beliefs helped me know that I have a better opportunity to be the person I want to be now that this pain has 'pushed me through the door' to actualize my life.
I am buying several copies of the book to share with my friends and adult children so that they too have the chance to be reminded that love, compassion, peace, and caring are the real meaningful gifts we can share with ourselves and others. I hope you'll read this book, too, and find the helpful tools for getting through challenges and turning them into that which makes us stronger and potentially happier.
Valuable Wisdom June 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
David Richo is one of the most straightforward and wise writers on self help I've ever read. By combining the timeless wisdom of the East, particularly Buddhism and Taoism, with contemporary Western psychology, he offers wisdom far more valuable, useful and honest than most of the current temporary feel-good fads that offer little in the way of real substance.
For those who want to continue to live in a fantasy world where all their dreams and wishes come true if they only work hard enough and believe hard enough, this book might be a surprising pin prick in their dream world bubble. The good news is, by accepting reality the way it really is rather than how we want it to be, we are in tune with life and thus face far less difficulties than those who continue to struggle against reality.
Reality always wins. Get used to it. This book can help.
It changed my life. May 18, 2008
Wish I had read it decades ago. Will definitely improve the quality of decades to come.
One of the Best February 14, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book, The Five Things We Cannot Change, is one of the best I have ever read: insightful, thought-provoking, capable of changing one's paradigms. Highly recommended.
The best self-help book I have read so far November 23, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
After reading the book, I could not think of a more enlightened human being than its author (Mr. Richo). The author uses concepts from, among others, the Catholic Church, Buddhism and, Jungian psychology to drive home his ideas. Mr Richo, laid out systematically a string of spiritual nuggets and wise psychological advice that convinced me that there is a better way than the ego way. This book is such a spiritual treasure, that, I will re-read my copy and save it for frequent reference.
The last self-help book that managed to make a similar impact on me was "What happy people know" by Dan Baker. I think both books will remain dear to me for the rest of my life; they both changed my life for the better.
Read "The five things we cannot change..." and you will probably have an epiphany regarding life changing books. Thank you Mr. Richo.
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