cover image Live Your Happy: Get Out of Your Own Way and Find the Love Within

Live Your Happy: Get Out of Your Own Way and Find the Love Within

Maria Felipe. New World Library, $14.95 trade paper (136p) ISBN 978-1-60868-453-3

In this slim, accessible book, Felipe, an actress, wrestling host, and minister, expands on the spiritual guidance of A Course in Miracles by Helen Schucman and William Thetford. In a cheerful and uplifting tone, Felipe provides common sense and simple advice suitable for the beginner self-helper. Declaring that God is the source of love and that happiness is a divine right, she counsels readers to stop obsessing, let go of the ego that judges and worries, be free of negative thoughts, let the Holy Spirit keep their minds open to possibilities, learn to forgive, recognize that they are as God created them, and be grateful for what is working in their lives. Concise summaries close each chapter, and workbook exercises for writing down insecurities and releasing grievances to find love let readers apply her advice to their own lives. Felipe’s engaging personal stories and anecdotes from those she has helped will provide encouragement to readers looking for inspiration. Agent: D. Patrick Miller, Fearless Literary. (Apr.)