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Why Good Things Happen to Good People: How to Live a Longer, Healthier, Happier Life by the Simple Act of Giving
Why Good Things Happen to Good How to Live a Longer, Healthier, Happier Life by the Simple Act of Giving
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Published January 1, 2013
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July 14, 2018
This review is part of my #MomMondays bi weekly post on my blog! Check out my blog to read more!
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I wonder if Mom is trying to tell me something by giving me all these self help books to read?? LOL! Anyway, as far as self help books go, this was alright if a little dry. It has some very good ideas and things that we should all practice but there were a couple of things that really bothered me.
This book is all about giving and how it is good for the soul. Giving really is! I work with individuals with dementia and while it can be very stressful, it is also incredibly rewarding. I have done volunteer work in the past with Girl Scouts and I always felt better about doing it. Now you don't have to do the things I do to give. Checking in on a neighbor or writing a thank you card are some small but excellent ways to give.
There were two ideas in this book that resonated with me deeply. One was the chapter of forgiveness. I am known to hold grudges and I can be very cold to those that hurt my loved ones regardless if they forgave that person or not. It's a flaw I know I have and am trying to work on. This book talks a lot about forgiveness and how it can relieve the pressure you feel from hold the grudge.
The second theme that resonated with me was loyalty. I am know for being unfailing loyal. If you gain my loyalty, you essentially have it for life (until you do something to do lose it).
So there were two things I was not a fan of in this book. One was the negative connotations towards video games. I am an avid gamer so naturally I support games. I believe they are incredibly beneficial and connect people in fantastic ways. I met one of my dearest friends this way, through the power of video games. It's the way we communicate and I love every minute of it. So to have a couple authors think upon gaming in a negative way didn't sit right with me at all.
The other negative is the religious connotations. This book was centered somewhat heavily on God and having them help you in giving or being selfless, things like that. Now this maybe for some people but I didn't much care of it.
Overall, this was good. I can definitely see where I can improve on my giving and I will certainly try to use some of what I read in this book in everyday life. However there were some negative that for me, didn't sit well. But if you can look past them, this it the book for you!
tw: use of word n**ger
I wonder if Mom is trying to tell me something by giving me all these self help books to read?? LOL! Anyway, as far as self help books go, this was alright if a little dry. It has some very good ideas and things that we should all practice but there were a couple of things that really bothered me.
This book is all about giving and how it is good for the soul. Giving really is! I work with individuals with dementia and while it can be very stressful, it is also incredibly rewarding. I have done volunteer work in the past with Girl Scouts and I always felt better about doing it. Now you don't have to do the things I do to give. Checking in on a neighbor or writing a thank you card are some small but excellent ways to give.
There were two ideas in this book that resonated with me deeply. One was the chapter of forgiveness. I am known to hold grudges and I can be very cold to those that hurt my loved ones regardless if they forgave that person or not. It's a flaw I know I have and am trying to work on. This book talks a lot about forgiveness and how it can relieve the pressure you feel from hold the grudge.
The second theme that resonated with me was loyalty. I am know for being unfailing loyal. If you gain my loyalty, you essentially have it for life (until you do something to do lose it).
So there were two things I was not a fan of in this book. One was the negative connotations towards video games. I am an avid gamer so naturally I support games. I believe they are incredibly beneficial and connect people in fantastic ways. I met one of my dearest friends this way, through the power of video games. It's the way we communicate and I love every minute of it. So to have a couple authors think upon gaming in a negative way didn't sit right with me at all.
The other negative is the religious connotations. This book was centered somewhat heavily on God and having them help you in giving or being selfless, things like that. Now this maybe for some people but I didn't much care of it.
Overall, this was good. I can definitely see where I can improve on my giving and I will certainly try to use some of what I read in this book in everyday life. However there were some negative that for me, didn't sit well. But if you can look past them, this it the book for you!
February 5, 2023
Why Good Things Happen to Good People: How to Live a Longer, Healthier, Happier Life by the Simple Act of Giving
Dr. Post does a fantastic job documenting why and how good things happen to good people for taking beneficial actions. At the end of the book, he suggests this is ultimately selfishness because we get the most for ourselves by giving to other people. It is a good read that reinforces how being a good person helps others as it also helps us. I thought he especially did an excellent job helping us learn how to be better listeners and better communicators with each other.
While all this is good, it seems we must also make sure these actions do good for the environment, or all will suffer. I would hope he would push for not just selfishness but selfish, selfless synergy, so these promoted interactions become net-positive, pervasive, and reciprocal so everyone and everything benefits. (see paneugenesis or creating all good at: https://youtu.be/xS3-jW_t4FY).
Dr. Post does a fantastic job documenting why and how good things happen to good people for taking beneficial actions. At the end of the book, he suggests this is ultimately selfishness because we get the most for ourselves by giving to other people. It is a good read that reinforces how being a good person helps others as it also helps us. I thought he especially did an excellent job helping us learn how to be better listeners and better communicators with each other.
While all this is good, it seems we must also make sure these actions do good for the environment, or all will suffer. I would hope he would push for not just selfishness but selfish, selfless synergy, so these promoted interactions become net-positive, pervasive, and reciprocal so everyone and everything benefits. (see paneugenesis or creating all good at: https://youtu.be/xS3-jW_t4FY).
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