Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments: Finding Personal Meaning in a Crazy World

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Anyway: The Paradoxical Commandments: Finding Personal Meaning in a Crazy World
by Kent M. Keith, Spencer Johnson

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Nothing Earth Shattering
  This is what I would label a "to feel good" book. Do these things and you will feel good about yourself. But do you really need a book to tell you how to act? In theory, they're lovely platitudes and you might have a brief period after reading them where you think of how you will put them into practice, if you're not already. A cynic by nature, I dare say that I don't believe all the little tales that went along with them but the tales in no way affect how you will feel toward the "commandments". Print them... more info

• Inspirational and aspirational...
  The author first articulated these principles in 1960 as a Harvard student and they have traveled the world many times over. The 10 paradoxical themes are so easy to understand, but oh so difficult to live by. This book explains that grace, wisdom and happiness come from facing the worst in our world with the best in ourselves. A 'must-read' book.
  1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
  Love them anyway.
  2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior... more info

• The paradoxical comandments actually do comfort me,
  I'm not one for footprints in the sand type of lessons and I could never read The Greatest Salesman in the World for extra credit but I have the paradoxical commandments printed out and looking at them actually help to refocus me and to soothe me. It's about doing right without reward and worse, being bullied for it.

• The writer helps, but there is plenty of room for what it comes to mean to you.
  I heard the poem over twenty years ago. I continue to here it in that context. Have since read the book "Anyways" as an individual and now hear both the writer and me. Reading it again with a small group, along with Scripture and people sharing life experiences and it is like seeing a new wider circle.

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