How to Stay Upbeat in a Beat Down World - by Sue Patton Thoele (Paperback)

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"This book is the medicine we need! We are living in a time where we can easily become overwhelmed by planetary pain and unrest. The hope and joy that permeate Sue's wisdom is truly inspiring. If you want to reconnect with authentic positivity as you find your way in this uncertain world, this book is for you."

-Harmony Kwiker, MA, LPC, author of Align: Living and Loving from the True Self and Reveal: Embody the True Self Beyond Trauma and Conditioning

"I have been reading the wisdom of the one-and-only Sue Patton Thoele for years, and her soulful practicality has definitely bolstered my self-esteem and helped me to have the courage to be myself. Now, exactly when it is so needed, Sue encourage us to remain upbeat, hopeful, and focused on the positive during these oh-so-crazy times. Sue Patton Thoele has her own special magic!"

--Cerridwen Greenleaf, author of The Herbal Healing Handbook

"Sue Patton Thoele has written a book to warm the heart and give it hope. With authenticity, compassion, and a playful sense of humor (hope is more like a potato than tomato), Sue shares stories--her own and others--of the struggles and inner commitment needed to court the quiet beauty and resilience that hope offers. There is no sugarcoating or pretense that this is easy. Rather, there is an offering of light and an invitation into a more upbeat way of life that is not a mask or a strategy, but a gentle organic cultivation of soft, yet strongly uplifting, energy from within. Upbeat speaks to the very pulse of what is possible right now in our lives and in our world."

--Cynthia Reber Maman, author (with Fabien Maman) of the From Star to Cell series, including The Body as a Harp: Sound and Acupuncture and Raising Human Frequencies: The Way of Chi and the Subtle Bodies and her work-in-progress is a hybrid-historical novel entitled Resurrection: Return of Earth's Beloved Witches, Weavers, Priestesses and other Holy Heretics

"'It's very difficult to grow hope in depleted soil.' Starting with this simple metaphor, Sue offers encouraging suggestions to readers to help them replenish their souls, which, of course, are the soil of Hope. She provides hope tucked into tender stories and backed up by scientific and spiritually proven exercises. Sue's gift is to hold your hand, walking with you through changing small habits of thought and action. If you but follow a handful of these examples, you will grow in confidence and become more loving toward yourself as well as others. Hope blossoms in love."

--Cynthia Wall, LCSW, author of The Courage to Trust and therapist who believes in searching for an ever-happier ending, right up to our last breath, www.cynthiawall.com

"Sue Thoele's new book, How to Stay Upbeat in a Beat Down World, is much needed medicine for the collective heartache so many of us share these days. With her characteristic blend of growth psychology, spiritual wisdom, grounded practicality, and vulnerable self-disclosure, Sue offers us a broad range of skillful perspectives and practices that will bolster our resilience, lift our spirits, and remind us of the greatness of heart that we also share."

--David Chernikoff, author of LIFE, PART TWO: Seven Keys to Awakening with Purpose and Joy as You Age

"How to Stay Upbeat in a Beat Down World is a magnificent seed, a world of accessible treasures grown from a lifetime of soul-gardening. Grounded in the humus of a decades-long path of fierce self-compassion, the world receives an immense gift of wisdom through Sue Patton Thoele's elegant example of sacred eldering. In her much-loved and characteristic style, Sue delivers her message with much needed humor and sacred prac