{"product_id":"finding-peace-keith-thorn-9798245546605","title":"Finding Peace: Why Happiness Isn't the Goal - and Never Was","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Happiness Isn't the Goal - and Never Was\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor years, we've been told that happiness is the destination.\u003cbr\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut what if happiness was never meant to carry that weight?\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFinding Peace\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not a book about positive thinking.\u003cbr\u003eIt is not a guide to emotional optimization.\u003cbr\u003eAnd it is not a promise that life will resolve if you just do the right things.\u003cbr\u003eInstead, \u003ci\u003eFinding Peace\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to those who have done the work, carried the responsibility, stayed faithful, endured the waiting-and still find themselves asking: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy does peace feel so elusive, even when life hasn't fallen apart?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough reflective storytelling and thoughtful insight, Thorn explores: \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\u003eRather than offering answers, this book offers \u003cb\u003eorientation\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003eWritten with clarity, restraint, and emotional intelligence, \u003ci\u003eFinding Peace\u003c\/i\u003e is for readers who: \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\u003eThis book does not rush toward conclusions.\u003cbr\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you've ever felt that something essential was missing-even in good seasons-\u003ci\u003eFinding Peace\u003c\/i\u003e may help you recognize what has been quietly present all along.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith Thorn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798245546605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.91d","brand":"Keith Thorn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440683692287,"sku":"9798245546605","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_058d990e-316d-4ea1-8e54-6991973e30e2.jpg?v=1777184112","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/finding-peace-keith-thorn-9798245546605","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}