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Keep it simple and sane [electronic book] : freeing yourself from addictive thinking.

By: Rogers, Barb, 1947-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berkeley, CA : Mango Media, 2008Copyright date: 2008Description: 1 online resource (258 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781609250607.Subject(s): Addicts - Psychology | Self-help techniquesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 158.1 Online resources: Access eBook
Contents:
Introduction -- Keep It Mentally Simple -- What Were You Thinking? -- Don't "Should" on Yourself -- Flower Power -- Changing Words -- Don't Miss Your Ride -- Keep It Emotionally Simple -- Fight or Flee -- Unintended Consequences -- Time: The Great Healer? -- You and Your Karma -- Living Inside Out -- Keep It Spiritually Simple -- Spiritual Clutter -- Awakening -- Wandering Spirit -- Embrace Uncertainty -- Spiritual "Tells -- Jump In -- Keep It Physically Simple -- Life After Life? -- Beginner's Mind -- The Body -- Relationships -- Communications -- Finances -- Living Space -- Small Bites -- Summary -- Free to Be -- Life Is Not a Spectator Sport -- The Twelve Steps.
Summary: Inspired by the 12-step saying, "Life is simple, it's people who are complicated," Barb Rogers points out in Keep It Simple and Sane that it's pretty easy to tell ourselves lie upon lie as we explain away bad behavior associated with drugs, alcohol, food, sex, work…whatever, in an attempt to feel better about our complicated lies. And of course, we can't do anything to simplify our lives because we're too busy keeping up with our complicated lives, so we drink, smoke, or shoot, to seek release in inappropriate ways to relieve the complications. But we never do. Through the telling of her own story and those of fellow travelers, Rogers encourages readers to wait, stop, and hold the phone! Start with Mentally Simple (the opposite of Stinking Thinking) and just do it. Start small. "Grab a mental flashlight" and follow her lead to discover what you were thinking and how you might think differently. Offering 24 simple ideas in four sections (mind, emotions, spirituality, physicality), along with strategies and exercises to introduce them into your daily life, this book is for people on the simple path to wellness, for people who simply want to take charge - to change the things they can change, accept the things they cannot change, and learn to know the difference without an operatic, addictive song and dance.

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Inspired by the 12-step saying, "Life is simple, it's people who are complicated," Barb Rogers points out in Keep It Simple and Sane that it's pretty easy to tell ourselves lie upon lie as we explain away bad behavior associated with drugs, alcohol, food, sex, work...whatever, in an attempt to feel better about our complicated lies. And of course, we can't do anything to simplify our lives because we're too busy keeping up with our complicated lives, so we drink, smoke, or shoot, to seek release in inappropriate ways to relieve the complications. But we never do. Through the telling of her own story and those of fellow travelers, Rogers encourages readers to wait, stop, and hold the phone! Start with Mentally Simple (the opposite of Stinking Thinking) and just do it. Start small. "Grab a mental flashlight" and follow her lead to discover what you were thinking and how you might think differently. Offering 24 simple ideas in four sections (mind, emotions, spirituality, physicality), along with strategies and exercises to introduce them into your daily life, this book is for people on the simple path to wellness, for people who simply want to take charge -- to change the things they can change, accept the things they cannot change, and learn to know the difference without an operatic, addictive song and dance.

Introduction -- Keep It Mentally Simple -- What Were You Thinking? -- Don't "Should" on Yourself -- Flower Power -- Changing Words -- Don't Miss Your Ride -- Keep It Emotionally Simple -- Fight or Flee -- Unintended Consequences -- Time: The Great Healer? -- You and Your Karma -- Living Inside Out -- Keep It Spiritually Simple -- Spiritual Clutter -- Awakening -- Wandering Spirit -- Embrace Uncertainty -- Spiritual "Tells -- Jump In -- Keep It Physically Simple -- Life After Life? -- Beginner's Mind -- The Body -- Relationships -- Communications -- Finances -- Living Space -- Small Bites -- Summary -- Free to Be -- Life Is Not a Spectator Sport -- The Twelve Steps.

Inspired by the 12-step saying, "Life is simple, it's people who are complicated," Barb Rogers points out in Keep It Simple and Sane that it's pretty easy to tell ourselves lie upon lie as we explain away bad behavior associated with drugs, alcohol, food, sex, work…whatever, in an attempt to feel better about our complicated lies. And of course, we can't do anything to simplify our lives because we're too busy keeping up with our complicated lives, so we drink, smoke, or shoot, to seek release in inappropriate ways to relieve the complications. But we never do. Through the telling of her own story and those of fellow travelers, Rogers encourages readers to wait, stop, and hold the phone! Start with Mentally Simple (the opposite of Stinking Thinking) and just do it. Start small. "Grab a mental flashlight" and follow her lead to discover what you were thinking and how you might think differently. Offering 24 simple ideas in four sections (mind, emotions, spirituality, physicality), along with strategies and exercises to introduce them into your daily life, this book is for people on the simple path to wellness, for people who simply want to take charge - to change the things they can change, accept the things they cannot change, and learn to know the difference without an operatic, addictive song and dance.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2021. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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Library Journal Review

Rogers (Clutter Junkie No More) walks readers through the steps of ridding oneself of the emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical clutter that often leads to bad behaviors. Her recommendations include being oneself in all situations and tackling problems in small pieces. Her strength is in providing thought-provoking questions that will help readers examine choices they've made in the past and decide how to make better decisions in the future. For most public libraries. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Barb Rogers wrote several books on recovery, alcoholism, addiction, and wellbeing, including TwentyFive Words and Keep It Simple and Sane . Barb died in early 2011.