Friday, January 6, 2012

Book Review: Chicken Soup for the Soul–Find Your Happiness (Review and Giveaway, with 3 Winners)

Closed.  And, the winners are:  Sue Sparks, PMJ and Amberpebs!!!


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400 Pages (Paperback)
Date Published: October 25, 2011
 
Summary:
"Others share how they found their passion, purpose, and joy in life in these 101 personal and exciting stories that are sure to encourage readers to find their own happiness. Stories in this collection will inspire readers to pursue their dreams, find their passion and seek joy in their life. This book continues Chicken Soup for the Soul's focus on inspiration and hope, reminding readers that they can find their own happiness."

My Thoughts:

With the holidays brings joy and happiness.  But, it also causes people to feel depressed and lonely.  For those looking for a boost to there mood, this inspirational book in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series would be a great read for them.  Even if you are not sad, you will take comfort in this book and find a great happiness reading about how others found their own happiness through tragedy, illness, despair, etc.  The book opens with a story of hope from a young girl with terminal cancer.  You would think knowing that your days were limited, would make you depressed and not want to get out of bed. But, not for Angela Sayers.  She not only created a bucket list of things she wanted to accomplish, like being published in the Chicken Soup for the Soul books, but also shared her exceptional writing skills with the word with piece, My Epiphany, where she shared her recipe for happiness.  Having battled stage 2 cancer myself a few years back, I could relate to some of the feelings Angela had in the beginning when she found out she had cancer.  But, with the love of support of family and friends, one draws strength to plow forward and regain a new sense of happiness, that is cherished daily.  I couldn’t help but tear up reader her piece, and knowing that her wish of being published came true.  Then, at the end of the book, the book closes with a letter she wrote and left for family and friends, as she passed away back on July 15, 2011.

If you are on the search of happiness, or lost your way, this book will help point you in the right directions through inspirational stories of those who chose to follow their passions to find their true purpose in live.  With this purpose came joy and happiness that made each person who shared their story in this book, a stronger and more positive person.

Overall, this was a great read, and one that would be worth reading as we begin the new year.  Let Chicken Soup for the Soul’s, Find Your Happiness help you reclaim what you may have lost along the way – true bliss!

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Buy Chicken Soup for the Soul: Find Your Happiness: 101 Stories about Finding Your Purpose, Passion, and Joy on Amazon!
---GIVEAWAY---

Three (3) lucky Inspired by Savannah readers will win a copy of Chicken Soup for the Soul – Find Your Happiness. To enter, please complete the MANDATORY ENTRY first, and then as many EXTRA ENTRIES as you like.  Make sure you include your email address with the first comment, so that I can contact you if you win.  Good luck!


MANDATORY ENTRY: Tell me your favorite Chicken Soup for the Soul book?  If you haven't read one of these great books, tell me why you want to win a copy of this book.
 
EXTRA ENTRIES:
(Please leave separate entries for each, along with your email address)
1) Subscribe to my blog via email and/or become a GFC follower (2 entries each)
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me on Facebook (1 entry)
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4) Blog about this giveaway. It must include a link to this specific post, as well as a link to my blog, http://ctmomreviews.blogspot.com/. (In your comment, please leave a link directly to your post – 3 Entries)
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Enter to #win a copy of Chicken Soup for the Soul – Find Your Happiness (3 Winners)
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7) Vote for me on picket fence blogs (See button on right side of blog -- One entry per vote, per day; Note:  You can only your one vote per day on ONE giveaway; duplicate comments on other giveaways on the same day with be void)

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19) Like Chicken Soup for the Soul on Facebook, and then leave a comment on their wall letting them know that Inspired by Savannah sent you. Make sure to include this post's URL in your wall comment.  Then, head back here and leave a comment below, including your Facebook username for verification of wall comment. (2 entries) 
 
Open to US residents only. Giveaway ends on January 28, 2012 at 11:59PM EST. I will then use Random.org to choose a winner. Winner will have 48 hrs. to respond to my email to claim prize. If I don't hear back from selected winner, I will draw another winner.
 
Disclosure:  I was sent a copy of this book from the publisher in order to write up an honest review.  The views above are mine and mine alone.

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