The Holistic You Workbook

Preface ix Acknowledgements xiii About the Authors xv Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Meeting the Five Fs 9 What Systems Have We Been Sold? Getting Rid of Our Myths of Happiness 14 The Secret of Ancient Jewish Wisdom 19 How Holistic Systems Work 22 It Helps to Play by the Rules of the Game 29 Chapter 2 Connect for Success 33 Connections in Time 36 The Bible’s Teaching of Connection 39 Family Connection 43 Connection to Belongings 47 The True Meaning of Harmony 48 Chapter 3 Seeing the Invisible 53 The Blindness of Science 57 Human Origins 61 Can We Really Get Along Without God Awareness? 69 Chapter 4 Bodybuilding 77 How Fitness Is Impacted by the Other Four Fs 79 Healing the Soul to Heal the Body 87 Healing the Body to Heal the Soul 90 The Golden Mean 92 Food: Filling and Fulfilling 94 The Other End of the Mouth— The Indignity of “Crap” 100 The Spiritual Message of Sleep 102 Resistance and Struggle 103 Chapter 5 Money and Morality 107 Let’s Connect 112 Language Matters 120 Earning Money Versus Receiving Money 122 Chapter 6 Sex: Pleasure and Pain 125 Changes and Not- So- Changes, Let There Be 127 Are Men and Women the Same? 135 The Explosive Power of Sex 141 The Physical Depicts the Spiritual 144 Chapter 7 Some Tough Decisions 147 Are Marriage and Children Disposable? 151 Finance and Marriage 153 Platonic Relationships 155 Making Money Is Central to a Man’s Masculinity 159 Teams Are Made of People Fulfilling Different Roles 160 Deliberate Decisions 166 Chapter 8 Putting the 5Fs to Work 167 How to Grow 169 Takeaways from The Holistic You 170 Index 177