Table of Contents
Mapping the mountain
1 Haydn's Path 5
Preparation to climb
2 Acceptance "You get what you get, and you don't get upset." 25
3 Authenticity 'I am who lam, and it is good enough." 33
4 Positivity "Cause health!" 43
Base camp
5 Hope "Where there's life, there's hope." 53
6 Faith "Conscious knowledge expressed in action." 61
7 Prayer "One hour's reflection is preferable to seventy years of pious worship." 75
High camp
8 Nature "Think of yourself as a river." 85
9 Dreams "Maps from the mountain." 93
10 Fear "Danger is real, but fear is a choice." 105
Approaching the summit
11 Detachment "You are not your body!" 117
12 Calm "Be courageous. And don 'I do normous!" 129
13 Happiness "Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened." 137
The summit
14 Selflessness "Take the "self out of 'self-help'!" 147
15 Mindfulness "To live our lives as if it really mattered …" 157
16 Trust "We have each been entrusted to a family, who will one day return that Trust." 169
Reflections on descent
17 Time "Never miss your moment!" 181
18 Accompaniment "Mutual aid and reciprocity." 191
19 Afterword 197
Notes 203
Acknowledgments 207
About the Authors 211