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If asked, who among us wouldn't say we were kind people? But
kindness is often manifested in feelings of pity or
sympathy--especially when others are watching--rather than in
deeds. And when it comes down to it, what good does mere feeling do
for the world? Your Next 24 Hours is about something much bigger--a
lifestyle of kindness, without thought of reciprocation, extended
toward every person in our lives, both friend and foe. Through
powerful true stories of kindness lived out, this book shows
readers the enormous difference they can make through small, doable
acts of kindness in their families, communities, workplaces,
schools, and churches. It shows how every encounter with another
person is an opportunity to be kind--and a chance to change our
world. Readers of Your Next 24 Hours will find deep satisfaction
and joy as they discover how they can be part of a revolution of
kindness that starts with them and reaches out through every person
their lives touch.
The power of positive thinking. It is an idea deeply rooted in
American culture, from Oprah to The Secret to the mass-media
ministries of Joel Osteen and T.D. Jakes. Yet no one has examined
how this one simple idea to think positively has morphed from
metaphysics into mass belief. In One Simple Idea, Mitch Horowitz
tracks the history of the positive-thinking movement from its
pioneers to its most dramatic personalities, including Dale
Carnegie and Norman Vincent Peale. Positive thinking has been the
root of studies on the placebo effect, the 12-step approach to
overcoming addition, and the mind-body connection in treating
illness. And it is central to the American idea of success, as seen
in political messages like Ronald Reagan's "Nothing is impossible"
or President Obama's "Yes, we can" and slogans such as the U.S.
Army's "Be all you can be" and Nike's "Just do it." This paperback
edition includes new exercises and methods, which readers can use
to test the validity of positive-mind mechanics in their daily
lives. One Simple Idea answers the age-old question Does it work?
and shows that, yes, positive thinking can change the world.
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