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Author: Mary McDonald Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: 9781074668914 Category : Languages : en Pages : 68
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ABOUT THE BOOKWhat is life without happiness? A certain Grade II pupil was once asked what he would like to be when he grew up. His response was terse but highly impactful: to be happy! We would all rather be happy individuals but, sadly, we do not understand the basics involved in being happy. All through our journeys in life, we seek wealth, pleasures, fame, fulfilment in our careers, quality education, productive social relationships, sound health, among others, but often in neglect of the most vital thing: happiness! It is quite ironical to think that it is in our life achievements that we can find happiness. How wrong! This misinformed mindset forces us to misplace our priorities, thereby seeking happiness in our achievements rather than seeking achievements in our happiness. The reality check sets in when we realise later in life that we have expended our energies on things that do not bring us joy in the long run! Quite the contrary, true happiness lies not in things, fame, achievements or people around us. 5 Secrets to Living a Happy Life unveils the hidden truths about the nature of happiness. The book is sectionalized into six carefully and sequentially arranged chapters that reveal the following;-The deep secrets about happiness;-How to find long-lasting happiness;-How to be a truly happy person;-Salient questions about the nature of happiness;-Common habits that steal away your joy;-The importance of staying happy despite challenges;-Specific areas where you can find true happiness for your soul, etcIn the first three chapters, questions bordering around the nature of happiness, the importance of happiness, the unknown enemies of your joy, without neglecting the specific areas where you can find true happiness, are raised and answered.The second part - the last two chapters - discuss the possibility and need for happiness in the face of life's many challenges. Faced with tons of troubles in our education, careers, family life and other core aspects of our lives, we often get entrapped in sorrow while frantically finding solutions to our problems. In this book, you will discover the right attitude towards challenges. This section also reveals to you the individualism of happiness, emphasizing that your happiness as a person depends solely on you, and no one else.Highly recommendable for all, 5 Secrets to Living a Happy Life is a complete package that guides you through becoming happy in all aspects of your life. It comes with step-by-step approaches segmented into action steps for your daily and weekly practice. What you have in your hand is a treasure you will be glad to uncover. Make the choice to read and practice today, and you will be eternally glad that you did!
Author: Mary McDonald Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: 9781074668914 Category : Languages : en Pages : 68
Book Description
ABOUT THE BOOKWhat is life without happiness? A certain Grade II pupil was once asked what he would like to be when he grew up. His response was terse but highly impactful: to be happy! We would all rather be happy individuals but, sadly, we do not understand the basics involved in being happy. All through our journeys in life, we seek wealth, pleasures, fame, fulfilment in our careers, quality education, productive social relationships, sound health, among others, but often in neglect of the most vital thing: happiness! It is quite ironical to think that it is in our life achievements that we can find happiness. How wrong! This misinformed mindset forces us to misplace our priorities, thereby seeking happiness in our achievements rather than seeking achievements in our happiness. The reality check sets in when we realise later in life that we have expended our energies on things that do not bring us joy in the long run! Quite the contrary, true happiness lies not in things, fame, achievements or people around us. 5 Secrets to Living a Happy Life unveils the hidden truths about the nature of happiness. The book is sectionalized into six carefully and sequentially arranged chapters that reveal the following;-The deep secrets about happiness;-How to find long-lasting happiness;-How to be a truly happy person;-Salient questions about the nature of happiness;-Common habits that steal away your joy;-The importance of staying happy despite challenges;-Specific areas where you can find true happiness for your soul, etcIn the first three chapters, questions bordering around the nature of happiness, the importance of happiness, the unknown enemies of your joy, without neglecting the specific areas where you can find true happiness, are raised and answered.The second part - the last two chapters - discuss the possibility and need for happiness in the face of life's many challenges. Faced with tons of troubles in our education, careers, family life and other core aspects of our lives, we often get entrapped in sorrow while frantically finding solutions to our problems. In this book, you will discover the right attitude towards challenges. This section also reveals to you the individualism of happiness, emphasizing that your happiness as a person depends solely on you, and no one else.Highly recommendable for all, 5 Secrets to Living a Happy Life is a complete package that guides you through becoming happy in all aspects of your life. It comes with step-by-step approaches segmented into action steps for your daily and weekly practice. What you have in your hand is a treasure you will be glad to uncover. Make the choice to read and practice today, and you will be eternally glad that you did!
Author: John Izzo Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers ISBN: 1605095311 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 201
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“What brought you the greatest joy? What do you wish you had learned sooner? What ultimately mattered and what didn't?” asks Dr. John Izzo. Based on a highly acclaimed public television series, this book takes the reader on a heartwarming and profound journey to find lasting happiness. Imagine for a moment that you are about to take a foreign vacation to an exotic destination. You have saved your entire life to travel there. It is a destination with almost unlimited choices of how to spend your time and you know you will not have enough time to explore every opportunity. You are fairly certain that you will never get to take a second trip to this destination; this will be your one opportunity. Now imagine that someone informs you that there are several people in your neighborhood who have been to that country, explored every corner. Some of them enjoyed the journey and have few regrets, but others wish they could take the trip again knowing what they know now. Would you not invite them over for dinner, ask them to bring their photographs, listen to their stories, and hear their advice? This is precisely the journey explored in this book. Dr. John Izzo and his colleagues interviewed over 200 people, ages 60-106, who were identified by friends and acquaintances as “the one person they knew who had found happiness and meaning.” From town barbers to Holocaust survivors, from aboriginal chiefs to CEOs, these people had over 18,000 years of life experience between them. He asked them questions like, “What brought you the greatest joy? What do you wish you had learned sooner? What ultimately mattered and what didn't?” Here Izzo shares their stories—funny, moving, and thought-provoking—and the Five Secrets he learned from listening to them. This book will make you laugh, bring you to tears, and inspire you to discover what matters long before you die.
Author: Dan Buettner Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 1426218494 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 289
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New York Times best-selling author Dan Buettner reveals the surprising secrets of what makes the world's happiest places—and shows you how to apply these lessons to your own life. In this inspiring guide, you’ll find game-changing tools drawn from global research and expert insights for achieving maximum fulfillment. Along the way, you'll: • Discover the three strands of happiness—pleasure, purpose, and pride—that feature prominently in the world's happiest places. • Take the specially designed Blue Zones Happiness Test to pinpoint areas in your life where you could cultivate greater joy, deeper meaning, and increased satisfaction. • Meet the world's Happiness All-Stars: inspiring individuals from Denmark to the United States who reveal dynamic, practical ways to improve day-to-day living. • Discover specific, science-based strategies for setting up a “life radius” of community, work, home, and self to create healthier, happiness-boosting habits for the long-term.
Author: Luci Swindoll Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc ISBN: 1400203538 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 226
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Simple rules for a successful, intentional life approached in a no-nonsense manner with a solid, scriptural foundation. Luci Swindoll, a beloved Women of Faith speaker for sixteen years and a distinctive Christian voice in writing and speaking for thirty years, gives readers common-sense rules to live by. These are rules we may know but don't often use-because we don't think about them. Luci's book places these practical rules in one small, well-organized, fun-to-read compendium that can be referred to again and again. The 50 simple "secrets" are in five parts: Beginning with the Basics Developing Your Style Achieving Balance Living a Good Life Staying Connected "Simple Secrets to a Happy Life" is sure to delight readers-from young people needing advice from a friendly voice to older readers who realize they still don't have it all right.
Author: John B. Izzo Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers ISBN: 1605092827 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 203
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Second Innocence is a book about rediscovering the wonder and joys of life at whatever age we find ourselves. Full of witty and provocative stories, it explores how to renew our life in four realms - daily life, faith, work, and relationships. Based on the author's own life and 25 years of experience as a minister, author and corporate advisor, it will inspire readers to take a fresh look at their lives. Both practical and compelling, it combines wonderful stories with a unique perspective on keeping our idealism and enthusiasm as we age.
Author: Bronnie Ware Publisher: Hay House, Inc ISBN: 1401956009 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 322
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Revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide with translations in 29 languages. After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or previous experience in the field, she found herself working in palliative care. During the time she spent tending to those who were dying, Bronnie's life was transformed. Later, she wrote an Internet blog post, outlining the most common regrets that the people she had cared for had expressed. The post gained so much momentum that it was viewed by more than three million readers worldwide in its first year. At the request of many, Bronnie subsequently wrote a book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, to share her story. Bronnie has had a colourful and diverse life. By applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, she developed an understanding that it is possible for everyone, if we make the right choices, to die with peace of mind. In this revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide, with translations in 29 languages, Bronnie expresses how significant these regrets are and how we can positively address these issues while we still have the time. The Top Five Regrets of the Dying gives hope for a better world. It is a courageous, life-changing book that will leave you feeling more compassionate and inspired to live the life you are truly here to live.
Author: Marta Zaraska Publisher: Appetite by Random House ISBN: 0525610197 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 288
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER A smart, research-driven case for why optimism, kindness, and strong social networks will help us live to 100. From the day her daughter was born, science journalist Marta Zaraska fretted about what she and her family were eating. She fasted, considered adopting the keto diet, and ran a half-marathon. She bought goji berries and chia seeds and ate organic food. But then her research brought her to read countless scientific papers and to interview dozens of experts in various fields of study, including molecular biochemistry, epidemiology and neuroscience. What Marta discovered shattered her long-held beliefs about aging and longevity. A strong support network of family and friends, she learned, lowers mortality risk by about 45 percent, while exercise only lowers it by about 23 percent. Volunteering your free time lowers it by 22 percent or so, while certain health fads like turmeric haven't been shown to help at all. These revelations led Marta Zaraska to a simple conclusion: In addition to healthy nutrition and physical activity, deepening friendships, practicing empathy and contemplating your purpose in life can improve your lifespan. Through eleven chapters that take her around the world, from catching wild mice in the woods of central England to flower arranging with octogenarians in Japan, from laboratories to "hugging centres," Marta embarks on an absorbing, entertaining and insightful journey to determine the habits that will have the greatest impact on our longevity. Deeply researched and expertly reported, Growing Young will dramatically change the way you seek a longer, happier life.
Author: Dan Buettner Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 1426207557 Category : Aging Languages : en Pages : 316
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With the right lifestyle, experts say, chances are that you may live up to a decade longer. What's the prescription for success? National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner has traveled the globe to uncover the best strategies for longevity found in the Blue Zones: places in the world where higher percentages of people enjoy remarkably long, full lives. And in this dynamic book he discloses the recipe, blending this unique lifestyle formula with the latest scientific findings to inspire easy, lasting change that may add years to your life. Buettner's colossal research effort has taken him from Costa Rica to Italy to Japan and beyond. In the societies he visits, it's no coincidence that the way people interact with each other, shed stress, nourish their bodies, and view their world yields more good years of life. You'll meet a 94-year-old farmer and self-confessed "ladies man" in Costa Rica, an 102-year-old grandmother in Okinawa, a 102-year-old Sardinian who hikes at least six miles a day, and others. By observing their lifestyles, Buettner's teams have identified critical everyday choices that correspond with the cutting edge of longevity research and distilled them into a few simple but powerful habits that anyone can embrace
Author: Joyce Catlett Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 0429920660 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 345
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Writing this book springs from a deep feeling for people and a grave concern that without a proper understanding of the reasons for their inhumanity in relation to one another and the development of a compassionate world view, it is likely that human beings may eventually destroy themselves and life on the planet. This work is an attempt to explain the source of destructive behaviour and how it manifests itself in personal relationships between men, women, couples, and families, and in the social arena. The author presents a position that offers a hope of altering the destiny of humankind's unethical behavior through better psychological understanding and education. Understanding the source of a person's aggressiveness in defending the fantasy bond and learning to cope with the voice process have strong implications for child-rearing and better mental health practices.
Author: Steven Johnson Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0525538879 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 320
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“Offers a useful reminder of the role of modern science in fundamentally transforming all of our lives.” —President Barack Obama (on Twitter) “An important book.” —Steven Pinker, The New York Times Book Review The surprising and important story of how humans gained what amounts to an extra life, from the bestselling author of How We Got to Now and Where Good Ideas Come From In 1920, at the end of the last major pandemic, global life expectancy was just over forty years. Today, in many parts of the world, human beings can expect to live more than eighty years. As a species we have doubled our life expectancy in just one century. There are few measures of human progress more astonishing than this increased longevity. Extra Life is Steven Johnson’s attempt to understand where that progress came from, telling the epic story of one of humanity’s greatest achievements. How many of those extra years came from vaccines, or the decrease in famines, or seatbelts? What are the forces that now keep us alive longer? Behind each breakthrough lies an inspiring story of cooperative innovation, of brilliant thinkers bolstered by strong systems of public support and collaborative networks, and of dedicated activists fighting for meaningful reform. But for all its focus on positive change, this book is also a reminder that meaningful gaps in life expectancy still exist, and that new threats loom on the horizon, as the COVID-19 pandemic has made clear. How do we avoid decreases in life expectancy as our public health systems face unprecedented challenges? What current technologies or interventions that could reduce the impact of future crises are we somehow ignoring? A study in how meaningful change happens in society, Extra Life celebrates the enduring power of common goals and public resources, and the heroes of public health and medicine too often ignored in popular accounts of our history. This is the sweeping story of a revolution with immense public and personal consequences: the doubling of the human life span.
Author: Mary McDonald
Author: Mary McDonald
Author: John Izzo
Author: Dan Buettner
Author: Luci Swindoll
Author: John B. Izzo
Author: Bronnie Ware
Author: Marta Zaraska
Author: Dan Buettner
Author: Joyce Catlett
Author: Steven Johnson