{"id":21766,"date":"2020-02-01T01:10:29","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T05:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/?p=21766"},"modified":"2020-02-11T17:29:22","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T21:29:22","slug":"book-review-the-happiness-passport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2020\/02\/01\/book-review-the-happiness-passport\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review \u2013 The Happiness Passport: A World Tour of Joyful Living in 50 Words by Megan C. Hayes PhD & Illustrated by Yelena Bryksenkova"},"content":{"rendered":"

Book Review<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

The Happiness Passport<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

A World Tour of Joyful Living in 50 Words<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

by Megan C. Hayes PhD<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

Illustrated by Yelena Bryksenkova<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

144 Pages<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

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This review is for The Happiness Passport by Megan C. Hayes PhD and the illustrations are by Yelena Bryksenkova. A world tour of joyful living in 50 words. There is 144 pages in this book.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Positive psychol<\/span>o<\/span>gy scholar Megan Hayes and illustrator Yelena Bryksenkova reveal the true meaning of each term and show you how to bring a little more happiness to every area of life, from the pleasurable relaxation of keyif (Turkish) to the ability to thrive in sticky situations as captured by arrangiarsi (Italian).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I really enjoyed reading this book. I loved learning all the different sayings and what they truly mean. There <\/span>are<\/span> 50 different sayings in this book and it goes into great detail to explain what <\/span>each<\/span> mean <\/span>while<\/span> try<\/span>ing<\/span> not to lose the true meaning <\/span>in<\/span> translation<\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There are 5 chapters in this book. Each chapter has 10 meanings.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter 1 is about Home and Environment. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter 2 is about Community and Relationships.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter 3 is about Character and Soul. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter 4 is about Joy and Spirituality.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter 5 is about Balance and Calm.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A couple of examples are Serendipity, a fortunate or happy unplanned coincidence. It explains a full page worth of the true meaning. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

How about Muraqaba, to watch over, take c<\/span>a<\/span>re of, heightened awareness of ones spiritual heart through meditation. This word comes from Sufism (Arabic). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

One of my favorites was Gigil, an overwhelming feeling, often in the context of wanting to pinch a cute or cherished baby. After reading this section I understand why people really do this and what it really means. It\u2019s Philippine Tagalog. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

About Megan C Hayes PhD.
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Megan C. Hayes PhD is the author of Write Yourself Happy: The Art of Positive Journalling, and The Happiness Passport: A World Tour of Joyful Living in 50 Words. She is also the creator of the Positive Journal\u00ae approach to personal writing (www.positivejournal.org<\/a>), which combines the science of positive psychology with the power of the page to help you put well-being into words and flourish in your life.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Megan has spent a decade studying and researching both writing and the psychology of happiness, and discovering ways that writing makes us happier. She is an academic in the fields of positive psychology and creative writing, with a personal interest in mental health issues after growing up with a mother and sister who both experienced bipolar episodes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Megan’s interdisciplinary PhD explored writing as a tool to promote and support psychological well-being. She has shared her research in the UK, USA, and Europe – including papers in The International Journal of Well-being and Writing in Practice: The Journal of Creative Writing Research. She is a co-founder of Creative Writing Lab: The Network for Research in Creative Writing and Well-being (www.creativewritinglab.org<\/a>), and continues to be fascinated with how words and writing can create happiness.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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