The Be Happy Attitudes (Happy Attitudes : Eight Positive Attitudes That Can Transform Your Life!) [Paperback]

Robert Harold Schuller (Author)

Book Description

Series: Happy Attitudes : Eight Positive Attitudes That Can Transform Your Life! | Publication Date: August 1987

All of us want to be happy. Some people believe money will make them happy. Others decide they need fame. Still others think, if only they were in love, or had more friends, they would be happy. Yet we all know people who are wealthy, famous or popular, who still have plenty of problems, and who let those problems make them unhappy.

Drawing on the most famous section of the Sermon on the Mount, Dr. Robert Schuller reveals the eight positive mental attitudes that make real happiness possible for you. With insight and humor, he uses examples from the daily lives of real people to illustrate the practical, life-changing power behind the Beatitudes.

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Editorial Reviews

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Many seek happiness in wealth, fame, relationships, even drugs-and, of course, they fail. How CAN we be happy? In his most inspirational best-selling book to date, Dr. Robert H. Schuller, the spiritual host of the weekly telecast "The Hour of Power," probes the Beatitudes for the answer-and discovers eight universal positive mental attitudes that have been used for their healing value through the ages. Through them, you can make real happiness truly possible.

The Be (Happy) Attitudes

1) I Need Help-I Can't Do It Alone. Learn two miracle-working statements: "I need help" and "I am sorry."

2) I'm Really Hurting-But I Am Going To Bounce Back. Learn that when bad things happen to good people, they become better people.

3) I'm Going To Remain Cool, Calm, And Corrected. "Blessed are the Meek..." is a poor translation. "Meek" in the Bible means: mighty, stable. kind, 4)I Really Want To Do The Right Thing. Learn how to adopt a "Go for it" attitude toward your life and dreams.

5) I'm Going To Treat Others The Way I Want Them To Treat Me. Learn how to heal your hidden wounds, and allow them to turn you into a better person.

6) I've Got To Let The Faith Flow Free Through Me. Learn how to know God better and overcome doubt. Faith makes love a possibility. Love makes miracles happen.

7) I'm Going To Be A Bridge Builder. Learn how to make peace with yourself before becoming a peacemaker for others. Learn how to remain positive and pardon those who persecute you, even when all else fails. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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All of us want to be happy. Some people believe money will make them happy. Others decide they need fame. Still others think, if only they were in love, or had more friends, they would be happy. Yet we all know people who are wealthy, famous or popular, who still have plenty of problems, and who let those problems make them unhappy.

Drawing on the most famous section of the Sermon on the Mount, Dr. Robert Schuller reveals the eight positive mental attitudes that make real happiness possible for you. With insight and humor, he uses examples from the daily lives of real people to illustrate the practical, life-changing power behind the Beatitudes. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: W Pub Group (August 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849941776
• ISBN-13: 978-0849941771
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,915,427 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ARE YOU A HAPPY PERSON, IF NOT READ THIS BOOK, July 18, 2000

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Philip Scott (U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Be (Happy) Attitudes: 8 Positive Attitudes That Can Transform Your Life (Mass Market Paperback)

We in the United States have so much to be happy about, but are we happy? Everytime i go over seas i come back humbled. You see a lot of the foreign countries have a lot of poor people. This being said, i find that some of the poorest countries have people with some of the happiest hearts. You see it doesn't take money or mataerial goods to be happy.

I think we need to do a self inspection about our attitudes and see if we can make some adjustments.

This book tells about how to change your way of thinking about attitudes. Like the title suggests "THE BE HAPPY ATTITUDES", i think we can and should change our attitude about life. Life is beautiful thing and i think we should be happy to be alive.

I WOULD LIKE TO STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Magic rules to be Happy-Attitude Makes a Difference!, April 20, 2002

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Ilaxi S. Patel "Editor, kidsfreesouls.com & A... (India) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Be (Happy) Attitudes: 8 Positive Attitudes That Can Transform Your Life (Mass Market Paperback)

Robert Schuller's another Best Spiritual release drawing from the famous section of the Sermon on the Mount, the Bible tales. Rob emphasis on the eight positive mental attitudes that transforms life. Rob says 'Let faith flow freely...and you can climb the rugged mountains, cross the stormy seas and fly on high skies. This is one great book I possess which helps me easen up my spirits when things really fall apart. When mysteries of life encircle you to find the inner feeling 'How to be Happy' inspite of good health, wealth, friends, job satisfaction etc, its a bed side shelf book to peek into the 'Be Happy Attitudes' :
1. I need Help, I can't do it alone!
2. I'm really hurting but going to bounce back
3. I'm going to remain cool, calm and corrected
4. I really want to do the right thing
5. I'm going to treat others the way I want them to treat me
6. I've got to let faith flow freely through me
7. I'm going to be a bridge builder
8. I can choose to be happy, anway!

If you really want to read the 'right stuff' - adopt a 'Go for it' Attitude towards your life and dreams.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Powerful Work, April 29, 2004

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Dr. W. G. Covington, Jr. (Edinboro, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Be (Happy) Attitudes: 8 Positive Attitudes That Can Transform Your Life (Mass Market Paperback)

Dr. Schuller is a gifted communicator who helps you to see beyond assumptions. On perception, consider the quote in this book from Karl Menninger, "Attitudes are more important than facts!" Attitude relates to need. We are interdependent and being aware of that truth is liberating. In the body of Christ, we are gifted to contribute to others. In turn, we receive the benefits of other people's efforts on our behalf. Or as Dr. Schuller puts it, "...the deepest need of the human being is the need to be needed." We need to use our gifts. Our satisfaction comes from making a difference. Humility is admitting we need help.

In reading Dr. Schuller's works, including this one, there is a realization that here is a man who is writing from first hand experience. He so powerfully teaches on forgiveness that you just know only a person who has mastered that challenge can so eloquently address the issue. This is an encouraging look at the Beatitudes. One additional point worth pondering is that Dr. Schuller believes Jesus gave them as a logical progression. He believes that one is a stepping stone to the next one.