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Love for Imperfect Things

How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection

Haemin Sunim author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:24th Jan '19

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A beautiful guide for learning to love ourselves, from the author of the internationally bestselling The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down.

A beautiful, much-needed guide for learning to love ourselves - imperfections and all - from the author of the internationally bestselling The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down

No one is perfect. But that doesn't stop us from imagining how much happier we'd be if we were smarter, funnier, richer, or thinner. But what if being yourself is enough?

Love for Imperfect Things, by the bestselling Korean monk Haemin Sunim, shows how the path to happiness and peace of mind starts with letting go of worries about ourselves. With chapters on self-compassion, courage, healing, and acceptance, as well as beautiful full-colour illustrations, Sunim teaches us to embrace our flaws rather than trying to overcome them.

Just as on airplanes we're told to put on our own mask, we must first be at peace with ourselves before we can make peace with the world around us.

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'The world could surely use a little more love, a little more compassion, and a little more wisdom. In Love for Imperfect Things, Haemin Sunim shows us how to cultivate all three' Susan Cain, author of Quiet

'Haemin writes beautifully and simply... these vital life lessons resonate deeply and easily' Miranda Hart

'Heartwarming, calming and simple. But also filled with wisdom and powerful truths that will teach us to love ourselves first in order to transform our relationships with our loved ones' Hector Garcia, author of IKIGAI

A wonderful book * Mark Williams, co-author of 'Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World' *
A treasure! I don't have to be perfect? What incredible news. This book hit me like a ton of bricks and made many anxieties melt away * Neil Pasricha, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Awesome and The Happiness Equation *
A wonderful book . . . Zen teacher Haemin Sunim describes with great clarity the suffocating effect of perfectionism - how damaging it is to think your worth as a person is solely dependent on how you perform. Then, page by page, he shows you how to reclaim your freedom and your life * Mark Williams, co-author of 'Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World' *

ISBN: 9780241331125

Dimensions: 186mm x 135mm x 22mm

Weight: 506g

272 pages