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  • Resisting Happiness

  • By: Matthew Kelly
  • Narrated by: Matthew Kelly
  • Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,616 ratings)

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A true story about why we sabotage ourselves, feel overwhelmed, set aside our dreams, and lack the courage to simply be ourselves...and how to start choosing happiness again!

Are you happy? It may be the wrong question. Most of us think we are relatively happy, while at the same time knowing that we could be happier - maybe even a lot happier. Ordinary people and the finest philosophers have been exploring the question of happiness for thousands of years, and theories abound. But this is not a book of theory. Resisting Happiness is a deeply personal, disarmingly transparent look at why we sabotage our own happiness and what to do about it.

Are you overwhelmed? Do you procrastinate? Do you sometimes feel like you are your own worst enemy? Are you ignoring your dreams? Have you lost the courage to truly be yourself? Do you feel that your life lacks meaning and purpose? Do you find yourself avoiding the real issues in your life and focusing on the superficial? Do you ever wonder what God has to do with any of this?

We all experience these feelings and doubts from time to time. But do you know what to do when you experience them? In this fascinating book, Matthew Kelly uses his signature combination of the profound and the practical to help us understand why we feel these things and how to rise above them.

Breaking through resistance, Kelly tells us, is essential to becoming the person that God created us to be.

What is resistance? It's that sluggish feeling of not wanting to do something that you know is good for you. It's the inclination to do something that you unabashedly know is not good for you. It's the desire and tendency to delay something you should be doing right now.

It is resistance that stands between you and happiness. In this audiobook you will learn not only what it is, but how to recognize and conquer it in your own life.

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honest reflection and advice

I would recommend this book to anyone, regardless of faith, background and demographic. I wish I had this book 20 yrs ago.

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Life Changer

This is one of those books that has changed my outlook on life. I plan to follow the author's action tips at the end of each chapter in an effort to "stop resisting happiness". I encourage you to take the time to read this book!!

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this book was just what I needed to hear!

this book was what I needed to hear at this time in my life thank you

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Excellent reminder

it encouraged me to visit the lonely and to make changes in my thinking. It's a book that all must read.

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Matthew Kelly does it again!

If you truly want to be happy, start here.
Matthew Kelly knows what he is talking about. If you read this book and are unaffected, read it again. Take it or leave it, this honest approach to what will make us really happy is undeniable. Stop resisting happiness and take the dive into a deeply fulfilling life!

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You owe it to yourself to read this book.

We all have goals, dreams,and plans. We all have had success and we have had failures. Matthew Kelly gives you the tools to recognize the parts within us that prevent us from have more of those success'. To meet the goals God has planned for us.

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Everything you wish you knew

Amazing book! Super insightful and a wonderful perspective on life mixed with actionable items to apply each day to be the best version of yourself!

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A must read

This book allows you to really look into yourself and reveals why you may be procrastinating.
Further, it offers great action steps and suggestions to help you become the best version of yourself.
Matthew Kelly hits another home run with this book.Thank you!

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Best one yet!

This was a great shot in the arm for someone who knows pretty much what to do, but fails to follow through very well. I'm Catholic, but think the book would be 90% on message for a non-Catholic, and WAY DEEPER than most Christian books of this sort. I'd listen to it at 1.25 speed, as the pace was a tad slow.

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LIFE CHANGING!!!

When this book came into my life I had an immense desire to read it right away, but just like Matthew Kelly mentions in the book I gave into resistance and it sat in my house for several months. I would often look at the book and think about how badly I wished I would make the time to sit down and read it and yet I still wouldn't make the time. Eventually the desire to find true happiness won and I am so thankful it did. I will listen and read this book over and over for years to come!! It has changed my life!! God Bless!!

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