You Can Be Happy No Matter What: Five Principles for Keeping Life in Perspective

Carlson, Ph.D. Richard

ISBN 10: 1577315685 / ISBN 13: 9781577315681

Published by New World Library (edition 15th Anniversary), 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: You Can Be Happy No Matter What: Five Principles for Keeping Life in Perspective
• Publisher: New World Library (edition 15th Anniversary)
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1577315685
• ISBN 13: 9781577315681
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 15th Anniversary.
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

Many people believe they can only be happy when their problems are solved, relationships improve, and goals are achieved. In this simple guide, Dr. Richard Carlson shows readers how to be happy right now — no matter the situation. His plan, based on the principles of Thought (thoughts are voluntary, not involuntary);Mood (thinking is a voluntary that varies function varies from moment to moment and these variances are called moods); Separate Realities (everyone thinks in a unique way and lives in separate psychological realities); Feelings (feelings and emotions serve as a barometer for when one is “off-track” and headed for unhappiness); and the Present Moment (the only time when genuine contentment, satisfaction, and happiness).  This timeless book guides readers through life's challenges and restores the joy of living along the way.

From the Back Cover

"A most important book that shows us in practical terms how to remove the blocks to the awareness of our natural state, happiness."
-- Gerald G. Jampolsky, MD, author of Love Is Letting Go of Fear

"A needed counterbalance to the therapy junkie's tendency to wallow in `processing' while life's beauty passes them by."
-- Yoga Journal

"You will find Dr. Carlson's new approach very helpful -- solid, sensible, and filled with loving guidance."
-- Dr. Wayne Dyer, author of Your Erroneous Zones

"You Can Be Happy No Matter What will appeal to those caught in the tangles of outmoded thinking. It speaks simply to us in a way that's most fitting when we want to move out of dysfunctions into robust, effective living."
-- Marsha Sinetar, author of Developing a 21st-Century Mind

"A profoundly simple, hopeful, and human book about what's available to us all -- happiness."
-- Joseph Bailey, author of The Serenity Principle