Happ-E-Newsletter for December 15, 2005

Welcome My Dearest Friend!

I wish you a very happy holiday! Make it a very Happy New Year!

Using the words of Henry David Thoreau, I say to you: "The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. I have no wealth to bestow on him. If he knows that I am happy in loving him, he will want no other reward. Is not friendship divine in this?"

As your friend I want to share the happiness I have found. This December 24 I will have been happy for 15 years. This link is a 30 minute movie you can watch about my experience.

I also what to share these profoundly true words of Helen Keller with you. "Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within. It is not what we see and touch or that which others do for us which makes us happy; it is that which we think and feel and do, first for the other fellow and then for ourselves."

Then there are these words from Oprah Winfrey who said: "Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility."

HAPPINESS: PSYCHOLOGY OR COMMON SENSE?

Is happiness psychology or just plain common sense? Does it really matter which one it is? Let's take a look and see if we can figure this out!

Happiness is an interesting subject and fascinating to study. The new field of psychology, named "positive psychology" by Martin Seligman, Ph.D. deals with happiness. Dr. Seligman's book Authentic Happiness, is a very important work. It is a breakthrough in the field of psychology to enter into the subject of happiness. Dr. Seligman does a good job of helping us understand the usefulness of happiness. Dr. Seligman is a pioneer in the happiness research that is now sweeping the media. I am delighted that psychologists and

psychiatrists are interested in spreading happiness to all of us. I think this is a wonderful trend and it is about time that it happened.

It still does not answer the question of happiness being psychology or common sense. I have been thinking about the question and I am starting to consider that happiness may just be common sense. I will tell you why I am coming to this conclusion.

Starting in 1999, I taught courses in happiness at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT. It was a four-week course, with four sessions of two hours each. When our first happiness class was ending in 1999, Joanne Cisek, one of graduating students suggested we keep meeting to practice and discuss happiness. I thought it was an excellent idea and that was how the Happiness Club was created. The interesting thing was that the class did not want to call it the Happiness Club. They thought it should be called the Common Sense Club. My feeling was that people would wonder whose common sense are we talking about, so I stayed with the name Happiness Club.

It is interesting to note that many people consider what we have learned about happiness to be just plain common sense. It may seem like a theory to those who are unfamiliar with the concepts, or have not used them in their lives. Many people have realized that the concepts of happiness are common sense and much more logical than might be imagined.

Happiness is more like mathematics than psychology. It is more like math because it is logical and practical. If you have learned something about happiness by reading my column or my web site or watched me on the Happiness TV show, you may agree with me. Happiness is more like philosophy than psychology, but happiness is much more stable than philosophy. You can experience happiness, you can only think about philosophy. This is the tremendous part of happiness because you can keep repeating the profoundly beneficial aspects of being happy all though your life.

The important thing about happiness is to understand that it is what you want more than anything else. Richard Owen Cambridge said, "What is the worth of anything, but for the happiness 'twill bring?" Can he be any more correct? Yes, according to Aristotle who realized the same fact over 2,000 years earlier and that is because it is just plain logical. Aristotle wrote, "Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence."

Once you realize that, you have found common sense. The next important thing is to make happiness more important than the things that happen to you and around you. Why? Because then, you can control the one thing, the most important thing, and that of course, is yourself. By being happy, you engage the most powerful aspects of yourself and reality to deal with whatever difficulty life may throw at you.

On December 24, 2005, I will be happy for exactly 15 years to the day. How does it feel to be happy? The best part is not having to feel unhappy. How have I been happy for 15 years? By experiencing the fact that being unhappy is not what I want, nor is it helpful to me, whatsoever. So I have been happy for all those years by being happy "one moment at a time." This moment, for example, is an excellent moment for being happy. It can only start now! The best reason to be happy is that you deserve to be! Why be happy, why not? Put a few of those moments together and before you know it you are being happy for a long time.

Aristotle has already told us, "Happiness depends upon ourselves." Now is that common sense or psychology. What do you think?

I wish you a very happy holiday, and a healthy and happy New Year! The best New Years decision you can make is to Be Happy No Matter What!

BE HAPPY ZONE
By Lionel Ketchian

Published in the Fairfield Citizen-News December 14, 2005

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: GOOD GRIEF!

"Do not wait for leaders. Do it alone, person to person." - Mother Theresa

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

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Holiday Happiness...

it is in the air...

it can be enjoyed and celebrated each day of the year

be it at work, rest, or play...

it is a wonderful reason to live in a meaningful way

a priceless gift to experience, share, and give...

it will truly transform the way that you live

it cannot not be bought...it cannot be sold...

it transcends in the soul of the young and the old

experienced in good times, with ease and precision...

in times of challenge, you must be firm in your decision--

to choose to be happy despite the situation...

and celebrate the rewards of your precious and unique creation!

by Barbara Cartsounis

"Not what we have, but what we use, not what we see, but what we choose, these are the things that mar or bless the sum of human happiness." - Joseph Fort Newton (1880-1950) Clergyman

'Don't Buy A Present Hoping To Make Them Happy. Buy Them Happiness!'

Still struggling to find the perfect holiday gift that is both unique and appreciated? Here's one that can change your loved one's life...literally! 8 happiness experts have gotten together to create a very special gift basket that contains their collective secrets for creating happiness every day of your life. Over 1000 practical happiness-creation methods come on a collection of 6 books, 4 CD's, 1 DVD, and an inspirational calendar.

This package features wisdom from: Bernie Siegel, M.D., - Dr. Robert Muller - Prof. Bob Nozik, M.D. - Zelig Pliskin - Brian Biro - Eva Gregory - Lionel Ketchian - Julian Kalmar

Wayne Dyer says, "Bernie [Siegel] is one of the world's most respected doctors. I would pay close attention to any prescription he offers. I read from this [his book] each day."

Deepak Chopra expressed this: "Robert's (Dr. Robert Muller) book is a compelling reminder that all of us are responsible for creating the happiness of the human family and of the Planet that sustains us - and in so doing we may bring about our own fulfillment and highest bliss."

Norman Vincent Peale (before his passing) wrote about Lionel Ketchian's book: "...an innovative way of getting over an important and serious message."

Julian Kalmar is one of the 12 "Audio-of-the month" award winners for this year. Some of the others are Don Miguel Ruiz, Dr Wayne Dyer, Marc Allen, Nelson Mandela.

Everyone at our last Happiness Club meeting asked me to post this in the newsletter.

Emile Coue's famous statement, "Every day in every way I am becoming better and better."

When the imagination and will power are in conflict, are antagonistic, it is always the imagination which wins. - Emile Coue (1857-1926) French psychotherapist

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Hello! I'm writing from San Diego, where I'm visiting my daughter and her family. I'd like to comment on your interesting comments about grieving. My own thoughts and feelings about it are affected very much by my experience of grieving after the deaths of my parents.

Jewish law creates a gradated period of mourning after the death of one's parent, spouse, or child. During the first three days after the death, those who are not close to the mourner]s] are discouraged from visiting. During the rest of the week of "shiva," the seven days after the death, those who visit the mourner are prohibited from initiating conversation with him or her, or from making small talk in the person's presence unless the mourner initiates it.

Mourning is given full room for those seven days. The thirty-day mark is another landmark, with its own specific guidelines to let grief take its natural course. Among other limits on expressions of joy during this period, one is not to listen to music or attend celebrations.

For one's parents, the mourning period continues for a year, after which time one is encouraged to return to life. I found this structure incredibly helpful. It gave me full room to free-fall into grief, and then, over a period of time, to find my way back into daily life, and to permit myself joy.

Around three years after my father's death, one of my sisters -- who hadn't known about the laws of mourning -- told me that she still couldn't enjoy music. This brought home to me how good it was to have denied myself that pleasure for one year, because I was then able to rediscover it without guilt.

For me, the upshot of all this is that I think grief must take its natural course -- within a structured limit upon the emotions -- before one can gradually let go and move on into one's life. With best wishes, To be continued -- Sarah (Norman Cousins Daughter)

Respond to the outbursts of others with humility. Agree with any truth you see in their statement. By agreeing with part of the person's comments, you are likely to calm him down. ("Yes, I was inconsiderate." "I agree with you that I can improve." "That was a stupid thing I did.") Conversely, when you try to defend yourself, an angry person will usually keep up his attack. Arguing with him adds fuel to the fire. When you agree with him, however, he will see that he has no reason to keep arguing since you already agree with him. Some people find this difficult to do, but try this a few times, and you will see that it works wonders.
From Rabbi Pliskin's Gateway to Happiness, p.204

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Dear Lionel, Everything comes to us when we need it!! Your subject today was so 'spot on' Thank You!! My Father died in 1970 but he always reminded us to 'Act don't react'. However, after a difficult week, I needed Your reminder.......Thank You.....with Love.....Dianne

"You are always a valuable, worthwhile human being, not because anybody says so, not because you're successful, not because you make a lot of money, but because you decide to believe it and for no other reason." - Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

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Hi: I wanted you to know your latest newsletter was like a hug when I needed it the most. I have just lost my two old very favorite cats. they were with me so long they were like my family. Nothing will bring them back, so I say "farewell with happy memories" I am so honored to be part of your work. Thanks for the hug and for every happy thought. LOve Audrey

"Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself." - Og Mandino

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I have been in a grand funk since August and received much well meaning solace from my friends but I just wasn't following their good advice. G-D always answers, if we learn to hear. For various reasons I delayed in reading the subject letter this morning. Man, talk about hitting the nail on the head!!! I guess what I was missing all along was "accepting this situation I could not change". I was truly suffering from the pain. Most changes don't happen instantaneously but your column has finally but me on the path I hope is acceptance. It could not come at a better time and I thank you. Your friend, Anon.

"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Once again, great job on the Newsletter. I love your focus on acceptance in this issue. Acceptance is, of course, the way happy people deal with the pain of life. And, as you and the Serenity Prayer point out, you don't accept everything. Those difficult things we don't like that can be changed, we work to improve. And happy people will have more energy they can put into affecting change than do their unhappy cousins.

The pain of, say, losing a loved one is real but, as you say, adding suffering to the pain does no one any good. It seems that many people use their suffering as a way to prove how much they cared. In accord with this approach, greater, longer suffering proves to others, and themselves, how much they cared. Additionally, some even act as though their suffering will somehow improve their situation; it won't. Of course, when faced with the loss of a loved one, happy people, like everyone else feel intense pain.

Who wouldn't want to feel sadness from great loss, anger over acts of cruelty, even outrage at needless human suffering. Happy people don't shy away from experiencing any human emotion, it connects them to reality and all of humanity. But happy people understand, as you said, that pain is inevitable but suffering is optional, and they are wise enough to not add suffering to their pain.

Anyway, I wish you a joy-filled holiday season. Love and happiness to you my friend, Bob (Dr. Bob Nozik)

"To do more for the world than the world does for you - that is success." Henry Ford

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"Rather than saying you choose unhappiness, let us say that you may have neglected to choose happiness. You have denied yourself it. You are the one who denies yourself happiness. You may say you face reality when, in reality, you are denying yourself. It is you who tells yourself that you can't have happiness right now, and you list your reasons. You decide you must continue unhappiness and dissatisfaction. Yet it is you who continues along the same line, or it is you who gets off. The choice is yours. Perhaps you have already punished yourself enough."

Happ-E-Health Book:)

Kathy Ward is our Ambassador of Happiness For Elders and the Co Founder of WEL, World Elder Land. I would like to recommend Kathy's new book to you. Kathy is really amazing and the perfect example of one of the happiest people in this world after six surgeries in the last seven months.

Dear Friends: I am happy to be able to share with you my second publication of 2005, the Journal For A Better Life, Wellness For A Better Quality of Life by Kathy J. Ward. This book is a compilation of five months of testing and implementing better ways toward holistic living, nurturing my body, mind and spirit to obtain a better HEALTH and WELLNESS after being a victim of a hit and run driver. Two days after the accident and discussing with doctors, spiritual counselors, therapists and family members about what to do to help myself heal and get better, I started the "Journal For a Better Life", a personalized way to work toward WELLNESS.

The Journal For A Better Life provides examples of how each one of us is the caretaker and healer of our own body, mind and spirit. It helps understand our own nature as healers. LISTENING and getting to know our body, mind and soul we can develop our own personal program as we map with doctors, therapist, healers, family and friends, better ways to obtain better health and better life.

"If you want to get well and stay well, you must drop the idea of doing things because they are good for your health, and do things because you want to do them." - Wallace D. Wattles

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I will be starting another Happiness Club right here in my little home town of Lafayette, CA. It will be held at the Lafayette Senior Center and go on once every month from 10:30 AM till noon. We are scheduled to hold our first meeting on Thursday, April 13th. It's pretty exciting because it spun off from my course series on happiness called: Happiness: If Not Now, When? It reminded me of how you started your original happiness club in that the request was from your students who wanted more. Here, in the same way; those attending my courses want more. Also, this is community based through the Lafayette Senior Center. The women who operate the Senior center, Mei Sun Lee and Diane (hmm, forgot her last name) will be running it with me. Seems like your idea is taking root out west. As you know, I believe that seniors have real advantages when it comes to developing deep, true, happiness so I'm excited that these seniors not only want to participate but that they have pushed for it.

Anyway, as the date approaches for our beginning, I'll get back to you about it so you can send me some of your magic words of encouragement that I can read at our maiden session. You are the father of Happiness Clubs and I want those at this new club to know and be as thrilled about that as I am. So, have a terrific holiday season and magnificent new year. Love and happiness for you and your family, Bob (Dr. Bob Nozik)

"To do more for the world than the world does for you - that is success." Henry Ford

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Hey Dad, I'm sure you will enjoy this... Love, Kim :)

A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today. His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on his window. I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy. Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait." That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.

Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it "It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do.

Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I've stored away. Just for this time in my life. Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.

So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories! . Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank. I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

1. Free your heart from hatred. 2. Free your mind from worries. 3. Live simply. 4. Give more.
5. Expect less.

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Dear Lionel, Who knew? Last night I discovered that the second floor of the Fairfield Public Library was a portal to a world of people who make happiness a priority. I am so blessed.

I am just writing a quick note of gratitude now, as I know that I will have much more to say after I start reading Gateway to Happiness by Rabbi Pliskin, and the ideas and connections start to flow. My only disappointment at this moment is that I have to wait until January 19th for the next Happiness Club meeting! With appreciation and anticipation, Phyllis

"A man must seek his happiness and inward peace from objects which cannot be taken away from him." - Alexander Humboldt (1769-1859)

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Today I received the newest edition of the Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter. You are familiar with Erickson, no doubt, as a mighty oak in the hypnotherapy world. The interview, which is hyperlinked below, is with Patch Adams.

What a piece of work this interview is. Now I need to start learning about Adams' amazing life! I am thinking that none of this is new to you, but the amazing synchronicity of all this prompted me to write.

"I am too blessed to be stressed!" - Anonymous

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I wanted to share with you a remarkable event that happened on 12/11/05. At 7:30 AM The Coral Springs Jaycees and other volunteers gathered at a local KMART and took 57 needy children on a holiday shopping spree giving each child $75 to spend.

It was amazing, the kids were paired with chaperones and at the end of the shopping spree we gave the children a snack bag, sausage biscuits donated by McDonalds, home made cookies. The shopping spree was made possible thanks to donations from local businesses and patrons from KMART who donated money while we did collections outside the store. It was truly an amazing experience. At the end my chapter gave me an award for being an outstanding chairman.

I thought of you as this event proved that if you choose happiness you can help others and good things flow into your life. On another positive note my poem JOY is being published by Poetry.com in an anthology due out in the summer of 2006. Jonathan Lederman

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Norman MacEwan

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The Christmas Pledge
Believing in the beauty and simplicity of Christmas, I commit myself to the following:
1. To remember those people who truly need my gifts
2. To express my love for family and friends in more direct ways than presents
3. To rededicate myself to the spiritual growth of my family
4. To examine my holiday activities in light of the true spirit of Christmas
5. To initiate one act of peacemaking within my circle of family and friends

by Anne Fasanella

"You were born rich with 18 billion bountiful, beautiful, totally available and in all probability under-used brain cells awaiting your desire, decision and directional compass to take you onward, upward, goodward and Godward." - Mark Victor Hansen

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Hello, my name is Jedediah Hunt and I just wanted to let everyone know about the new upcoming book, Choosing Joy at Work. Choosing Joy at Work demonstrates how joy changes the work contract and improves work: Guides readers to reconnect with their joy in past work, making it easier to see joy in work today; Suggests experiments to influence, sustain, and grow joy for yourself and those around you; Provides principles, identifies blocks, and suggests quick recovery techniques to help keep you on track; and challenges you to give yourself permission and restore your power to choose and own your joy.

We truly feel this book can help everyone to be more successful. The bottom line is happy workers produce more. Please visit the Choosing Joy blog at bizworksstudio.blogspot.com.

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"Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations." - Edward de Bono

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By the way, being happy is Our nature. So, We are already being in Total Happiness. Whether we respond or react to every circumstances or situations in Our Life, adds no more nor subtract none less of Our Total happiness, We already are. Warm and Pleasant Wishes From Me, Zubli Zainordin, Nice and Peaceful at The Center of My Being.

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"There is always a certain peace in being what one is, in being that completely." - Ugo Betti (1892-1953) Dramatist and poet

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Greetings with smiles of happiness. I recently read about you in Bottom Line and just had to respond to your wonderful outlook that so many need. I am an 82 year old maladjusted veterinarian (retired since 1958) that has been blessed beyond all reason and know true happiness. I am sure this is the kind you are promoting. Dr Joseph B Davidson, Garland TX

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I read about you in the Bottom Line magazine. Let me just say that I think that your organization is great and that I admire your passion for spreading well being across the world. I checked out your website later in the day and I thought it was great, and I got the idea to tell you about something that I have been studying for some time now. It is true that happiness is vital to our existence as healthy, productive human beings, and not just because it feels good either.

You may or may not have heard this before, but I'll tell you anyway. Human beings are all magnets, made up of the same basic energy that everything is made of, quite literally the "fabric of the universe." We attract events, people, circumstances, and everything else into our lives with the thoughts and ENERGY that we send out all the time. Because of the universal law that "like attracts like" when we are happy we attract positive things into our lives, and vice versa. By the way this has all been proven by top physicists. Thank You - Conrad Hees

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"You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are...your simple presence can make others happy." - Jane Roberts

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Severe Depression and ReflectiveHappiness.com
by Jeffrey S. Levy, M.D.

Positive Psychology is founded on the belief that people want more than an end to suffering. People want to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives, to cultivate what is best within themselves, to enhance their experiences of love, work, and play. Dr. Martin Seligman has been creating a science and a profession that not only heals psychological damage but also builds strengths to enable people to achieve the best things in life. This e-mail reports important research findings in the field of Positive Psychology.

Caution!

Since major depression is a serious problem with potentially lethal complications, it is essential to under-interpret this preliminary data until all the methodological flaws are corrected. Do NOT even think about stopping drugs or psychotherapy based on these early findings.

The Happiness Show on TV:)

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.

HAPPINESS CLUB MEETING :)

Our next Happiness Club meeting will be a presentation for Happiness called:

"The Option Method" by Lionel Ketchian. Don't miss this chance of a lifetime to find happiness through the work of Bruce Di Marsico's Option Method. You will learn why you are unhappy and how to handle yourself.

Date :) Thursday, January 19, 2006 Time :) 7:00 - 9:00 P.M.
Place :) In the newly renovated Fairfield Public Library, in the Rotary Room

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

Admission is free; everyone is welcome. Meet some wonderful people using happiness in their lives.

UPCOMING HAPPINESS CLUB MEETINGS DATES :)
All Meetings will be held at the Fairfield Library

Thursday, January 19, 2006

Thursday, February 16, 2006

Thursday, March 16, 2006

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"Paradise is here or nowhere: You must take your joy with you or you will never find it." - Orison Swett Marden (1850-1924) Founder of Success magazine

California Happiness Meeting :)

California Happiness Club Meeting :)

Meeting Location: One Taste Urban Retreat Center www.onetastesf.com
Date: Sunday, December 18th Time: 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Location: 333 1st Street- 3rd floor in the Activity Room (between Folsom and Harrison)
It is walking distance from Montgomery Street BART

Jinendra Swami, The Messenger of Sustainable Happiness, will be joining us again to lead us in a happiness experience that we have never been able to achieve before. Jinendra will be leading a program called "3S - Pathway to Sustainable Happiness... a new paradigm for total wellness". He will explain, demonstrate, and lead the group through series of Yogic
exercises, Postures, Special Mudras and Breathing techniques, and a special Meditation "Journey into Consciousness". Participants will discover how to transcend and create positive emotions when confronted with issues related to Security, Survival and Self-Esteem. One cannot avoid adverse circumstances in life but one can learn and master the
skills on how to cope with them. 3S deals with learning and decoding simple self-management tools to remain Healthy, Happy and in Harmony!

Please RSVP because it helps us prepare. I hope to see you there! Aymee

Bob Nozik, M.D. and Aymee Coget, M.A., amazing individuals are in charge of running the California Happiness Club. Bob is the author of Happy 4 Life: Here’s How to Do It. Dr. Bob

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"I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. I will not refuse to do the something I can do." - Helen Keller

Free registration, please call the Village Center at 301-656-2797
Open to all community members that have decided to better their quality of life and be happy.
Please send inquiries, requests for programs, speaker and consulting services to: Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

Canadian Ambassador of Happiness :)

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"Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

Happiness is one of the most important things in your life. Happiness is an inner state of well being. A state of well being that enables you to profit from your highest: thoughts, wisdom, intelligence, common sense, emotions, health, and spiritual values in your life. Happiness does wonders for your soul. Practice "Premeditated Happiness." Happiness is an issue of power. We give our power to others for many reasons, and we think that they will make us happy. The truth is that we have given others power over ourselves. We can take our power back in order to be happy again. Now is the time to learn to use happiness in dealing with challenges and difficult people in your life so you can develop the strength to prevail. Reading this newsletter will not just make your life better; it will make the world a better place...because you have decided to be happy!

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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!

Make the Happiness Decision Now!

This can be the best day for the rest of the "Best Of Your Life!"

THAT'S ALL FOLKS...NOW BE HAPPY!

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