22. Constructive Living Maxims

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction ix
5. 1. Questions and Answers about Constructive Living (CL) 1
6. 2. Getting Along with Life 21
7. 3. Shinks 24
8. 4. Common Sense 28
9. 5. Fleeing from Responsibility for Behavior 33
10. 6. An Alternative to Psychotherapy 47
11. 7. Psychotherapy as Myth 52
12. 8. On Feelings 54
13. 9. In Praise of Pain 62
14. 10. Whirling Dust 64
15. 11. Reflections on Mind 68
16. 12. Attention 70
17. 13. Paralysis by Possibility— Unipossible and Multipossible Situations 72
18. 14. Under New Management 74
19. 15. Contentment 76
20. 16. Backups, Throwaway Tissues, Road Kill, and Resources— Self-focus in America 78
21. 17. On Being Natural 81
22. 18. Some Truths 83
23. 19. Reflections on Interpersonal Relations 85
24. 20. Constructive Living Assignments 94
25. 21. Constructive Living Tales 111
26. 22. Constructive Living Maxims 122
27. 23. Constructive Living Poem 123
28. Postscript—Healing America 125
29. References 127