Publisher's Synopsis
For many, getting in touch with that elusive thing called 'happiness' is rarely simple - and achieving any kind of lasting happiness can feel like an insurmountable challenge. Perhaps what we need is an education on the subject . . . A COURSE IN HAPPINESS. In this book, Mardi Horowitz draws on more than forty years of experience as a practicing psychiatrist to provide readers with just this. According to Dr. Horowitz, happiness is essentially a by product of self-knowledge; in order to be happy, we need to understand who we truly are. In A COURSE IN HAPPINESS, he details a deeply rewarding course in mastering the three levels of self-understanding that underlie happiness: · Integration: the ability to assemble all the pieces of one's self into a whole, complete, understood and respected 'me.' · Intimacy: the capacity to remain closely connected to the warmth of relationships with family, friends, colleagues and others in a social community. · Integrity: the insight to know which of one's values are dearest and which are lower in priority - and then to be true to what is the most important, even in the midst of conflict.
