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Sanity in an Upside Down World
How to Maintain Your Sanity in an Upside Down Worldby Jim Keelan, A Happy Life Self Help Book Review
How to Maintain Your Sanity in an Upside Down World is a small, easy read full of fun and practical advice on how to live with a sense of humor. According to the author, about 3% of Americans can consistently remember the punch line of a joke. Clearly, if living with humor required telling jokes, many of us would be in big trouble. Luckily, this book is here to help. What is required for a sense of humor? Jim Keelan says it is perceptualability- a word he coins to mean the ability to see something from several points of view at the same time and to be able to shift our point of view as needed. The book is full of humorous stories about ordinary people who improved their lives by doing just that. How To Maintain Your Sanity in an Upside Down World also has sections on spiritual aikido and how to laugh. Spiritual aikido is the ability to adopt different approaches until you find one that works. The exercises for inducing laughter are really very effective- although they are best done with a partner or a group. I first ran across a Jim Keelan book almost 30 years ago. The book was called BS (Beat Stress) and Live Longer. It was full of the same wonderful, sunny humor and practical advice. Not only is this book still on my limited book shelves after 30 years, I find myself going back to it often for inspiration. The tips and advice in How to Maintain Your Sanity in an Upside Down World are absolutely consistent with the latest scientific research, although there is nothing in this book that looks or feels as serious as science. Jim certainly practices what he preaches, and approaches the subject with a light and merry heart and mind. Finally, this book can help increase your happiness beyond the humor and laughter skills. All profits from the book go to a program called Food for the Poor. According to Charity Navigator, Food for the Poor is a 4 Star Charity that exceeds industry standards in efficient management and outperforms most charities in its cause. Stop striving for happiness and start happily striving in your happy life when you learn How to Maintain Your Sanity in an Upside Down World. You might also be interested in:
1) How to Be Happy
2) How to Have Better Relationships and More of Them
3) Happiness Science
4) How to Develop Happy Habits
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