Happy Adults. Cathy Glass

Happy Adults - Cathy  Glass


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      Cathy Glass

      Happy Adults

      We are only limited by the extent of our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.

      Contents

       Cover

      Title Page

      Introduction: Why?

      Chapter One: Let Go of Anger

       The Turning Point

      Chapter Two: Take Responsibility for Your Life

       What You Gain from Taking Responsibility

      Chapter Three: Think Positively

       How to Think Positively

      Chapter Four: Act Positively

       How to Act Positively

      Chapter Five: Develop a Positive Philosophy

      Chapter Six: Set Goals and Have a Vision

       Goals

       How to Set and Achieve Goals

       Vision

      Chapter Seven: Look After Your Body

       Diet

       Water

       Sleep

       Exercise

       How Exercise Encourages a Positive Mind

      Chapter Eight: Be Body Positive

       Body Language

       Clothes

       General Presentation

       Weight

      Chapter Nine: Be an Optimist

       How to be an Optimist

      Chapter Ten: Be Decisive

       How to be Decisive

      Chapter Eleven: Use Intuition

       How to Make the Best of Your Intuition

      Chapter Twelve: Create a Positive Environment

       Home Environment

       How to Live with Others

       Work Environment

      Chapter Thirteen: Reduce Stress

       How Not to Feel Stressed

       A Quick De-Stress

      Chapter Fourteen: Live in the Present

       How to Live in the Present

      Chapter Fifteen: Express Your Feelings

       How to Express Negative Feelings

      Chapter Sixteen: Become Self-Reliant

       How to Become More Self-Reliant

      Chapter Seventeen: Develop Your Self

       An Individual Development Plan

       A Simple Guide to Self-Development

      Chapter Eighteen: It’s Ok to be Sad (Sometimes)

       A Happiness Boost

      Conclusion: I O It 2 Me

      Remember

      Acknowledgements

      Copyright

      About the Publisher

      Introduction: Why?

      Why do I think I have found the secret to achieving lasting happiness and contentment? Simply because I know my formula works. I have the proof.

      Let me explain.

      After the publication of my fostering memoirs, in which I tell the often harrowing stories of the children I’ve looked after, I received thousands of emails and letters from around the world. Some were from readers who had been abused as children and, having found comfort in my books, wanted to share their own stories with me. I often felt truly humbled by their courage – the strength that had allowed them to put their suffering behind them and make a success of their lives. However, although many of these adults had managed to move on from the cruelty of the past – having successful careers, enjoying loving long-term relationships and raising children – others had not.

      While I truly sympathized with their ongoing pain, I began to wonder why some survivors of abuse had managed to move on with their lives and others, years later, were still suffering, stuck in a really cruel and frightening place of depression, flashbacks, mental illness, suicide attempts, personality disorders, nightmares and self-harm. Was it just luck, I wondered, that had allowed some people to overcome their suffering and achieve happiness and contentment? Or were there other factors – for example, the extent of the abuse or the amount of time that had elapsed since? I discovered it was nothing like this.

      As the emails continued to pour in I also heard from readers who confided that they were unhappy with their lives for no good reason. Having read your books I know I should be grateful for my life but I seem to be fed up, bad tempered and down most of the time was typical of many of these emails.

      So what was it? I wondered. What magic wand had been waved over some people’s lives to grant them happiness and contentment, and was this magic available to everyone? Could we all benefit? For even if we haven’t suffered, life can sometimes seem an uphill struggle.

      The answer I discovered was yes: there was a magic being worked and it could be available to all. So I began to look more closely to find a way to harness it.

      I was soon able to tell from the opening lines of a letter or email into which category a person fell. Something in their language,


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