Everyday Symbols for Joyful Living

Everyday Symbols for Joyful Living

By Dianne Durante, Ed.S.

Paperback • ISBN: 0 9675532 7 X • $12.95
[$14.95 in Canada] • Hospice Price $9.95

     Everyday Symbols for Joyful Living is a delightfully inspiring motivational book that captures the heart with personal stories and anecdotes and encourages readers to get back to the basics of happy living.
    Dianne Durante is a marriage and family therapist. She is known for her innovative, interactive presentations, which combine symbols and stories to keep audiences laughing and learning to enjoy a more fulfilling life and to not feel overwhelmed by the complexities of society. She uses seven everyday items — a penny, a chocolate heart, an elastic band, a pencil, a crayon, a candle, and a seashell — to symbolize fundamental principles for joyful, balanced living.
    Activities at the end of each chapter provide practical ways you can incorporate each basic concept into your daily life. Insights into communication, perspective, positive thinking, faith, creativity, and humor are just a few of the many morsels of wisdom that await you. This fun, uplifting “life guide” will keep you reading and wanting more.

"...this book has depth..."

“ Everyday Symbols for Joyful Living is fun to read, but don’t be misled by its simplicity. 

This book has depth — practical knowledge that anyone can use to bring more happiness into their daily lives.”
—Jack Canfield, Co-Author of Chicken Soup for the Soul® series

"...feeds the heart and soul..."

“Full of tasty morsels of wisdom and inspiration. It feeds the heart and soul.”
—Marci Shimoff, Co-Author,  Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul®

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dianne Durante, Ed.S., is an expert on marriage, family, and the educational system. She has more than 30 years experience as a therapist and educator, has hosted her own radio talk show, and is the author of numerous grants and articles.