Happy for No Reason - With or without money -- Be Happy!

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Do You Wish You Could Be Happier in Life - or just Happy for No Reason?

Most people sit on their laurels, wishful thinking about one day in the future when their life will be just right.  In Happy for No Reason, written by New York Times best-selling author Marci Shimoff, you can discover the key to unlocking your happiness under any circumstances - at any point in your life.

According to Marci, it's not a flourishing love, new home, or dream car that catapults your happiness to a higher plane - it's something you can experience whenever you want to, and is independent from tangible treasures.

Happiness can be cultivated immediately - right this second - and carry on with you in life far into the future without fail.  Happy for No Reason is the book that comes after Marci's accomplishments with the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and the acclaimed book, The Secret.

 
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"What if you could experience happiness from the inside out - no matter what's going on in your life?"

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Seven Steps to Being Happier Right Now! 

With Happy For No Reason

What would it take for you to be happy for no reason? Most people don't have that luxury - they wait for something good to happen to them so that they can feel the exhilaration of happiness, if only for a fleeting moment.

In Marci Shimoff's Happy for No Reason, she unveils seven steps that can teach you how to be happy regardless of what's happened on that day.

Released in January, 2008, Happy for No Reason details the universal goal that mankind embraces - being happy in life. That's all we really want, but it's often so hard to find.

Anti-depressant use is at an all-time high. Since when did we become a world so full or sorrow and depression? Maybe it's our expectations, our focus on everything wrong. If you're like many men and women, you may struggle with finding your own happiness and be searching for some new concepts to change your outlook on life.

You don't want to have happy spikes - moments where you're elated one second and back to being blue the next. You really want to feel like you're in a state of happiness at all times.

Part of the reason our happiness is so jeopardized in society right now is that we've been raised - programmed - to believe our happiness is dependant on outside influences. The media does it, our parents reinforce it - it's everywhere!

What would it mean to you if someone unrolled a map to pure happiness and gave it to you to call upon whenever you needed it? That's exactly what Marci Shimoff has done in Happy for No Reason, with her 7-step formula to sheer ecstasy!

Jack Canfield, author of The Success Principles:

"With Happy for No Reason, Marci Shimoff has hit a home run. This book presents a definitive, broad-based approach to becoming truly happy that combines great spiritual depth, top-notch research, and psychological practicality. I'm certain that if you follow the practices in her dazzling new book, you too will manifest a lifetime of happiness."

Is Happiness Rooted in Money or Perfection? 

Unravel the mysteries of where your happiness lies

Why do we focus so much energy and attention on changing our world? Because we're striving for a level of happiness that's always just out of our reach. How many times have you seen a miserable rich person and wondered, "Why is he so miserable with all that money?"

The old adage money doesn't buy happiness is true. It's hard to see it when you're the one doing without, but using Marci Shimoff's lead in Happy for No Reason, you begin to understand the concept and why a dirt poor child with no food or clothes can sit smiling, happy to be alive, and a grown man who has all of his needs met can be so unhappy.

When Marci wrote Happy for No Reason, she didn't just sit down and scratch out a bunch of mantras for you to learn. Instead, the book is based on scientific research of people who consider themselves genuinely happy in life.

If there was a formula for this, Marci was going to find it - and she did! As you dig in deep, you begin to see how the stories of others apply to your own life, and you start modeling your happiness after the experts who have mastered this technique.

Let yourself get inspired by your ability to finally unravel the mysteries of where your happiness lies. This book will touch your heart and rekindle your childlike ability to relish the little things in life and not rely on big ticket purchases or perfection to evoke a smile.

Visit the Happy for No Reason website today!

Marci Shimoff 

Author of Happy for No Reason

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Where Did the Law of Attraction Originate? 

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The Law of Attraction refers to an esoteric principle that individuals experience physical and mental manifestations corresponding to their predominant thoughts, feelings, words, and actions; and that they thereby have the ability to control the reality of their lives through thought alone.

The principle is based on the concept that a person's thoughts (conscious and unconscious), emotions, beliefs and actions attract corresponding positive and/or negative experiences. This process has been described as "harmonious vibrations of the law of attraction", Whittaker, S. Secret attraction, The Montreal Gazette, May 12th 2007. or "you get what you think about; your thoughts determine your experience."Redden, Guy, Magic Happens: A New Age Metaphysical Mystery Tour, Journal of Australian Studies: 101

The law of attraction is commonly associated with New Thought theories, beliefs, and practices and has been criticized in the media, the scientific community, and by some proponents of the New Age Movement.

What You'll Find in This Book 

Here is an overview of the steps (one per chapter):

The Foundation
Take Ownership of Your Happiness

The Pillar of the Mind
Don't Believe Everything Your Think

The Pillar of the Heart
Let Love Lead

The Pillar of the Body
Make Your Cells Happy

The Pillar of the Soul
Plug Yourself In to Spirit

The Roof
Live a Life Inspired by Purpose

The Garden
Cultivate Nourishing Relationship

Mehmet C. Oz, MD, coauthor of You: Staying Young:

"You can't depend on external circumstances for lasting happiness. It has to come from inside you. Based on scientific research and the experiences of truly happy people, Happy for No Reason shows you step-by-step how to raise your happiness set-point."

Marianne Williamson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Return to Love

"Marci Shimoff is one of the most compelling people I've ever known. I'm happy she's shared her wisdom with all of us in Happy for No Reason."

John Gray, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus:

"Happy for No Reason offers seven clear, powerful, and effective steps you can practice to be happier right now!"

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Rona wrote

Marci I just saw the Opus. Wow! You were so inspirational and insightful as usual. I really appreciate this movie. Thank you for adding your gifts to such an important movie.

Reply Posted August 21, 2008

richgerman wrote...

There are lots of reasons to be happy. Nice lens!

You might want to check out my lens on how to live a truly wealthy life.

ReplyPosted August 12, 2008

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Susan B. wrote

I thought you were wonderful in The OPus. I jsut saw it and felt your message was very heartfelt and pertinent. I loved the Secret - but you came across as a stronger more genuine teacher in The Opus. Thank you for your contribution.

Reply Posted July 21, 2008

CliveAnderson wrote...

Great lens, it says it all really. I guess life is just a great experience after all. Very informative, many thanks.
Kind Regards
Clive Anderson

ReplyPosted June 08, 2008

RinchenChodron wrote...

Just recently I had a friend highly recommend this book. Excellent lens.

ReplyPosted June 04, 2008

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Cassidy B. wrote

Hi Marci,
I loved you in The Opus. You were wonderful. I think you were so much stronger in this movie than the secret. You were inspiring and relevant! Thank you for sharing your message and your wonderful gifts. I look forward to sharing this incredible film with everyone I know!

Reply Posted June 02, 2008

jacquelinestone wrote...

Hi, Marci.
I love your book and the message of choosing happiness where ever we are. It is a chosen state of mind and being, in the moment, not a distant goal. I believe it must start with self-love.
Please consider joining my groups, Empowerment & Enlightenment and Get Happy!.

ReplyPosted May 20, 2008

Evelyn_Saenz wrote...

Great Lens! 5 stars and favored!
Fancy Nancy loves your lens so much that she is sending you virtual Adjectives. To help you express your happiness.

ReplyPosted April 22, 2008

bgreen wrote...

Thank you for sharing this great book and happiness mindset with us! Happiness is a choice, and a very rewarding place to live ;*)

ReplyPosted February 08, 2008

CreativeArtist wrote...

I'm reading Happy for No Reason. It's got lots of good tips and examples.

ReplyPosted January 24, 2008

Anahid wrote...

Happiness comes with satisfaction, and giving thanks with what we already have not by getting more material stuff. Having our family and friends and our good health should make us happy and thankful. I gave you fivestars. Thanks. Anna

ReplyPosted January 24, 2008

Stress_No_More wrote...

Great lens! Being happy is good for keeping your stress level down:-)

ReplyPosted January 13, 2008

UltraBrainTraining wrote...

Cool! Let's all be happy for no reason :)

P.S. Thanks for visiting my lens The Secret Law of Attraction

ReplyPosted January 08, 2008

olirom wrote...

Happiness is a fleeting emotion...difficult to maintain for any significant length of time. I prefer to focus on attaining contentment. Its a wonderful place to be and much easier to get to.

ReplyPosted January 03, 2008

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On Friday, January 18th, The Wall Street Journal Book Index reports that Happy for No Reason is #2 on their Non-Fiction Bestseller List.

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What Jack Canfield had to say in a recent email...... 

Rhonda Byrne, creator of "The Secret" wrote...

"The shortcut to anything you want in your life is to BE and FEEL happy now! It is the fastest way to bring money and anything else you want into your life."

An acclaimed "Secret" teacher and co-author of six Chicken Soup for the Soul books, my dear friend Marci Shimoff, passionately agrees and has cracked the code on happiness.

Marci's developed a remarkable 7-step process to boost your happiness and the rewards that come with it in her new book: Happy for No Reason.

This book presents a definitive, broad-based approach to becoming truly happy that combines great spiritual depth, top-notch research, and psychological practicality.

I'm certain that if you follow the practices in her amazing new book, you too will manifest a lifetime of happiness.

Marci will guide you through a straightforward test of 20 questions to determine your level of happiness...

You'll then be given a practical 7-step strategy to increase your level of happiness and decrease the risk of slipping into your old habits.

By the time you finish reading Happy for No Reason you'll know how to experience an authentic state of sustained happiness for the rest of your life.

This book should be on every desk... in every office...
every school... every nightstand.

It should be in the hands of everyone you know.

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Can You Forgive? 

by Marci Shimoff

To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness.
-Robert Mueller, Former Assistant Secretary General to the United Nations

Forgiveness is one of the 21 core habits of unconditionally happy people I discovered through my research for my book, Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out. The reality is whether the trespass against you is big or small, you can't be truly happy until you forgive.

I once had a neighbor who was always yelling about something. My garbage cans were too close to her driveway. People parked their cars in front of her house. The neighborhood dogs were digging in her garden. Understandably, she wasn't my favorite person. One afternoon, I heard an ambulance coming down the street. I looked out my window and saw it turn into her driveway. The paramedics loaded the woman into the vehicle and, lights flashing, took off for the hospital. That day I found out my neighbor was a very sick woman; she had a serious liver disease, chronic back problems, and lived every day of her life in constant and excruciating pain. My anger at her disappeared instantly. When she came back from the hospital until she died a year and a half later, I not only felt differently toward her, I found myself doing anything I could to help her.

When you understand the suffering of others, like magic, it transforms your negative feelings into compassion, and sets the stage for forgiveness to occur.

If you thinks this sounds great, but are wondering how to let go and forgive, you've already cleared a big hurdle-just being willing to consider forgiveness is sometimes the hardest part.

Here is a powerful exercise that can guide you through the forgiveness process:

Forgiveness Exercise

1. Sit someplace where you will not be disturbed.
2. Close your eyes and think of someone you are holding anger, hatred, or resentment toward in your heart.
3. Take a couple of deep breaths and let yourself feel your feelings without having to do anything about them. Just notice them.
4. Now, realize that the person's hurtful action can't be changed. It's in the past and there is absolutely nothing that can be done to affect it now. Feel the finality of that.
5. Also realize that this person may never change. They are the way they are. Take a few deep breaths as you accept the truth of that.
6. Now, see that the person is the way they are-and did whatever they did-because they have some pain, some lack, some woundedness. They may not even realize it themselves, but it's there. People only hurt others because they are hurt themselves. See them through the eyes of compassion for their own suffering. Imagine they are a child that is hurting, lashing out at others in their own pain. Can you feel compassion for them?
7. Sit quietly for a minute or two more, just feeling the expansion that compassion-in any amount-brings to the heart.

It's okay if you still feel angry; the purpose of this exercise is to begin to release the pain in your heart, not to excuse anyone for their actions. Keep repeating this exercise until you feel a shift, however small, in your heart. Your forgiveness will grow as you feel more compassion, leading you to greater and greater experiences of being Happy for No Reason.

Happiness and the Friendly Universe 

by Marci Shimoff

Einstein once said that the most important question a person can ask himself is, "Is this a friendly universe?" As part of the research I did for my new book, Happy for No Reason, I interviewed over one hundred unconditionally happy people. What I found was that they all answered Einstein's question with a resounding "Yes!"

Rather than thinking the universe is out to get them, happy people believe the universe is out to support them. They see all the events in their lives through the lens of, "Ultimately, this is happening for my good. There are no mistakes. Let me look for the blessing in this." This belief in a friendly universe is the root of their relaxed and trusting attitude in life.

There's even research showing that a belief in a friendly universe can impact a person's health. A recent study conducted by Gail Ironson, Ph.D., M.D., professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Miami, found that people with HIV who believed in a loving universal power remained healthier longer than people who believed in a universal power that was punishing.

This may be a hard concept to swallow. Certainly there are many horrible things that happen in this world: war, persecution, famine, and suffering. It's easy to think that we don't live in a friendly universe. The one thing that's helped me embrace the idea that the universe is always out to support me is the knowledge that all the wise men and women who have ever lived-the sages and saints of the past and present-have shared this belief. I've also seen that people who are Happy for No Reason use it as a guiding principle, and you can use it yourself to raise your own happiness level.

Rather than trying to decide whether this principle is true or not, I suggest that you adopt this perspective for the next week or two, and see how different your life feels. That means that whatever happens, assume that the universe is on your side-even if isn't obvious to you on the face of it.

When I first began doing this myself, I noticed that although I wasn't jumping up and down with joy and loving everything that happened in my life, I definitely felt a lot more ease and peace inside. When you believe that the universe is out to support you, you're able to stop resisting what is happening. This doesn't mean being passive or complacent about the events in the world or in your own life. It simply means not fighting or bemoaning what has already happened and can't be changed. Many of us spend a tremendous amount of energy being upset and resisting life-when you take the view that there are no mistakes and accept what is, you can use your energy instead to deal effectively with the situation now.

Try it and see. You've got nothing to lose but your angst. And I guarantee your happiness level will soar when you realize you do live in a friendly universe after all!

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