Happiness Chronicles: Short Stories and Recipes for a Happy Life - Belinda Mendoza - Bog

I was reading this book, The Master Key System by Charles F. Haanel, a turn-of-the-century 'New Thought' writer. What's now a complete book, in 1916, it was broken up into twenty-four subsets or periodicals. It has action steps at the end of each subset to unlock the law of attraction and change your life forever. Approximately two years after reading a passage from Frederick Elias Andrews in The Master Key System, I sought seven like-minded writing partners interested in exploring these ideas of guiding principles to becoming happy in their own lives. Together, we are writing eight books about our collective wisdom on the affirmations; "I am whole, perfect, strong, powerful, loving, harmonious, happy, and healthy." We call ourselves The Wisdom Buffet Writers. Welcome to our first book: Happiness Chronicles - Short Stories and Recipes for a Happy Life. Customer Reviews: Catherine says: - 5 Stars. I particularly appreciated the chapter by Katherine Graham, a wife, mother, and business owner, about how to be a happy woman in modern society. Her advice is, *Let go of expecting yourself or your life to be perfect. *Gain perspective by not taking things personally. *Set boundaries with your time and energy by learning to say no to excessive demands to trust the unfoldment of your life. Ruth says: - 5 Stars! What a great book that helps us find what we all want anyway! I love that each chapter is written by someone with a different perspective so that depending on my mood, I can dip in and pull up something to carry around in my mind for the day. A great book for morning meditation, evening relaxation, or when I'm holding an interminable hold on the phone. The little aphorisms are wonderful. "Be yourself, everyone else is taken." from Oscar Wilde. The chapter that spoke volumes to me was Angi Ma Wong's Secrets to Happiness. She advises readers to make a list of the things that make them happy and do at least one, every day. Such simple advice, and how astonished I am that I don't do that! Belinda Mendoza's chapter on pets and the happiness they create is very insightful, especially since it starts with her talking about the loss of a beloved pet. We spend all kinds of money and time pursuing happiness, but this is an inexpensive book that will provide more happiness than all the other diversions of a lifetime. Frankie says: - 5 Stars! Excellent inspirational read...you will not be disappointed! I'll return to this book several times this year (and for years to come) to draw on its happiness energy! "M" says: - 5 Stars! This is a great book to read in small pieces. The table of contents is perfect as I can choose a chapter based on how I feel that day. Mary Jane's chapter on recipes to experience a happy life is fun and impactful. I'm looking forward to their next seven books.