Summary: A compilation of essays on claiming control of your life, whether it's reducing clutter in your home or learning to say "no" without guilt. The authors share the fulfillment that comes from focusing on what matters most in your life-- your family, your friends, and even your self.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.7 CHIPaxton, Kirsty
Summary: When a little girl cannot satisfy the grumpy giraffe she has drawn on the pavement, he draws her into the picture so she can see for herself what is missing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions, A Capstone Imprint 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE PAXLonghurst, Erin Niimi
Summary: "With the longest healthy life spans in the world, Japanese people understand the art of living well. This beautiful book distills traditional Japanese philosophies intrinsic to wellbeing, providing easy-to-follow exercises to inspire those who want to live a happier, more balanced life. With sections on kokoro (heart and mind) and karada (body), plus a guide on how to form and nurture good...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 LONFeliciano, Niro
Summary: Happiness is fleeting-- and we are stressing ourselves out trying to achieve it. Feliciano offers a path to something much more achievable and abundantly more satisfying: contentment. She shows how to incorporate eight simple postures rooted in cognitive behavioral science and mindfulness practices into our daily routines, to help us move away from anxiety and toward balance and calm. These...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadleaf Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152.42 FELSpinelli, Eileen.
Summary: A pig believes herself to be a princess and behaves accordingly, but soon learns that being royalty has a price.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2009
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JE SPICyd, Leela
Summary: Good food makes everyone feel warm and cared for, which is the very essence of hygge. This Danish way of life has been embraced by Americans who want that same sense of cozy. In Tasting Hygge, acclaimed food photographer and cookbook author Leela Cyd shares the recipes that make her happy, for cultivating moments of connection in the dining room, at the coffee table, or over a little bedside...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Countryman Press, a division of W. W. Norton & Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.3 CYDLaminack, Lester L.
Summary: When life on the Tucker farm is disrupted by the arrival of a peacock, whose shrieking and strutting bring many welcome visitors, the hens complain that they are doing all of the work until the hound suggests a trade.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LAMSummary: What if a person could change everything they thought was not as they hoped in life? That's what's offered to Stewart when he's at his lowest point. He could have been the football hero, the TV star, the investment king, and the perfect dad and husband. Faced with losing his father's toy factory to a greedy business mogul, Stewart discovers a ticket for a special one-night-only train ride with...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Big Idea 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV VEGCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Children's videos, Call number: DVD VFrancis, Emily A.
Summary: "The Taste of Joy shows you the value of living simply, mindfully, seasonally, and naturally, while feeding the body and soul more richly. Explore your own path to happiness as Emily recounts her eye-opening experiences getting to know a new region, its inhabitants, and their culture. With Emily's thought-provoking pearls of wisdom and a handful of recipes, you can get a taste of blissful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Llewellyn Worldwide 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.591822 FRAFernihough, Jo (Johanna)
Summary: "Crow sets out on a journey to find the happiest bird alive, but even the glamorous peacock has its own reasons to not be content"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FERHamilton, Adam
Summary: Money has great power in our lives. Used wisely, it is one key to accomplishing our goals, providing for our needs, and fulfilling our life purpose. In recent years, many of us ignored the wisdom of the past when it came to managing and spending our money. Credit card debt soared, savings rates plummeted, and our home equity became something to be tapped into and spent rather than a source of...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: christianaudio.com 2012
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Podesta, Lena
Summary: Gil the Goldfish feels crowded in his small bowl with a plant, a castle, and 138 pebbles, but when he leaves his bowl in search of a better home, he learns some important lessons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PODSheen, Fulton J. (Fulton John)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1967
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 SHEWakeman, Cy
Summary: "A simple shift in thinking can change everything you believe about your own happiness. By the time we become adults, most of us have joined the religion of suffering, which preaches that unless circumstances are controlled, life will be a mess. We compare ourselves to others and speculate about an impossible-to-know future, holding out hope for an improved life through getting ahead,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 WAKCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 WAKWeir, Laura
Summary: Cosy is “the slacker’s guide to staying at home, an antidote to peak frazzle.” With trademark Anglo cheekiness, Laura Weir perfectly captures the British essence of cosy. She celebrates socks, warms to the joys of toasty open fires, and extols the virtues of a quiet walk, ultimately enticing us all to create the British magic of cosy in our everyday lives. With more than 140 whimsical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 646.7 WEICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Home WeirWilde, Tracy
Summary: "Through her own personal experiences and years of focused Bible study, Tracy Wilde investigates one of the greatest mysteries of modern Christian life: contentment. She reveals that contentment differs from happiness and is not something you can implement in a day-it takes time, practice, and an awareness of the draining distractions that rob us of joy, satisfaction, gratitude, and trust. In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Howard Books/Atria 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 WILBrowning, Dominique.
Summary: Browning, former editor in chief of House & Garden magazine, offers a humorous and moving work about losing a job and winning a life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlas & Co. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BROWNING, DOMINIQUE BROBuettner, Dan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Self-help BuettnerBunting, Eve
Summary: Mouse enjoys living on his island but feels that something is missing from his life until the day he performs a daring rescue and acquires an unlikely friend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Press 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FICTION BuntingGrey, Mini.
Summary: Cat, Dog, and Mouse live together contentedly in a cottage by the sea, dividing the work between them, until A. Stranger, Esq., a fox from the Winds of Change company, arrives and stirs up trouble.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2010
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Summary: Through minimal text and cut-paper illustrations, shows the many things a boy can enjoy while inside his house, then outside, then in again. Includes a list of the author's favorite owls.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Appleseed 2015
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Summary: "An empowering guide to reclaiming inner peace in a world of overwhelm"-- "How often do you feel joy--a truly pure, unadulterated experience of ease, bliss, and happiness? In childhood, our joy arises in the moment, spontaneous and free. But as we become adults, we're faced with the pressure of increased responsibilities, endless demands, and a barrage of breaking news. And along the way, we...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sounds True 2023
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Summary: Draws on such fields as neuoscience, economics, and evolutionary psychology to address the question of how to find a more satisfying way to live, arguing that the key to satisfaction lies in the complexity and challenge in one's life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2005
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Summary: A perfect square that is perfectly happy is torn into pieces, punched with holes, crumpled, and otherwise changed but finds in each transformation that it can be something new, and just as happy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 2011