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Are You Happy Now?: 10 Ways to Live a Happy Life Kindle Edition

by Barbara Berger (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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What is preventing you from being happy now? Is it your partner, your health, your job, your financial situation or your weight? Or is it all the things you think you “should” do? Barbara Berger takes a look at all the things we think and do that prevent us from living happy lives now. The book’s basic premise is that our thoughts determine our experience of reality—and understanding this is the key to living a happy life. This is a revolutionary way of looking at life because most people believe that outer conditions are the reason why they are unhappy. But if outer conditions are not the cause—what is? Berger presents 10 practical ways to use this understanding in your daily life, your relationships, at work and for your health. And she gives examples from her own dramatic life since leaving America at the young age of 18 in protest against the Vietnam War and settling in Scandinavia to her lifelong exploration of the power of mind and the nature of consciousness.
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About the Author

American-born Barbara Berger is the bestselling author of "The Road to Power - Fast Food for the Soul" (30 languages), "The Awakening Human Being - A Guide to the Power of Mind" and "Are You Happy Now? 10 Ways to Live a Happy Life" (15 languages). She lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ENH4HX2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ John Hunt Publishing; Reprint edition (August 30, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 30, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3135 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 198 pages
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Barbara Berger

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American-born author Barbara Berger has written 15 self-empowerment books including her international bestseller "The Road to Power / Fast Food for the Soul" (30 languages), "Are You Happy Now? 10 Ways to Live a Happy Life" (21 languages) and "The Awakening Human Being - A Guide to the Power of Mind". Her latest book "Find and Follow Your Inner Compass - Instant Guidance in an Age of Information Overload" was released in 2017.

In all her books, Barbara Berger explores the incredible power of mind and how to use this power wisely. Her message is very relevant for everyone because an understanding of how the mind works is the key to living a happy life right now, regardless of outer events and circumstances.

For out of stock titles, see her Web site: www.beamteam.com

Barbara Berger has been a seeker and teacher all her life. All Barbara's books are based on her life work which has always been to try to find a way out of suffering. Her quest to ease suffering has led Barbara to explore many different pathways and approaches - mental, physical, metaphysical, psychological and spiritual. After leaving the US in the mid-60s in protest against the Vietnam War and settling in Scandinavia, Barbara continued her quest with a passionate interest in the science of the mind, the nature of consciousness, metaphysics, traditional spirituality and psychology.

Barbara lives in Copenhagen, Denmark and works as coach, helping people around the globe come into alignment with their own true power. For more about Barbara see her Web site: www.beamteam.com

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3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
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i can't really say that i like this book. would keep it or recomend
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Mary Nale Attune Magazine
5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing!
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2013
This is the first book I’ve read by Barbara Berger, I had no idea what to expect. After reading the first chapter I realized that there were a few things resonating for me, I had to put the book down and think this over. Wait...am I happy? What will make me happy? Do I even know how to be happy? Do I know the difference between happy and unhappy? See, powerful stuff here right? What makes this book different is the writing style. In my opinion, many of us have become immune or desensitized to anything that hints at the law of attraction; if you are one of these people you will like this book a lot.

The Chapters in this book are based on the 10 Ways to Live a Happy Life. This is definitely a book that’s reality based. Yet it won’t ruffle your feathers! I know, some of us are sensitive to “reality” based writing but haven’t we had enough fairy tale fixes by now? Isn’t it time to stand up and be as happy as you want to be? This is a book of empowerment! Right away you will notice that there’s a common theme here, separate your emotional thinking (stories) from the event that’s happening then-take responsibility. I think it’s so easy for us to only do half of this, without the other part-the taking responsibility part. What Barbara Berger has offered us here is a way to make small changes that will have a huge impact on our happiness. I do think these changes will take time and practice, as I’ve already said, this isn’t a magic pill or potion. As I finished this book, I kept hearing “Release what no longer serves.”

My favorite chapter is No. 8 Deal with what is in front of you and forget the rest. “The number 8 cause of suffering and unhappiness is shadowboxing with illusions instead of dealing with the reality in front of you.”
For me...this was a “wow” moment for so many reasons. This one sentence just summed it all up for me: “Give yourself – and the other person- a chance.” Why? Well, the chapter explains how we may project onto a person who we think that person is – this is based on our own personal experiences. I know, some of you have evolved and progressed past this but for me, it’s still a challenge. There’s practical advice here that can help! There’s also something here that makes me wonder about the way I deal with goals, list making and planning projects-how much of my planning is based on trying to realize every possible outcome? And is this a positive trait or am I only telling myself “stories” that are holding me back? I think there’s a fine line here that needs to be addressed in my life. Yes, each of us will read this book and “take away” something completely different than the next person. I’m sharing what I found to be most profound for me.

Another thing I like about this book is the A Happy Life Worksheet.
Here we have a way to really work with the 10 ways to live a happy life listed in the book and to figure out how we can improve “the happy” in our lives. Perhaps this is an opportunity to journal answers and thoughts about each of the exercises. The most important part of this worksheet is that it allows us the opportunity to work with the 10 ways to live a happy life by asking the questions we need to be asking ourselves and changing thought patterns as we go along.

This is not another Law of Attraction cookie cutter self help book. This is refreshing, down to earth advice about how to make small changes that will ultimately add up to being happy. I enjoyed the candid way Barbara Berger brings her message to us in this book.
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Bonnie Cehovet
5.0 out of 5 stars Steps To The Path Of A Happy Life
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2013
What a question! Are you happy now? We want to put a nice face on... smile ... and say yes. But so many times that is a mask that we put on to cover the fact that we are not happy ... that we are perhaps even unhappy. "Are You Happy Now?" is a book of wisdom to be worked with, to be placed in our lives, to be made part of ourselves. Each of the ten ways is part of the path to a happy life.

The ten ways are:

1. Accept what is
2. Want what you have
3. Be honest with yourself
4. Investigate your stories
5. Mind your own business
6. Follow your passion and accept the consequences
7. Do the right thing and accept the consequences
8. Deal with what is in front ofyou and forget the rest
9. Know what is what
10. Learn to see beyond impermanence

That is a lot to digest! The message? Be authentic, and take responsibility for yourself. Not a bad message at all! In her introduction Berger tells us how this book came about - as an offshoot of her personal writing about what she needed to know to live her life in a better way. She was doing this to clear her own mind - the end result with her sharing this is that her readers have a way to clear their minds and lead a happier life!

We all worry, we all have insecurities. The deal is to get past that and lead a full life ... a happy life. Each chapter deals with one of the ten ways to live a happy life. I love the very personal manner in which this book is written. Berger speaks from her own life experiences, with more than a touch of humor. When we can look at what we see going on in our own lives through the lens of another person's life, we gain perspective. That is what this book is all about - perspective. One of the phrases that I find to be so true, referencing how we deal with life: "We muck it up by fighting the way of it." In other words, we do not allow life to flow.

From the book:

"... when we drop our interpretation of events, we find that happiness is out nature."

Unhappiness is only a thought in out mind. What a concept ... and a true one! Berger presents a great caveat here - "Live in the present, do not project into the future" . She is specifically referencing dealing with pain, but this could be referencing anything that we are dealing with.

Berger talks about the stories that we tell ourselves, and the expectation that we put upon ourselves. The "What if ..." and "I'll be a success when ..." that we run through our minds. Happiness is an internal thing, not an external thing. We are the only people that can make us happy or unhappy.

I found that each chapter in this book was very well written, and brought it's point home in a manner that the reader could accept, and that allowed them to take a look at themselves in a non-judgmental manner. This book acts as a mirror to who we are at the soul level.

I love the epilogue - "Don't believe what you think." We suffer because we believe what we think ... and what we think is our own perception of what is. Let go of that perception, and we see the "what is' for what it really is.

At the end of the book is an exercise in writing down what you feel about each of the ten ways. This is a beginning ... a beginning into moving your life into happiness. This book, and these exercises, are excellent tools of empowerment!
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