The Happiness Journal by Viet Hung

978-1692384937

198 Pages
Publisher: BooksGoSocial
Release Date: November 28, 2019

Nonfiction, Health, Mind & Body, Religion & Spirituality

The book has been translated from Vietnamese to English and is divided into three parts.

Part I – Sensing Happiness
Part II – Happiness in the Workplace
Part III – Seeking Your Own Truthful Happiness

The book is full of short articles that can be read in any order. He also includes links to online meditations. He also includes photos scattered throughout. I enjoyed reading the stories especially the one of the two wolves. If you like inspirational short stories, you would like this book.

This is a must read for anyone on their own spiritual journey seeking happiness. I think now so more then ever with the state of the world it's a great read to help give you a little motivation and inspiration to start 2021 off on the right foot.
It's written in pretty simple English with short stories taken from the author's personal blog.
The content keeps you engaged and helps you look at things from a more positive mindset.
I really enjoyed reading this book and definitely took away a lot of valuable information that I will apply to my life to live a more positive enriching one.

This was an easy, fast read with lots of great insight on how to become happier using quotes, examples, and personal experiences. It is based on thoughts from the author's blog. I would recommend this book to readers looking to improve their happiness.
Thank you to NetGalley and Books Go Social for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!

Absolutely loved this book, it really did make me think about my happiness. I think there are a lot of people who should read this book. Very inspiring and positive.

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

The Happiness Journal by Viet Hung gives the reader permission to own their feelings without judgement. It inspires you to look for ways to find joy and peace with great empathy.

This book is organized in three parts with thoughtful subtopics. You are invited to learn more about sensing happiness, your happiness in the workplace, and seeking your own truthful happiness.

Honestly, it is best to read this book slowly in order to reflect on making meaningful change. The examples provided are relatable and easy to understand.

They are loosely related to each other under the three main headings, but since it is from blog posts no transitions between stories are provided which makes it a little disjointed. However, that is only a minor issue and overall the material is so relevant I soon was able to overlook this issue.

The author has studied this topic and has compiled blog posts since 2009 to help create this outstanding book. His goal is to inspire all to have a "positive, well-rounded, peaceful, meaningful, fulfilled, energetic, and intense life."

By sharing this outstanding information with the readers I think this goal was achieved. Obviously, it isn't enough to read a book and then put it aside. I found as I put the steps into action I did find more happiness as I learned to cultivate and nurture positive thoughts everyday.

I was provided a free advance reader copy from Books Go Social in exchange for my honest review on Net Galley. The opinions shared in this review are my own.

This book was received as an ARC from BooksGoSocial in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review.

I have read so many happiness self help books that I basically know what they are going to say for some of the topics of discussion. However, to me that just means that it is another confirmation that I am going to the right books to motivate me more down this road. I am familiar with Viet Hung's group and the message he spreads all over the world that we have the power to choose our thoughts and actions and if we want more happiness, we have to spread it to others in order to give it to ourselves. Our community will appreciate this book and hopefully find meaning and start their journey too.

We will consider adding this title to our Self Help collection in our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

How frustrating is it to be told by all the different sources the things you must do to be successful in life? This book definitely does NOT do that. It instead takes an empathetic approach and gives bite size approaches and allows you to have kindness and patience with yourself when dealing with life. This is so necessary for everyone to read in life. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.