Hello and greetings, welcome to the Live Happy Now podcast.

I'm your host, J.R. Houston, so thrilled once again to have you with us, wherever you are in the world, and however you may be listening.

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In this series of a podcast as part of the Live Happy Now podcast, we're asking you, what of

the secret to lasting happiness was simple?

Well, in Live Happy's upcoming book, Live Happy, 10 practices for choosing joy, you can discover

how easy everyday acts lead to lifelong joy and fulfillment, and that's proven by the latest research in positive psychology.

Each chapter organized around key components of creating a happy life, and there are real life inspirational stories, 40 of them, in fact, from regular people and celebrities to help you along the way.

And we'd love for you to pre-order the book.

And you can do so before March 15th.

You're going to get some bonus gifts.

Yeah, absolutely free, including exclusive interviews, illustrated posters, a free issue of Live Happy Magazine digital edition, and five exclusive stories from people who are practicing

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You can go to Choosingjoybook.com for more information on that.

In this particular episode of Live Happy Now, Deborah Heiss and I spoke with Alistair Mook on one of 10 practices for Choosing Joy, meaning.

Now, Alistair is a 2013 Grammy nominee, two-time parents' choice gold medal winner, and has twice been voted by the Fids and Camley industry critics poll among the top three albums of the year.

Longwood of Boston's premier folk artists, Alistair, turned his attention to family music after the birth of his twin daughters in 2006.

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