Awakening Joy for Seniors by Jeff Wessman

I attended last Wednesday night talk of Jeff Wessman on Awakening Joy for Seniors. It was a well-attended activity with a few senoirs sitting on the sides of the Cinema. I enjoyed it,  but I want more. The first hour of Jeff's talk was only an introduction to the Ten Steps to Happiness lecture series based on the book by James Baraz and Shoshana Alexander.    

Happiness is not for the lucky few—it’s a choice anyone can make. In his groundbreaking first book, written with Shoshana Alexander, Awakening Joy: 10 Steps to Happiness (A Bantam Books Hardcover). James Baraz, cofounder of Spirit Rock Meditation Center and renowned meditation teacher for more than 30 years, reveals his 10-step program, based on the curriculum of his popular “Awakening Joy” course, for how we can reorient our minds away from dissatisfaction and distraction and toward the contentment and delight that is abundantly available in our everyday lives.

The seven factors of awakening (bojjhaṅga)

• Mindfulness (sati)
• Investigation (dhamma-vicaya)
• Energy (vīriya)
• Rapture (pīti)
• Tranquility (passaddhi)
• Concentration (samādhi)
• Equanimity (upekkhā)
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• Visit the following site for details:

https://www.audible.com/pd/Awakening-Joy-Audiobook/B004GEHV4E

Personal Note: If you attended last Wednesday Talk and you want to continue the Series, please let Galen know. If you were not able to attend, but like the summary in this posting, let me know also. I will relay your desire to Activity,  Have A GREAT Weekend everyone and looking forward for today's Excursion at Pier 1.