Reminding you to make the "Happiness Decision." Letting you know about our meeting dates, giving you happiness information, and your latest copy of the Be Happy Zone Article's that are published every other Wednesday in the Fairfield Citizen-News. At the end of this newsletter you can read the latest article called: HAPPINESS

"You are always free to choose what you do with your life. To make changes in your future, make new choices today." - Brian Tracy
Think Smart, Look Smart, Be Smart...Be Happy! - Lionel

Happ-E-Mail:) BY THE WAY, IF YOU GET THE CHANCE....GO SEE THE OSCAR NOMINATED FILM "WINGED MIGRATION" . IT IS INDESCRIBABLE..... A NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN FOREIGN FILM PLAYING IN THE CINEMA NOW. - DOLLY

Dolly is talking about a new movie called: Winged Migration. It is a documentary
and it is 1 hour & 29 minutes. I saw the movie and I thought it was absolutely excellent. If you are a nature lover or bird lover it is a must see movie. In this Oscar-nominated nature movie, French documentary director Jacques Perrin and his teams of filmmakers spent three years traveling through 40 countries and all seven continents
capturing the migratory patterns of birds. The result is a staggeringly beautiful nature documentary that will take your breath away.

Happ-E-Quote:) "You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you." - Dale Carnegie

Happ-E-Mail:) Dear Friends: In search of many unknown things about my life, I came across your club and would like to know as much as possible. I found that you welcome friends to the club leading them to the path of happiness. I am also interested to subscribe your newsletters. Many thanks for helping others to understand that happiness is greater than anything in the world. Looking forward to hearing from you. Best regards, Ema

Happ-E-Quote:) "Time is an interesting thing...it either molds you...or manipulates you...your choice." - Doug Firebaugh

Happ-E-Mail:) If you know of any specific information about how to be happy despite living and working in chronic pain and exhaustion for 16 years, I would love to read it. I have about 25 more years to work and need help doing that. Thanks, Sharon

Happ-E-Quote:) "Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly." - G.K. Chesterton

Happ-E-Mail:) I would like to take this opportunity to ask any of the members and/or people who read your site and newsletter if someone would like to have a new friend "ME" :) I want new pen pals to write to each other and to give us support in our daily lives, computers are wonderful if you know how to take advantage of them by meeting good people, learning things. Well, thank you very much and God bless Lionel and the whole World! My e-mail address: mariadela2001@yahoo.com, Your friend, Maria

Happ-E-Quote:) "Once we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can enjoy the best things in life." - Harry Hepner

Happ-E-Mail:) I truly love your newsletter. So many wonderful quotes. You are always focusing on the light of happines. - Betsey

Happ-E-Quote:) "All the gold in the world cannot buy a dying man one more breath. So, what does that make today worth?!" - Og Mandino

Happ-E-Mail:) Love those happy newsletters. Keep them coming. Happiness is a state of mind. Thanks to your happy newsletter, I have found myself using more creative ways to be happy. U.P.

app-E-Quote:) "The only way to have a friend is to be one." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happ-E-Mail:) Thought you'd enjoy more verses on Happiness. - Sid Madwed

If you want to be happy, it's easier than you know,
Smile, it's like sunshine, it helps people grow.
For your smile says, you're important to me.
So if you want to be happy, by smiling it's a guarantee.
You'll feel good, as you radiate your sunshine,
Just make sure your smile is genuine.

HAPPINESS POEM by Sid Madwed www.madwed.com

Happ-E-Quote:) "It is a funny thing about life: If you refuse to accept anything but the best you very often get it." - Somerset Maugham

Happ-E-Mail:) Good Morning! I told you that I look forward to your "Happy Newsletter" every month. Something happened...the blackout, and our computer problems yesterday, etc.??? There is nothing there but the header. Could you send me another one. Thanks... Charles

Happ-E-Quote:) "Never has a man who has made himself crooked been able to make others straight." - Menicus

Happ-E-Mail:) EnlightenUp, On Tuesday, September 23rd from 7 to 9 p.m. at Noelle Day Spa, Stamford, Connecticut, Marianne Schorer, Author of EnlightenUp: Freeing The Real You! will present: Taking The Next Step To Your Spiritual Growth And Experience
· A gift you give to yourself
· A calling to freedom, purpose, and love
· A relationship with yourself "Becoming the change you want to see in the world"
· An opportunity to discover, appreciate, and celebrate your authentic self
· Self-Empowerment that will serve to build a better world

EnlightenUp invites you to embark on an amazing journey of self-discovery and learn how to transform spiritually. With the uncertainties that prevail within our culture, society, and world and their effects, more and more people are searching for ways to uncover their feelings of stress, confusion, and fear. They want to discover their true mission, and reveal their potential with a personal philosophy that feels right to them-one that will help them obtain a comfortable balance between the pressures of daily life and their quest for inner peace. By journey's end, you will feel more deeply and intensely alive as you hear the inner voice that speaks "This is the Real Me."

Marianne is a Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Ericksonian Hypnosis Practitioner, and Certified Professional Behavioral and Values Analyst. She has appeared on national television, radio, and authored a weekly newspaper column. Marianne guides readers on a journey of self-discovery as they learn how to reconnect with their inherent values and embark on their life's mission.

For reservations contact Noelle at (203) 321-1469 x325. Program Fee: $40
Many thanks. Love, Happiness, Peace, and Blessings, Marianne

NEXT HAPPINESS CLUB MEETING:)
Topic:) "TIME FOR HAPPINESS"
Date:) September 18, 2003
Time:) 7:00 - 8:45 P.M.
Place:) Fairfield Public Library
In the:) Rotary Room
Address:) 1080 Old Post Road, Fairfield, CT

BE HAPPY ZONE
Fairfield Citizen-News
August 27, 2003

HAPPINESS
By Lionel Ketchian

Do you know what "Being Happy" really is? It means finding out that you are really OK. As Goethe said: "As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live." You may have had all kinds of problems and disappointments in your life. We all do and being happy is a method of reassuring yourself that you have the wisdom to think clearly about what has happened and what you will do about it. It allows you to trust yourself and make choices that will get you where you want to be. Happiness creates value in your life. This allows you to live the life you choose to live.

Being happy means taking charge of your life and becoming responsible for yourself. You are taking back the very personal job of deciding what is good for you, and running your own show. It is realizing that you cannot be happy unless you are in control of yourself. It means not trying to control other people. Many times you have no control of the situations, events, and experiences in life. This is why you have to become a human being that is being happy.

Being happy means that you do not have to allow yourself to be forced into acting the way your family, friends, and loved ones think you should. It permits you to take action because you become comfortable with who you are. It is as if your purpose for living is revealed to you at long last. Your goals become easier to set and attain. Your plans for living become "the perfect day," than this becomes "your perfect life."

Being happy means doing what you can, when you can, rather than waiting for something to change on it's own. It means finding the solutions to a problem, and making the best choice you can for now. It means never volunteering to make yourself a victim. It means you become pro-active to allow your wisdom and common sense to make the change you want to see in the next moment rather than react to the moment from your past conditioning.

Being happy makes you feel like you can change the world because you are taking control of yourself from the inside out. It lets you deal with what you cannot change because you know it is only temporary. If you really want the change than it will happen. It grants you the patience to wait in order to get what you want because you will get it soon. It gifts you the experience of being stronger smarter, freer and more fully yourself in the process.

Being happy is the essential quality of being responsible and taking charge. It gives you the ability to successfully cope with meeting the challenges in your life. It permits you to show yourself that you can do things you never even thought you could. It gives you the energy to have the power to take command of any situation. Being happy gives you an I CAN DO IT attitude even if you think you can't.

Being happy allows you to access new habits to empower yourself. It lets you admit that you can tap into the power TO DO IT! It enables you to deal with difficult people. It supports you in dealing with anger when it arises. It adapts you to cope with fear and anxiety because you can now go through it. It helps you tolerate your guilty feelings and let go of the past. It grants you the ability to forgive people and stop labeling them. It empowers you to free yourself of self-doubt and despair.

Being happy allows you to change for the better without needing others to help you. It gives you the ability to learn new skills because there is nothing holding you back any longer. The happiness you experience allows you to come to the decision that unhappiness is not an option. It gives you the consent to experience more of who you really are. It entitles you to learn more about your life, your relationships, and your potential for being the person you dreamt you could be.

Being happy is the most powerful decision you can ever make. It gets you what you want out of life. As Henry David Thoreau said: "There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself."

Being happy is the only way to find happiness. Being happy allows you to keep the experience of happiness. As D. H. Lawrence said: "The living moment is everything." It is not about wanting to "Be Happy." It is about "BEING," in this very moment, which is a present state of reality. Learn the benefits of "Being Happy," and you will become a Happy Human Being!

You are the reason we have Happiness Club meetings. Come on down to our next meeting on September 18, from 7:00-8:45 p.m. The topic is "Time for Happiness," and will be held in the Rotary Room, at the Fairfield Public Library, located at 1080 Old Post Road. There is no charge for the meeting or the happiness power you will get. Isn't it time for you to be happy?

Lionel Ketchian is the founder of the Happiness Club, a Happiness Coach, and can be reached at PrintLRK@aol.com. The website is www.HappinessClub.com.

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