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We all want to be happy, but lasting fulfilment often eludes us. How do we know what to aim for? Is happiness really possible or desirable?
Extracts from Wise Traveller : Happiness
Alone I will seek the truth in my own simplicity, touched by what I encountered on that other journey; in my own way to wear a monk’s habit and find a peace I have not known before.
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These were little acts of blessing, and yet they were achievable. Achievements that often went unnoticed yet which made the world a better place.
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...if you believe happiness is given, then you can believe in the possibility that something new will come. There’s always a chance that sometime, possibly when you least expect it, something new will bring a change.
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...Happy those at the bus stop in the rain, for they are on the route to heaven. Happy those who hug the unhappy, for their hugs are a special currency.
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...Happiness comes in so many guises: euphoria at a moment of achievement; the relief at the ending of a 'difficult' day; the feeling you get in the company of a good friend.
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New contributions from Steve Hollinghurst, John Davies, Sue Wallace and Bruce Stanley.
Spiritual 'classics' include Martin Luther King, Jr, RS Thomas, John Stott and St Teresa of Avila.
The Wise Traveller books retail at £2.99. Buy online now at amazon.co.uk
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