Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Find Your Happiness - Review & Giveaway

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Find Your Happiness: 101 Stories about Finding Your Purpose, Passion, and Joy (Chicken Soup for the Soul (Quality Paper)




Others share how they found their passion, purpose, and joy in life in these 101 personal and exciting stories that are sure to encourage readers to find their own happiness. Stories in this collection will inspire readers to pursue their dreams, find their passion and seek joy in their life. This book continues Chicken Soup for the Soul's focus on inspiration and hope, reminding readers that they can find their own happiness.

The 411:
We all start the New Year out pretty much the same. We wash away the pain and grime (if there was any) of the previous year and hope that this year will be the year. I just might be with the right attitude and a dash of reality we can all be happy.

I loved reading all these stories and read it from cover to cover. Usually I skip around and read as the title inspires but this volume needed my time. Maybe it is the beginning of the year, maybe because I keep hoping my happiness is real and not a figment of my imagination but I each and every story. Of course there were those that really spoke to me as with every issue of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

The Write Life for Me by Valerie Benko who received a diagnosis of MS before her 30th birthday. Her prognosis was good but while she watched her friends and coworkers living their lives she got depressed. She finally took up one of her past loves; writing and put it all on paper. Her empowerment sparked a passion she had long since ignored and has had more success with her writing than any other time in her life.

Up in Flames by Jennifer Gauthier after her mother died she still suffered from saddness, anger and confusion. She wrote a letter to her past at the suggestion of a good friend who told her to burn it afterwards. In the letter she wrote about the abuse she suffered and witnessed. She wrote about her mother's death and its affect on her and burned it. After burning it her friend (an obviously very smart individual) gave her a box and told her to put parts of the burned letter into a box so that she could look at it and say "it's over" when she needed to. While picking up the pieces she noticed that one piece wasn't burned, one that contained the word MOM! Getting rid of her negative energy allowed her the ability to be happy.

If you love Chicken Soup for the Soul, you will love this book!





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32 comments:

  1. for me, I want to find my happiness! and also for my family so they can be happy too!

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  2. for me!! i have had such a stressful past year. i could use some happiness right now
    mychancetowin at gmail dot com

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  3. Anonymous1:02 PM

    Hi Maria,
    I would just like to thank you for recognizing my story in this book. I wrote "Up in Flames" and I am very happy you enjoyed my story!
    Thank you again for taking the time to read it!

    :)

    Jen Gauthier

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  4. Would like to win this for my sister!

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  5. I would like this book for myself.

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  6. I'm entering this for Samantha

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  8. Anonymous12:43 PM

    Looks fun

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  9. Anonymous1:30 PM

    Im entering for me! I love chicken soup books!

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  10. I would like to add this book to my collection of chicken soup books.

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  11. I'm entering this for myself!

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  12. I've been blessed to find my calling and "happy place." My new charitable project serves cancer survivors, so I would like to give it to one of them or to one of our supporters. b22squared@yahoo.com

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  13. I would like this book for myself.

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  14. Christina - xristya@rock.com - Both for myself and to share with my family and friends!

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  15. I am entering for myself and my daughter and son.

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  16. I WOULD LOVE THIS BOOK FOR MYSELF. I ENJOY READING AND IF IT IS INSPIRATIONAL IT IS SOMETHING I WOULD LOVE. I HAVE HAD A VERY STRESSFUL COUPLE OF YEARS AND WOULD LOVE A LIL CHEER ME UP THANKS
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  22. Jonathan10:37 AM

    I love the chicken soup for the soul books. The book would be for my wife and I

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  23. For me. I love the Chicken Soup series

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  24. I am entering for me!

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  25. I would like this book for myself

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  26. Anonymous5:53 PM

    Would love this for myself. Definitely would like to achieve more happiness in my life after a very stressful past year. Thanks for the opportunity!

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  27. I entered for myself.
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  28. This would be for the family reading shelf!

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  29. this is for myself.

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  30. Anonymous9:54 PM

    for myself

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  31. Anonymous9:58 PM

    I resigned from my job last March. Had a massive blood clot in June and I have been recuperating since June. I have been trying to find my next job, but I have had no luck yet. I am going to keep the book for myself to help me find happiness or at least read about other people's happiness.
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  32. Anonymous10:22 PM

    i'm entering this for me

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