A Double Shot of Happiness

Author: Judy Sharp
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1925267350
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 346

Book Description
The inspirational story of how a boy diagnosed with severe autism went on to become one of Australia's best-known international artists and the creator of Laser Beak Man. Tim Sharp and his magnificent creation, Laser Beak Man, are now major names in the world of international art. But the journey to this point has been an extraordinary one. When Judy Sharp took her three-year-old son Tim to a paediatric specialist, he was diagnosed with autism so severe that she was told he would never be able to talk or learn to live in a normal household, and that he was incapable of love, even towards his own mother. The advice at the time was that he would be better off in an institution. Just over twenty years later, Tim's joyful artworks and drawings involving his superhero, Laser Beak Man, have been exhibited around the world. From the Powerhouse in Brisbane to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney to the Museum of Modern Art in New York, some of the world's greatest galleries have showcased Tim and his amazing career. Laser Beak Man's appeal is so widespread it's gone on to inspire, among other things, an eight-part animated children's TV series and a Broadway play in New York. A Double Shot of Happiness (from the title of one of Tim's favourite artworks) is Judy's beautiful and heartfelt account of Tim's odyssey from that terrible diagnosis to his emergence as an acclaimed artist and a fulfilled, loving and loved young man. It's a story that has involved many hurdles, moments of despair and incredible hard work from Tim, Judy, his brother Sam and all those who have helped them, but that is ultimately moving, inspiring and triumphant.

The Pursuit of Happiness

Author: Tara Altebrando
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416513280
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
Reeling from her mother's death, an aimless 21st-century teen working at a historic village discovers new friends, new loves, and the courage to forge her own path.

Hardwiring Happiness

Author: Rick Hanson, PhD
Publisher: Harmony
ISBN: 0385347332
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 306

Book Description
With New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Hanson's four steps, you can counterbalance your brain's negativity bias and learn to hardwire happiness in only a few minutes each day. Why is it easier to ruminate over hurt feelings than it is to bask in the warmth of being appreciated? Because your brain evolved to learn quickly from bad experiences and slowly from good ones, but you can change this. Life isn’t easy, and having a brain wired to take in the bad and ignore the good makes us worried, irritated, and stressed, instead of confident, secure, and happy. But each day is filled with opportunities to build inner strengths and Dr. Rick Hanson, an acclaimed clinical psychologist, shows what you can do to override the brain’s default pessimism. Hardwiring Happiness lays out a simple method that uses the hidden power of everyday experiences to build new neural structures full of happiness, love, confidence, and peace. You’ll learn to see through the lies your brain tells you. Dr. Hanson’s four steps build strengths into your brain to make contentment and a powerful sense of resilience the new normal. In just minutes a day, you can transform your brain into a refuge and power center of calm and happiness.

The Happiness Book

Author: Mike Duffy
Publisher: Happiness Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9780692815519
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
The Happiness Book: A Positive Guide To Happiness teaches readers how to live a happier, more rewarding life.

A Double Dose of Happiness

Author: Teri Wilson
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369733169
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203

Book Description
A home full of chaos…and comfort. With three-year-old twins to raise, widower Ian Parsons temporarily hires Rachel Gray hoping she’ll solve all their problems. And soon the nanny is working wonders with his girls…and Ian. Rachel even has him agreeing to adopt a bonded dog and cat because the twins love them. He’s laughing, smiling and falling in love again. But will Ian need a double dose of courage to ask Rachel to stay…as his wife? From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness. Furever Yours Book 1: A New Leash on Love by Melissa Senate Book 2: How to Rescue a Family by Teri Wilson Book 3: Not Just the Girl Next Door by Stacy Connelly Book 4: The Nanny Clause by Karen Rose Smith Book 5: The City Girl's Homecoming by Kathy Douglass Book 6: It Started with a Pregnancy by Christy Jeffries Book 7: Home is Where the Hound Is by Melissa Senate Book 8: More Than a Temporary Family by Marie Ferrarella Book 9: The Bookshop Rescue by Rochelle Alers Book 10: Love off the Leash by Tara Taylor Quinn Book 11: A Double Dose of Happiness by Teri Wilson Book 12: It Started with a Puppy by Christy Jeffries

My Light Reflections

Author: Monita Soni
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1468574477
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 93

Book Description
To read Dr. Monita Soni's My Light Reflections, is to try and take the measure of light in its myriad illuminations, the shifting rays that color a landscape stretching from Huntsville, Alabama to Mumbai, Jaipur, the Aravalli hills, to a garden, a wilderness, a "reflection pond," a kitchen, an artist's studio, and a pathology lab. Her book is lesson, a lexicon, a legend, story, journey, travelogue, a gift of laugher and exquisite joy. Dr. Soni's reflections are illuminations; they are moonlight and sunlight, science, and art and "a trajectory of life," to borrow the title of her initial poem. To read her poetry is to truly "step out in pure awe." Dr. Soni's kaleidoscope nourishes the creative spirit as the myriad reflections that bring to view family relationships-the love for a father who quotes the Bhagavad Gita, Arabic poetry, Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain, for a son who lives in Jaipur, a daughter who is described as a moon-maiden. The book is savory "parathas" (griddle-flaky flat bread) and mangos. It is stories of sisters, the very "keepers of each other's identity": it is bed tea, and "butterscotch laughter." My Light Reflections traces the soul's journey to that place within where the "thousand petal lotus blooms." Dr. Soni reminds us as loving earthly beings that "our body is precious; it is our vehicle for awakening." A painter, poet, physician and philosopher, her words are prescriptions for how to live both fully and well.

Happier Every Day

Author: Paula Munier
Publisher: Media Lab Books
ISBN: 1948174480
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 221

Book Description
IT'S TIME TO FOCUS ON BEING HAPPY - Features more than 100 exercises designed to lighten your spirit - Covers everything from yoga and decluttering to meditation and forest bathing - Written by a USA Today bestselling author In Happier Every Day, author and yoga instructor Paula Munier details a simple yet comprehensive approach to cultivating happiness, including the most recent data and discoveries, all distilled into layman’s terms. She provides 100 practical, easy-to-implement exercises and activities that cover both the well-known (hygge, feng shui, law of attraction, yoga, decluttering, etc.) and more obscure techniques (forest bathing) for achieving happiness. A joyful, encouraging book, Happier Every Day can be picked up as needed to help calm your heart, or read from front to back as one would a daily devotional. It provides a sound beginning to each day, helping you to put yourself in a state of mind where you'll be open to happiness in whatever form it presents itself.

Which Way to Happiness?

Author: Christina Bradley
Publisher: Review
ISBN: 1472263316
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303

Book Description
Guaranteed to make you smile, if you love Sophie Kinsella, Beth O'Leary and Nicola May, you'll LOVE Christina Bradley's hilarious and life-affirming novel of the search for happiness! 'Packed with humour, friendship and romance . . . it has a real life-affirming, self-affirming message that left me with a spring in my step' SOPHIE RANALD 'Christina Bradley shows real talent in creating a novel with pace and humour and uplifting self-discovery' HOT BRANDS COOL PLACES *Previously published as Thirty* 'Well-written, witty and totally original' 5 star reader review 'Hilarious, very entertaining and you don't want to stop reading!' 5 star reader review 'Cheeringly good' 5 star reader review 'Laugh-out-loud funny' 5 star reader review 'Funny, easy, addictive read' 5 star reader review 'Hilarious, on point about being single' 5 star reader review Bella Edwards wants to change her life. With a significant birthday just a month away, Bella is aware that life isn't quite panning out the way she thought it would - or the way that the lives of everyone around her seem to be (if their constant social media updates are to be believed). In a moment of madness - or absolute clarity - Bella calls quits on her job and her life in London and hops on a plane to New York, seeking the comfort and wisdom of her best friend, Esther, who sets her a challenge. Bella is going to spend the next thirty days saying yes to every new date, following her wildest dreams - and finding out what will make her truly happy. What readers are saying about Which Way to Happiness? 'Such a witty, fun character . . . the concept was super entertaining . . . I loved her writing' 'An entertaining read and I really liked the concept of the book . . . I hope there will be a sequel' 'Fresh, sensitive and hilarious' 'Brings out real giggles in places but thought-provoking too!' 'Amazing and on point' 'Funny, fast-paced and highly addictive' 'Original and witty'

The Joy of Doing Things Badly

Author: Veronica Chambers
Publisher: Harmony
ISBN: 0767923901
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
In a society that puts so much emphasis on perfection, Veronica Chambers mischievously casts aside the guilt-inducing litany of “shoulda, coulda, woulda” that seems to define modern-day life and replaces it with a resounding call to live with “foolish bravery.” Refreshingly open about the personal failures and limitations that once weighed her down with shame, Chambers describes how she turned her less-than-perfect qualities into sources of delight and satisfaction. From belting out off-key renditions of torch songs while washing the dishes to seeing even the most unlikely career opportunity as a chance to spread one’s wings, Chambers shows that a willingness to fall flat on one’s face heightens the joys of everyday life and opens a new, wonderfully liberating perspective on work, motherhood, aging, friendship, failure, and success. With a winning combination of lighthearted anecdotes and heartfelt musings, Chambers encourages readers to follow her example and do the things that tickle their fancies and fire their imaginations—no matter what other people (and that little voice inside) may say. Like Chambers herself, they’ll discover that “what we consider our failures have a surprising ability to charm . . . we are loved for our imperfections—for our funny faces and walks and dances and songs.”

A Double Shot of Happiness

Author: Judy Sharp
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1760112569
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 346

Book Description
Tim Sharp and his magnificent creation, Laser Beak Man, are now major names in the world of international art. But the journey to this point has been an extraordinary one. When Judy Sharp took her three-year-old son Tim to a paediatric specialist, he was diagnosed with autism so severe that she was told he would never be able to talk or learn to live in a normal household, and that he was incapable of love, even towards his own mother. The advice at the time was that he would be better off in an institution. Just over twenty years later, Tim's joyful artworks and drawings involving his superhero, Laser Beak Man, have been exhibited around the world. From the Powerhouse in Brisbane to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney to the Museum of Modern Art in New York, some of the world's greatest galleries have showcased Tim and his amazing career. Laser Beak Man's appeal is so widespread it's gone on to inspire, among other things, an eight-part animated children's TV series and a Broadway play in New York. A Double Shot of Happiness (from the title of one of Tim's favourite artworks) is Judy's beautiful and heartfelt account of Tim's odyssey from that terrible diagnosis to his emergence as an acclaimed artist and a fulfilled, loving and loved young man. It's a story that has involved many hurdles, moments of despair and incredible hard work from Tim, Judy, his brother Sam and all those who have helped them, but that is ultimately moving, inspiring and triumphant.