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The Winners:
To celebrate the holiday season, I’ve decided to do a series of giveaways for my book, Tiny Buddha: Simple Wisdom for Life’s Hard Questions, which launched right around this time last year.
If you’ve already learned about the book or purchased it, this post will be redundant for you! For those who haven’t read it, here’s a little information about it:
This is the first book of its kind—with tweets woven throughout.
I asked @tinybuddha followers a number of the most challenging questions in life, like:
- Why is there suffering in the world?
- What’s the meaning of life?
- What does it take to be happy?
- Why are relationships hard?
Since there are very few concrete answers to the big questions, I wanted to explore many varied perspectives to create a guide of possibilities for joy, purpose, and connection.
Although these tweets shaped the book, I also included a great deal of my own struggles, successes, and insights—far more than I’ve ever revealed on the blog. From my former battle with depression to my struggles with relationships, I shared how these questions have played out in my own life—and what I’ve learned at each step of the way.
Through this book, you’ll learn a few ideas to:
- Let go of pain from the past that’s been weighing you down and holding you back
- Create a sense of purpose, starting right now, even if you’re not doing what you want to do professionally
- Change habits that have not served you well and open up to new, better ways of being
- Experience happiness right now, regardless of your circumstances
- Improve your relationships
- Seize the moment to live more mindfully, passionately, and fearlessly
- Find a sense of control and empowerment in an uncertain world
I will do 4 giveaways this month, 1 per week. I will choose 2 winners for each giveaway and mail all of 8 books together at the end of the month.
To enter:
- Leave a comment on this post sharing something that made you smile today.
- Tweet: Tiny Buddha Book Holiday Giveaway: Comment and RT to enter! http://bit.ly/RVmm59
About Lori Deschene
Lori Deschene is the founder of Tiny Buddha. She started the site after struggling with depression, bulimia, c-PTSD, and toxic shame so she could recycle her former pain into something useful and inspire others to do the same. You can find her books, including Tiny Buddha’s Gratitude Journal and Tiny Buddha’s Worry Journal, here and learn more about her eCourse, Recreate Your Life Story, if you’re ready to transform your life and become the person you want to be.
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One thing that made me smile today was seeing my son’s face light up when I gave him a treat. He’s been needing some light in his eyes lately.
Someone laughed when they made a mistake. It is simple, but always makes me laugh and if others will with me…appreciate what we are
One thing that made me smile was the big hug I received from my daughter when I came home from work!
Thinking I might win this book! 🙂
Provided an ear for a friend in need of someone to talk to about a problem. Just being there in such a small way, and feeling ease come back from unease made me smile.
A friends encouragement and advice.
My cat stretching in front of the wintery window.
cool! For me? the sun.
The first thing that made me smile today was my tiny dog’s happy tail whipping me awake
The promise of a new year makes me smile!
A message from the universe made me smile.
Hearing my little sister count “1-2, 1-2, 1-2” as she plays the piano.
a squeeze of the hand, a smile that reveals, “I’ve been there too, there is another side if you don’t lose hope”
watching my brother tell a quirky joke about the weather to my dad, on the way to grandma’s house
Hearing my dog pout about not getting a treat… 🙂
Listening to two 80 year olds singing along to opera on YouTube.
What made me smile today? The realization that if I let go, the universe will bring good to me. As brought to me by Deepak Chopra during a meditation.
Finding the lump in my bed is my cat burrowing in for her first morning nap! IT made me laugh out loud.
The sun coming out from behind the clouds after almost a whole week of gray days 🙂
love your site, every day provides wonderful reminders
My ten month old, Vivian, taking her first steps toward me.
My daughter wearing her sunglasses today, even though it was cloudy. She looked like a tiny movie star, and smiled the whole way as we strutted through the parking lot, feeling fancy!
My boyfriend sent me a picture of his cat and said his cat missed me. 🙂
The elderly lady who sold me coffee today. Really sweet.
My Golden running and jumping in the new snowfall, about 12″, brought a laugh-out-loud response and a lingering smile.
What made me smile today? My daughter created a book club group on FB, and invited me to join. The dialogue I’ve had there this morning with other avid readers has given my heart a lift after a difficult Christmas.
Telling my friends about how the toddler in my family named her doll “Storage”.
Doodling in my sketchbook 🙂
The sun came out while it is snowing!
Today there was a break in the rain and I looked up to see birds murmerating and reminded myself that I quite like to be outside even when its grey.
Hearing my non verbal son speak. A few words is music to my ears.
hearing from my best friend
Writing. I’ve had writer’s block for months now and I have finally found how I want to express what’s in my mind. It made me so happy.
I’m upright and breathing again today. 🙂
Seeing the snowstorm as I opened the curtains brought a smile to my face. White snow falling softly or swiftly always put me in a state of peace and sweet introspection.
Waking up to a new day and seeing the sun peeking through the clouds. Thinking about life and knowing that what I have is all I need. Life is great!
Being able to be with family
You have been such a bright spot in many of my days! Thank you for keeping me centered!
I am smiling at the fact that I get to see a dear friend get their 18 year sobriety chip tonight.
Waking up to a new day
watching my blind, diabetic dog enjoy her walk in the snow and finding her way around snow banks:)…
Watching a young man stop 5 lanes of traffic to help an elderly woman using a cane cross the street.
Having my favorite cereal for breakfast snuggled under a warm blanket made me smile. Nice way to start my day!
I was taking my dog, Carly, for a walk and a woman coming out of her house walked down to the sidewalk and got down so that Carly would walk over to her and she held her face in her hands and told her that she was beautiful! I would do that and I love finding other people like me. 🙂
It is so hard to let go off past pain..not only does one have to find out what is bothering them let alone letting it go
my boyfriend, who called me “a gem” for hiding the christmas cookies.
Waking up and discovering self-acceptance
My friends made me smile today. I love carrying on the holiday season until the new year!
Listening to someone share their sorrow without trying to change the way they feel.
Telling myself TGIF and visioned myself relaxing across my bed to the sound of my meditation fountain.