When You Can You Will: Why You Can't Always Do What You Want to Do...and What to Do About It (Hardcover)

by Lynne Bernfield (Author)

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Product Description
In today's society of instant gratification, success is supposed to be achieved by people who can immediately turn their lives around . . . without a second thought. Therapist Lynne Bernfield advocates a slower approach to change and assures that change can be the most rewarding part of life when it comes at the right time. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 228 pages
• Publisher: Lowell House (March 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565650085
• ISBN-13: 978-1565650084
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,168,064 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best "self-help" book ever written!, August 5, 1999

By A Customer

This is awonderful book. It speaks so many truths. It amazes me that it has not received greater attention. I have read Anthony Robbins, Wayne Dwyer and many other self-help authors that promise the sky. This book's claims are more modest but its message is, I think, more honest and enduring. The book's premise is that instead of forcing ourselves to "be something" we should learn to find out who we really are and educate ourselves to appreciate what we find. Parodoxically, this may be the real path to a joyful life that other authors claim is their destination. In short the book represents an excellent manifesto for the joys of self-appreciation and self-discovery.(Okay so that wasn't that short.)The author is very convincing in showing that there is usually a very good reason why we behave the way we do. I have never read a book that so effectively taught one how to be compassionate to oneself. Wow! I am convinced that we would live in better world if more people truly

grocked the book's message. I have never read a more reassuring, sensible and truthful book. The author, Lynne Bernfield must be an awesome therapist!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an awesome book, July 21, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: When You Can, You Will (Paperback)

This is a really helpful book; I've read numerous self-help books, and this one is way above average. It speaks the truth, and it makes a lot of sense.