Time To Be Happy Is Now

Happiness is infectious in the watercolor art of Kathy Davis. It's carried on rite wings of birds and in the buzz of bees; in flowers bursting with color, in big red hearts, and in enormous golden suns. In this delightful book, inspiring quotations by authors, poets, and other creative souls are incorporated into Kathy's designs in jubilant calligraphy. Over a million people have shared Kathy's joyful expressions with friends and toyed ones in the form of greeting cards. Now audiences can enjoy a broader spectrum of her designs in this new gift book and the companion address book.

Is happiness something that you believe will come attached to some future event or a special person? Are you postponing happiness until you have the ideal job, live in your dream home, find the perfect mate, retire, or some other future situation? If you find yourself caught up in these thoughts or are missing passion, joy, or inner peace, then this book is for you! Through a series of practical lessons, you will learn the tools for raising self-awareness, leading to a path of personal transformation, which will allow you to experience a life of peace and happiness.

"Katie B. Smith places a spotlight on areas that need further development to strengthen one's ability to make smarter decisions and reach desired outcomes. I now have more fulfilling relationships, career opportunities, and a genuine expression of myself. If you are stuck envisioning your next chapter and are willing to do the work, Katie's integrative method will enhance you, your mission and your life " - Elaine DiLisio, President, Cordillera Advisor Group Everyone wants to be happy, yet most are preoccupied with stress, over-extension, and discouraging thoughts. While appearing to be successful, they feel stuck and plagued by negative self-talk. For the first time, certified executive coach, Katie B. Smith, shares her sought after professional guidance with the masses. In this book, you receive her strategies to move beyond fear and into the conscious choice of embracing fulfillment, love, and happiness - even amidst challenges. Hone the practices to: - Move from tolerating to accepting - Break negative thinking - Live with ease and less stress - Have fun, pleasure, and joy - Acknowledge and love yourself - Create a new personal and professional future Katie B. Smith speaks from the creative space of inner wisdom, years of corporate experience, and her journey into wellness, meditation and yoga. Her information is communicated in the language of the business world, but with a Zen twist - from the inside out. Her Results Focused Coaching shines a light on the person, not issues. Katie works with business owners, senior executives, and career professionals in the art of integrating their body, mind and heart to harness happiness and have the life and work they deserve. To learn more, please visit www.katiebsmith.com.

A New York Times bestseller: The “magnificent” memoir by one of the bravest and most original writers of our time—“A tour de force of literature and love” (Vogue). One of the New York Times’ “50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years” Jeanette Winterson’s bold and revelatory novels have established her as a major figure in world literature. Her internationally best-selling debut, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, tells the story of a young girl adopted by Pentecostal parents, and has become a staple of required reading in contemporary fiction classes. Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? is a “singular and electric” memoir about a life’s work to find happiness (The New York Times). It is a book full of stories: about a girl locked out of her home, sitting on the doorstep all night; about a religious zealot disguised as a mother who has two sets of false teeth and a revolver in the dresser, waiting for Armageddon; about growing up in a north England industrial town now changed beyond recognition; about the universe as a cosmic dustbin. It is the story of how a painful past, rose to haunt the author later in life, sending her on a journey into madness and out again, in search of her biological mother. It is also a book about the power of literature, showing how fiction and poetry can form a string of guiding lights, or a life raft that supports us when we are sinking. Witty, acute, fierce, and celebratory, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? is a tough-minded story of the search for belonging—for love, identity, home, and a mother.

On September 11, 2001, Alison Lanza Falls had a great career as a Wall Street banker, a caring and supportive family, and an enormous secret. She was silently and profoundly unhappy. Nine years after watching smoke billow from the World Trade Center where she was heading for a meeting, Alison began an incredible journey of personal transformation, with guidance from David Prudhomme, mind coach and founder of Mederi Wellness. While chronicling the evolution of her remarkable life, Alison shares her unique experiences and important life lessons using Prudhommes framework, The Best Me NOW!, that guided her through an experiential process on how to choose emotions, let go and feel free, practice forgiveness, release deep-seated fears, love herself and others unconditionally, and accept and embrace her uniqueness. Alisons story reveals simple, practical lessons for anyone interested in improving self-talk, applying universal truths in a professional setting, and preparing the mind for excellence, proving that positive change is not only possible, but also that it follows a specific path of perception, awareness, and choice. Be Happy NOW! combines two unique voices to share an inspiring story of transformation and life lessons intended to guide others on how to attain authentic happiness and a true understanding of self.

“This little book cuts through the verbosity of most how-to/self-help books and lays out the everyday steps you can take to simply feel happier. It provides easy-to-follow instructions for learning to meditate, developing mindfulness, and shifting your perspective. It also has grounded tips for handling negative people, traffic jams, the internet, media, and more.”—L. Erickson “Mommy Mystic”, Amazon Top 1000 Reviewer What if you could be happy all the time, no matter what? In our hyper-connected world, the message is that happiness comes from getting the latest fashions, the hot guy or gal, the perfect car and the stylish house, but don't buy what they are selling out there! Even people who have it all can be miserable if they're out of touch with their spirit. How to Be Happy NOW shows you the way to be deeply happy all of the time regardless of whether you have it all or not. With practical and accessible wisdom, it provides seven core practices that will get you in touch with your spirit and make you truly happy. Also included are lots of tips designed to make your life easier and more fun. Adopting even a few of these tips will increase your energy and give you a bigger smile, while mastering the core practices will bring you unshakable and lasting happiness.

An illustrated picture book that teaches the best way to be happy is to embrace the circumstances we find ourselves in each day Happy Right Now brings a much-needed message to kids: it’s great to feel happy, but it’s okay to feel sad sometimes too. Dealing with emotions can be hard. Children experience the same range of strong feelings as adults, but often don’t have the tools to deal with them. For children ages 4 to 8, Happy Right Now teaches emotional intelligence with fun, relatable imagery and clever rhymes. Award-winning author Julie Berry brings a playful bounce to the important lesson that kids don’t need to wait for fantastic gifts, school vacations, or sunny days to find joy in the moment. And even if they can’t find a way to choose happiness—if the blues are just too strong—Berry provides a series of quick practices to help young readers move through their sadness. Smartly illustrated by Holly Hatam, Happy Right Now is perfect for children, parents, and caregivers who want to learn how to navigate difficult emotions and embrace the bright side of any situation, rain or shine.

This friendly picture book helps young children make sense of mixed-up emotions. Happy, and also sad. Excited, but nervous too. Feeling friendly, with a little shyness mixed in. Mixed feelings are natural, but they can be confusing. There are different kinds of happy—the quiet kind and the “noisy, giggly, jump and run” kind. And there are conflicting feelings, like proud and jealous, frustrated and determined. With gentle messaging and charming illustrations, a little girl talks about her many layered feelings, ultimately concluding, “When I have more than one feeling inside me, I don’t have to choose just one. I know that all my feelings are okay at the same time.” A special section for adults presents ideas for helping children explore their emotions, build a vocabulary of feeling words, know what to do if they feel overwhelmed, and more.