In today’s episode of Healing From Within, your host Sheryl Glick author of The Living Spirit: Answers for Healing and Infinite Love welcomes Jonathan Robinson author of his newest book Find Happiness Now (http:/www.findinghappiness.com/). We will share Jonathan’s journey to Self-Actualization and the joy he has found in living one of his life purposes— to share a path of discovering the keys to happiness. As Sheryl has suggested in her new book The Living Spirit you can have a positive happy life for it is your divine birth right, but you must be consistent in your efforts. Jonathan says... “You need to actively cultivate the happiness habit” Is it worth the effort? Both Sheryl and Jonathan say It is the only way to discover who you are, what life is all about, and how we can begin to remember why we chose to have a physical life in the first place.

Jonathan Robinson, a psychotherapist and a leading expert on how to be happy shows how he gets his message across in powerful and unusual ways giving his audiences useful and simple ways to feel better how to go from stressed out to blessed out in under 60 seconds with a scientifically proven method…how to catch happiness from others, and learn to pass it on to those you love…how to perform “The Intimate Coffee Break in Your office.”

As a teenager, Jonathan contemplated suicide, a terribly shy youngster who never seemed to fit in…It was a Junior High School Teacher that opened a door to his self-worth and ultimately put him on the path towards discovering the keys to happiness so that others wouldn’t have to suffer as he did…he has been on a quest to learn and disseminate the most practical psychological information to the world. He has interviewed Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama Dr. Deepak Chopra and Ram Dass, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Oprah, Ted Turner, Kenny Loggins etc.

The common thread that runs throughout these enlightened and ennobled people we just mentioned are gratitude, grace, trust, faith and Happiness Within Their Soul Being. It is not the outside world that creates unhappiness sorrow and disappointment. You either make a choice to be happy or not..It is a choice of the ego or physical world..the inner world of the soul knows its divine right to be happy is not dependent on any person, event, or circumstance..these are just experiences for us to develop greater love of life and Self.

In Sheryl’s new book The Living Spirit, she has a passage entitled “Taking Responsibility for Our Happiness” and shares a quote by Dr. Gerald Jampolsky which says, “How Simple it is to see that we can only be happy now and there will never be a time when it is not now.” Now that makes sense.. If we look for perfection which doesn’t exist or happiness from outside influences and not from within we are barking up the wrong trail. Happiness is a choice just as suffering is a choice…if we train ourselves to focus our attention and interests in pursuit of higher spiritual values such as self-growth love of life and accepting everything as a means to learn and share all we have and know with others… with a good heart while in pursuit of peace harmony balance and love…happiness must follow. Happiness is the natural state of Being and is our natural birthright.

In discussing what constitutes a healthy relationship it can be seen that a healthy relationship is where two people support each other in being happy together, as well as help each other to find happiness within themselves. It means listening to what is said, or unsaid, sense a person’s state of mind or need for help affection or support, and share the important dreams and goals with those who express their interest and hopes for your well being…not only a partner but people whom you interact with.. friends family and business associates who have vested interests and goals. To build a healthy relationship it helps to know certain methods for communicating effectively as well as ways to make sure you maintain a good attitude.