| Description |
xi, 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Secret of Anxiety -- 2. Natural, Toxic, and Sacred Anxiety -- 3. The Bittersweet Fruit of Consciousness -- 4. Mastering Anxiety -- Anxiety Personality-Type Questionnaire -- 5. The Power of Inner Talk -- 6. Trapped in the Comfort Zone -- 7. The A+ Formula: Turning Anxiety into Awareness and Action -- 8. Meditation, Breathing, and Body Awareness -- 9. From Anxiety to Excitement -- 10. Changing Your Inner Worrier into an Inner Warrior -- 11. Bringing Passion to the Adventure of Life -- 12. Relationships: The Anxiety and the Ecstasy -- 13. Living in the Age of Anxiety -- 14. Cultivating the Sacred in Life -- 15. Living Between Life and Death -- 16. Sacred Anxiety: A Pathway to Our Source |
| Summary |
In a brilliant analysis, Gerzon unravels three distinct strands from anxiety's tangled knot and then shows us how to respond to each effectively: Toxic Anxiety, a dreaded and destructive overreaction that may result in unrealistic fear, worry, self-sabotage, and panic, can be transformed into self-awareness and growth. Natural Anxiety, the healthy arousal that warns us of actual dangers and alerts us to new opportunities, can be harnessed for peak performance. Sacred Anxiety, the spiritual aspect that represents our soul's deepest yearning for love, connection, and purpose in life, can be embraced to cultivate the spiritual strength needed for true serenity |
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Most of us believe anxiety is something negative that needs to be reduced or eliminated entirely from our lives. But now, Robert Gerzon brings us the surprising new message that it is not always the villain we thought it was. In Finding Serenity in the Age of Anxiety, Gerzon reveals that anxiety - "the shadow cast by consciousness" - is a natural, even sacred, part of being human. The key to serenity is getting anxiety to work for us instead of against us |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-287) and index |
| Subject |
Anxiety.
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Fear.
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| LC no. |
96039885 |
| ISBN |
0028615999 (hardcover) |
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