The Lighten Up Book
Affirmations and Insights to Inspire Health and Happiness
Published on 22. July 2022
192 pages
978-1-63353-745-3 (ISBN)
Description
Don't tighten up-lighten up! This upbeat guide is filled with quotes to boost your spirits, even in the midst of chaos.
In The Lighten Up Book, humor expert Allen Klein has gathered his favorite wise words to help readers power their lives with the positive. We have all weathered a lot of storms in recent times, and we can use some reminders of what we truly value in our life-family, friendship, community, leadership, service, helping others.
As inspirational as it is instructive, The Lighten Up Bookis a treasury of moving and meaningful sayings, focused on topics like fun, play, comedy, and laughter, that spur you to live life to the fullest. You can dip into it when you need a pick-me-up, or select one quote every day for in-depth thought and meditation. Either way, they all have the potential to be life-changing.
"[A] gem of a book."?Dr. Jeffrey L. Gurian, author of Healing Your Heart by Changing Your Mind
In The Lighten Up Book, humor expert Allen Klein has gathered his favorite wise words to help readers power their lives with the positive. We have all weathered a lot of storms in recent times, and we can use some reminders of what we truly value in our life-family, friendship, community, leadership, service, helping others.
As inspirational as it is instructive, The Lighten Up Bookis a treasury of moving and meaningful sayings, focused on topics like fun, play, comedy, and laughter, that spur you to live life to the fullest. You can dip into it when you need a pick-me-up, or select one quote every day for in-depth thought and meditation. Either way, they all have the potential to be life-changing.
"[A] gem of a book."?Dr. Jeffrey L. Gurian, author of Healing Your Heart by Changing Your Mind
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Allen Klein, aka "Mr. Jollytologist"®'s previous uplifting and motivational books have sold over 400,000 copies. Add to that another 200,000+ units sold domestically in non-quotation categories and the nine language translations. In addition, the author is the recipient of a number of national awards including both the Best New Book of the Year Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, a Communication and Leadership Award from Toastmasters, as well as being a Hunter College, The City University of New York, Hall of Fame honoree. Through his books, workshops and keynote presentations, the author has devoted over 30 years of his life to encouraging people to lighten up, to embrace a positive attitude, and to take back their power. This book will further that goal and validate what comedian Jerry Lewis said about the author: Allen Klein is "a noble and vital force watching over the human condition."
Content
Table of Contents
Foreword
Opening Words
A |
amuse¿amusing
amusement
C |
cheer¿cheerful¿chuckle
clown¿comedian
comedy¿comic¿comical
E | 41
enjoy¿enjoyment
F | 47
folly¿fool¿foolish
frivolity¿frivolous
fun¿funny
G | 71
grin
H | 73
happy¿happiness
hope¿hopeful
humor¿humorist
humorous
J | 127
jest¿joke
joy¿joyful¿joyfulness
L | 151
laugh¿laughter¿levity
M | 179
merry
mirth¿mirthfulness
N | 185
nonsense
P | 189
play¿playful
pleasure¿pun
S | 205
silly¿smile
W |
wit¿witty
Dear Reader
Index by Author
About the Author
