Zen and the Art of Happiness

I found this little book a few weeks ago and I started reading it every now and then when I had some time to spare. It's called Zen and the Art of Happiness by Chris Prentiss and I am very happy I started it. During my Asian art class we talked a lot about Zen Buddhism and what that entails so I had some previous knowledge of Zen Buddhism. As I started to read I learned that this book takes Zen beliefs and applies them to our everyday lives to teach us how to be happy, as you probably guessed. It is really amazing. The biggest thing I've taken from this book has been, "everything that has happened to me is the best possible event that could occur." I think everyone should think like this.

So what you might be thinking is, "Caroline, did you start this book because you're unhappy?" Well, the answer is no because I wouldn't say I'm unhappy. I have moments, well we all have moments, when we're sad or am in a bad place but I think if I keep this book in mind I can push through those bad feelings easily and go back to being cheerful. If we all had Zen thoughts all the time we could probably achieve world peace, or, at least decrease the amount of road rage on I-95. Those were both sort of jokes...sort of.

It is an interesting read and I recommend it to all. Even if you're already the happiest person in the world, I still suggest you check it out.

Until tomorrow,

Caroline