{"product_id":"bad-dreams-and-bad-memories-keith-thorn-9798295601408","title":"Bad Dreams And Bad Memories","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy Happiness Isn't the Goal - and Never Was\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor years, we've been told that happiness is the destination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat if we work hard enough, heal enough, believe enough, or wait long enough, life will eventually reward us with a lasting sense of contentment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what if happiness was never meant to carry that weight?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Finding Peace, Keith Thorn offers a quiet, deeply honest exploration of what remains when happiness proves unreliable-and what becomes possible when we stop chasing it altogether.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about positive thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not a guide to emotional optimization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd it is not a promise that life will resolve if you just do the right things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, Finding Peace speaks to those who have done the work, carried the responsibility, stayed faithful, endured the waiting-and still find themselves asking: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy does peace feel so elusive, even when life hasn't fallen apart?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough reflective storytelling and thoughtful insight, Thorn explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy happiness is conditional-and why peace is not\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow waiting, striving, and endurance quietly erode our inner lives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe difference between faith and expectation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it really means to let go without giving up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow trust changes when reassurance disappears\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy peace often feels like loss before it feels like freedom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than offering answers, this book offers orientation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt invites the reader to step out of constant negotiation with life-to stop bracing, fixing, and waiting for permission to rest. Peace, Thorn suggests, does not arrive when circumstances improve. It appears when resistance quiets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with clarity, restraint, and emotional intelligence, Finding Peace is for readers who: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre tired of chasing emotional highs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHave outgrown motivational optimism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWant depth without dogma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre learning to live with unanswered questions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre seeking steadiness rather than solutions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book does not rush toward conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt stays. And in staying, it creates space-for honesty, for grief, for trust without armor, and for a peace that does not depend on happiness to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever felt that something essential was missing-even in good seasons-Finding Peace may help you recognize what has been quietly present all along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith Thorn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798295601408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith Thorn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.02d","brand":"Keith Thorn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50664997650687,"sku":"9798295601408","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0fde646f-e819-4c8f-8083-5a1d3d1e9b1b.jpg?v=1792010409","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bad-dreams-and-bad-memories-keith-thorn-9798295601408","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}