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- The Book -

Table of Contents

Heart Talk: An Introduction

Phonetic Guide

 

 

Chapter 1 Heart Talk for the Good Times

Contentment
Desire
Entertainment & Relaxation
Excitement
Fulfillment
Happiness & Joy
Inspiration
Popularity
Relief
Security

 


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17
19
20
22
23
27
28
28
30

Chapter 2 Heart Talk for the Hard Times

Anger
Annoyance
Anxiety & Worry
Depression
Discouragement
Disturbance
Doubtfulness
Fear
Frustration
Grief
Hopelessness
Loneliness
Regrets
Rejection
Sadness
Sensitivity
Shame
Weariness

 

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34
36
39
41
44
46
47
49
50
51
52
53
55
56
59
60
61

Chapter 3 The Best of the Human Condition

CONDUCT & BEHAVIOR
Compassion
Confidence
Consideration
Honesty
Resolve
Trust
Willingness

CHARACTER TRAITS
Compassion
Confidence
Courage
Generosity
Goodness
Grace
Kindness
Nobility
Purity
Sincerity
Strength

 

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65
66
67
69
70
71
71

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73
73
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78
80
80
82
83
84
85

Chapter 4 The Worst of the Human Condition

CONDUCT & BEHAVIOR
Arrogance
Complacency
Cruelty
Deception
Obsession
Self-centeredness
Surrender
Uncaring Behavior
Vengefulness

CHARACTER TRAITS
Cowardice
Cruelty
Impatience
Moodiness
Passivity
Selfishness
Showing Off
Treachery & Deceit
Unkindness & Selfishness
Unreliability
Weak-mindedness

 


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92
93
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94
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96
97

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100
101
101
102
104
104
106
108
109

Chapter 5 Compliments and Insults

COMPLIMENTS
INSULTS

 

113
118

Chapter 6 Heart Talk in Relationships

Appreciation
Betrayal
Character of the Heart
Convenience
Difficult Relationships
Fear
Grudge & Resentment
Heart Connection
Hypocrisy
Mistakes
Pain & Hurt Feelings
Pleasing Others
Respecting Others
Revealing the Heart
Revenge
Satisfaction
Secrecy
Sincerity
Suspicion
The Beloved
Trust
Truth
Vulnerability

 

128
129
130
134
136
140
141
144
147
149
150
155
157
159
160
162
163
165
167
168
170
177
177

Chapter 7 Heart Talk in Society

Class & Hierarchy
Community & Solidarity
Consensus
Consumer Society
Encouragement
Fairness
Friendship
Injustice
Justice
Persuasion
Pride
Responsibility & The Family

 

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187
191
192
194
196
197
201
202
203
205
206

Chapter 8 Body Talk

Attributes
Breathing
Dying
Fainting
Kicking
Shake, Rattle & Roll

 

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214
219
221
222
223

Chapter 9 Perception

Awareness & Realization
Concentration
Distraction
Forgetting
Imagination
Impression
Intuition
Knowledge
Satisfaction
Surprised, Amazed & Alarmed
Thinking
Truth
Understanding

 

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227
229
232
233
233
235
237
238
241
245
246
247

Chapter 10 Self-Control

Calm & Composure
Patience
Peace
Restraint
Temptation

 

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256
257
258
262

Chapter 11 Choice

DECISION-MAKING
Choices
Certainty
Decision-Making
Intention
Resolve
FREE WILL
Battle of Will
Uncertainty
Will Power

 

268
268
269
270
272
273
274
276
278
281

Chapter 12 Romance

Commitment
Cycle of Romance
Endearments
Infatuation
Intimacy
Love
Loyalty
Studying & Testing the Heart
Truth & Trust
Unfaithfulness

 

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289
293
295
297
299
302
303
304
306

Chapter 13 Heart Proverbs

Benevolence
Concentration
Daydreams
Differences
Empathy
False Promise
Freedom
Guilt
Immature Acts
Indulgence
Marriage
Mistakes
Obedience
Self-Reliance
Sincerity
Skill
Spirituality
Treachery
Trust

 


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313
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
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Chapter 14 Hand Talk

Anxiety & Worry
Class & Hierarchy
Compassion
Confidence
Decision-Making
Dying
Encouragement
Endearment
Excitement
Free Will
Grudge & Resentment
Insults
Memory
Nobility
Nuisance
Satisfaction
Trust
Understanding
Unfaithfulness
Unreliability
Vengefulness

 


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334
335
336
336
337
337
338
338
339
339
340
341
341
341
342
342
343
344
344
345

Glossary

347

 

Index 361

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