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I had high hopes for this book but unfortunately it wasn't anything new, heard (read) it all before by different authors, nothing original.

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This beautiful book is structured very intuitively and is a nice and easy read. There are so many applicable tips to help the reader create a happier life through their actions and gratitude for what they have. I really loved this book and found it to be very motivating and helpful!

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Choose Happy: Easy Strategies to Find Your Bliss by Sarah Gregg is a self help type book with tips, strategies, and activities aimed at helping the reader choose happiness. Lovely illustrations. #ChooseHappy #NetGalley

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I received a copy of this book for a fair and honest review. I was not sure what I was going to find when I first opened this book. I had been finding it hard to be happy and knew that it was something in the way I had been dealing with how I looked at my life. I like the Happy Tips that are listened throughout the book and the quotes. I know that I don't have to be happy all the time, but this show that there are levels of happiness and how a person and get to those levels. It also showed me how to find what makes me happy. This book gave me a more positive out looking on things in my futures. That is something that I needed right now.

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Many people struggle with finding true happiness. This book will help you on your journey. This book explores all aspects of time in your life, your past, your present, and your future and attempts to guide you to true happiness. The appearance of this book will make you happy with light, whimsical colors, and illustrations. This book brings in some science along with daily exercises to promote and assist with your development of happiness. This book is not a quick read if you truly want to use the exercises and prompts for life improvement. This is something that you will come back to again and again for self improvement. I recommend this book to anyone looking to improve their life. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

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I really enjoyed this book. It was beautifully designed and well laid out with activities given to put into practice what the author is telling you.

I wish it had been available as a kindle version as in the NetGalley app it was jumping all over the place. *no fault of the author but just made the read a little less enjoyable.

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This book is beautifully designed and contains lots of insightful information and exercises for supporting wellbeing.

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At first, the title of this book put me off. But it looked lovely and I thought maybe I could read something to change my mind. And It really did. It went past more than just "be happy by choice" to looking at how our lives are and how we can adapt and change maladaptive behavior. The author understands trauma and helps by providing some exercises to help deal with the past, present, and future. But what really won me over? "It's ok not to be OK."
I would absolutely recommend this book.

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I enjoyed this book and loved the layout.

I wish it went into a bit more detail rather than be a couple of pages for each chapter. This book would definitely work better in real life rather than on a kindle as the colours are so vibrant. I think this would be a great gift.

Thank you for the arc.

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I love the structure of this book, the Happy Tips, the Practical Exercises, and the Daily Delights. They make the digestion of the book easy and fun. And all that is mixed in with scientific research. I would recommend this book for anyone who needs daily reminders of how to find - no, choose - happiness in their life.

(I was not able to review on Amazon yet, as it says it's not eligible at this time for reviews).

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Choose Happy: Easy Strategies to Find Your Bliss by Sarah Gregg
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group – Rock Point
Genre: Health, Mind & Body | Self-Help
Publication Date: June 8,2021

Choose Happy: Easy Strategies to Find Your Bliss by Sarah Gregg feels like it should be in Hallmark Store next to the book with all the quotes from Mr. Rogers. This will make a great gift.

I was surprised with the depth of this book! There are exercises, tips, and thought points through the book. The book is broken in four sections: happy-ology, learn from your past, believe in your future, and enjoy your present. This book is meant to give you enough information to get you started on your journey without feeling overwhelmed.

I found the thought work to be very interesting. This book has inspired a lot of journal prompts! Habits are discussed throughout the book and I thought it was very powerful.

I most connected with the chapter on comfort. The author describes it as: We bob up and down above the surface of our potential, it might feel like we're moving but we're not really going anywhere. Wow! This created such a strong visual for me!

The chapter on purpose explained the concept of finding your purpose in a way that felt less daunting. I've always found identifying my purpose to be scary and hard to narrow down. I look forward to implementing the tips here to find mine.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I will definitely be coming back to it as I work through different aspects of my life.

I'm so grateful to Sarah Gregg, Quarto Publishing Group – Rock Point, and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this ARC ebook in exchange for my honest review.

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I’m not one to run to self help books but this one changed my mind. Love the principles of learning from your past, enjoying your present and believing of what is to come. Choosing happy isn’t something I always struggle with but I love the how the steps are outlined in a way that it’s easy to remember and we can choose happy.

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This is a lovely book and I found it had a very calming influence as I read it. Sarah Gregg’s passion for her subject is apparent and I feel this is a book you could return to many times to reinforce her approach to life. I found the daily delights and happy tips uplifting and a gentle reminder that we all need to ease off the pedal sometimes and take stock of how we live our lives. This book would make a lovely gift for those in need of a reminder of what is important in life. Highly recommended as an inspirational read.

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Beautiful looking book, but lacking substance.
Nothing new jumped out at me. I liked the layout and the exercises within the book but feel like i've read and seen similar things before.
Nice idea, but nothing new.

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