Olajide’s Comments (group member since Jan 11, 2017)

Olajide’s comments from the Write Treasurez Reading Club group.

Here is a summary of my lesson learnt From 7 Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor.

1. Happiness goes beyond ones mood, its a work ethic.

2. Looking at the positive side of things always makes us experience happiness and in turn make us appreciative.

3. We only tend to become successful when we are happier and more positive.

4. When our brains get stuck in a pattern that focuses on stress, negativity, and failure, we set ourselves up to fail.

5. Our brain becomes more productive, creative, energetic and resilient when we are positive.

6. New habits can be formed only if we make the process simpler and not depending on will power only, like Shawn Achor placing his guitar at a close proximity to aid ease of access in rehearsing daily.

7. Reality is bound to happen, this you can't control, the only change you can effect when reality abounds is how you adjust your mindset to give you the power to be more fulfilled and satisfied.

Yippee!
I'm currently reading The Centurion's Wife....

Hello Bibliophiles,

Welcome to the Month of April, a very special month that reminds us of the Death and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ for the redemption of our soul.

The book voted to be read for this Month is CENTURION'S WIFE by Davis Bunn and Janette Oke.

I'll implore us to share any important QUOTES, MESSAGE & LESSONS you might come across while and after reading this book in the comment box below.

Thanks as always, I love you all

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I think I'm becoming lazy already.... Its April already, and I'm still reading THE HAPPINESS ADVANTAGE *sobs*

Thanks ma... I'm really glad i did!

NB: I also have some reservations about this book, but I'll prefer dwelling on the lessons learnt.
I wouldn't suggest this book to an immature Christian.

Here are 6 Lessons I thought to Share with You from the Book:


1. Loosing balance for the sake of love (relationship) may sometimes be a part of you living a balanced life (This was the old medicine Man's advise to Lizzy)

2. You receive what you ask for only if you actively participate in the process (Like the old italian joke Lizzy referenced about a poor man who goes to church almost everyday kneeling in front of a statue and asking to win a lottery without buying a ticket - You don't expect a magic of course)

3. Many at times comfort are found in familiar territories, not until things falls apart and we're ruined we may not experience an opportunity for growth (Lizzy described RUIN as a ROAD TO TRANSFORMATION)

4. Richard from Texas advised Lizzy to select her thoughts the same way she selects her clothes everyday. In life, there are forces you can't control but one greatest thing you have dominance upon is your personal thought, if you can't master your thought then you're in for a great trouble.

5. Happiness is a choice: From one of Lizzy's quote
“I keep remembering one of my Guru’s teachings about happiness. She says that people universally tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck, something that will maybe descend upon you like fine weather if you’re fortunate enough. But that’s not how happiness works. Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it.....

6. My final lesson from this book is that it is never too late to discover yourself, or reinvent who you're supposed to be.

I'll round it off with this quote

“If you are brave enough to leave behind everything familiar and comforting (which can be anything from your house to your bitter old resentments) and set out on a truth-seeking journey (either externally or internally), and if you are truly willing to regard everything that happens to you on that journey as a clue, and if you accept everyone you meet along the way as a teacher, and if you are prepared – most of all – to face (and forgive) some very difficult realities about yourself … then truth will not be withheld from you.” Or so I've come to believe.” – Elizabeth Gilbert

A Brief Summary on Eat, Pray and Love

Elizabeth Gilbert went through an early-onslaught midlife crisis around the period she clocked 30.

She had everything an educated, ambitious American woman was supposed to want (husband, house, successful career). But instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she was consumed with panic, grief, and confusion.

She went through a divorce, a crushing depression, another failed love, and the eradication of everything she ever thought she was supposed to be.

Her radical step to recover from all this gave birth to her memoirs titled EAT, PRAY & LOVE.....

Hello Bibliophiles,

Here is a section to share the lessons you learnt from the book -EVERYDAY A FRIDAY by Joel Osteen which is one of our reads for the Month of March, 2017.


Please use the comment box below!


NB: Its not a necessity you finish reading before sharing the lessons you learnt. You can always update new lessons from the book while reading in the comment box below.


Thank You.

Hello Bibliophiles,

Here is a section to share the lessons you learnt from the book THE HAPPINESS ADVANTAGE by Shawn Achor which is one of our reads for the Month of March, 2017.


Please use the comment box below!


NB: Its not a necessity you finish reading before sharing the lessons you learnt. You can always update new lessons from the book while reading in the comment box below.


Thank You.

Hello Bibliophiles,

Here is a section to share the lessons you learnt from the book EAT, PRAY & LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert which is one of our reads for the Month of March, 2017.

Please use the comment box below.

Thank You.

Hello Bibliophiles,

We are almost halfway into the Month of March and we're having 3 books that centers on happiness to be read for this month.

1. EAT, PRAY & LOVE by Gilbert Elizabeth

2. EVERYDAY A FRIDAY by Joel Osteen

3. THE HAPPINESS ADVANTAGE by Shawn Achor

Well, you might not get to read the three (3) considering how well you manage your (Busy) schedule but please ensure you read at least just one (1).

We'll love to know what book you're presently reading.. Please use the comment box below

Thank You.