Join us for our next Happiness Club meeting.

The presentation will be "GATEWAY TO HAPPINESS," by Rabbi Zelig Pliskin.

Rabbi Zelig Pliskin is the author of 20 books. He is the author of the book, GATEWAY TO HAPPINESS, which is the best and most comprehensive book about happiness I have read.

Don't miss this valuable meeting. Meet some wonderful people using happiness in their lives.
Date :) Thursday, August 25, 2005

Time :) 7:00 - 8:45 P.M.
Place :) Fairfield Public Library, in the new Rotary Room

Address :) 1080 Old Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06824

"I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it."

- Charles Swindoll

You are about to read the first happiness guarantee ever made. If you follow what I am about to reveal to you, I guarantee your happiness or you can have your unhappiness back. This is the most direct method you will learn. It is simple, I promise you! It is simple, but it may not be easy. But since it is simple you will always remember it and you will be able to practice it until it becomes a positive habit and it comes naturally to you.

Two weeks ago I wrote about the fact that happiness is a decision. First and foremost you must make the decision that being happy is the most important thing for you to be and to do. Now that you understand that your happiness really counts, you are ready for the next step.

I want you to NOT CHOOSE TO BE UNHAPPY in every moment. Yes, that is the secret, once you understand that being happy is important to you and necessary to your well being. You are now ready to take charge of your emotional and rational capacity as a fully functioning human being.

When you have a situation that you encounter that is not going the way you would like it to go, learn to make a choice about what you are going to choose to do. But NOT CHOOSE TO BE UNHAPPY. Don't make that choice. Every time you become unhappy you are choosing it. How does it feel to have a problem and also have to deal with your unhappiness on top of all the other problems you have? It doesn't feel good, does it? No, it doesn't! It is time for you to stop terrorizing yourself. It is time for you to become your own best friend.

The reason that not choosing unhappiness works so well is that as soon as a bad situation presents itself, you react to it and make unhappiness your choice. What you could be doing is choosing the best possible solution that requires a balanced state of mind. If you did not choose unhappiness you could maintain a state of well being that supports your most creative problem solving strategies.

When you are not happy, you are letting your thinking make the worst possible choice you can possibly fabricate. This may sound very extraordinary to you but by not choosing unhappiness you are controlling your thinking. By thinking about what to do in an unfavorable situation you will react with consistent negativity.

It has become extremely important to control our thinking. I am not just talking about negative or positive thinking, but all of our thinking. The problem with our thinking is that we have absolutely no control of it and our thinking has gained absolute control of us. Our thinking is making us unhappy. When we are unhappy, it is because we are choosing it.

The only way you are ever going to be happy is by not choosing unhappiness. Every time you are unhappy you have engaged your thinking to take control of your emotions and your state of being. Once you connect to unhappiness you have lost your inner peace. You are operating on your negative thinking, moods and feelings. In fact when you are unhappy you are giving your power away. Being unhappy is just another term for being powerless and feeling helpless. Why would you go though life allowing yourself to feel that way? Why would you allow yourself to experience the worst possible outcome?

I will tell you why you do it. You are not happy because you do not know how to not choose unhappiness. It has become a reaction, a conditioned reflex. You are not happy because being happy requires a great deal of consciousness and awareness. You choose unhappiness because you are not aware you are doing it. Everyone else does it so why not go along with the crowd, right? Well, it is not right. It is time for you to take your power back by not choosing unhappiness every time things don't go the way you want them to go.

Wake up and take your power back. Become aware of how you choose unhappiness in unpleasant situations. By being more aware of how you lose your power you can gain control of your life. As Henry David Thoreau said, "Above all, we cannot afford to not live in the present."

Become more aware of how you react when you automatically and unconditionally choose unhappiness. I want you to make not choosing unhappiness a contract with yourself. You only have to think about the happiness decision. Once you have done that, you don't need to use your thinking because it will lead you to choose unhappiness.

Choose your unhappiness wisely, because it will cause much devastation in your life. Unhappiness is a choice, don't make it! It will be one you will make less often or at the very least you will see why choosing it will keep you unhappy! My friend, you deserve to be happy! As John Milton wisely stated, "The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven."

Join us for our next Happiness Club meeting on Thursday, August 25, from 7:00-8:45 p.m. The presentation will be the "GATEWAY TO HAPPINESS," by Rabbi Zelig Pliskin. Rabbi Pliskin is the author of 20 books. He is the author of the book, GATEWAY TO HAPPINESS, which is the best and most comprehensive book about happiness I have read. Rabbi Pliskin travels to us from his home in Jerusalem. The meeting will be held at the newly renovated Fairfield Public Library, in the new Rotary Room at 1080 Old Post Road, Fairfield. Don't miss this valuable meeting and opportunity. Meet some wonderful people using happiness in their lives. Admission is free; everyone is welcome. Looking forward to seeing you.

Published in the Fairfield Citizen-News August 3, 2005

BE HAPPY ZONE
By Lionel Ketchian

Life is complicated, happiness is simple!

Happiness Empowerment to You! LIVE RICHLY...PRACTICE HAPPINESS!

Sharing Love, Peace and Happiness with you,
Lionel Ketchian

Reminding you to make the "Happiness Decision." Giving you our Happiness Club Meeting dates, The Happiness Show, on television and on the Internet, the newest 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 beginning of this newsletter you can read the latest article called: Happiness Guaranteed!

"Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself." - Richard Bach

Think Smart, Look Smart, Be Smart...Be Happy!

I am so glad I discovered you and the club at a point when I needed it the most. I am excited about Rabbi Pliskin's meeting. I will be there. Have a great celebration. Stay cool these last few weeks of the" "Dog Days of Summer." Many thanks for everything. I appreciate it. You have made me feel special. Have a wonderful celebration. Happy Birthday wishes Lionel. You are the BEST! Wishing you a joyous birthday. Gratefully, Sherry

"I’d rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not done."

- Lucille Ball

Hi - I live in Jerusalem, Israel and have just found your website and read through most of it... and YES, I would very much like to be happy... no matter the circumstances. I also just came across Rabbi Pliskin's book and daily emails (signed up for those and for your email newsletter as well). We really need this Happiness Club over here in Jerusalem, so I'm hoping that either one already exists and you can point me to it, or perhaps I can help start one? Look forward to hearing from you. suzanne

From Rabbi Pliskin’s book, Serenity, pages.81-2

Hi Lionel, my name is Tim and I'm the founder of The Happiness Institute in Australia. Can you please send me some information or advise what would be involved if we wanted to establish Happiness Clubs here? How do they work? Are there rules etc? I look forward to hearing from you soon. Best of luck. Tim (Dr. Timothy J. Sharp)

The Happiness Institute was established in Australia in September, 2003 by Dr. Timothy J. Sharp. Dr. Sharp is a well-known, highly regarded clinical and coaching psychologist who has devoted the last few years of his career to building a private practice from which he and his team have helped thousands of people overcome problems such as depression, anxiety, stress, insomnia and relationship difficulties.

"How bitter a thing that one man may look at happiness through another mans eyes."

- William Shakespeare, From The Play, As You Like It

Your speedometer turns over two digits on August 12! Happy DAY and Happy DAYS!

I had the joy of seeing that happen on July 18 when I turned 70, Rejoicing in each day and discovering and cherishing the "happy" certainly work for me! You've probably noticed that "aging", or "having birthdays," and breathing are highly correlated, so my wish for you is that you continue breathing for a long, long time! warmly, Annie Glasgow

Hi there! Love your web site would love to know more! Catriona Urquhart, Glasgow, Scotland

"To be always intending to make a new and better life but never to find time to set about it is as...to put off eating and drinking and sleeping from one day to the next until you're dead."

- Og Mandino

According to Spinoza man pursues wealth, honor and pleasure hoping to find joy and happiness, and since these are fleeting at best they miss the mark of finding happiness.

With this in mind you may find the following lines of interest.

If your major pursuits are wealth, honor and pleasure
You may miss the only real treasure
One beyond all earthly measure
Your happiness and peace of mind, a most priceless treasure.

Your happy friend. Sid Madwed

Happ-E-Quote :)

Focus On The Roses
"A person who gathers honey will not escape being stung by bees. A person who gathers roses will not escape being scratched by thorns."
The positive things in life also have negative aspects. Keep your focus on the beautiful roses of the world, and the thorns will seem trivial and inconsequential.

From Rabbi Zelig Pliskin's Gateway to Happiness, page 239.

- Benjamin Disraeli

I am very impressed with the work Julian Kalmar is doing to bring happiness to everyone. He has some wonderful information in his happiness newsletters.

Loved the Newsletter this month. I especially appreciated your discussion of the difference between decision and choice. I'd never heard such a deliciously cogent and important distinction made before yours. And that distinction is critical to those who wish to become happier. The Newsletter you put out is an invaluable resource for all those who aspire to greater happiness. Keep up that great work; I know you will.

Anyway, be well my friend and keep on in your great work.
Your partner in happiness, Dr. Bob Nozik

Frequently people jump to the conclusion that they have a problem, when in reality there is nothing to worry about. To overcome this tendency, make it a practice to look closely at the available facts. By carefully investigating the situation, it will often show that your original worries were groundless.

From Rabbi Zelig Pliskin's Gateway to Happiness, page 158.

I think the purpose of my life has something to do with laughing. That is when I feel most happy and most alive. I enjoy being in deep hysterics with friends, and I think maybe I would enjoy spending the whole day in this state. Maybe I could help other people laugh too. A fun thing to do is to hypnotize yourself to believe you just inhaled laughing gas. Peace, Love, and Soul (and Laughter) Happy 60th! Dan

Watch "The Happiness Show," every Monday night, at 9:30 - 10:00 PM. Your co-hosts are Lionel Ketchian and George Ortega. The TV show is broadcast in six towns on Cablevision of Connecticut channel 77. It airs in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Milford, Orange, Stratford and Woodbridge. Watch "The Happiness Show," every Thursday night from 9:00 - 9:30 PM on Cablevision in White Plains, New York on channel 76.

We are proud to present, at no charge, over one hundred 28 minute episodes we've taped so far in streaming audio (for 28.8 Kbps+), streaming video (for 56 Kbps+), and Select episodes in broadband streaming video (for DSL, cable, wireless and satellite) Internet connections.

Our next Happiness Club meeting will be a presentation called:

Join us for our next Happiness Club meeting.

The presentation is "GATEWAY TO HAPPINESS," by Rabbi Zelig Pliskin.

Rabbi Zelig Pliskin is the author of 20 books. He is the author of the book, GATEWAY TO HAPPINESS, which is the best and most comprehensive book about happiness I have read.

Don't miss this valuable meeting. Meet some wonderful people using happiness in their lives.
Date :) Thursday, August 25, 2005

Time :) 7:00 - 8:45 P.M.
Place :) Fairfield Public Library, in the new Rotary Room

Address :) 1080 Old Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06824

Thursday, October 20, 2005 - will be at the Fairfield Library

Directions to Fairfield Public Library
1080 Old Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06824

(diagonally across the street from the movie theatre)

From New York - I-95, Exit 21, Mill Plain Road. Right at bottom of ramp. Under railroad overpass make a left at light (Post Rd.), 1/2 mile on right at the corner.

I-95 Southbound Exit 22:

From New Haven - I-95, Exit 22, North Benson Road. Left at bottom of ramp. Under railroad overpass make a right at light (Post Rd.), 1/2 mile on left at the corner.

Happ-E-Quote :)

The greater part of our happiness depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. - Martha Washington

Jane Bradley is President and conducts the meetings.

No meetings for July & August.
Meetings are held at: The Normandy Resource Centre (The Legion),

111, Church Street,

St. Catharines, Ontario.

The time: 700 - 8:30 PM.

This facility is fully accessible. ADMISSION: A smile and always free.

Cheers! Jane

Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling.- Margaret Lee Runbeck

Hello Happiness Club and those who are interested!

I am happy to announce our next meeting is focused on "Happiness in Action!" We will be gathering in Dolores Park (corner of Dolores and 20th near the circle of palm trees) on Sunday, August 28th from 3:00 - 5:00 P.M. Our topic of this month’s happiness club is Random Acts of Kindness. Since we are action focused this month please come on time so you can fully participate in the festivities and wear comfortable shoes.

If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to email me.

Please RSVP because it helps Aymee & Bob prepare.

Meetings are free, hope to see you! Thank you!

Happily, Aymee

p.s. Did you know there is a Random Acts of Kindness Foundation?

Our mailing list and your name is never sold, traded, or given to anyone outside of our organization. You can smile about that!

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"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Don't let go of the vine." - John Weissmuller, from the film, Tarzan.
Life is full of opportunities. Go For It! Carpe diem!

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