One More Day

August 9, 2008   |   9 Comments

So this is what I’ve ended up with, with around 30 hours to go before returning home after one month away.

48,366 words and many short chapters. Laid out as follows:

“The Wisdom of a Broken Heart”

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Part One: Relax
Chapter One: How the Light Gets In
Chapter Two: Depression vs. Sadness
Chapter Three: Nothing Happens
Chapter Four: It is a Dark Night
Chapter Five: Making Friends with Heartbreak
Chapter Six: Yes, You Have Lost Your Mind (But it’s Okay.)
Chapter Seven: How to Meditate
Chapter Eight: If You Accept Pain, It Cannot Hurt You
Chapter Nine: Sex Might Help
Chapter Ten: Have Faith

Part Two: See Where You Are
Chapter Eleven: Of the Four Responses, One is Helpful
Chapter Twelve: Act Like a Queen
Chapter Thirteen: Give Your Demons a Dinner Party
Chapter Fourteen: Expect Allies
Chapter Fifteen: Become Wrathful
Chapter Sixteen: Intensify to Let Go
Chapter Seventeen: Trump This
Chapter Eighteen: Mirrors
Chapter Nineteen: “I Forgive You”
Chapter Twenty: Really Unhelpful Things
Chapter Twenty-One: Really Untrue Things
Chapter Twenty-Two: Intimacy is Always There

Part Three: Be Where You Are
Chapter Twenty-Three: A Luminous Journey
Chapter Twenty-Four: Authenticity
Chapter Twenty-Five: The Meaning of Love
Chapter Twenty-Six: One Sorry-Ass Bodhisattva
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Tears and the Bodhisattva
Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Practice of Loving Kindness
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Extending Loving Kindness to the One who Broke Your Heart
Chapter Thirty: Turning Off the Projector
Chapter Thirty-One: The Importance of Sadness

Part Four: Broken Hearted to Wholehearted, A X-Day Program

Afterword

Goodbye, Colorado! Thank you. I love you.

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9 Comments

  • Posted by:  Liz

    Hi Susan,

    It sounds like your retreat was fulfilling in many ways.

    I recently finished your last book and absolutely love it. In fact, I raved about it to my therapist and even loaned it to her. I am especially looking forward to your new book (thank you for posting the introduction!) since it has been almost five months since my life was completely turned upside down. My partner of 10 years blindsided me by telling me she wanted to break up and move on in her life alone. The past 5 months have been quite an emotional roller coaster, but, I am ok! I’ve been blessed with supportive family, friends and co-workers, a wonderful therapist, and guidance from incredible people like you. Thank you.

  • Posted by:  Vince Horn

    Looks fantastic–the book and the scenery!

  • Posted by:  susan

    Thanks, Vince! It has been fantastic.

  • Posted by:  susan

    Liz, I’m so glad my book has been useful. It is impossible to imagine how one gets through heartbreak without as much support as possible (although they DO), and I’m glad my book could be some part of that. Wishing you all all all the best and a total, amazing healing.

  • Posted by:  Michelle Huber

    Congratulations on all the words Susan! I can’t wait to read more, and thanks for the support! Love the self portrait–trying to find a way to come back in October and throw myself into words and meditation again.

  • Posted by:  susan

    Michelle, it would be so great to see you again and practice/write together. Please keep me posted on all fronts. I am SO here for you!

  • Posted by:  Robert B.

    “It’s been weeks since I checked your site, and it’s so nice to hear about your time in Colorado and your success with writing. The book sounds wonderful, and Shambhala Mountain Center must be an amazing place.

    Your writing conveys such positive energy, remind me to check your site when I am in Iraq for the next year. I will be the USG’s aid advisor on a new interagency task force, helping to bring soft power (development) resources to work closely with hard power (defense) and diplomacy there. This is part of a new and improved approach to promoting governance, stability, and economic growth there. For me, the chance to work as a peacemaker among warriors, in this poor country beset by violence… it should be a dream job.

  • Posted by:  susan

    WOW. I can’t believe you’re going to spend the next year in Iraq. You are so brave. Please, please stay in touch. When do you depart?

    I’m am so thinking about you! Susan

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