Life Is Short, Wear Your Party Pants

Loretta LaRoche's techniques are a brilliant blend of Old World common sense and contemporary research in brain chemistry, psychology and mind-body studies. With specific exercises, her new book-a tie-in with a PBS special-gives readers dozens of proven techniques for developing the nine most important traits needed for a happy, successful life: resilience, optimism, connection, mindfulness, humour, respect, integrity, creativity and purpose.

Loretta LaRoche is an internationally known stress-management consultant who advocates humor as a coping mechanism. She uses her wit and wisdom to help people learn how to take stress and turn it into strength, and how to see themselves as the survivors of their own lives—that is, to find the “bless in the mess.”

Loretta is a favorite with viewers of her five PBS specials; as well as on the lecture circuit, where she presents an average of 100 talks per year. . She is the author of Life Is Short—Wear Your Party Pants hardcover, ISBN: 1401901484; Relax, You May Only Have a Few Minutes Left, ISBN: 0375501452; and Life Is Not a Stress Rehearsal, ISBN: 0767906659.

Acknowledgments

xi

Introduction

xiii

1: Say Yes to Stress

1

(24)

("An amazing life requires resilience.")

2: If Not Now, When?

25

(24)

("An amazing life requires living in the moment.")

3: The Light at the End of the Tunnel

49

(20)

("An amazing life requires optimism.")

4: It Is What It Is

69

(14)

("An amazing life requires acceptance.")

5: Laugh It Up!

83

(22)

("An amazing life requires humor.")

6: Put a Spin on It

105

(20)

("An amazing life requires creativity.")

7: Too Much of a Good Thing Can Be Too Much

125

(14)

("An amazing life requires moderation.")

8: Just Show Up

139

(14)

("An amazing life requires responsibility.")

9: But What Does It All Mean?

153

(18)

("An amazing life requires meaning.")

10: Join the Party!

171

(18)

("An amazing life requires connection.")

About the Author

189

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Life Is Short, Wear Your Party Pants

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