The Happiness Revolution: A Manifesto for Living Your Best Life

Part 1 Happiness, Missing in Action 1i. Vive la révolution 3ii. Learn Latin 11iii. Watering your weeds 19iv. All aboard the struggle bus 27v. Presumed guilty 37vi. New tricks 43vii. Flip it 51viii. The eff -word 61Part 2 Happiness Manifesto: The Pledges 67i. Solemnly swear to be your own bestie 69ii. Vow to relight your fire 85iii. Make an oath to your physical self 95iv. Commit to acknowledging the small print 113v. Promise to value your values 129vi. Dare to stand out by being much less SMART 137vii. Remember that words can change worlds 151viii. Call off the search 167ix. Engage with the only moment in time 181x. Sign up for the Everyday Olympics 193Part 3 Tales of the Unexpected (and Unexplained) 197i. Life lag 201ii. The parable of Cotton Candy 205iii. A window on the world 213iv. Big apple, big heart 215v. Uber uncool 221vi. The grapes of wrath 225vii. Renting or owning? 231viii. The fluffy tale of Babbity Rabbit 235More books by Andy Cope and Paul McGee 247About the Authors 249Index 251