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- How can the traditional, 'feminine' qualities of motherhood be transformed into powerful leadership skills for business and politics?
- What is the 'Bury and Bring' exercise, and how can you use it to effectively reevaluate your habits and beliefs each year?
- Why might forcing yourself to 'move on' from grief actually hinder your healing process, and what alternative approach does the author recommend?
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Key Takeaways from I’ve Been Thinking
- Consciously scheduling time to pause and reflect allows you to change your perspective on life's unavoidable challenges and redirect your path.
- Practices like the Jesuit 'Process of Discernment' show that prayer and meditation are not just demonstrations of faith, but practical tools for guiding difficult decisions.
- Motherhood requires profound leadership skills, and society would benefit greatly if business and political leaders adopted a culture of motherly care and compassion.
- Grieving is a highly personal process, and true healing comes from surviving the pain at your own pace rather than suppressing your emotions to meet others' expectations.
- Personal growth requires the courage to regularly reevaluate your long-held beliefs and deliberately choose which habits to 'bury' and which to 'bring' into your future.
I’ve Been Thinking — Full Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Recommendation
Chapter 2: Pausing to reflect helps you change course when needed, and choose a better direction forward.
Chapter 3: Prayer, meditation, and gratitude are powerful tools for cultivating daily inner peace.
Chapter 4: Being a mother takes leadership skills that all of society can benefit from.
Chapter 5: Look after your family, friends, and community.
Chapter 6: Grief is a lengthy and personal process.
Chapter 7: Don’t be afraid to reassess your beliefs.
I’ve Been Thinking Summary & Overview
I’ve Been Thinking (2018) is a collection of thoughts, quotes, and prayers to accompany you through daily life. Whether you’re young or old, religious or agnostic, have both feet on the ground or find yourself in a difficult place, it will inspire you to chart your own path to a meaningful life.
Who Should Listen to I’ve Been Thinking?
- Workaholics and busybodies who need to catch their breath
- Non-believers looking for spiritual guidance
- Anyone struggling with their faith, grief, or loss
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