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The Resource Phosphorescence : on awe, wonder & things that sustain you when the world goes dark, Julia Baird

Phosphorescence : on awe, wonder & things that sustain you when the world goes dark, Julia Baird

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A beautiful, intimate and inspiring investigation into how we can find and nurture within ourselves that essential quality of internal happiness - the 'light within' that Julia Baird calls 'phosphorescence' - which will sustain us even through the darkest times. Over the last decade, we have become better at knowing what brings us contentment, well-being and joy. We know, for example, that there are a few core truths to the science of happiness. We know that being kind and altruistic makes us happy, that turning off devices, talking to people, forging relationships, living with meaning and delving into the concerns of others offer our best chance at achieving happiness. But how do we retain happiness? It often slips out of our hands as quickly as we find it. So, when we are exposed to, or learn, good things, how do we continue to burn with them? And more than that, when our world goes dark, when we're overwhelmed by illness or heartbreak, loss or pain, how do we survive, stay alive or even bloom? In the muck and grit of a daily existence full of disappointments and a disturbing lack of control over many of the things that matter most - finite relationships, fragile health, fraying economies, a planet in peril - how do we find, nurture and carry our own inner, living light - a light to ward off the darkness?
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
310 pages
Isbn
9781460757154
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Phosphorescence : on awe, wonder & things that sustain you when the world goes dark
Title
Phosphorescence
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on awe, wonder & things that sustain you when the world goes dark
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Julia Baird
Creator
Author
Narrator
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Language
eng
Summary
A beautiful, intimate and inspiring investigation into how we can find and nurture within ourselves that essential quality of internal happiness - the 'light within' that Julia Baird calls 'phosphorescence' - which will sustain us even through the darkest times. Over the last decade, we have become better at knowing what brings us contentment, well-being and joy. We know, for example, that there are a few core truths to the science of happiness. We know that being kind and altruistic makes us happy, that turning off devices, talking to people, forging relationships, living with meaning and delving into the concerns of others offer our best chance at achieving happiness. But how do we retain happiness? It often slips out of our hands as quickly as we find it. So, when we are exposed to, or learn, good things, how do we continue to burn with them? And more than that, when our world goes dark, when we're overwhelmed by illness or heartbreak, loss or pain, how do we survive, stay alive or even bloom? In the muck and grit of a daily existence full of disappointments and a disturbing lack of control over many of the things that matter most - finite relationships, fragile health, fraying economies, a planet in peril - how do we find, nurture and carry our own inner, living light - a light to ward off the darkness?
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Baird, Julia
Dewey number
158.1
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
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bibliography
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  • Happiness
  • Happiness
  • Mindfulness (Psychology)
  • Contentment
  • Peace of mind
  • Self-care, Health
  • Self help
Target audience
adult
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Phosphorescence : on awe, wonder & things that sustain you when the world goes dark, Julia Baird
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volume
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rdacarrier
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  • text
  • still image
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  • txt
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  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Control code
000066973227
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
310 pages
Isbn
9781460757154
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustration
System control number
(OCoLC)1130073615
Label
Phosphorescence : on awe, wonder & things that sustain you when the world goes dark, Julia Baird
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Control code
000066973227
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
310 pages
Isbn
9781460757154
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustration
System control number
(OCoLC)1130073615

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