Drawing upon classic wisdom and new research in the psychology of well-being, FINDING HAPPINESS shows how to build friendships, overcome barriers to closeness, make a difference in people's lives, and face the future without anxiety.
Why is being happy such an imperative in our world today? What is the meaning of happiness? In this book Abbot Christopher Jamison turns to monastic wisdom for answers. He explains that, in essence, happiness is a gift not an achievement.
The key to happiness is being rich, successful, and beautiful…right? Martin Thielen, best-selling author of What's the Least I Can Believe and Still Be a Christian?, insists that this is far from the truth.
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Read this book and you, too, can go from strength to strength.
Imperfect Harmony is the story of one woman who has found joy and strength in the weekly ritual of singing and in the irresistible power of song.
Unraveling the story of each "hotspot" like a good mystery, Buettner reveals how he discovered each location and then travels to meet folks who embody each particular brand of happiness.
This book explores the painful emotions that often lie just beneath the surface of a "perfect life".
Gail Fraser and Art Poulin share their tenets of purposeful living shaped from experiences on a farm and private enclave in upstate New York.
Hugh van Cuylenburg was a primary school teacher volunteering in northern India when he had a life-changing realisation: despite the underprivileged community the children were from, they were remarkably positive.
These are tough times.