Meshel Laurie – författare

"Dear Reader – This is not a book about coping with unbelievable busyness. It’s a book about making it stop.What if I told you that a lot of what keeps you unbelievably busy is not only pointless, but avoidable, nonsensical and entirely driven by your own fears, insecurities and ego? You’d probably want to slap me, if you could find the time, right?Don’t worry, I was once just like you: exhausted, harried, overcommitted and flummoxed as to what to cut back on. I’m not completely cured, but for the first time in years I have room to breathe and to think about what kind of life I really want to live. And I have Buddhism to thank for this.In this book I’ve compiled the teachings, ideas and practices that got me to this point. Buddhism helped me dig deep to discover why I was determined to do so much, and why I was so afraid to stand still and be alone with myself. It’s not hippy-trippy stuff, believe me. Buddhism is just as relevant and practical in our modern world as it’s ever been.As crazy as it sounds, I’m asking you to add one more thing to your list today: read this book, and let it help you free yourself from the grind of your unbelievable busyness. Live the peaceful life you know you deserve and be the person you want to be.Meshel Laurie is a television and radio presenter, newspaper columnist, podcaster and official ambassador of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. She is the author of The Fence-Painting Fortnight of Destiny and Buddhism for Break-ups."

Liebeskummer kann uns ganz schön aus der Bahn werfen – das weiß jeder, der schon einmal eine schwere Trennung durchgemacht hat. Als Meshel Laurie nach 19-jähriger Ehe unerwartet von ihrem Mann verlassen wird, ist sie am Boden zerstört. Weder die beste Freundin noch die kluge Therapeutin können ihr helfen. Was sie letztlich ins Leben zurückholt, sind die Lehren Buddhas. Hier zeigt sie, wie man buddhistische Konzepte gezielt gegen Liebeskummer einsetzen kann und wieder glücklich wird. Lauries Methode ist effizient: Konkrete Ratschläge und Übungen lassen sich leicht in den Alltag integrieren. Eine inspirierende und ermutigende Anleitung für Frauen mit gebrochenem Herzen.