Bluebirds Of Happiness

Download or read book Bluebird written by Ariel Gore and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2010-01-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CAN A WOMAN BE SMART, EMPOWERED, AND HAPPY ? Happiness has become a serious business. Where twentiethcentury psychology focused on depression and illness, in the new millennium scientists have begun focusing on “positive psychology”—the study of happiness. Ariel Gore first became intrigued by this subject when she discovered that Positive Psychology was the most popular course on the Harvard campus. As she read deeper into the topic, she noticed something disturbing: everyone in this happy land was a man. Worse still, some of these new “experts” seemed hell-bent on proving that women with traditional values and breadwinning husbands—those who had made “an effort to expect less,” according to one sociologist—were more content than women with feminist values. The more she read the more she wondered: Can a woman be smart, empowered, and happy? Determined to find out, Gore began her own “study in living”— a journey into the feminine history, science, and experience of happiness. Her results, chronicled with humor and curiosity in Bluebird, are by turns fascinating and enriching. A woman’s happiness may not come easy, and it may not take the forms prescribed by popular culture. But, as Gore discovers, it is not only possible but necessary. Bluebird is a smart, no-nonsense, uplifting study of the real secret of joy, and whether it’s truly at odds with the goals of modern women.

Download or read book The Bluebird of Happiness written by Vicky Howard and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bluebird has long been considered a symbol of happiness and a messenger of joy and contentment. . . . It is my hope that this book, like the bluebird's song of happiness, will bring cheer and joy to your life. --Vicky Howard, introduction * Vicky Howard's collection of antique bird art--nearly all pieces over 100 years old--is used here to adorn her lovely message about what is really important in our pursuit of happiness. Vicky Howard is a successful and recognizable name in the gift market. Using art from her private collection of vintage postcards, Howard presents avian images alongside positive-minded quotes from the early 1900s. While the creative elements of this book recall an early era, the art remains vivid and the words decidedly relevant: * You cannot always have happiness, but you can give happiness. --Proverb * The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. --Henry Ward Beecher

Download or read book Rise Up, Little Bluebirds written by Kristy Boike and published by . This book was released on 2021-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Children's Blue Bird written by Georgette Leblanc and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Blue Bird written by Maurice Maeterlinck and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mytyl and her brother, Tyltyl, are aided by the fairy, Bérylune, as they seek happiness in the simple things of life.

Download or read book The Blue Bird for Children written by Georgette Leblanc and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Bluebird written by Lawrence Zeleny and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: