Thinking your way to happiness

This sounds too Polyanna-ish doesn't it? If life were that simple, we'd all be set.

I have this book that I got from my mother entitled (It's All in Your Head) Thinking Your Way to Happiness, The 8 Essential Secrets to Leading a Life Without Regrets by Polian and Levine. It sounded pretty simplistic and I didn't have high hopes for it, but I really wanted to read it and find out how close it was to the book I've been writing and toying with that I was thinking of entitling 'Managing the Voices Within'. Turns out we have totally different topics and I don't like my title anymore anyway. So until I get my book finished, here is an overview of the topic of their book and the 8 essential secrets:

1. You're just where you are supposed to be.

• We compare ourselves to others in so many ways and it is a race we can never win. Instead we need to pursue things that bring us pleasure, base our decisions on our own lives and realize that God wants us to see ourselves as incomparable.
  

2. It gets better.

• Time leads to wisdom and happiness, eases pain, lessens anger and adds perspective. Embrace time and life will improve. Take small steps in the direction you want to go and you'll feel a different attitude.
  

3. Own your success.

• We treat ourselves in ways that would never be allowable by others and beat ourselves up easily. We need to own our successes and failures and see ourselves realistically.
  

4. You don't have to go it alone.

• Stop thinking you have to do it all yourself and ask for help! It's not a sign of weakness.
  

5. There's no time like now, so take the action.

• Stop waiting for the perfect time. There is no perfect time. "Fear of failure is a fear of living."
  

6. Your best is enough.

• "Miracles, and happiness, come to those who do the best they can."
  

7. The past is the past.

• Let it go. Forgive others and yourself.
  

8. Tomorrow is too late.

• Be happy today. Be present in today.

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