What Makes You Happy?

What Makes You Happy?
Author: Fiona Robards
Publisher: Exisle Publishing
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2015-03-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1921966319

What do you want most in life? Most peoplewould answer: "I just want to be happy." Sounds simple, but what does happiness look like? And is the life you lead now bringing you closer to happiness? Many of us have adopted lifestyles that don't support happiness. We lead lives that are too rushed, too stressed and too focused on things that don't matter. And our obsession with economic development is destroying the natural environment. We need to rethink our way of life because our unhealthy lifestyles are making us physically and mentally unwell. They're making us unhappier, not happier. The solutions -- doing things that support our wellbeing, finding opportunities to connect with others and supporting the environment we live in -- are intrinsically linked. The good news is that many simple, positive, healthy choices and activities promote wellbeing. Fiona Robards is a psychologist -- with four Masters degrees -- but the things that make her happy are simple: a walk with a friend, a movie, travelling, watching waves rise and fall, kindness. In What Makes You Happy? she looks at ten areas of our life, ranging from finances to relationships, personal style to having fun, and through a series of practical exercises and searching questions guides us down the path to finding our own simple solutions to everyday happiness, so that we can stress less and live calmer, richer lives.

This Book Won't Make You Happy

This Book Won't Make You Happy
Author: Niro Feliciano
Publisher: Broadleaf Books
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2022-04-05
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 150648042X

When people find out she is a therapist, Niro Feliciano knows she isn't going anywhere anytime soon. At soccer games, at cocktail parties, in waiting rooms, people corner her and ask: Why am I so stressed? Is the way I feel normal? Why can't I just be happy? The truth is happiness is fleeting, and we are stressing ourselves out trying to achieve it. In This Book Won't Make You Happy, national media commentator and Psychology Today columnist Feliciano offers a path to something much more achievable and abundantly more satisfying: contentment. By incorporating eight simple postures rooted in cognitive behavioral science and mindfulness practices into our daily routines, we can move away from anxiety and toward balance and calm. Acceptance, gratitude, connection, a present-focused perspective, intentionality and priority, self-compassion, resilience, and faith: through these practices we will overcome obstacles that hold us back from living full, meaningful, contented lives. Anxiety, stress, and grief aren't going away anytime soon, and this book won't make you happy. But with wit and empathy, Feliciano leads you right past happy to calm. No matter how "happy" your life is--or isn't--you can reach a deeper, truer, and longer-lasting place of contentment.

If It Makes You Happy

If It Makes You Happy
Author: Claire Kann
Publisher: Swoon Reads
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2019-06-04
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1250192684

Claire Kann's If It Makes You Happy is a coming-of-age novel about a young girl learning to embrace her cultural and sexuality identity. Winnie is living her best fat girl life and is on her way to the best place on earth. No, not Disneyland--her Granny’s diner, Goldeen’s, in the small town of Misty Haven. While there, she works in her fabulous 50’s inspired uniform, twirling around the diner floor and earning an obscene amount of tips. With her family and ungirlfriend at her side, she has everything she needs for one last perfect summer before starting college in the fall. ...until she becomes Misty Haven’s Summer Queen in a highly anticipated matchmaking tradition that she wants absolutely nothing to do with. Newly crowned, Winnie is forced to take center stage in photoshoots and a never-ending list of community royal engagements. Almost immediately, she discovers that she’s deathly afraid of it all: the spotlight, the obligations, and the way her Merry Haven Summer King, wears his heart, humor, and honesty on his sleeve. Stripped of Goldeen’s protective bubble, to salvage her summer Winnie must conquer her fears, defy expectations, and be the best Winnie she knows she can be—regardless of what anyone else thinks of her.

This Makes Me Sad

This Makes Me Sad
Author: Courtney Carbone
Publisher: Rodale Kids
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2018-04-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1635650410

If feeling blue isn’t bad enough, it’s even worse without your best furry friend. This Makes Me Sad follows a young boy after he accidentally lets his dog, Kit, loose from the yard. Despite his parents’ attempt to find her, nothing can cheer up the boy. His favorite things, like a pretty sunset, going to the park, and his beloved teddy bear, just make him more sad. Even happy memories of Kit no longer feel good. With help from his family, the boy must learn to accept and express how he’s feeling inside. And by dealing with his feelings, he might just be able to do some good until Kit comes home. Easy-to-read text and evocative illustrations make this relatable second story in the Dealing with Feelings series a perfect practice in emotional maturity for kids, and it includes 2 sheets of colorful stickers!

What Makes Me Happy?

What Makes Me Happy?
Author: Catherine Anholt
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1996
Genre:
ISBN: 9780613000536

Happy or mad, busy or bored, young readers will relish all the ups and downs of childhood described here with bouncing verse and rollicking watercolors. What Makes Me Happy? will launch endlessly interesting conversations between children and grownups alike about the things that make each one of us happy, sad, mad or glad.

What Makes Me Happy

What Makes Me Happy
Author:
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2022-05-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1665914319

Learn how to focus on what makes you happy when you are scared with this 8x8 storybook based on the lyrics of the popular “What Makes Me Happy” song from the hit kids show CoComelon! Readers will love following along with JJ and his brother and sister as they overcome their fears of a storm by focusing on what makes them happy, like their mom and dad, their dog, Bingo, pillow forts, teddy bears, and more. Encourage little ones to look on the bright side with this sweet and relatable tale! CoComelon is the #1 kids show on YouTube (over 100 million subscribers) and #1 show on Netflix! CoComelon™ Copyright © 2022 Moonbug Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.

Whatever Makes You Happy

Whatever Makes You Happy
Author: William Sutcliffe
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2013-04-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1408842653

First published as Whatever Makes You Happy, the hilarious and moving novel about mothers and their adult sons, now a Netflix original movie starring Felicity Huffman, Angela Bassett and Patricia Arquette which has now been viewed on over 27 million accounts worldwide Matt, Daniel and Paul were childhood friends. Now in their thirties, they've lost touch and have only one thing in common: their mothers. Little do they know that, having spent a cardless Mother's Day discussing how their emotionally dysfunctional offspring should be settling down, Carol, Gillian and Helen have decided to pay their wayward sons a visit. On the same day, they turn up on their sons' doorsteps, uninvited and unannounced. Their plan is to reestablish the mother-son bond by moving in for one week. Just a week. Surely that's not a lot to ask...

Do One Thing Every Day That Makes You Happy

Do One Thing Every Day That Makes You Happy
Author: Robie Rogge
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2017-08-08
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0451496809

Each day presents an opportunity to find delight, whether in your surroundings, your work, your relationships, your insights, or your actions. This journal will guide you to look inside and outside yourself to discover and appreciate what makes you happiest. With prompts and exercises, the wise words of writers, musicians, philosophers, and leaders will help you reflect on what fills you with joy. You’ll measure your happiness at the outset and along the way; after a year’s worth of delight, your smile will be bigger than ever.

When I'm Feeling Happy

When I'm Feeling Happy
Author: Trace Moroney
Publisher: Feelings
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2019-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781760680626

The Feelings Series are beautifully produced picture books that cover different emotional concepts for young children. The Feeling series is especially designed to help children better understand their feelings and how to identify, manage and express those feelings in an appropriate and acceptable way both to themselves and others. These books provide an invaluable tool to help build confidence, self-esteem and contribute to a healthy emotional foundation upon which children can thrive.

A Future Without War

A Future Without War
Author: Judith L. Hand
Publisher: Questpath Pub
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2006-08-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780970003133

Evolutionary biologist Dr. Judith L. Hand explores, from a biological perspective, the root causes of war and explains why war is not an inescapable facet of human nature. Drawing upon diverse fields from biology to anthropology to psychology, the author outlines a coherent strategy to end war, setting such a campaign in its historical context and explaining why a great paradigm shift in conflict resolution, from economies based on war to economies based on ending war, could occur within a relatively short period of time.