[Booksneeze] — simple secrets to a happy life by Luci Swindoll

I am an optimistic person (on most days… though some mornings are debatable) and I am always looking for ways to keep the optimism alive. Let’s face it, we don’t live in the most optimistic world, given our economy, crime, etc. So, when I saw “simple secrets to a happy life” was an option to read for Booksneeze review, I jumped on it.

And then proceeded to be too busy to read it.

I finally stopped one night to start reading it, and I ended up devouring the book in one sitting.

Luci Swindoll takes the most simple 50 life lessons you could possibly get and shows the reader why they are important to living a happy life. No chapter — each a lesson — is any longer than three pages, but within those three pages she gives the lesson using real-life stories peppered with scripture, verse and/or hymn.

The lessons in this book are simple and many you’ve probably already learned but never thought about in depth. (At least that’s what happened to me!) I put the book down vowing to do better and take every lesson to heart and try to implement them into my life much more thoughtfully.

Would I recommend this book to others? Without a doubt. In fact it’s going to be on my short list of gift ideas for friends.

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