Shining Through (eBook)

Two generations of readers have turned to Hugh Prather's books for wisdom, comfort, and celebration. Shining Through, a fully revised and updated edition of The Quiet Answer, offers Prather's signature gentleness and quiet power in unsettled times. As Prather shares his own pain, observations, and ways of coping with modern life, he helps readers discover their own truths and ways to be happy in a complicated, often frightening world. Taking up this book for a short time can effect profound change.
Shining Through is an easy-does-it, 30-day course in finding peace and happiness. Prather encourages readers to take a few minutes every day to read his 'Essays of Encouragement' and reflect on and practice the accompanying 30 'Affirmations and Guides.' 'In this book I attempt to present a few ways that our mind can begin to hear the song of our heart and experience a growing faith in a truth that exists beyond our tragedies and fears. ...It is vital to find an approach that permits us to experience a reality greater and more reliable than the confusing and surprisingly short journey of our body. I will suggest ways this can be done,' Prather writes. Among those ways are suggestions for reflection and practice:
I will make no effort to step ahead of God.Let me at least try.Today I will not project.I will not rehearse uncertainties to come.Gentleness of thought is my way Home.My body is a means of communicating love.
Readers will turn to Shining Through again and again to find a deeper hope, a quiet power, and an abiding light.

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Find happiness and inner peace in just a few minutes every day for thirty days with this guide by the author of Notes to Myself.On our journey to a happy life, sometimes we need a little help. Author Hugh Prather steps in to take the role of our compassionate and thoughtful guide in this course for finding happiness. He spent his life not only as an author but as a minister and counselor, and so lends the wisdom and comfort that he provided in those roles to readers of this inspirational book.Prather's signature way of writing makes this book a potent and refreshing source of truth amidst the troubles we face in our daily lives. His reflections on how to be happy are rooted in human experience and call on us to consider our connection with others. His words call on the spiritual and yet remain relatable to all people seeking personal growth, particularly as it relates to our happiness.Inside, you'll discover more about:Reflections on Prather's own pain, observations, and ways of coping with modern lifeThe art of happiness and how we can find itLife-changing practices that can shift how we face tragedies and fearsPraise for Shining Through"e;Prather's wisdom will lift your spirits, rejuvenate your soul and plant your feet on solid ground."e; -Judy Ford, author of Single: The Art of Being Satisfied, Fulfilled, and Independent"e;Wise words, important reminders, guided meditations from Hugh Prather that can set you free, open your heart, and let love come shining through."e; -David Marell, author of Be GenerousPreviously published as Quiet Answers