Smile for no good reason excerpt

Excerpted from Smile For No Good Reason: Simple Things You Can Do to Get Happy NOW

Introduction

Attitudinal Healing has touched the hearts of dying children and adults, eased the pain of citizens ravaged by war, redirected Fortune 500 companies, captured the attention of world leaders, assisted medical experts in major universities, been welcomed by Nobel Peace laureates, and yet most people have still not heard of Attitudinal Healing. This, in part, is because there is nothing commercial about it. It is a quiet wisdom for those who want it. In the high-tech information age such basic knowledge can easily go unnoticed.

This book presents clear and concise ways—that you can begin right now—to begin living a happier and more meaningful life. You will learn to feel more peaceful and be more productive by replacing the automatic ways you react from fear with new perceptions of yourself and the world.

A primary teaching of Attitudinal Healing is: Nothing needs to change in your life situation or the world in order for you to have peace of mind. At first, such a notion may seem implausible. This idea is foreign to the typical way of thinking, which states "If you're unhappy, change something in your life. Change jobs, buy something new, find a different relationship."

It is easy to become sidetracked and stressed by a multitude of little tasks and problems, and to lose sight of what really matters. In this increasingly complicated world, what is needed is to remind yourself of what is most precious. This book offers simple and practical ways to be happy by approaching life with a different attitude.

Have you noticed that the changes you make in your life are often only short-term fixes? Regardless of how you modify your life, do stress and conflict soon creep back in? Changing life circumstances without addressing your thinking is like painting over rust: It will look great for a while, but eventually the old rust will slowly break through the new paint. By addressing your attitudes, nothing more and nothing less, whatever changes you make will contribute to your lasting happiness rather than lead to another disappointment or failure.

Attitudinal Healing is a way of having happiness without having to change your social status, religion, spouse, or the amount in your bank account. Attitudinal Healing is a way to go through your day responding to life's challenges with peace of mind rather than with fear, anger, and guilt. It has helped thousands of people and now can help you.