A quick search on the internet reveals some confusion about what the secret of happiness actually is…
- Keep changing something if you’re not happy, until you are (what exactly to change is missing information).
- Make others believe they are the cause of it (!?)
- Count your blessings while others are adding to their troubles.
- Admire without desiring (!?)
- Not to chase it. It’s like a butterfly so you must pay attention to other things and it will land on your shoulder (a smidgen of truth, but largely useless information).
These web results leave me dumbfounded! These aren’t the way to happiness, they’ll just confuse someone in genuine need of advice that works…
Given that the only thing we really want is happiness, this muddle of confusion won’t do…
Where to look for the secret to happiness?
Well… you could ask a happy person, or you could ask a thousand happy people, and quiz them all about it. Unfortunately they won’t know.
They will probably get you closer than the above “wisdom” because what will happen is they will tend to describe what it is LIKE to be happy… “I feel blessed, spontaneous, energetic, free, loving and I love to help people.” So they might deduce that the secret is “gratitude, spontaneity, energy, freedom, loving and giving.”
These are certainly some of the qualities of happiness but they are not the secret. That would be putting the cart before the horse. Happy people don’t get happy by doing these things. They ARE happy FIRST, and so they do these things naturally.
So how can we find it?
The answer is to ask someone who has CREATED happiness from misery — someone who’s been through hell. They will know! Ask someone who has done all the seeking, researching and experimenting; someone who’s already taken the journey you want to take. I AM that person and after over 20 years of research and experimentation, the secret of happiness is now crystal clear to me.
There’s only ONE master key
There’s only ONE underlying root cause, just one, and I’ve explained it in the very first chapter of Happy Guide. This ONE cause holds, contains and makes effective, all the other causes…
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Scroll down to the Contents and click on “DISCOVER THE HAPPINESS SECRET” which will take you right to the beginning of the chapter.
Happy reading!
“Thanks for putting The Happiness Secret together. You have put it in a nutshell in a few short pages. Excellent!”
— Dr. Ed Dodge, USA
“Wow! What an incredible journey you have been on! Aren’t we all blessed that you decided to share your learnings with us and write your Happiness Secret. Thank you so much.”
— Rebecca, UK
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Michael Kinnaird is the author of Happy Guide, the result of a 20 year exploration into what works for health and happiness.
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It’s crazy to see how things happen. I explain. Today of all days I decided to start changing my lifestyle plan, food, exercise… and of course the mindset. Your guide arrives exacty in time to focus all this. thanks a lot Mike & James & God Bless
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The most fascinating thing is that this guide came into my life just as I was putting all this together myself. I will make a habit of starting the day by reading it every day, and reminding myself of everything I need to to TODAY.
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I’m such a late bloomer, it is ridiculous. I am just now tired of being tired and giving my money to the pharmaceutical companies. This booklet is a blessing for me as it just adds to my endeavor to live better. I never do anything for more than a couple of weeks, the habits come back. So we all have the answer inside us as we struggle to make lifestyle changes that we don’t stick to. This will help me stick to it!!
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Hi Mike
Interesting book … I wish you every success.
All the very best,
Don
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I can readily identify with this. People with highs and lows tend only to exercise when feeling in a better mood but I have an eating and exercise routine which has become second nature and am consistently contented despite high stress levels of a demanding job. I used to look at attitudes first and behaviours second but I now realise it is our behaviour that shapes our attitudes.
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