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The act of slowing down time carries enormous importance in our lives, adding pause to our days typically filled with push, push, push. Experience the gifts that only idleness can bring and discover tools to help you integrate this valuable "you" time to your daily life.

Who am I? What do I believe? What do I fear and also desire? What are my secrets? Where is my shame? When do I feel most alive and authentic? Where does my true voice come from? What is my genius? What do I love? How can I update my story? These are some of the questions Mark Matousek presents in these seven informative, accessible lessons for writers and nonwriters alike. As a teacher and author, he brings three decades’ experience to guide you on your path to a more authentic life.

Our expectation levels surrounding friends can be a bit nebulous, and often, so is the way we deal with the natural movements of friendships. How do you handle gossip? Betrayal? The telling of secrets? Ethical Wisdom for Friends is a simple, edifying, and entertaining look at these concepts for seekers who are interested in hands-on advice to navigate common relationship dilemmas.

How do we make the judgment call between self-interest and caring for others? Drawing on the latest scientific research and interviews with social scientists, spiritual leaders, ex-cons, altruists, and philosophers, Matousek examines morality from a scientific, sociological, and anthropological standpoint. Each chapter features a series of questions, readings, interviews, parables, and anecdotes that zoom in on a particular niche of moral inquiry, making this audiobook both utilitarian and fun.

Although we're taught to believe that insecurity is something to be avoided, the more open you are to the truth of insecurity, the stronger you become. The Wisdom of Insecurity will help you to embrace this ubiquitous humility of life more fully.

The human dilemma is that we’re very often divided against ourselves. This conflict is the source of much suffering and confusion. Why is it that we so often fear what we want and want what we fear? Begin the journey to your true life while gaining an authentic sense of your desires.

Many of us search outside of ourselves for validation because we fail to see our worth or our own capacity for enlightenment. You only have to look deep inside yourself to realize how lucky you are simply to be alive and able to give and receive love.

If we believe that the only thing that keeps us afloat is our struggle, then we live in a constant state of fear. How do we find perspective and courage to detach from this trance? How can relieving ourselves from this constant weight of the world free us – body, mind, and spirit?

We often make our life choices by default, taking the easy or well-traveled path, obeying the voices of practicality and conformity, over the siren call of freedom. By asking ourselves which aspects of the self we wish to change, and being specific about our desires, we empower ourselves to make creative choices.

Each of us is born with a unique gift, an authentic voice waiting to be heard. Regardless of the work you do, this creative power is your genius. Once you learn to tap into this power, and tell the truth about who you are, your life can be transformed. Find your connection between desire, creativity, and spirituality, and how together they can be forces of productivity, self-awareness, and transformation.

A beginner’s mind is an open mind, a ready mind. What if we become open to the truth that in every moment, there’s something new to discover that can make our lives fresh, interesting, and more alive?

Passion is the lifeblood of a creative existence. How does it operate in your current life and where might you be tamping it down, missing out on opportunities for increased enjoyment and personal freedom? Passion and Abandon explores the topics of pleasure, surrender, self-trust, repression, risk, and our attitudes toward the desires and passions that burn within us.