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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“A roadmap on the journey to truth and authenticity… [The Way of Integrity] is filled with aha moments and practical exercises that can guide us as we seek enlightenment.” –Oprah Winfrey
Bestselling author, life coach, and sociologist Martha Beck explains why “integrity”—needed now more than ever in these tumultuous times—is the key to a meaningful and joyful life
AN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVER
As Martha Beck says in her book, “Integrity is the cure for psychological suffering. Period.”
In The Way of Integrity, Beck presents a four-stage process that anyone can use to find integrity, and with it, a sense of purpose, emotional healing, and a life free of mental suffering. Much of what plagues us—people pleasing, staying in stale relationships, negative habits—all point to what happens when we are out of touch with what truly makes us feel whole.
Inspired by The Divine Comedy, Beck uses Dante’s classic hero’s journey as a framework to break down the process of attaining personal integrity into small, manageable steps. She shows how to read our internal signals that lead us towards our true path, and to recognize what we actually yearn for versus what our culture sells us.
With techniques tested on hundreds of her clients, Beck brings her expertise as a social scientist, life coach and human being to help readers to uncover what integrity looks like in their own lives. She takes us on a spiritual adventure that not only will change the direction of our lives, but also bring us to a place of genuine happiness.
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- ISBN: 9781984881496
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- ISBN: 9781984881496
- File size: 1649 KB
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- English
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March 15, 2021
Integrity, as defined by popular author and life coach Beck, means experiencing "unity of intention, fascination, and purpose." Using Dante's The Divine Comedy as an armature, Beck likens searching for one's true self to Dante's journey. One begins in the "dark wood of error," the place where you question your life's path and often suffer emotional and physical distress. Along the way, teachers appear and guide you through the gates of hell, those thoughts that keep you focused fearfully on the future rather than enjoying the present. While Dante created three sections, Beck has four: woods, inferno, purgatory, and paradise. The deepest circles of hell are reserved for those who lie, and Beck emphasizes the necessity of truth-telling even if it ruptures relationships. The road eventually leads toward the goal of peace. Beck freely shares her own journey and challenges pilgrims to face up to fears and embrace their inner guides. Frequent quizzes and questions help steer readers through the work needed to find their true selves, and many will be moved by Beck's sincerity and lucid techniques.COPYRIGHT(2021) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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