So often, our view of the good life is the busy, exhausted, driven, and unhappy life. But what if there was a different way to live--now, not when we get to heaven, but now? A short list of blessings called the Beatitudes is Jesus declaration of what the good life is, and an invitation to immerse ourselves in it. If we understand the Beatitudes, we realize they are less about what we do and more about what God is doing--what "God "values, how He operates, and what He s up to in our (actually His) world. Authors Seidman and Graves offer a practical guide to changing our course to realize the good life now. "