This book presents a timely new
paradigm for viewing wellness and health as practical manifestations of spirituality. The new model is labeled Euphorology,
the study of the good. Fifteen specific factors are identified as contributing
to high level well being. Eight projected spiritual directions moving toward Goodness/God/and well being are offered as shaping
a needed spiritual practice and collective agenda for enhancing the Good, as modern Well Beings chart the 21st
Century.
Through the poetic image of a visionary
weak monk, Dr. Cannon creatively and intellectually engages each reader to assess beliefs and behaviors around well being. Instead of traditional negative self-assessments, Jo Ann Cannon challenges us to unfreeze
the Light and Goodness that we are, and facilitates us to move towards life affirming and collective well being. Without reservation, I shall require this book in the wellness-related classes that I teach. Our students and young people deserve no less!
Barbara
Sayad, M.P.H., Ph.D. (C)
Faculty,
Cal. State, Monterey Bay
Dr. Cannon’s life-long spiritual
quest and years of professional observation brings her to a revelation that what she had called Good and God provide direct
links to the concepts of health and well being. Focusing on “what’s right with your life” is the starting
point. We then begin to understand that the Good is not in far off mystic realms. It is here in us, even in the rough and tumble of the world!
In this thoughtful, loving book, Dr. Cannon shows us how to enhance and move with that evolving. It IS possible that we, our institutions and the earth itself may live in Goodness, well being, and joy.
Louise Bode, Jungian Analyst
