I have known some
very wealthy people, and they have just as many problems as you and I do. They
are no happier than you or I. In fact, money frequently brings with it more problems and less happiness. Wealthy
people are often lonely and suspicious of people’s motives.
If wealth
can’t guarantee happiness, then how about fame?
I have known famous people and many of them
live a life of despair. I’m sure that you can think of several movie stars and
performers whose names were household words, who had achieved the highest level
of fame, but who were so unhappy that they ended it all through suicide.
Where do you look to
find happiness?
Riches? It will take more than money.
Recognition? Fame is fleeting!
Relationships? Even those who love you will sometimes let
you down.
Recreational
drugs? They create habits that
spell nothing but trouble!
How, then, do you
find happiness? Not in riches, recognition, relationships or recreational
drugs, but in readjusted mental attitudes!
That’s what this book
is about – the life-transforming power of a readjusted mental attitude! The
good news is: Bad news can turn into good news if you readjust your attitude toward the tough times.
In this book:
You’ll meet
people who did just that!
You’ll be introduced
to eight spiritual laws, taught and lived out by Christ, that will help you
realign and readjust your attitude!
You’ll be
inspired to make the commitment to react positively to negative times!
This book will
absolutely change your life – if you can learn to live by the Be -
Happy Attitudes.
The Be Happy
Attitudes - what are they? You’ve probably heard of them as the “Beatitudes,”
the eight positive attitudes that come from the eight opening lines of Jesus of
Nazareth’s famous “Sermon on the
Mount”:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they
shall be satisfied.”
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.”
“Blessed are the poor in heart, for they shall see God.
”Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.”
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Blessed literally means “happy.” So whether you are winning or
losing, succeeding or failing, enthusiastic or depressed, happy or suffering,
you can be happy if you’ll discover the eight positive attitudes given to us by
Jesus in the Beatitudes.
Architect Phillip
Johnson, who designed the Crystal Cathedral, says the most important part of
any structure is the “Goesinto” – that part or place where a person “goes into”
the experience.
What is “Goesinto” is to a building…….
What is the overture is to a symphony…….
What the first serve is to tennis ………
What the main
entrance is to a facility………
What the glorious christening is to a ship………
What the opening salvo is to an argument…..
What the first
impression is to a new relationship……
What the opening number is to a program……
That’s what these
eight classic sentences are to the teachings of Jesus. Classic – they have
passed the test of time. For over two thousand years they have transformed the
minds, the moods, the manners of men and women.
What is
their secret? Why have they proven unsurpassed and as successful therapy to
depressed minds? Now we know! The analysis is in. the secret is out. Each
contains the spiritual motivation to alter a human being’s attitude. What we
really have here is a therapeutic exercise in replacing negative attitudes with
positive ones! Yes, here – unsurpassed in helpful literature – are eight
positive attitudes that will transform any life! Discover them! Apply them!
Enjoy life with these “Be – Happy Attitudes”.