This Life is Joy: Discovering the Spiritual Laws to Live More Powerfully, Lovingly, and Happily

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THIS LIFE IS JOY is an extraordinary new book by one of the most admired and successful spiritual teachers in the country. With THIS LIFE IS JOY, Dr. Teel shows us how every moment, every experience and every person can be an opening for our soul. Each opening is a portal to greater understanding, more peace and joy and an overwhelming experience of love. Separated into three easy-to-use parts, this book will: * Tell a fable that puts our spiritual journey into context. * Discuss the seven spiritual principles that are universal to all of the world's wisdom traditions, becoming a map into our purpose and destiny. * Show how nine specific challenges and difficulties (fear, illness, change, etc.) can be transformed into stepping stones rather than stumbling blocks. Each chapter, also, includes three parts: the Essence, the Experience and the Expression. The Essence gives the spiritual teaching behind each principle, the Experience tells a story illustrating the principles from Dr. Teel's own life or the life of one of his many followers and the Expression gives specific instructions for the reader to embody that principle for themselves. Filled with advice that can only come from a lifetime of practising these traditions, this book will be a unique and indispensable guide to people who want more from their lives.

Dr Roger Teel is a life-transforming speaker and a global spiritual leader. Through storytelling, humour and practical spirituality, Dr Teel's transforming messages help empower people and lead them to their limitless potential to live dynamically. Dr Teel holds a degree in psychology and religion, as well as doctorate degrees in divinity and religious science.

"Reverend Roger Teel has woven his long experience and wise ministry into this well-thought-out book about substance, relationship, and journey-and, above all, about how the spirit within us meets the spirit in the world." -Mark Nepo, author of The Book of Awakening "This inspiring and powerful book overflows with life-changing spiritual lessons and timeless wisdom. Written with compassion, authenticity and eloquence, This Life is Joy is a gift to seekers everywhere. I highly recommend it." -Barbara De Angelis Ph.D. , #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Real Moments and How Did I Get Here? "Roger Teel has accomplished what so few authors are able to do. He doesn't just write about This Life Is Joy, he provides a road map to get you there. His detailed description of how the creative process works will give you confidence to turn your best ideas into dreams comes true. This Life is Joy is a master's guide to living well and being happy." -Dr. Chris Michaels, author of The Power of You "[This Life is Joy] offers an inspirational sampling of metaphysical thought, stories, and advice. A natural storyteller... Teel doesn't draw from just one well; he references a wide array of wisdom traditions and spiritual thinkers, including Bible passages, Deepak Chopra, and Shel Silverstein. Teel shares valuable lessons from all corners. Teel's message remains constant throughout: all experiences can be transformed into opportunities for greater peace and joy." -Publishers Weekly "Since antiquity, wisdom teachers have guided the seeker inward because it is only there that the authentic joy of a life truly worth living can be found. The skill lies in actualizing that joy, bringing it from the center of our being to the surface of our everyday lives. Roger Teel is, without a doubt, one of the greatest spiritual teachers and storytellers of our time; he understands the sacred connection between the heart and the head, the inner and the outer, the soul and the body...and the importance of integrating them as one. As you read This Life is Joy, know you have hired a master guide you can trust to show you the way to the joy-filled life you so richly deserve." -Dennis Merritt Jones, author of Your (Re)Defining Moments "When, in our ongoing quest for a better life, one finds themself seeking clarity, direction or understanding, this wonderful book This Life is Joy is the book to pick up. In this marvelous book, Roger Teel encapsulates, articulates, and describes not only the issues and the core of the missing pieces to live more powerfully, lovingly, and happily, but also the practice and processes required to overcome one's innate reticence to living in joy. This book is destined to become a spiritual classic for its ability not only to awaken the individual, but also to provide a descriptive and clear pathway for rising above the sleepy ennui of a life half lived. Roger Teel has found a way to bring his own balance, wisdom, and deep connection with life to form in this marvelous expression of life. I strongly recommend that you not only read it, but indeed, practice it." -Rev. Dr. Kenn Gordon, Spiritual Leader for Centers for Spiritual Living "Dr. Roger Teel has a beautiful, down-to-earth style of speaking and connecting with his audience in an easy, intimate way. His words in This Life Is Joy do the same. He invites me, the reader, into an adventure of personal discovery, but with the confidence that someone who has already done the work is going to travel with me by means of the pages in the book. Sincerity and thoughtfulness seep out of the words and the call to find a way to serve and care for others reminds the reader of Dr. Teel's central message-that there is no other action that establishes us in love more powerfully or reliably than that of heartfelt giving to others." -Edward Viljoen, author of The Power of Meditation "This is not just another book on spirituality. This is an infusion of vision, hope, and reality. I found myself growing with every word. Roger Teel translates spiritual concepts you may have heard, and turns them into an excitement and comfort you feel in your bloodstream. Inhale this book and you will inhale a life that finally makes sense on every level." -Tama Kieves, author of Inspired & Unstoppable "No easy feat to simultaneously engage both veteran seekers and those first dawning to their own light, but that is exactly what Roger Teel does here. His story-wisdom-telling technique invites readers to absorb their healing whole-like oxygen-or parse it out as a lifestyle technology by which process delivers result. Ultimately, Teel weaves sense out of the false dichotomy between 'life in the world,' and inner peace by gently unraveling their connection at the core. Not only does this book hand over the keys to a successful life, it does so by tapping the spiritual courage to redefine altogether what that means." -Dr. Barbara E. Fields, Executive Director at the Association for Global New Thought and Program Director for Parliament of the World's Religions Centennial Celebration, Synthesis Dialogues, and Gandhi King Season for Nonviolence "With such clearly delineated expressions of Spiritual Principle, Dr. Roger Teel brings forth an instant classic to the realm of New Thought writing. Each of his Seven Pillars of Truth and Nine Portals of Transformation provides greater understanding of the quintessential elements that exist within a meaningful and fulfilling life. What a joyous journey!" -Dr. John B. Waterhouse, President of Centers for Spiritual Living "This powerful jewel of a guide for heart-centered living is a precious tool for each of us. It invites us-with intensely-moving stories and life-changing spiritual principles-to live that perfect life of joy here and now. Read it and you will be changed at depth." -Edwene Gaines, author of The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity "Happiness, peace, and joy are spiritual concepts-and attainable. In this book, Roger Teel does a brilliant job in providing a gentle hand-on-your shoulder road map. The truths and strategies outlined in this book are both simple and profound. Do not just read this book-put these principles into practice and you will attain everlasting peace and joy." -Azim N. Khamisa