A Field Guide to Happiness: What I Learned in Bhutan about

A Field Guide to Happiness: What I Learned in Bhutan about Living, Loving, and Waking Up

In the West, we have everything we could possibly need or wantâ€”except for peace of mind. So writes Linda Leaming, a harried American who traveled from Nashville, Tennessee, to the rugged Himalayan nation of Bhutanâ€”sometimes called the happiest place on Earthâ€”to teach English and unlearn her politicized and polarized, energetic and impatient way of life. In Bhutan, if I have three things to do in a week, itâ€™s considered busy. In the U.S., I have at least three things to do between breakfast and lunch. After losing her luggage immediately upon arrival, Leaming realized that she also had emotional baggageâ€”a tendency toward inaction, a touch of self-absorption, and a hundred other trite, stupid, embarrassing, and inconsequential thingsâ€”that needed to get lost as well. Pack up ideas and feelings that tie you down and send you lead-footed down the wrong path. Put them in a metaphorical suitcase and sling it over a metaphorical bridge in your mind. Let the river take them away. Forced by circumstance and her rustic surroundings to embrace a simplified life, Leaming made room for more useful beliefs. The thin air and hard climbs of her mountainous commute put her deeply in touch with her breath, helping her find focus and appreciation. The archaic, glacially paced bureaucracy of a Bhutanese bank taught her to go with the flowâ€”and take up knitting. The ancient ritual of drinking tea brought tranquility, friendship, and, eventually, a husband. Each day, and each adventure, in her adopted home brought new insights and understandings to take back to frantic America, where she now practices the art of "simulating Bhutan." This collection of stories, impressions, and suggestions is a little nudge, a push, a leg up into the rarefied air of paradiseâ€”of bright sunlight and beautiful views.
Country USA
Brand Hay House
Manufacturer Hay House LLC
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781401945091
Color Orange
ReleaseDate 2014-10-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781401945091

Country	USA
Brand	Hay House
Manufacturer	Hay House LLC
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781401945091
Color	Orange
ReleaseDate	2014-10-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781401945091

A Field Guide to Happiness: What I Learned in Bhutan about Living, Loving, and Waking Up

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