How Happiness Happens: Finding Lasting Joy in a World of Comparison, Disappointment, and Unmet Expectations

Synopsis

<p>In a world searching for happiness, bestselling author Max Lucado provides a personal plan for a life filled with lasting and fulfilling joy, supported by Jesus&rsquo; teaching and modern research.</p><p>Do you feel happy?</p><p>How long has it been since you felt a level of contagious, infectious, unflappable, unstoppable happiness? Maybe your answer is, &ldquo;All the time.&rdquo; If so, God bless you! (And consider suggesting this book to someone who needs it.) For many of us the answer is, &ldquo;Well, it&rsquo;s been a while. I used to be happy, but then life took its toll.&rdquo;</p><p>Only one-third of Americans surveyed said they were happy. How can this be? Education is accessible to most. We&rsquo;ve made advancements in everything from medicine to technology, yet 66 percent of us can&rsquo;t find an adequate reason to check the &ldquo;yes&rdquo; box on the happiness questionnaire.</p><p>Worldwide, people profess that happiness is their most cherished goal. Marketers get this. &ldquo;Want to be happy?&rdquo; they ask. Eat at this restaurant, drive this car, wear this dress. Happiness happens when you lose the weight, get the date, find the mate, or discover your fate. It&rsquo;s wide, this way to happiness. Yet, for all its promise, it delivers a fragile joy; here one day, tomorrow scattered by the winds of comparison, disappointment, or unmet expectations.</p><p>Max writes, &ldquo;There is another option. It requires no credit card, monthly mortgage, or stroke of fortune. Age and ethnicity aren&rsquo;t factors...an unexpected door to joy.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p><p>In this book Max shares the unexpected path to a lasting happiness, one that produces reliable joy in any season of life. Based on the teachings of Jesus and backed by modern research,&nbsp;How Happiness Happens&nbsp;presents a surprising but practical way of living that will change you from the inside out.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Also available in Spanish.</p>