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Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"The more we seek happiness, the more elusive it becomes. The Fun Habit shows readers that fun, unlike happiness, is an action you can take almost anywhere, anytime. Fun is connected to behavior and habits rather than goals, which means it's possible to get more fun into your life with intention. Whether you're a frustrated happiness-seeker looking for a new approach, a success-oriented hustler trying to balance work with a fulfilling life, or someone...
22) The comfort book
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Language
English
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"A small book for anyone in search of hope, looking for a path to a more meaningful life, or in need of encouragement. "Happiness occurs when you forget who you're expected to be. And what you're expected to do. Happiness is an accident of self-acceptance. It's the warm breeze you feel when you open the door to who you are." Years ago, Matt Haig began writing notes to his future self. These notes were meant as gifts to his future self: offerings of...
Author
Publisher
The Collective Book Studio
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
" Watching the sunriseMaking sandcastlesSending a care packageEating cake for breakfast Each of these activities is small, but paramount to happiness. Readers will open Eat Cake for Breakfast to find one hundred different ways to incorporate joy into their daily lives, all prompted by author Viola Sutanto's mission to affirm humanity during her daughter's life threatening medical treatment. Inspired by the 100 Day Project, Sutanto embarked on a...
Author
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Stop Seeking Happiness; Just Get Out of Its Way! Happiness is our natural state, for each of us and for humanity as a whole, argues John Izzo. But that happiness is being stolen by insidious mental patterns that he depicts as thieves: the thief of control, the thief of conceit, the thief of coveting, the thief of consumption, and the thief of comfort. He discovered these thieves as he sought the true source of happiness during a year-long sabbatical,...
Author
Publisher
Babelcube Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"It is time to go to the deeper levels of the mind to fix a central error. Perhaps you have a troubled lifestyle, full of ups and downs, precisely because you don't know what has been occupying the center of your thoughts. Have you ever searched your mind at such a deep level? THE KEY TO EMOTIONAL FREEDOM will lead you to reflect deeply on the root of your behaviors and emotions. This powerful investigation will show you what is wrong at the core...
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Series
Publisher
Abbey Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In Elf-Help for Living with Joy, author Karen Katafiasz-with the help of the whimsical illustrations by R. W. Alley-offers insights into how to hold onto a spirit of true, profound joy that can remain with us, even when things seem to be at their worst. The clear, life-affirming wisdom of this small book will truly help you discover the passion of being fully alive and the elation of living with joy!
Author
Publisher
White Pine Mountain
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In the midst of a successful business career, Doug Smith received life-altering news that set him on an entirely new journey to understand what leads to truly joyful, meaningful living--in other words, what leads to happiness. Through research and study he begins to understand what the most joyful among us have in common is that they remember the past with peace, anticipate the future with confidence and live in the present with joy and exuberance....
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Language
English
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The world isn't coming to an end, contrary to what some may have heard. But the media's near-exclusive focus on conflict and disaster means that the progress and everyday acts of brilliance taking place across the globe go unnoticed. Jurriaan Kamp shows that optimism (intelligent optimism, not a rose-colored-glasses brand of wishful thinking) is good for not only the mind but the body too. He details a whole host of health problems that can actually...
Author
Publisher
G&D Media
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
We all make mistakes! We can identify missed opportunities, gaps of knowledge and common sense that, if we had it, would have saved us tons of grief and time. Clark had the same experience. He learned the hard way. We all know that while “the hard way” is not a bad way to learn life’s lessons it can be extremely frustrating. Since he was 10 years old, Clark learned a lot of answers that we all seek (certainly not all) – and after many hours...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow: psychology, creativity, and optimal experience, a clear and captivating presentations of Csikszentmihalyi's theory of Flow. For more than 30 years, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (pronounced CHICK-sent-me-high-ee) has studied states of "optimal experience"--those times when we report feelings of deep concetration and fulfillment--when we transcend our ordinary consciousness, and become so completely involved that we lose our...
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Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Expanding on the best selling idea of making Monday a day of positivity and growth, EVERY MONDAY MATTERS FOR FAMILIES delivers weekly inspiration intended for families to use each Monday in an effort to create positive experiences for themselves and their community. The original idea was simple... what if we could get millions of people to engage in simple acts that were good for the world? Picking up litter, helping the homeless, smiling, planting...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"What's the actual secret to happiness? Great memories! Meik Wiking--happiness researcher and New York Times bestselling author of The Little Book of Hygge and The Little Book of Lykke --shows us how to create memories that make life sweet in this charming book. Do you remember your first kiss? The day you graduated? Your favorite vacation? Or the best meal you ever had? Memories are the cornerstones of our identity, shaping who we are, how we act,...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Pearl's job is to make people happy. Every day, she provides customers with personalized recommendations for greater contentment. She's good at her job, her office manager tells her, successful. But how does one measure an emotion? Meanwhile, there's Pearl's teenage son, Rhett. A sensitive kid who has forged an unconventional path through adolescence, Rhett seems to find greater satisfaction in being unhappy. The very rejection of joy is his own kind...
Author
Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Rivers of Light draws deeply on the ancient Chinese teachings of the Five Elements, guiding the reader through a personal wisdom journey of awakening and understanding. The teachings of the Five Elements describe our intimate connection to the laws, cycles and movements of nature, showing how all the Five Elements of the natural world live and work within each of us. However, we have an essential relationship with just one element, which plays out...
39) Happy!
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text and photographs of groups of exhuberent children celebrate being happy.
Author
Publisher
IRB
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Summary of The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin | Includes Analysis Preview: The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin is a memoir of the author's year-long experiment to see if she could maximize her happiness. Rubin had plenty of reasons to be satisfied with her life. She was married to the love of her life and the mother of two children. She had transitioned from law to a fulfilling writing career. Yet one afternoon while riding on a public bus,...
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