Essential Lessons for Lasting Serenity
It’s easy to think that your peace of mind is dependent on what happens to you. It’s even easier to blame your unhappiness on external circumstance. But lasting serenity, it turns out, is an inside job.
Your inner life is as rich, deep and vast as the ocean. It’s also subject to daunting emotional waves. But these waves can actually be surfed. Learning this simple but neglected art is what allows you to experience serenity not just when your inner sea is calm, but even when it’s the most tempestuous.
Surfing Your Inner Sea is not a guidebook in the traditional sense. Instead, Raphael draws his serenity lessons from the most surprising sources—the demise of a marriage, a scuttling lizard, an imposing skyscraper, and a child’s card game. As delightful as they are profound, these lessons demonstrate how anyone, at any time, can find presence, passion, and abiding joy.