What is the Sunday Salon?
The Sunday Salon is a place to link up and share what we have been doing during the week. It's also a great opportunity to visit other blogs and join in the conversations going on there.
Several people asked me to tell more about my Happiness Habits course, so here goes...It's through Action for Happiness located in Great Britain. It's a six-week course delivered over Zoom, moderated by two rather cheerful volunteers, with a small group of other partakers. The course is designed to cover gratitude, self-care, relationships, resilience, kindness, and meaning, and it focuses on the actions we can take, based on science, to be happier.
Here's the link to the course.
Here is a link to the Action for Happiness website.
What I'm Reading Now:
Village School by Miss Read
Tiny Habits by B. J. Fogg
10 Keys to Happier Living by Vanessa King
It was the first night of the 45th season of Inprint Author Readings in Houston and it was a full house at the Wortham Theater for author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Adichie talked about her latest novel, Dream Count, which led to a discussion about the promise of immigration in America historically around the world. As always, it was wonderful to be around thinking, compassionate people.
What I Posted Last Week Here at Readerbuzz:
The Sunday Salon: Sunrise, a Burrowing Owl, and a Happiness Class
I began to list 3 Good Things every day during the pandemic. Now I've established a regular routine of writing down my 3 Good Things. Here are 3 Good Things from last week.
I've been cheered this week by
some lovely surprises in my mailbox/inbox!
Thank you so much, my friends!
Good Thing #1:
Sunflower photos
from Janet in Kansas.
Good Thing #2:
Margaret Atwood stamps
from Jackie in Canada.
Good Thing #3:
A birding book by Kenn Kaufman,
sticky notes, cards, a fan,
and a beautiful crocheted hot pad
from Patricia in New Mexico.
I'm curious what you thought of Katabasis!
ReplyDeleteI love getting mail like that. :D I keep thinking about making a little care package for a friend, perhaps I'll do that when I get home.
In a world that seems hellbent on breaking our hearts, I'll happily focus on the good as much as possible. Thank you for being a light in the world, Deb. Hope you're enjoying a lovely weekend!
ReplyDeleteThe author event sounds great— I enjoyed the book (review in this post: https://maefood.blogspot.com/2025/04/april-is-here.html)
ReplyDeleteHappiness is a great topic.
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Your good things are always my favorites! And we really need them this week.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful gifts you received! I love sunflowers - they always make me smile. Have a great weekend Deb.
ReplyDeleteI was thrilled to be able to get you the stamps!
ReplyDeleteAw surprise mail/book mail is the BEST mail!! That is wonderful! I love hearing about your happiness class, it's such an interesting thing to offer. We went for another hike this morning in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, we are really enjoying exploring it. I hope to have my pictures/post up tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI love the sunflowers. I'm growing some right now.
ReplyDeleteMy former manager always said "Happiness is a choice" and that has always resonated with me. All I need to be happy is a good book, a good cup of coffee, a tasty snack, and my Velcro kitty. Anything else is a bonus! Let us know if you discover any happiness tips or tricks!
ReplyDeleteSo lucky you are to have those authors come to your area! Marvelous. I'm also amazed you already finished Katabasis!
ReplyDeleteOur book group enjoyed Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Dream Count sounds interesting, too.
ReplyDeleteOh how amazing are those stamps! It is always a joy to be near and to hear kind and compassionate people speak.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a wonderful class, although it starts pretty much at my bedtime. Lol. I do love the Action for Happiness calendars and website. Wishing you a happiness-filled weekend and week! :-)
ReplyDeleteWe definitely need more happiness and kindness in our world right now. I am taking care of my mental well-being by staying off any news sites and negative social media threads. It's too disheartening.
ReplyDeleteYour post made me happy!
ReplyDeleteMy sister's favorite flower has always been the Sunflower. We definitely need more happiness!
ReplyDelete"Katabasis" is on my "want to read" list. A new book by Adichie is something to look forward to. And I love those sunflowers!
ReplyDeleteYou got to hear Adichie speak? That's so wonderful; I love her books.
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize there was a happiness course through that group. One of my former clients offers a Happiness Masters degree and they work with a Harvard professor who teaches courses on happiness. I am all in favor of this these days given all the horrible stuff that is going on.
The author event sounds wonderful. I wish we'd have something like that in my area. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun event.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Sounds like a nice author event! What lovely surprises to receive! Have a wonderful week, Deb!
ReplyDeleteLovely! And on my way to the two books you read, as I'm curious aboutnthem, as well as Village School
ReplyDeleteI love the 3 good things!
ReplyDeleteGood 3 good things! I'm glad you heard Adichie speak. I hope it was a great talk. I have just now started Dream Count, which was on my summer list. I will see how it goes. I think I will like it.
ReplyDeleteI read a lot of those Miss Read books when I was in about 6th grade on the recommendation of my teacher. I love that you are deliberately choosing happiness!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a happy reading week
Thank you for the details of the Happiness Class - it is a really good idea, especially now when everything is so fraught in the wider world. I do think positively making space for our own happiness and - hopefully - the happiness of others within our own sphere is increasingly important, if we are able. Especially as there are so many folks suffering with poor mental health who are unable to do so. The sunflower pics are beautiful:)). Have a lovely week, Deb.
ReplyDeleteI love the sunflowers. The mailbox was good to you this week.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sunflowers! And what a joy to be able to go to Adichie's talk. Thank you for the link to your happiness course; I will check it out. I believe doing what we can to bring a little more happiness into our own lives and into the world is important; it can strengthen us to get through trying times and to work to make the world a better place for everyone.
ReplyDeleteI think that we all need a bit more happiness. The world is a very sad place at the moment.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely week next week!
Thanks for sharing information about your happiness course. I think we all need it right now.
ReplyDeleteYour happiness course sounds interesting. Hope it gives you some positive inspiration!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lovely week, Deb. The course sounds amazing. Great books this week, too. Sounds like a fascinating discussion at the theater. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy your week!
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Lookalike a good week, Deb! The happiness course sounds interesting. I am glad you are finding it beneficial.
ReplyDeleteGood week and the Happiness thing is somethimg I am going to peak at as well as your books :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy Happiness Habits! That sounds like a course I should take. :)
ReplyDeleteThe Happiness Habits course does sound really interesting, Deb. I am glad you liked Katabasis. I will have to give it a try! I still really want to read Babel. Maybe before the year is out. How neat that you were able to hear Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie talk. It sounds like a very worthwhile conversation to sit in on. Yay for mail from friends! I hope you have a good week!
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