Review: Happiness is a Choice. You can choose to be Happy!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 2, 2014
"Here's an interesting fact: it has been determined from studies that 50% of a man's happiness comes from his genes, 10% from life circumstances (things that are beyond his control) and 40% from his own actions. Don't feel alone in this guys, this also applies to women." This is just one statistic that Barbara Steinhoff Schneider shares in this book. The  main point that she makes over and over again is that 'happiness is a choice.' She states that there are six aspects for well-being: the first two are life satisfaction and happiness; the rest being a sense of control over life, self-esteem, depression and physical health. When any one of these are lacking the 'happiness' level will not be as high."You will live for an average of 30,000 days. Of those, 10,000 are spent at work When you actually stop and consider that, it's obvious that working a job that you are unhappy in is totally insane." Other areas that a man must choose to develop is gratitude,joy (which remains when happiness fades), serenity, wellness, hope, pride (the right kind); he must find purpose, forgive himself, serve others, get a hobby (or  two) embrace his masculinity and a long list of other attributes, ie: "Take control of your own mood."She states that a main key is Meditation; just 10 min will improve his mental and physical health. "In order to achieve this, he must think about who he is, what makes him happy, what makes him unhappy and what he can achieve by following the suggestions and methods he has learned about happiness." "Remember, the more you consciously choose to focus on all of the things that go well in your life, the more you are training your brain to default to the positive.""Go through your life being yourself all of the time." "You are more than enough and you deserve to be happy." "Happiness is the ability to accept what is pleasant while at the same time grasping what is unpleasant." This is just a few of her messages to the men in our lives. And of course I couldn't help but compare the man in my life as I read this well researched and helpful book. I would definitely suggest that if you are thinking of making this purchase, you will be glad you did. Happy Reading!! (Pun intended!)