Web of Life Book Club: October book – Beyond Happy by Mark Fabian

For October we will be reading Beyond Happy: How to Rethink Happiness by Mark Fabian 

As we face a changing world we may struggle to readjust and see through the noise to what really matters and resonates with us on a unique and personal level. I chose this book to help us navigate this path with awareness and self-care and love. Connection to self will allow us to better work in reciprocity with Gaia and the web of life.

Here is a quick description of the book;

Beyond Happy explores how evolution has wired us to keep happiness just out of reach, leaving us perpetually stuck on a happiness treadmill. Instead of striving to escape it, the book argues, we should focus on making the treadmill a place we want to be. Finding this wellbeing begins with listening to our emotions, discovering intrinsic motivation and pursuing our authentic values. 

Fabian coaches you through this process of self-actualisation. Wellbeing, however, is not solely an individual pursuit – it is something we cultivate together.

Most profoundly, Beyond Happy shows the way out of nihilism – the pervasive sense that life on the treadmill is purposeless and incoherent. To escape this despair, we must develop a moral compass. To heal the toxicity of our acrimonious politics, we need to rediscover the joy of sharing and celebrating what we love.

Delivered with an entertaining mix of academic precision, a podcaster’s knack for storytelling, and the down-to-earth panache Australians are known for, Beyond Happy is a one-stop shop to everything you need to know about the good life.

Please join us to share thoughts on the book and to enjoy a cuppa together as we do so.