Kindness And Joy - Expressing the Gentle Love

Informationen zum Autor Harold G. Koenig, MD, is board certified in general psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, and geriatric medicine. He is on the faculty at Duke as professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and associate professor of medicine. Dr. Koenig is Director of Duke s Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health and has published extensively in the fields of mental health, geriatrics, and religion, with over 350 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and close to 40 books in print or in preparation. He is also a registered nurse. " Klappentext This book includes guidance as well as information and inspiration. There are practical recommendations on how to perform acts of kindness in personal lives and at work, toward friends, colleagues, and family members—even with one's enemies. Suggestions are also offered on ways to encourage others to be kind so they, too, can experience the joy that results. Zusammenfassung Demonstrates how kindness leads to life-enriching joy. This book explores the nature of kindness - its relationship to love and generosity, as well as the characteristics that distinguish it from pity. It shows the effects of kindness on the person who is being kind and the recipient of the kindness.

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• Autori: Harold G Koenig, Harold G. Koenig, Harold George Koenig
• Editore: Templeton foundation press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.10.2006
• EAN: 9781599471068
• ISBN: 978-1-59947-106-8
• Pagine: 107
• Dimensioni: 146 mm x 159 mm x 19 mm
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Libri sul benessere, vita quotidiana > Condotta di vita, auto-realizzazione; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione