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Introduction: On the Move. <p>1 Learning to Travel on Life's Mysterious Journey.</p> <p>2 The Gift of the “Giver's Glow”.</p> <p>3 The Gift of Connecting with the Neediest.</p> <p>4 The Gift of Deep Happiness.</p> <p>5 The Gift of Compassion and Unlimited Love.</p> <p>6 The Gift of Hope.</p> <p>Epilogue: Always Coming Home.</p> <p>Notes.</p> <p>Acknowledgments.</p> <p>The Author.</p> <p>Index.</p>

"Post (When Good Things Happen to Good People), president of the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love, pens a hopeful text for hopeless times. His own job loss forced him and his family to relocate in 2008, and he writes poignantly of what he's personally lived through. No stranger to the emotional and spiritual difficulties that accompany any major life change, the author shares intimately how he put into practice the biblical principle of "giving unto others" as he worked through his own grief, sorrow, and loss during the transition that uprooted his family. The lessons Post learned make up this practical resource that urges purposeful giving, even while feeling the stings of disappointment and hardship. Post's work is more than a feel-good read. It's today's handbook for survival." (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, January 10, 2011 <p>“This inspirational, motivational, and feel good book will leave you bursting with an overflowing bucket list of things you will want to do.”<br /> Read more: <a href="http://kennedybookreviews.blogspot.com/2011/04/hidden-gifts-of-helping-how-power-of.html#ixzz1KCDvNGU0">http://kennedybookreviews.blogspot.com/2011/04/hidden-gifts-of-helping-how-power-of.html#ixzz1KCDvNGU0</a><br /> © 2011 Kennedy Book Reviews. All Rights Reserved</p>

<p><b>The Author</b> <P><b>STEPHEN G. POST</b> is professor of preventive medicine and director of the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics at Stony Brook University. He is a leader in the study of altruism, compassion, and love and president of the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love. Post is the author (with Jill Neimark) of the widely praised <i>Why Good Things Happen to Good People</i>. <p>For more information go to www.StephenGPost.com

<p>Research has revealed that when we show concern for others—empathizing with a friend who has lost a loved one, mowing the lawn for an elderly neighbor, or volunteering to mentor a school-aged child—we improve our own health and well-being and embrace and give voice to our deeper identity and dignity as human beings. <p>In this moving book, Stephen G. Post helps us discover how we can make “helping” a lifetime activity. <i>The Hidden Gifts of Helping</i> explores the very personal story of Post and his family’s difficult move and their experience with the healing power of helping others, as well as his passion about how this simple activity—expressed in an infinite number of small or large ways—can help you survive and thrive despite the expected and unexpected challenges life presents. <p>Post’s story is intertwined with supporting scientific research and spiritual understanding. This book can become your companion and guide to the power of giving, forgiving, and compassion in hard times. <p><i>The Hidden Gifts of Helping</i> will leave you with the unshakable feeling that the world can be a good place, if we act to make it so.

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