Download or read book My Path to Happy written by Charlotte Reed and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of May the Thoughts Be with You comes this refreshingly candid, illustrated account of one woman’s journey through and beyond depression. Anyone who has suffered from depression understands that the “path to happy” is a winding one, marked by roadblocks and confusing intersections. In My Path to Happy, Charlotte Reed shares her own experience of depression as well as the practices that ultimately helped her through the darkest time of her life. A quick, uplifting read, this playfully illustrated book acknowledges that recovery looks different for everyone. Rather than a prescription for healing, it offers honesty, solidarity, and a hopeful tale meant to comfort and inspire.

Download or read book Solve for Happy written by Mo Gawdat and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this “powerful personal story woven with a rich analysis of what we all seek” (Sergey Brin, cofounder of Google), Mo Gawdat, Chief Business Officer at Google’s [X], applies his superior logic and problem solving skills to understand how the brain processes joy and sadness—and then he solves for happy. In 2001 Mo Gawdat realized that despite his incredible success, he was desperately unhappy. A lifelong learner, he attacked the problem as an engineer would: examining all the provable facts and scrupulously applying logic. Eventually, his countless hours of research and science proved successful, and he discovered the equation for permanent happiness. Thirteen years later, Mo’s algorithm would be put to the ultimate test. After the sudden death of his son, Ali, Mo and his family turned to his equation—and it saved them from despair. In dealing with the horrible loss, Mo found his mission: he would pull off the type of “moonshot” goal that he and his colleagues were always aiming for—he would share his equation with the world and help as many people as possible become happier. In Solve for Happy Mo questions some of the most fundamental aspects of our existence, shares the underlying reasons for suffering, and plots out a step-by-step process for achieving lifelong happiness and enduring contentment. He shows us how to view life through a clear lens, teaching us how to dispel the illusions that cloud our thinking; overcome the brain’s blind spots; and embrace five ultimate truths. No matter what obstacles we face, what burdens we bear, what trials we’ve experienced, we can all be content with our present situation and optimistic about the future.

Download or read book My Portobello Road to Recovery written by Charlotte Reed and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-02 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 2008, Charlotte Reed suffered from crippling depression. She decided not to take antidepressants and to instead fight her depression by making lifestyle changes such as exercise, diet and acupuncture. In addition, she started an online 'Thought for the Day' - a positive thought she posted on Facebook each day. These daily thoughts became a massive hit among her friends and Charlotte credits them with playing a huge part in her recovery from depression two years later. She went on to publish them in a book, May The Thoughts be With You, which she has sold thousands of copies of at the world-famous Portbello Road Market in Notting Hill, London. My Path to Happy is the story of her illness and recovery. Equally moving as it is hopeful, this beautifully illustrated book will resonate with anyone who has experienced depression - either as a sufferer themselves or as a helpless bystander. Written simply and illustrated appealingly, Charlotte powerfully conveys the nature and experience of this illness and what helped her to ultimately overcome it. At a time when, as a society, we are becoming more and more open about our mental health, this book will appeal to anyone who has experienced depression either first hand or as a helpless bystander. Charlotte has a weekly 'Thought for the Day' in London's Evening Standard. Praise for My Path to Happy: 'Such a moving story! It's heartfelt, honest and incredibly inspiring.' Melissa Hemsley, author of Eat Happy 'Charlotte is so brave to share her story in such an honest and moving way. I love how openly she talks about mental health and how she found help - particularly through acupuncture, family and most of all, self acceptance and self love. A truly beautiful read.'- Vanessa Kirby, actress

Download or read book Happy Days written by Gabrielle Bernstein and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! ** IF YOU WERE FREE FROM FEAR, WHO WOULD YOU HAVE THE FREEDOM TO BE? In Happy Days, #1 New York Times best-selling author Gabrielle Bernstein charts a clear path to releasing inner child wounds, unlearning fear, and remembering love so you can enjoy inner peace every day. What if you could wake up every day without anxiety? View your past with purpose, not regret? Live happy, peaceful, and free from fear? You can be the happiest person you know—and Gabrielle Bernstein will show you how. Gabby has long been loved as a spiritual teacher speaking to tens of thousands in sold-out venues throughout the world, and catalyst for profound inner change. Happy Days presents her most powerful teaching yet: a plan for transforming the pain of your past traumas, whatever that may be, into newfound strength and freedom. In this empowering book for releasing trauma, you’ll learn: Why most people feel frozen in mental health patterns that make them unhappy—and what to do about it 9 transformational, yet untapped, techniques for peace and genuine happiness—from “reparenting” yourself to bodywork practices that work for freeing the stuck energy of past unprocessed trauma from your body The mindset shift that can do more for you than decades of personal work How to speak the unspeakable and go into the places that scare you—and come away with peace of mind and freer than ever before! "This book is a game-changer filled with honesty and openness. The vulnerability Gabby offers within the pages of Happy Days will make you feel less alone." -Dr. Shefali Tsabary New York Times bestselling author and clinical psychologist Chapter Titles Include: Willing to Become Free Become Brave Enough to Wonder Why We Run Hiding behind the Body Speaking the Unspeakable Don't Call Me Crazy Love Every Part Freeing What's Frozen Reparenting Yourself Happy Days Ahead “This book is my gift to you,” Gabby writes. “It will answer your questions about why you feel blocked, scared, anxious, depressed, or alone, and it will liberate you from the belief system that has kept you small for so long. . . . By taking this path you will become the best version of yourself. You will become new.” No matter what you've been through in life, you can have a future filled with freedom, inner peace and happy days.

Download or read book The Little Book of Contentment written by Leo Babauta and published by Lumen Deo. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contentment is a super power. If you can learn the skills of contentment, your life will be better in so many ways: You’ll enjoy your life more. Your relationship will be stronger. You’ll be better at meeting people. You’ll be healthier, and good at forming healthy habits. You’ll like and trust yourself more. You’ll be jealous less. You’ll be less angry and more at peace. You’ll be happier with your body. You’ll be happier no matter what you’re doing or who you’re with. Those are a lot of benefits, from one small bundle of skills. Putting some time in learning the skills of contentment is worth the effect and will pay off for the rest of your life.

Download or read book The Five Hurdles to Happiness written by Mitch Abblett and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical approach to becoming aware of the "five hindrances"--the negative qualities that inhibit living the awakened life--and to breaking free of them in order to live more mindfully, effectively, compassionately. Five obstacles stand in between you and true happiness. What are they and how can you overcome them? Buddhist traditions teach that there are five negative qualities, or hindrances, that inhibit people from living an awakened life. Here, Mitch Abblett gives this teaching a modern, secular interpretation and helps you identify the hurdles that are blocking your contentment—desire, hostility, sluggishness, worry, and doubt—and how you can take your first steps to overcoming them. Combining traditional wisdom with contemporary psychology and using examples from his psychotherapy practice, Abblett uses the hurdles as a frame for engaging you in a process of contemplating your own life and learning to lean into your experience rather than merely repeating bad habits. By doing this, you can break free from the hurdles and live more mindfully, effectively, and compassionately.

Download or read book Happiness A Memoir written by Heather Harpham and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reese’s Book Club x Hello Sunshine’s April 2018 book pick A shirt-grabbing, page-turning love story that follows a one-of-a-kind family through twists of fate that require nearly unimaginable choices. Happiness begins with a charming courtship between hopelessly attracted opposites: Heather, a world-roaming California girl, and Brian, an intellectual, homebody writer, kind and slyly funny, but loath to leave his Upper West Side studio. Their magical interlude ends, full stop, when Heather becomes pregnant—Brian is sure he loves her, only he doesn't want kids. Heather returns to California to deliver their daughter alone, buoyed by family and friends. Mere hours after Gracie's arrival, Heather's bliss is interrupted when a nurse wakes her, "Get dressed, your baby is in trouble." This is not how Heather had imagined new motherhood – alone, heartsick, an unexpectedly solo caretaker of a baby who smelled "like sliced apples and salted pretzels" but might be perilously ill. Brian reappears as Gracie's condition grows dire; together Heather and Brian have to decide what they are willing to risk to ensure their girl sees adulthood. The grace and humor that ripple through Harpham's writing transform the dross of heartbreak and parental fears into a clear-eyed, warm-hearted view of the world. Profoundly moving and subtly written, Happiness radiates in many directions--new, romantic love; gratitude for a beautiful, inscrutable world; deep, abiding friendship; the passion a parent has for a child; and the many unlikely ways to build a family. Ultimately it's a story about love and happiness, in their many crooked configurations.

Download or read book The Path to Happiness written by Eliza Palmer and published by Mind & Body Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-28 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if you knew you didn’t need an expensive car or have to visit a monastery to be happy? What if you can actually access lasting unconditional happiness by being in the present moment? Most people look for happiness in the wrong places. They think happiness is dependent on material wealth or it’s something that’s about to come in the future. The mind is clouded with so many anxious thoughts and negative emotions. It’s almost impossible to appreciate the beauty of the present moment and the little things that make life wonderful. By harnessing the power of the Now, you can actually find true happiness that can transcend all the external things of the world. In Eliza Palmer’s new book, The Path to Happiness, she talks about looking for happiness in the present moment. The book is here to teach you that your happiness is not dependent on the external world. You don’t need to worry about the past or feel anxious about the future. All you need is the present moment. But what is a journey without obstacles? There will be hurdles that will come as negative thoughts, opinions of others, and suffering. Palmer’s book will help you eliminate these through meditation rituals and thought pattern modification. As a result, you will become more focused in the present and it will become easier for you to appreciate the world around. Palmer also covers the following topics in her book: · Learn the different stages of enlightenment and discover how to overcome the obstacles. · Know the different levels of consciousness and find out how to awaken the consciousness and achieve mindfulness. · Get the signs of raised consciousness. · Study the benefits of mindfulness meditation. · Practice relaxation techniques and rituals. · Find your inner purpose and learn how to let go of suffering and pain. The book covers numerous topics, which will all contribute to helping you in your path to finding happiness. After reading this book, you won’t need anything else except the Now.

Download or read book Never Settle for Normal written by Jonathan Parnell and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the personal meaning and gladness you hunger for—without settling for normal! Every human wants to matter and be happy, which is as it should be. God made us to resemble and reflect His worth as we enjoy our true identity in Him. But we too often swap that calling for the trifles of this world, pursuing cheap substitutes to fill the craving of our souls. As Jonathan Parnell puts it, we settle for “stupid normal” over the transcendent, even though this world can never satisfy our hopes and dreams. In Never Settle for Normal Jonathan speaks to the heart of both skeptics and searchers by addressing their deepest longings. With insight and passion, he examines the key tenets of Christian faith—creation, fall, redemption, new creation—and reveals the life-changing glory of the Christian story in a fresh, new light.

Download or read book The Path written by Michael Puett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, an award-winning Harvard professor shares his wildly popular course on classical Chinese philosophy, showing you how ancient ideas—like the fallacy of the authentic self—can guide you on the path to a good life today. Why is a course on ancient Chinese philosophers one of the most popular at Harvard? Because it challenges all our modern assumptions about what it takes to flourish. Astonishing teachings emerged two thousand years ago through the work of a succession of Chinese scholars exploring how humans can improve themselves and their society. And what are these counterintuitive ideas? Transformation comes not from looking within for a true self, but from creating conditions that produce new possibilities. Good relationships come not from being sincere and authentic, but from the rituals we perform within them. A good life emerges not from planning it out, but through training ourselves to respond well to small moments. Influence comes not from wielding power but from holding back. Excellence comes from what we choose to do, not our natural abilities. In other words, The Path “opens the mind” (Huffington Post) and upends everything we are told about how to lead a good life. Its most radical idea is that there is no path to follow in the first place—just a journey we create anew at every moment by seeing and doing things differently. “With its…spirited, convincing vision, revolutionary new insights can be gleaned from this book on how to approach life’s multifarious situations with both heart and head” (Kirkus Reviews). A note from the publisher: To read relevant passages from the original works of Chinese philosophy, see our ebook Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi: Selected Passages, available wherever books are sold.

Download or read book The Geography of Bliss written by Eric Weiner and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What makes a nation happy? Is one country's sense of happiness the same as another's? In the last two decades, psychologists and economists have learned a lot about who's happy and who isn't. The Dutch are, the Romanians aren't, and Americans are somewhere in between... After years of going to the world's least happy countries, Eric Weiner, a veteran foreign correspondent, decided to travel and evaluate each country's different sense of happiness and discover the nation that seemed happiest of all. ·He discovers the relationship between money and happiness in tiny and extremely wealthy Qatar (and it's not a good one) ·He goes to Thailand, and finds that not thinking is a contented way of life. ·He goes to the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, and discovers they have an official policy of Gross National Happiness! ·He asks himself why the British don't do happiness? In Weiner's quest to find the world's happiest places, he eats rotten Icelandic shark, meditates in Bangalore, visits strip clubs in Bangkok and drinks himself into a stupor in Reykjavik. Full of inspired moments, The Geography of Bliss accomplishes a feat few travel books dare and even fewer achieve: to make you happier.

Download or read book Follow Your Own Path written by Martin Formato and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-29 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BONUS: Includes FREE VIDEO TRAINING Experience True Happiness Everyday By Following Your Own Path Today only, get this amazing book for just $19.99 Regularly priced at $39.99 Who Is This Book For? This book is for anyone who is hungry. Anyone who wants more out of life. Anyone who knows that they have more to give, share and experience. Anyone who feels deep down, in their heart, that they are here for a reason. It's a book for people who feel stuck, lost, depressed or even suicidal. In particular, it's for, entrepreneurs who are struggling, school leavers who are lost, employees who are bored or in a job they hate and redundees who feel discarded. Today, more than ever in history, people need more direction and less information. This book will put you on the right path, YOUR PATH. Who Is This Book NOT For? You should not get this book until you are certain that you truly wish to change your life and you are 100 percent committed to it. Ask yourself these 2 questions: 1) Do I want to make a change voluntarily, completely of my own choice? 2) Do I really want to change my life? If you cannot honestly say "Yes" without hesitation to both questions, then it is better that you wait until you are serious about changing your life. As one monk famously said "We want only warriors... victims need not apply." Here Is A Preview Of What You Will Learn... What Is Success? 3 Simple Steps To True Happiness Find Your Passion Success Mindset The Beginning And The End Our Philosophy You Are A Gift Believe In Yourself Which Road To Take Where Do You Want To Go? Why Do You Want To Go There? What Makes You Happy? You Deserve To Be Happy What Are Your Superpowers? What Are Your Values? Success Formula What's Your Passion Or Purpose? Your Personal Vision Statement Where Are You Now? Challenges And Obstacles Eliminate Excuses Your Beliefs How To Change Your Beliefs Cognitive Behavioral Approach Balance Is Important Comfort Zone Danger What Resources Do You Have Access To? Develop Your Passion Who Are Your Role Models? Who Is Your Ideal Client? Who Do You Need To Become? Morning Ritual Evening Ritual Give Your Passion To The World How Do I Start? Planning To Live Passionately 10 Reasons Why You MUST Set Goals Guidelines To Goal Setting Setting Goals Make Your Goals SMARTER Your Life Plan On A Page Goal Achievement Plan Living Passionately 14 Reasons Why People Don't Achieve Their Goals Motivation And Focus And Much, Much More! Take action now and get this book for only $19.99! I'm so confident that this book is going to help you that I'm going to give you a 100% Honest, 60-day Money-Back Guarantee! This way the risk is removed. Get your copy NOW! Tags: follow your own path, true happiness, follow your bliss, follow your heart, follow your passion, follow your dreams, happiness journal, find your path, find your passion, life purpose, purpose driven life, living with purpose, meaning of life, purpose of life, finding your passion, life on purpose, life of purpose, find your purpose, changed my life, how to find happiness, how to find fulfilling work, how to find your passion, how to find your purpose in life, how to be happy, change your life, goal setting, life coach, life coaching, martin formato, self-help, self help

Download or read book The Path of Happiness written by Trudy Joy and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever had a feeling within you that felt bigger than you, a knowing and overwhelming feeling that you must act upon something unknown? When Trudy separated from her husband, she needed something that would give her and her young daughter some hope, some optimism and reassurance that their future life as a single parent family was going to be okay. Trudy needed to understand that she was not the only one who was feeling unsure and insecurethat she wasnt alone, sailing in an ocean of heartbreak and uncertainty. She wanted to read that someone had come through the worst of times and been able to create a positive, new, happily-balanced life for themselves and their children. When she found websites geared towards single parents, their words of wisdom were very matter-of-fact. Within the words, there was nothing that seemed personal that she could connect to directly. She didnt read anything that gave her the warm inner glow of comfort. And The Path of Happiness was born. Learning as she went, Trudy found that writing about the incidents she encountered and had dealt with helped her with the rejuvenation process itself. Challenges were surmounted, goals reached, and with each one, Trudy learned a little more about herself. Written from experience, The Path of Happiness is Trudys first-hand survival guide for single parents, with tips on everything from budgeting and lifestyle, to dealing with the emotional rollercoaster and other obstacles encountered on her and her daughters journey.

Download or read book Your Path to Unshakeable Happiness written by Margaret Blaine and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if you knew that the path to happiness was your birthright and given the right set of tools you could be happy most of the time even when life is most challenging? How would your life be different or better? What pain would you let go? Of course most of us want to be happier, but how? In this book, Margaret Blaine, author and teacher of Nichiren Buddhism, provides a very clear guide to happiness regardless of your circumstances. Nichiren Buddhism s is a form of modern Buddhism uniquely geared to the 21st century. Through a story of real world people with real struggles you'll see how Buddhist philosophy and practices can help you get unstuck and provide you with an opportunity to become happier. Discover: •How to get unstuck and move your life forward •Specific tools and techniques anyone can use to become happier •How to quiet your mind even when the world around you is chaotic •How to successfully negotiate transitions with grace •A 90-day practice challenge; prepare to be surprised and fascinated by what happens in your life! •Discussions of Buddhist philosophy and how it provides answers for our modern lives •How to experience moments of enlightenment From making transitions like changing a job or losing a loved one, to handling difficult situations or internal struggles, to just wanting to be happier everyday this book provides the tools, techniques, and philosophies to put you on the path to happiness. You might be asking yourself if all this is even possible. The answer is simple: Find out for yourself what some 12 million practitioners of modern Buddhism have come to know. Order a copy of "Your Path to Unshakeable Happiness" today; it might just become one of your favorite spiritual self-help books.

Download or read book Spontaneous Happiness written by Andrew Weil and published by Little, Brown Spark. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone wants to be happy. But what does that really mean? Increasingly, scientific evidence shows us that true satisfaction and well-being come only from within. Dr. Andrew Weil has proven that the best way to maintain optimum physical health is to draw on both conventional and alternative medicine. Now, in Spontaneous Happiness, he gives us the foundation for attaining and sustaining optimum emotional health. Rooted in Dr. Weil's pioneering work in integrative medicine, the book suggests a reinterpretation of the notion of happiness, discusses the limitations of the biomedical model in treating depression, and elaborates on the inseparability of body and mind. Dr. Weil offers an array of scientifically proven strategies from Eastern and Western psychology to counteract low mood and enhance contentment, comfort, resilience, serenity, and emotional balance. Drawn from psychotherapy, mindfulness training, Buddhist psychology, nutritional science, and more, these strategies include body-oriented therapies to support emotional wellness, techniques for managing stress and anxiety and changing mental habits that keep us stuck in negative patterns, and advice on developing a spiritual dimension in our lives. Lastly, Dr. Weil presents an eight-week program that can be customized according to specific needs, with short- and long-term advice on nutrition, exercise, supplements, environment, lifestyle, and much more. Whether you are struggling with depression or simply want to feel happier, Dr. Weil's revolutionary approach will shift the paradigm of emotional health and help you achieve greater contentment in your life.

Download or read book Mind Brain and the Path to Happiness written by Dusana Dorjee and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-11 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mind, Brain and the Path to Happiness presents a contemporary account of traditional Buddhist mind training and the pursuit of wellbeing and happiness in the context of the latest research in psychology and the neuroscience of meditation. Following the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of Dzogchen, the book guides the reader through the gradual steps in transformation of the practitioner’s mind and brain on the path to advanced states of balance, genuine happiness and wellbeing. Dusana Dorjee explains how the mind training is grounded in philosophical and experiential exploration of the notions of happiness and human potential, and how it refines attention skills and cultivates emotional balance in training of mindfulness, meta-awareness and development of healthy emotions. The book outlines how the practitioner can explore subtle aspects of conscious experience in order to recognize the nature of the mind and reality. At each of the steps on the path the book provides novel insights into similarities and differences between Buddhist accounts and current psychological and neuroscientific theories and evidence. Throughout the book the author skilfully combines Buddhist psychology and Western scientific research with examples of meditation practices, highlighting the ultimately practical nature of Buddhist mind training. Mind, Brain and the Path to Happiness is an important book for health professionals and educators who teach or apply mindfulness and meditation-based techniques in their work, as well as for researchers and students investigating these techniques both in a clinical context and in the emerging field of contemplative science.

Download or read book Being Happy You Don t Have to Be Perfect to Lead a Richer Happier Life written by Tal Ben-Shahar and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant guide to living a happier life (even if it's not so perfect) Bestselling author Tal Ben-Shahar has done it again. In Being Happy (originally published in hardcover as The Pursuit of Perfect, 978-0-07160882-4), he gives you not only you the theory but also the tools to help you learn how to accept life as it actually is instead of what you think it should be. By using the science of positive psychology along with acceptance, Ben-Shahar shows you how to escape the rat race and begin living a life of serenity, happiness, and fulfillment. With the same technique that made Happier such a great success, Being Happy shows you how to let go of unrealistic expectations and truly accept your emotions for a more serene life. Praise for Ben-Shahar: "[Tal Ben-Shahar has] a rare brand of good sense that is embedded in scientific knowledge about how to increase happiness." -- Martin E. P. Seligman, author of Authentic Happiness "Ben-Shahar teaches that happiness isn’t as elusive as people think." -- Publishers Weekly "One of the most popular teachers in Harvard’s recent history." -- Ellen J. Langer, author of Mindfulness and On Becoming an Artist Tal Ben-Shahar is the New York Times bestselling author of Happier. He consults and lectures around the world to executives in multinational corporations, the general public, and at-risk populations. For more information, visit www.talbenshahar.com