Love for Imperfect Things

Oct 10, 2024 6:28 AM

Author:Haemin Sunim

A beautiful, much-needed guide for learning to love ourselves - imperfections and all - and the perfect thoughtful stocking filler!

From the author of the internationally bestselling The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down.

No one is perfect. But that doesn't stop us from imagining how much happier we'd be if we were smarter, funnier, richer, or thinner. But what if being yourself is enough?

Love for Imperfect Things, by the bestselling Korean monk Haemin Sunim, shows how the path to happiness and peace of mind starts with letting go of worries about ourselves. With chapters on self-compassion, courage, healing, and acceptance, as well as beautiful full-colour illustrations, Sunim teaches us to embrace our flaws rather than trying to overcome them.

Just as on airplanes we're told to put on our own mask, we must first be at peace with ourselves before we can make peace with the world around us.

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'The world could surely use a little more love, a little more compassion, and a little more wisdom. In Love for Imperfect Things, Haemin Sunim shows us how to cultivate all three' Susan Cain, author of Quiet

'Haemin writes beautifully and simply... these vital life lessons resonate deeply and easily' Miranda Hart

'Heartwarming, calming and simple. But also filled with wisdom and powerful truths that will teach us to love ourselves first in order to transform our relationships with our loved ones' Hector Garcia, author of IKIGAI

Reviews

A wonderful book

—— Mark Williams, co-author of 'Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World'

A treasure! I don't have to be perfect? What incredible news. This book hit me like a ton of bricks and made many anxieties melt away

—— Neil Pasricha, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Awesome and The Happiness Equation

A wonderful book . . . Zen teacher Haemin Sunim describes with great clarity the suffocating effect of perfectionism - how damaging it is to think your worth as a person is solely dependent on how you perform. Then, page by page, he shows you how to reclaim your freedom and your life

—— Mark Williams, co-author of 'Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World'

Beautifully wise insights into how we're all perfectly imperfect. A masterclass in letting go. As soothing to my whirring 'must do better!' mind as slipping into a hot bath when I'm cold

—— Catherine Gray, author of The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober

Haemin writes beautifully and simply so these vital life lessons resonate easily and deeply

—— Miranda Hart

The world could surely use a little more love, a little more compassion, and a little more wisdom. In Love for Imperfect Things, Haemin Sunim shows us how to cultivate all three, and to find beauty in the most imperfect of things - including your very own self

—— Susan Cain, author of Quiet

Heartwarming, calming and simple . . . filled with wisdom and powerful truths that will teach us to love ourselves first in order to transform our relationships with our loved ones

—— Hector Garcia, author of IKIGAI: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

Get inside the mind of Wim Hof and learn why millions of people worldwide feel the freeze and do it anyway. Breathe in, chill out, and enjoy the ride

—— Patrick McKeown, author of The Oxygen Advantage

Wim Hof is a man of extraordinary talents who demonstrates great control of involuntary physiological functions, developed by learning to tolerate exposure to cold and by working with the breath ... recommended reading for everyone interested in human potentials

—— Andrew Weil, director of the University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, author of 8 Weeks to Optimum Health

If you had to read one book on how to feel great, this is it. I'm so glad Wim's techniques have been summarized in such an easy-to-digest way. I've been doing his method religiously because it works

—— Jesse Itzler, bestselling author, entrepreneur and endurance athlete

A new book by Ruby is in itself Good News! It sounds like a tonic for the universal malaise

—— Ian McKellen on Twitter

This book couldn't be more needed right now!

—— Nigella Lawson on Twitter

I loved it!

—— Claudia Winkleman on Twitter

A book celebrating what's good in the world (...) despite Covid-19, climate change and general political nastiness, there's so much good stuff going on. And we can improve our lives by leaps and bounds if we embrace it

—— Woman's Weekly

Inspirational

—— Jewish Chronicle

The book the world NEEDS right now by one of my heroes

—— Scarlett Curtis

A guide to mindfulness that's as hilarious as it is useful

—— Arianna Huffington on 'A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled'

Ruby has beautifully fused neurology and spirituality and given us a means to cope with operating both a mind and a brain

—— Russell Brand on 'How to be Human'

With this marvellous book, Ruby Wax has confirmed her position as one of the most readable, inspirational and engaging writers in the field of human mental health, happiness and fulfilment.

—— Stephen Fry on 'How to be Human'

A remarkable portrayal of how we need to understand ourselves to truly heal

—— Esther Perel, author of 'Mating in Captivity' and 'The State of Affairs'

This book is wonderful

—— Pippa Grange, author of 'Fear Less'

[She] is a sort of human oxytocin

—— The Times

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