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Loretta La Roche has helped millions of people find ways to lighten up and overcome stress. Now, in Life Is Short—Wear Your Party Pants, she gives you the tools you need to not only reduce feelings of tension, but also to bring joy, passion, and gusto into your life. Her techniques are a brilliant blend of old-world common sense and the most contemporary research in brain chemistry, psychology, and mind-body studies. Loretta gives you dozens of proven techniques for recognizing the ten simple truths that will lead you to an intense, happy, successful life: resilience, living in the moment, optimism, acceptance, humor, creativity, moderation, responsibility, meaning, and connection.

Loretta’s wisdom evolved from her own life—one filled with the demands of being a single mother of three; of starting her own business when she was broke; and of the wacky invasiveness of her Italian family. She’s like all of us: real, flawed, stressed out, and on edge. Her magic comes from an ability to not take herself too seriously, and to always shift her focus away from the self-destructive and toward the truly important things in life.

In her work, Loretta has seen tens of thousands of people who live their lives as if they’re sitting in a waiting room, hoping that their turn comes up next. This book will show you that life is not something to be endured, but is something to be truly appreciated. We need to remember how to access our inner abundance, which allows us to be heart-centered, joy-filled human beings.

As Loretta says: "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift—that’s why they call it the present."



About the Author

Loretta LaRoche is an internationally known stress-management consultant who advocates humor as a coping mechanism. She uses her wit and wisdom to help people learn how to take stress and turn it into strength, and how to see themselves as the survivors of their own lives—that is, to find the "bless in the mess."

Loretta is a favorite with viewers of her five PBS specials; as well as on the lecture circuit, where she presents an average of 100 talks per year. . She is the author of Life Is Short—Wear Your Party Pants hardcover, ISBN: 1401901484; Relax, You May Only Have a Few Minutes Left, ISBN: 0375501452; and Life Is Not a Stress Rehearsal, ISBN: 0767906659. She lives in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Website: LorettaLaroche.com

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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Hay House (February 1, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1401901492
  • ISBN-13: 978-1401901493
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,273 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Celebrate Your Life, June 16, 2004
"What does not destroy me, makes me stronger." ~Friedrich Nietzsche

"Life is Short" is a book about making the choice to live an extraordinary life. It is about showing appreciation, giving more hugs and being more forgiving. Loretta explores a variety of beliefs and shows how stress is a signal to change your life. She brings out some interesting points about conversation being a deep and personal form of bonding and gives practical ways you can reconnect to family and friends.

Throughout the book Loretta shares her life, explains the concept of having a higher life purpose and promotes the idea of living in the present.

The cover and inner design is highly creative. I loved the little party pants on each page and the abundance of inspiring quotes by Mother Teresa, Ashley Montagu, Arthur Rubinstein and many others.

Each chapter has a creative title and a meaningful affirmation. Chapter 10 is entitled: "Join the Party! ("An amazing life requires connection."). Loretta discusses the concepts of stress, optimism, acceptance, humor, creativity, moderation, responsibility, meaning and connection.

Unique Topics Include:

Keeping a Joy Journal
Boost Your Word Power; Boost Your Mood
Eight Reasons We Can't Lighten Up
Ten Simple Ways to Connect Today

The list of "How we create a pessimistic life" was also humorously entitled "Ten Ways to Struggle and Live on the Dark Side." Loretta LaRoche has written this book to help you step into the light of love, laughter and living. Through her writing she shows how we waste so many hours on the dark side and gives practical ways we can step towards the light.

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4.0 out of 5 stars I really needed this book, April 30, 2003
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Several months of being WAY stressed out and I decided to take a little stoll in the self help section to come across this book. I read it in only a few days (put it down/picked it up). It made me laugh out loud a few times. I'm now searching for more things from this author (I never knew she was out there). Several other women in my life are in bad relationships...this book made me think...what the heck are you doing in an unhappy situation? Life IS short. Why do we waste our time stressing ourselves out instead of enjoying life? And the mention of getting angry over being caught in traffic, etc...that was me. She makes you want to sit back, relax, and enjoy the little things around you that you never notice because you are in too big of a rush.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hits the funny bone..., February 18, 2004
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This is the first self-help book that I have read from cover to cover. Miss Loretta delivers sound commonsense advice and she is funny with it. She is not preaching she is just directing and advising...which is the best way to get my attention. Having read the book and talked about it, a friend told me about the CD...well I have not laughed so much in a long, long time (especially by myself). The audio version of her book will have you in stitches...it contains live performances from her various show and it's funny as hell. I listen to it in the office when people are getting on my nerves, in traffic when the radio is boring...each time I find something new to think about, and the message stays with me.
Life IS short, we know this but we don't pay attention...until it's to late. Put on YOUR panty pants and give this book or CD a whirl...you won't be disappointed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Im wearing my party pants because of Loretta..ta .dah!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hurry up and relax
Loretta LaRoche has an amazing ability to transform stress into laughter. I first saw one of Loretta's television specials about 15 years ago and it honestly changed my life... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Life is definitely short
This is a humorous look at the shortness of life. The author identifies ten ways to lead an amazing life such as the importance of laughter and figuring out what it all means... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Life is Short, Wear Your Party Pants
You will laugh out loud when you read this book. Loretta LaRoche tells it like it is.It's something I just couldn't put down. In fact, I've bought numerous copies to give as gifts!
Published 23 months ago by Carol M. Gianopoulos

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book
I would highly recommend this book...practical, inspiring and funny. Loretta helps you appreciate life!
Published on July 25, 2006 by K. Guerin

5.0 out of 5 stars Will make you laugh, but also think!
I've liked seeing Loretta LaRoche on various PBS specials, but until
now, had never read anything by her . . . what a shame! Read more
Published on September 27, 2005 by Blaine Greenfield

4.0 out of 5 stars Loretta will always make you laugh at and with yourself
Life is Short: Wear Your Party Pants by Loretta LaRoche is as delightfully funny as she herself is in her speaking engagements all over the country. Read more
Published on January 31, 2005 by Bonnie Neely

2.0 out of 5 stars Not much beyond the cute title
The cover of this book declares that you'll learn "Ten Simple Truths That Lead To an Amazing Life." If your idea of an amazing life can be distilled to "eat, drink, and be... Read more
Published on January 4, 2005 by Norman Snyder

2.0 out of 5 stars Cute title story is too little for most.
If the book's title and the story behind the title were typed on one sheet of paper, you could post it and read it often to remind yourself that life is short, so live every day... Read more
Published on December 30, 2004 by L. A. Richard

4.0 out of 5 stars Words of wisdom to help you put your life in perspective.
When Loretta Laroche was a little girl her mom bought her sturdy but ugly underwear. She owned one pair of pretty panties but she was only allowed to wear them on special... Read more
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