The Happiness Solution Finding Joy and Meaning in an Upside Down World

by Gettis, Alan

• ISBN13: 9780979875519
• ISBN10: 097987551X
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-03
• Publisher: Goodman Beck Publishing

Summary

Dr. Gettis believes wholeheartedly that learning to be happier is eminently doable. The Happiness Solution encourages, inspires, and points the way be weaving storytelling with Zen wisdom, cognitive behavioral therapy, and positive psychology. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Alan Gettis, PhD, is a clinical psychologist steeped in both Western psychology and Eastern philosophy. He maintains the private practice he began 40 years ago. His aim is to help you remove barriers that interfere with happiness and live the best life you can possibly live.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Singin' in the Rain	p. 7
Are You Happy?	p. 10
The Cardiff Giant	p. 12
Remember Me?	p. 15
Way to Go, Zoe	p. 18
Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place	p. 21
What's It All About, Alfie?	p. 25
A Matter of Perspective	p. 29
Blah Blah Blah	p. 32
The Hundredth Monkey	p. 35
If Only...	p. 38
Mending Fences	p. 42
For Members Only	p. 45
The Present	p. 47
Coffee, Anyone?	p. 50
I'll Be Happy When...	p. 53
The Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth	p. 56
Do the Right Thing	p. 60
Don't Blink	p. 63
Salad Days	p. 65
Keep It Simple	p. 67
How Can I Help?	p. 70
It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over	p. 73
Get Ready	p. 77
A Tale of Two Vases	p. 80
The Sound of Music	p. 84
Move It	p. 87
Foofaraw	p. 89
Junk Mail	p. 91
Give It Away	p. 93
The Life of Meaning	p. 96
Life Is Strange	p. 100
Odysseus, Penelope, and Calypso	p. 104
Helen and Maya	p. 107
Ho Hum	p. 110
Off to See the Wizard	p. 113
Thank You	p. 117
The One-Minute Happiness Quiz	p. 119
Check Your Software	p. 121
Please Make Mistakes	p. 124
Go Straight Ahead	p. 126
What, Me Worry?	p. 128
The Tibetan Book of Wolves and Bicycles	p. 131
The Scream	p. 135
If I Only Had a Brain	p. 138
Michaelangelo, Beethoven, Shakespeare, and Winston	p. 141
Bruce	p. 143
Just Breathin' In, Just Breathin' Out	p. 146
Pavlov's Dog	p. 149
Henny-Penny	p. 152
The Butterfly Effect	p. 155
The World According to Freud	p. 158
The Bridge Project	p. 162
On Hawaii, Alaska, and the 47 Contiguous States-Reprisal	p. 165
Impersonating a Doctor	p. 168
Seeing Is Believing?	p. 173
Oh, What Tangled Webs We Weave	p. 177
Dulcinea	p. 180
Mind Over Matter	p. 183
At the Zoo	p. 185
Smile	p. 188
The Search	p. 191
I'm Not Religious, But...	p. 194
Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde	p. 199
Honeymoon	p. 201
Some Things Never Change	p. 204
Reaching for the Starfish	p. 207
The Struggle	p. 210
Baba Yaga	p. 213
This Is the Spot	p. 215
Four in a Fiat	p. 219
Wabi-Sabi	p. 222
What Were You Thinking?	p. 226
Up the Ante	p. 229
The Chosen Ones	p. 232
To Be or Not to Be	p. 236
Coyote	p. 239
The Verizon Store	p. 243
Just Passin' Through	p. 246
Big Fred	p. 248
What's the Point?	p. 250
Make It Happen	p. 252
Learned Happiness	p. 255
Epilogue	p. 259
References	p. 261
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