{"product_id":"how-emerson-can-change-you-hb","title":"How Emerson Can Change You Hb","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This is a beautiful book, full of ideas that could help restore America’s genius for freedom and promise.” \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e— \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Moore, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eCare of the Soul\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA lifelong Emerson lover, teacher, and spiritual seeker reveals how American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson’s twelve essential teachings hold the answer to living an authentic and fulfilling life, one that is in harmony with our souls.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this wise, illuminating book, award-winning author Mark Matousek reveals how Emerson’s timeless wisdom can help us with the problems we’re facing today. America’s ‘original Stoic’ confronted many of the issues before us, from polarization to fake news, from crooked politicians and rampant materialism, to the scourge of racism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatousek explains that Emerson’s path of self-reliance can radically improve your quality of life. The mentor and friend of Henry David Thoreau, Emerson (aka the Oracle of Concord) was America’s first self-help author, and his nation’s conscience for half a century. Like the Stoics before him, he emphasized self-knowledge and mindfulness as paths to happiness; also, self-reliance, cooperation, non-conformity, originality, adaptability, and receptiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Americans are once again discovering the power of Stoicism, Matousek shows why Emerson’s vision is precisely the medicine we need today. The principles of Waldo’s philosophy are universal and require no spiritual faith to put into practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach person creates her own reality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObstacles are teachers in disguise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour character is your destiny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWonder and awe are the keys to the kingdom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNonconformity is the greatest virtue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNature is the doorway to God\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLife without self-knowledge is not worth living\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmerson encourages us to throw-off conventions and platitudes, explore ourselves in depth, tell the truth about what we find there, and awaken to our greatest potential. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312538755454,"sku":"NW9780063059696","price":18.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780063059696.jpg?v=1778588519","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/how-emerson-can-change-you-hb","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}