It's All Part of the Dance: Finding Happiness in an Upside Down World - Softcover

Gettis PhD, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0979875536 ISBN 13: 9780979875533

Publisher: Goodman Beck Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

It's All Part of the Dance: Finding Joy and Meaning in an Upside Down World is a fascinating collection of parable-like stories, myths, and anecdotes. Dr. Gettis draws upon his 40 years of clinical experience as a psychologist and combines that with the latest research on the science of happiness. The book is written in a down-to-earth, non-pedantic style that makes it easy to read and digest, despite dealing with complex human issues. It combines Zen wisdom, cognitive behavioral therapy, spirituality, and the new paradigm of positive psychology. The book confronts our societal notions of what brings us true happiness. The answers may surprise you. Dr. Gettis believes we are hardwired for stories. He believes that the stories in It's All Part of the Dance may indeed change the way the reader lives his or her life.

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About the Author

Dr. Alan Gettis is a clinical psychologist who is well steeped in both Western psychology and Eastern philosophy. His collection of "Upside Down World" self-help books includes the critically acclaimed Seven Times Down, Eight Times Up: Landing on Your Feet in an Upside Down World, the award-winning The Happiness Solution: Finding Joy and Meaning in an Upside Down World, and the highly praised It's All Part of the Dance: Finding Happiness in an Upside Down World. In the 1960s Dr. Gettis was a Vietnam-era army psychologist stationed at a military hospital, and in the 1970s he was chief psychologist at a large mental health center in Northern New Jersey. Since 1974 he has maintained a private practice where he specializes in individual psychotherapy for adults. Dr. Gettis holds degrees from four different universities, including Utah State University and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons..

Review

"I challenge you to find a more comprehensive, well-organized volume of parables and inspiring stories on the art of living well than this one. In It's All Part of the Dance, Alan Gettis shows us how to find happiness in an upside down world. He really gets it. Not only does he get it, he eloquently illustrates how you can too. This book works on many levels. There is nothing esoteric or pedantic about it. Reading like a novel, it is easy to become engrossed in the stories--yet each page reveals part of the secret of true happiness. Sometimes it is obvious, at other times more subtle. Do yourself a favor; read it once as quickly as you wish, then go back and spend time going through it slowly, savoring it and allowing your mind to absorb the essence of each story. Chock-full of concepts and ideas that you can use in your life today, It's All Part of the Dance: Finding Happiness in an Upside Down World gets my highest recommendation. Get the book and you too can 'get it' in this upside down world!" --David Ambrose, author of Your Life Manual: Practical Steps to Genuine Happiness

"While putting the responsibility for being happy squarely upon your shoulders, Dr. Gettis asks, 'Would you really want it any other way?' When the light bulb comes on and you really get it -- that you are the problem and that you are the solution -- it is empowering and liberating. It's All Part of the Dance is packed with rich insights and accessible wisdom that provide a road map to living the fulfilled life. Very highly recommended!" --Dr. Aymee Coget, Sustainable Happiness Expert and CEO of the American Happiness Association

"In It's All Part of the Dance, Alan Gettis shows you that genuine happiness is only a stone's throw away. He teaches you how to get out of your own way and harness the unlimited potential of your mind and of the human spirit. Paradoxically, the book is both simple and profound as it weaves anecdotes, research, storytelling, science and spirituality. The bottom line for me is that this book will make a real difference in how you feel and how you live your life. Highly recommended." --Dr. Sam Menahem, author of When Therapy Isn't Enough: The Healing Powers of Prayer and Psychotherapy

"While putting the responsibility for being happy squarely upon your shoulders, Dr. Gettis asks, 'Would you really want it any other way?' When the light bulb comes on and you really get it -- that you are the problem and that you are the solution -- it is empowering and liberating. It's All Part of the Dance is packed with rich insights and accessible wisdom that provide a road map to living the fulfilled life. Very highly recommended!" --Dr. Aymee Coget, Sustainable Happiness Expert and CEO of the American Happiness Association

"In It's All Part of the Dance, Alan Gettis shows you that genuine happiness is only a stone's throw away. He teaches you how to get out of your own way and harness the unlimited potential of your mind and of the human spirit. Paradoxically, the book is both simple and profound as it weaves anecdotes, research, storytelling, science and spirituality. The bottom line for me is that this book will make a real difference in how you feel and how you live your life. Highly recommended." --Dr. Sam Menahem, author of When Therapy Isn't Enough: The Healing Powers of Prayer and Psychotherapy

About this edition

• Publisher: Goodman Beck Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0979875536
• ISBN 13: 9780979875533
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 306