The joy you make : find the silver linings--even on your darkest days

The joy you make Find the silver linings--even on your darkest days

Steven Petrow

Book - 2024

"From award-winning Washington Post columnist Steven Petrow, a guide to finding joy even during life's most difficult times We all know what it's like to experience the disappointments and sorrows of life. Unexpected circumstances like layoffs, divorce, illness, and death can leave us hurting and isolated. Add to that the unending anxiety we feel at the state of the world-political strife and global upheavals-and we end up with a recipe for . . . joy? Yes, says journalist Steven Petrow, who has lived through all of those things, and arrived at a surprising conclusion: Joy is always present-in our everyday routines, in ties to those we care about, even in our grief. It may be easier to see and feel it during the good times, bu...t we can learn to find joy even in the darkest days. All we need is a road map-and now we have one. In The Joy You Make, Petrow explores the many expressions of joy and shows readers how to find, cultivate, and share it. He takes us on a journey from the darkness of the Arctic to a frenetic cancer ward in Manhattan, a trip that includes his parents' deaths, the breakup of his marriage, and his sister's cancer diagnosis. Combining his personal experiences with research and expert interviews, Petrow asks (and answers) the question: "What if there was a way to find the joy in everything?" Come join him on his search, and make it yours"--

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Subjects
Joy.
joy.
Self-help publications.
Genres
Self-help publications
Published
New York : The Open Field [2024]
Language
English
Main Author
Steven Petrow (author)
Physical Description
xxxi, 272 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9780593654224
  • Introduction
  • The Joy of Gratitude
  • The Joy of Authenticity
  • The Joy of Memory
  • The Joy of Freudenfreude
  • The Joy of Taking a Pause
  • The Joy of Solitude
  • The Joy of Cooking
  • The Joy of Getting Lost
  • The Joy of Your Name
  • The Joy of Solidarity
  • The Joy of Blue
  • The Joy of Writing by Hand
  • The Joy of Perspective
  • The Joy of the Cancer Ward
  • The Joy of Play
  • The Joy of Doing Nothing
  • The Joy of Imperfection
  • The Joy of a Christmas Miracle
  • The Joy of Being Single
  • The Joy of a Dance Party
  • The Joy of the Mundane
  • The Joy of Reading
  • The Joy of Sex
  • The Joy of Aging
  • The Joy of Uncertainty
  • The Joy of the Dark
  • The Joy of Julie
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
Review by Library Journal Review

From Maria Shriver's the Open Field imprint at PRH, this work by Petrow (Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old) examines how to find joy in life during difficult times. He recounts a difficult stretch of years when he lost his parents, ended his marriage, and saw his sister lose a long fight with ovarian cancer. Naturally pessimistic, he challenged himself to become more joyful. The work moves back and forth between the author's personal experiences and suggestions for self-help exercises to try. Some of the advice is unconventional (recipes for scones and pecan pie), and some is traditional self-help fare (meditating; keeping a gratitude journal). Petrow is a friendly narrator, and the sections where he is recounting his own experiences are the most riveting; the chapters that put concepts into practice tend to slow the book's momentum. While the advice throughout is solid, it might have helped to place all the how-to sections at the end of the book instead of in between chapters. VERDICT Petrow's tone is akin to friendly reminiscing from a relative, suggesting books to read and apps to try. Recommended for readers who enjoy self-help works in the memoir vein.--Julie Feighery

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