'Aggressively Happy' Webinar!
Joy Clarkson and I will discuss mental health, joy, and Mr. Collins on Zoom next week.
I’m delighted and honored to get to interview Joy Clarkson on Zoom next Thursday, February 24th, at 12 p.m. (EST). We’ll be discussing Joy’s new book "Aggressively Happy: A Realist's Guide to Believing in the Goodness of Life."
We’ll meet up here in Oxford and talk together in person, streaming the conversation live via Zoom. I deeply appreciate Joy’s brilliance, joy, and wisdom, and can’t wait to share her insights with you all. We plan to discuss mental health issues, how to cultivate tenacious joy, and the heroes/heroines of happiness (including Mr. Collins!) she discusses in her book. Our discussion will be followed by 30 minutes (or thereabouts) of Q&A.
A detailed description of the book, plus links to pre-order "Aggressively Happy," are below. Hope to see you next Thursday!
"This old world can be exhausting, despairing, and cynical. But you don't have to be.
Instead, you can unlock the power to a happy life—an act of defiance that will make you more resilient in times of turmoil, pain, and chaos. Cultivating happiness takes grit, determination, and a good sense of humor. It's not always easy, but it's well worth it.
Beloved writer Joy Marie Clarkson leads the way, crafting an audacious case for happiness no matter what you're going through. With her signature humor and lyrical storytelling, Joy offers an irresistible invitation:
'If we accept that life will be full of difficulties and sorrows, we then have two options: to resign ourselves to life generally being a bummer, or to seek enjoyment, delight, and hope in the midst of (and in spite of!) life's up and downs. To put it bluntly: You could choose to cultivate happiness, or you could not. . . . I think we should go for it.'
Go, therefore, and choose an aggressively happy life.”
You can order Joy’s book on Amazon, Bookshop, or Barnes & Noble.
Feel free to email me (or comment below) with any questions you’d like me to ask during our webinar conversation!