Andrew matthews-happines in a nutshell.pdf

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ANDREW MATTHEWSauthor of the million seller FOLLOW YOUR HEART


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Happiness in a Nutshell

To my precious wife, Julie:Thank you for your idea to createthis little book, and thank you for

editing and putting it together!


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Happiness in a NutshellCopyright 1999 by Andrew Matthewsand Seashell Publishers

Published by:SEASHELL PUBLISHERS PTY LTDPO Box 325, Trinity BeachQueensland, AUSTRALIA, 4879Fax 61 740 576 966Website: www.seashell.com.auE-mail:[email protected]

Layout and design by: Seashell Publishers

First published October 19991st reprint November 19992nd reprint February 20003rd reprint July 2000

4th reprint April 20015th reprint January 20026th reprint March 20027th reprint August 20028th reprint February 20039th reprint April 200310th reprint June 2004

11th reprint November 200512th reprint January 2006

No part of this publication, text or illustrations, may bereproduced in any form or by any means, electronic,mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise withoutthe prior consent of the author and the publishers.

ISBN 0 9577572 6 3


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Happinessin a Nutshell

written and illustrated byAndrew Matthews

Seashell PublishersAUSTRALIA


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Usually, the best placeto make a new startis where you are!

Before changing your address,consider changing your thinking!

When you change,your situation changes.

It is law.


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We all fail.

But it is not failing that hurts.What hurts is knowing thatyou didnt give your best.


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Have the discipline to dolittle things you dont like

and you can spend your lifedoing the big things you do like.


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Happy people dont just accept change,

they embrace it!

They are the people who say:Why would I wantmy next five years

to be like my last five?


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The moment you gettoo attached to things,

people, money...you screw it up!

The challenge of lifeis to appreciate everything

and attach yourselfto nothing.


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On giving advice:If people arent asking you,

they usually dont wantthe information!


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The first law of expansion is order.For something to grow, it needs system.

Look at a flower, cut an orange,check out the symmetryof a tree or a beehive.

There is discipline.

Nature keeps what is essentialand gets rid of the garbage.

Its called organization.


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You get motivated by doing things,not thinking about them.


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Next time you are upset,remember its not so much

people who make you angry,as your thoughts about them.

Whatever thoughtsare causing you pain,

they are only thoughts.You can change a thought.


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The more emotionalyou are about things,

the less control you have.

Most people arevery emotional about money

so they are out of control.


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Following your dreamis no guarantee of an easy ride.

Life usually becomes more challenging, but you embark on an outer journey

which starts the inner journey.

You have a chance to blossom to see who you really are.


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Where did we get the idea thatif we dont forgive people, they suffer?


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For the world to treat you well,you have to treat yourself well.

How can you feellike a mover and shaker

when you have holesin your underwear?


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Every disaster in your lifeis not so much a disaster,

as a situation waiting for youto change your mind about it.


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Most of us learned things inside out!

We learned:If you dont like your job, change it.

If you dont like your wife, change her.

Sometimes its appropriateto change your job or your partner.

But if you dont change too,you are setting yourself up

for more of the same.


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When we forgive ourselves,we stop criticizing other people.


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Because we are always attractingthe learning experiences we need,

we often attract what we fear.

If you fear loneliness,youll attract that.

If you fear embarrassment,youll fall on your face.

Its lifes way of encouraging us to grow.The only way to beat fear is to face it.


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When your body hurts, pain reminds youto take a rest, or maybe to change your

shoes or to find a better way.

When your mind hurts, pain reminds youto quit worrying or to be more forgiving,

or to think a different way.

Pain is not your enemy.Pain is your friend!


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Courage is not the absence of fear courage is acting in spite of fear.

People who do nothingwith their lives are just as scaredas people who take major risks.

Its just that the first groupget scared over tiny things.

Why not get scared over something significant?


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If we are honest with ourselves,we can list almost everything

thats ever happened to us -and see how we helped create it.


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Start anywhere you can.

Give your best shotto whatever is in front of you,

and opportunity will begin to find you.

Its called developing a reputation.


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The happiest peopledont worry too much

about whether life is fair or not.They just get on with it.


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If you wantmore peace of mind,

stop labelingeverything that happens

as good or bad.


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If you think the worldis against you, it is.

Blaming other peopledoesnt work.

When you fight life,life always wins.


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The universe is alwaysnudging us with gentle signals.

When we miss the signals,it nudges us with a

sledgehammer.

Growth is most painfulwhen we resist it.


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If there is somethingin your life you dont want,

stop worrying about itand stop talking about it!

The energy you put into itkeeps it alive.

Withdraw your energyand it will likely go away.


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Your mission in lifeis not to be

without problems your mission

is to get excited.


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What youfocus on expands...

so think aboutwhat you want!


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Detachment is a major reasonwhy rich people get richer.

They dont care so much theyre not desperate.

Theres a big difference between a poor persons attitude

wishing you had it,and a wealthy persons approach

believing youll get it.


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To see things differently,you dont need willpower,

self confidence,or brain surgery.

You just need the courageto think the unfamiliar.

Your beliefs determineyour quality of life.


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The balancein your bank book is not the measureof your abundance.

Abundance iswhats circulatingthrough your life.


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Your life will only work when you take full responsibility

for your choices.

Your choice of vocationis at the top of the list.


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Nature seeks balance,and you cant be

desperate and balanced.

Life doesnt have to be

an endless struggle.Let things flow.


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The universe has no favorites.Your success and happiness

depend on natural laws and principles and how you use them.


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We are not hereto be punished.

We are hereto be educated.


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Simplify your life.Quit doing things out of habit.

Eliminate some of the garbagefrom your routine so you can seeyour path more clearly.


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Once we make a decisionto do a thing,

the means appear.We might explain away

these lucky breaksas coincidence.

But with keen observation,we notice it happens regularly.


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To succeed at anything,you dont need to be a genius.But you do need a good plan!

Most people quit!


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Your mission in lifeis not to change the world.

Your mission is to change yourself.

There are no outside solutions,only inside solutions.


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You give your bestnot because you need

to impress people.

You give your best becausethats the only wayto enjoy your work.


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Get off your butt and do something!


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The joy is in doing your thing -and stretching because you choose to,

not because you have to.

Whatever you do for a livingis a vehicle to connect

with people.


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Fred says:I think like I do

because my life is a mess! No Fred, your life is a mess

because you think like you do!


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We are here to learn lessons,and the world is our teacher.

When we fail to learn a lesson,we get to take it again... and again!

Once we have learned the lesson,we move on to the next one.

(And we never run out of lessons!)


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God is never going to come down

from a cloud and say:You now have permission

to be successful!

You have togive yourself permission.


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The question is always:What are you doingwith what you have?

While the answer is not much ,nothing gets better.

The universe rewards effort,not excuses.


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The law of the seed:effort + patience = results.

You reap your harvestafter you do the work.


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Doing what you loveis not a recipe for an easier life.

It is a recipe for an interesting life.


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If you dont knowwhat you like doing,

maybe you stopped listeningto yourself years ago.

Many of us became different peoplein order to please everyone else.


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When life is sweet,and that little voice says:

It cant last! Tell yourself:Maybe its about to get better!


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Life goes like this...

We get hit by little pebbles as a kind of warning.

When we ignore the pebbles,we get hit by a brick.

Ignore the brick and we getwiped out by a boulder.

If we are honest, we can seewhere we have ignored the warning signs.

And then we have the nerve to say:

Why me?


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Peace of mind doesnt comefrom having less problems

it comes from being less critical!


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Sometimes I ask myself:Why am I the lucky one?


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When have you madethe most important decisions in your life?

When you were on your knees after disasters, after knock-backs,

when youve been kicked in the head.Thats when we say to ourselves:

Im sick of being broke,sick of being kicked around.

Im tired of being mediocre. Im going to do something.

We learn our biggest lessonswhen things get rough.


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In order to have somethingin your life and keep it

whether its a job, or a relationship you have to be comfortable with it.

To make money and keep it,you must be comfortable with money!


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To find, you have to seek.

If you have lost your life direction,

you probably wont find it between drinks at the local bar.

Give yourself a break,give yourself some time and spaceto examine what counts for you.


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Act as if every event has a purpose,

and your life will have purpose.

Figure out why you neededan experience, conquer it,

and you wont need it again.

Ultimately, you can onlydepend on your inner guidance

in other words,follow your heart.


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BEING HAPPY!ISBN 981-00-0664-0Over 1 million copies sold in 18 languages.It is about:

forgiving yourself being able to laugh at yourself

how happy people thinkthe power of your thoughts!

HAPPINESS NOWISBN 0 -9757642-7-6

The brand new blockbuster from Andrew Matthews!Featuring 60 beautiful full color illustrations.

FOLLOW YOUR HEARTISBN 0-646-31066-6International #1 best seller about:

doing what you lovehow rich people think dealing with disastersfinding purpose in your life and work.


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About Andrew Matthews

Illustrator Andrew Matthews is also an international

bestselling author His books including Follow Your Heart

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