A Pocketful of Happiness

Author: Richard E. Grant
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1668030853
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
Academy Award–nominated actor Richard E. Grant’s “genuine and compelling” (The New York Times), “moving and entertaining” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) memoir about finding happiness in even the darkest of days. Richard E. Grant emigrated from Swaziland to London in 1982, with dreams of making it as an actor. Unexpectedly, he met and fell in love with a renowned dialect coach Joan Washington. Their relationship and marriage, navigating the highs and lows of Hollywood, parenthood, and loss, lasted almost forty years. When Joan died in 2021, her final challenge to him was to find a “pocketful of happiness in every day.” This honest and frequently hilarious memoir is written in honor of that challenge—Richard has faithfully kept a diary since childhood, and in these entries, he shares raw details of everything he has experienced: both the pain of losing his beloved wife and the excitement of their life together, from the role that transformed his life overnight in Withnail and I to his thrilling Oscar Award nomination thirty years later for Can You Ever Forgive Me?. In “one of the bravest, strongest, funniest memoirs I’ve ever read” (Bonnie Garmus, New York Times bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry), A Pocketful of Happiness is a powerful, funny, and moving celebration of life’s unexpected joys.

The Little Pocket Book of Happiness

Author: Lois Blyth
Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
ISBN: 1782495231
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 341

Book Description
Swap worry and anxiety for joy and contentment and choose to live in a happier way. Happiness is like the answer to a riddle. The more we want it and the more we seek it, the more elusive it becomes. And yet, when we are least conscious of looking for it, it can envelop us in a warm sense of contentment and belonging, making a single moment precious and valuable beyond measure. A feeling of happiness has the power to light up our whole being. Scientists will tell us that happiness has the power to heal and to extend life. It is the ingredient we all seek to make our lives complete. Like the air we breathe, we are not conscious that we need it, until it disappears. Happiness makes us feel glad to be alive. The Little Pocket Book of Happiness offers you a more joyous approach to living and thinking; a shift in approach that may reframe your view of the world; simple things you can do to reconsider your life – consciously – so that you can decide whether now is the time when you can be happier. It includes strategies to warm the heart and open the mind to the extraordinary power of happiness. It shares the experiences of others and provides the closest we might have to a happiness 'formula'. The good news is, happiness is within everyone's grasp.

A Happy Pocket Full of Money

Author: David Cameron Gikandi
Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing
ISBN: 1612831826
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
A Happy Pocket Full of Money, first self-published in 2001, so impressed Rhonda Byrne, that she asked David Gikandi to become a consultant on The Secret. In A Happy Pocket Full of Money, Gikandi explains that true wealth is not about having buckets of cash, but rather understanding the value within. True wealth flows out of developing "wealth consciousness," that incorporates gratitude, a belief in abundance, and an ability to experience joy in life. He explores how recent discoveries in theoretical physics are relevant for the creation of personal wealth and shows readers how to create abundance by saving, giving, offering charity, and building happy relationships. A Happy Pocket Full of Money features: --How to use an internal mantra to build wealth consciousness. --How to be conscious and deliberate about your thoughts and intentions. --How to decide, define, and set goals you can believe in. --How to act on your beliefs and overcome challenges. --How to incorporate gratitude, giving, and faith to experience abundance and joy in life. This inspirational book will change how you view and create money, wealth, and happiness in your life.

A Pocket Full of

Author: Skyler Shah
Publisher: Wild Heart Publishing
ISBN: 9780993582905
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
How wonderful could your life be if you were just a little happier? How much more amazing would it be if you were even happier than that? In this exciting pocket-guide to creating happiness, international coach, speaker and adventurer Skyler Shah takes you on a step-by-step journey to living a happier life, no matter how happy you already are. With experiments, illustrations and over 50 challenging questions to help you to begin shifting out of unhappiness; this book provides you with the resources to truly begin to live the life you want by starting at the most important place. Happiness. About Skyler Shah: Skyler Shah navigates the world of personal development uniquely. By swapping dull, template and superficial coaching, for engaging, energising and often experiential and adventure-based coaching, he creates 'unrealistic' results with his clients who benefit from his varied trainings including NLP and Hypnotherapy. Of his numerous careers he has enjoyed sharing on-track time with Olympic Gold Medallists, Piloting RAF Aircraft, International Modelling and working with Motorsport Champions. In February 2015 his TEDx talk, 'Do something incredible, live your dream' encouraged every listener to pick up a coloured pen and begin with happiness.

Untitled Memoir

Author: TO BE CONFIRMED SIMON & SCHUSTER UK.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781398519473
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description

The Secrets of Happiness

Author: Lois Blyth
Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
ISBN: 1782492976
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 268

Book Description
Swap worry and anxiety for joy and contentment and choose to live in a happier way. Happiness is like a riddle. The more we want it and the more we seek it, the more elusive it becomes. And yet, when we are least conscious of looking for it, it can envelop us in a warm sense of contentment and belonging, making a single moment precious and valuable beyond measure. A feeling of happiness has the power to light up our whole being. Scientists will tell us that it has the power to heal and to extend life. It is the ingredient we all seek to make our lives complete. Like the air we breathe, we are not conscious that we need it, until it disappears. Happiness makes us feel glad to be alive. The Secrets of Happiness offers you a more joyous approach to living and thinking; a shift in approach that may reframe your view of the world; simple things you can do to re-consider your life - consciously - so that you can decide whether now is the time when you can be happier. It includes strategies to warm the heart and open the mind to the extraordinary power of happiness. It shares the experiences of others and provides the closest we might have to a happiness 'formula'. The good news is, happiness is within everyone's grasp. It has the power to transform, heal and restore life back to one worth living.

The Book of Awesome

Author: Neil Pasricha
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0425238903
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 418

Book Description
Based on the award-winning 10-million-plus-hit blog 1000 Awesome Things, The Book of Awesome is an international bestselling high five for humanity and a big celebration of life’s little moments. Sometimes it’s easy to forget the things that make us smile. With a 24/7 news cycle reporting that the polar ice caps are melting, hurricanes are swirling in the seas, wars are heating up around the world, and the job market is in a deep freeze, it’s tempting to feel that the world is falling apart. But awesome things are all around us, like: • Popping Bubble Wrap • Wearing underwear just out of the dryer • Fixing electronics by smacking them • Getting called up to the dinner buffet first at a wedding • Watching The Price Is Right when you’re home sick • Hitting a bunch of green lights in a row • Waking up and realizing it’s Saturday The Book of Awesome reminds us that the best things in life are free (yes, your grandma was right). With laugh-out-loud observations from award-winning comedy writer Neil Pasricha, The Book of Awesome is filled with smile-inducing moments on every page that make you feel like a kid looking at the world for the first time. Read it and you’ll remember all the things there are to feel good about. A New York Times Bestseller • USA Today Bestseller • Globe and Mail Bestseller • Toronto Star Bestseller • Vancouver Sun Bestseller • Macleans Bestseller • Winner of the Forest of Reading Award

Pocket Therapy

Author: Sarah Crosby
Publisher: St. Martin's Essentials
ISBN: 1250820073
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
An accessible, insightful guide to answering Life’s big questions for yourself Who am I? What does that dreaded phrase "Just be yourself" even mean? What does it mean to be "authentic"? These questions can feel overwhelming and impossible. But in Pocket Therapy, licensed psychotherapist and Instagram sensation Sarah Crosby will help you find the answers. Using accessible language, cheerful graphics, and fun exercises, Sarah helps readers tackle their “big” questions, one small step at a time. Throughout the book, Sarah shares quick tidbits of therapy practices that help readers re-frame their experiences and walk through the world with more intention. Pocket Therapy covers crucial topics like attachment, boundaries, selftalk, triggers, reparenting and more—all in a quick, approachable style that you’ll actually want to read.

Stumbling on Happiness

Author: Daniel Gilbert
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307371360
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
A smart and funny book by a prominent Harvard psychologist, which uses groundbreaking research and (often hilarious) anecdotes to show us why we’re so lousy at predicting what will make us happy – and what we can do about it. Most of us spend our lives steering ourselves toward the best of all possible futures, only to find that tomorrow rarely turns out as we had expected. Why? As Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert explains, when people try to imagine what the future will hold, they make some basic and consistent mistakes. Just as memory plays tricks on us when we try to look backward in time, so does imagination play tricks when we try to look forward. Using cutting-edge research, much of it original, Gilbert shakes, cajoles, persuades, tricks and jokes us into accepting the fact that happiness is not really what or where we thought it was. Among the unexpected questions he poses: Why are conjoined twins no less happy than the general population? When you go out to eat, is it better to order your favourite dish every time, or to try something new? If Ingrid Bergman hadn’t gotten on the plane at the end of Casablanca, would she and Bogey have been better off? Smart, witty, accessible and laugh-out-loud funny, Stumbling on Happiness brilliantly describes all that science has to tell us about the uniquely human ability to envision the future, and how likely we are to enjoy it when we get there.

Lovingkindness

Author: Sharon Salzberg
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834842734
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 190

Book Description
The classic and inspiring book on finding love in our own hearts—from the New York Times–bestselling author of Real Happiness and Real Change The revered spiritual teacher shows us how to live radiant, joyful lives by utilizing the Buddhist path in this “profound exploration of the deepest meanings of love, empathy, and caring” (Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence) Throughout our lives we long to love ourselves more deeply and find a greater sense of connection with others. Our fear of intimacy—both with others and with ourselves—creates feelings of pain and longing. But these feelings can awaken in us the desire for freedom and the willingness to take up the spiritual path. In this inspiring book, Sharon Salzberg, one of America’s leading spiritual teachers, shows us how the Buddhist path of lovingkindness can help us discover the radiant, joyful heart within each of us. This practice of lovingkindness is revolutionary because it has the power to radically change our lives, helping us cultivate true happiness in ourselves and genuine compassion for others. The author draws on simple Buddhist teachings, wisdom stories from various traditions, guided meditation practices, and her own experience from twenty-five years of practice and teaching to illustrate how each one of us can cultivate love, compassion, joy, and equanimity.