Allen Klein - The Lighten Up Book Affirmations and Insights to Inspire Health and Happiness

Praise for Allen Klei n and His Books I am always looking for ideas that help people enrich their lives. This book does just that. I highly recommend you read it It will feed your soul, lift your spirits, and help you live a fuller, richer, and more jo y-filled life. SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy) author of Living Juicy Allen Klein is a noble and vital force watching over the hu man condition. Jerry Lewis, actor/comedian I have come to know that sometimes the simplest words can make a major difference in how people perceive and interact with their world. This book can make that same diff erence to you.

Jack Canfield, coauthor of Chicken So up for the Soul Allen Kleins purpose is to make us feel inspired again, to bask in laughter and revel in joy. OMTimes A wonderful collection of timeless inspiration and powe rful insights. Randy Gage, author of Prosperity Mind This powerful collection of quotes serves as a great reminder of simple truths and timeless wisdom that can alter our lives in a profound way. This book is guaranteed to inspire al l who read it. Mike Robins, author of Focus on the Good Stuff This book will wake you up and show you how this day may truly be the best day of your life. Kristine Carlson, coauthor of the Dont Sweat the Sma ll Stuff series Allens writing will lift your spirit an d inspire you.

Gloria Horsely, president and cofounder of Open to Hope Quotes ARE fuel for the soul, and Allen has packed enough fuel in this book to shine a light of positivity and hope that will glow for eternity. G. Brian Benson, author of Hab its for Success Let Allen Klein inspire you and help you embrace and celebrate the joy in your life and in the life that surrounds you. Carole Brody Fleet, author of Hap pily Ever After Also by Allen Klein: The Jo y of Simplicity Positive Thoughts for Troubling Times Embracing Life After Loss You Ca nt Ruin My Day Secrets Kids KnowThat Adul ts Oughta Learn Change Your Life! A Little Bo ok of Big Ideas Having the Ti me of Your Life The Art of Living Joyfully Always Look on the Bright Side Words of Love Moms the Word Inspiration for a Lifetime The C ourage to Laugh The Healing Power of Humor Learning to Laugh When You F eel Like Crying L.A.U.G.H.: Using Humor and Play to He lp Clients Cope Allen Klein Bestselling author of The Healing Power of Humor

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The Lighten Up Book: Affirmations and Insights to Inspire Healt h and Happiness ISBN: (p) 978-1-63353-744-6 (e) 97 8-1-63353-745-3 L CCN: 2019944133 BISAC: REF019000, REFEREN CE / Quotations For Cousin Bernice, who was never at a loss for words, and most of them uplifting.

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pleasurepun A witty person observed that the best blood type is Be-Positive. Life can be beautiful, but every life has difficulties. Sooner or later, all of us have dark and stormy nights. In this book, my friend Allen Klein has compiled thoughts that have the power of fresh perspective in easy-to-digest nuggets. These gems of ideas will have you smiling and nodding with insights and coping better with adversity.

The oldest and wisest advice for a joyful life is to guard your thoughts carefully because they become your destiny; keep a merry heart because it is like medicine; and, when there are clouds, find the silver linings, especially the ones that make you s mile and laugh. Allen helps us choose our thoughts wisely so that we can quell the rough patches, allay our worries, and cope successfully with crises and pressures. He is an entertaining, enthusiastic encourager, educator, motivator, public performer, and uplifter. He captures ideas that excite, enliven, and energize us to face the world with confidence and courage, regardless of whatever the d ay might bring. He sifts through the good words of smart people, clever pundits, and common folks to bring us the wisdom of saints and sages, educators, artists, and philosophers. He has assorted them to inspire, to bolster optimism, to calm, and to eventually fi nd contentment.

Allen and I have logged several decades presenting ideas to help people get better results for their health and happiness. He is my brother from another mother. We have roots in generations of courageous immigrants whose faith and optimism enabled them to successfully undertake emigrations, overcome mortal enemies, and survive hardships to have sunshine light new days and wa rm their lives. Encouragement to lighten up may seem like an odd prescription, but ancient wisdom and modern science supp ort the advice. A kind word often goes unspoken, but never goes unheard, is one of my favorite quotations. It reminds me that the right word at the right time can make a big difference.

Read the Lighten Up quotations randomly or by topic. You will find one or more ideas that strike just the right note for your situation or mood at that time. You can select from a plethora of pithy pronouncements to bring pleasant perspectives to remedy lifes thor niest problems. The witty, heartfelt, sometimes-funny-but-always-well-said thoughts in this book will help you look at all sides of a situation, find the less serious ones, lighten up, and restore ho pe and courage. A quotation might be the fresh perspective or touch of humor that you need to lighten your load. You can find wisdom, encouragement, motivation, or the comfort of knowing that you are not alone.

Like a good friend who knows you well, The Lighten Up Book will bring you th e joy you need. Steve Wils on, pychologist
The Joyologist
Cheerm an of the Bored
Founder of The Worl d Laughter Tour
Director of Natio nal Humor Month
Founder of Laughter Arts & Science Found ation (501.c.3)
WorldL aughterTour.com This book has an interesting backstory. When I was writing my first book, The Healing Power of Humor , I collected numerous quotations related to the subject. Since I only used one quote at the beginning of each chapter (and a couple of handfuls scattered throughout the rest of the book), there were literally hundreds that w ere never used. I started to look at each one of them and realized that they were, in themselves, rich sources of knowledge and inspiration. I also saw how they not only worked well together but also how they provided similar and occasionally divergent thinking on the same topic.