thoroughly enjoyable and thought-provoking collection of ideas. The vital ingredients have been captured and articulated soulfully beginning from the ground (the right view to find happiness) to the path (the right actions to find happiness) so that you may get the fruit (the result: happiness). Recommended reading for everyone.
Karma Tshiteem, Secretary, Gross National Happiness Commission of Bhutan
These stories of enjoyable forms of supportive local cooperation stimulated by wider individual frames of reference make concrete what sustainable happiness means. Try it. It s easier than you may think.
Ralph Nader, author and public interest advocate
Everyone s life is a balancing act in the often-difficult world. This enlightening anthology offers a trove of helpful reflection on what it really means to have and to be, reminding us that joy is there to be found.
Mollie Katzen, chef and author of the
Moosewood CookbookSustainable Happiness is a fine selection of thoughtful articles. You ll come away with a deeper understanding of how we can improve the quality of all of our lives while passing on a verdant planet to our descendants. I heartily recommend this book!
John de Graaf, author and cofounder of the Happiness Alliance
The
Sustainable Happiness volume delivers inspiration for your personal journey of joy and well-being as you navigate the pursuit of happiness in a deeply troubled world. Read this book for the wisdom it contains. It will nourish your soul.
Parker J. Palmer, educator and author of
Let Your Life Speak and
A Hidden WholenessFinally, a book on the pursuit of happiness that is not self-referential and small minded! Instead, it is honest, challenging, and invitational to a larger world beyond the small self. What a magnificent collection of writers and ideas!
Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM, founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation
What the happiness movement needs now is actionable examples pointing the way for our future that are rooted in the us, not just the me.
Sustainable Happiness is the first book to answer that call.
Laura Musikanski, author and Executive Director, Happiness Alliance
Sustainable Happiness offers a gentle tap on the shoulder; an invitation to return to our deeper humanity, to a place that isn't so bogged down in daily chores, minute-to-minute texts, and a brain full of clutter.
I loved it! Dee Williams, author and tiny house builder (cofounder of Portland Alternative Dwellings)
In
Sustainable Happiness,
YES! has offered us a rich buffet of facts that surprise, ideas that inspire, stories that touch our hearts, and much food for thought. And really, who doesn t want to be happy?
Lama Tsomo, author of the forthcoming book
Why Is the Dalai Lama Always Smiling?The wealth of
Sustainable Happiness grows out of the wisdom that has guided the beautiful growth of
YES! initiatives invariably, a celebration of ordinary people setting daily examples of courageous commoning, step-by-step, with infinite patience yet a necessary sense of urgency.
Madhu Suri Prakash, writer and educator
Sustainable Happiness blazes a trail into the brave new world of transforming extremely materialistic development models into ones that create true prosperity and happiness and of changing consciousness. A great book!
John Perkins, bestselling author of
Confessions of an Economic Hit ManModern society is a network of lures intended to create emotional dependencies: seduce and reduce humans to consumers. Dig into
Sustainable Happiness. Join the revolution of perception. Your happiness depends on it.
Makana, musician, composer, and activist
This beautiful compilation of voices reminds us that happiness isn t something we find. It s what we become as we align our lives with a thriving community and life-giving Earth. I highly recommend reading
Sustainable Happiness. You ll be so happy you did.
Frances Moore Lappé, author and cofounder of the Small Planet Institute
Somehow a working planet, a thriving society, and a satisfying personal life are hitched together and this fine volume offers some powerful clues on the search for those connections!
Bill McKibben, cofounder of 350.org and author of
Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New PlanetA thoroughly enjoyable and thought-provoking collection of ideas. The vital ingredients have been captured and articulated soulfully beginning from the ground (the right view to find happiness) to the path (the right actions to find happiness) so that you may get the fruit (the result: happiness).
Karma Tshiteem, Secretary, Gross National Happiness Commission of Bhutan
