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A review by bickleyhouse
Bliss to You: Trixie's Guide to a Happy Life by Trixie Koontz, Dean Koontz
5.0
Trixie, who was dog, "wrote" several books, but this one was published after she sadly passed to the Rainbow Bridge, back in 2008. This little book is full of wisdom, inspiration, humor, and delight.
I get occasional emails from Dean Koontz, who was Trixie's "human father," and, every now and then, we would get one that had been "written" by Trixie. They were always adorable. This book is no different.
The premise of the book is that there are eight steps to reaching bliss, and Trixie is going to explain those to us. The eight steps are: Calm, Beauty, Fun, Meaning, Others, Humility, Loss, and Gratitude.
Trixie was very wise. Here are some of her words.
"Can't see beauty of world, which is now, if you are full of desire for what you want next Tuesday."
"Happiness is a choice. You can choose happy or unhappy, no matter what happens. No one else can make you happy. Must make happy yourself."
"Can be optimistic only if you limit worry to things you can change. Can't change path of massive asteroid hurtling toward Earth. Can't change sun getting hotter or cooler. Can't avoid flesh-eating bacteria just by moving, leaving no forwarding address."
"If expect bad to happen, spend all life in gloom, waiting. And sometimes, expecting bad things is like magnet: bad things are drawn toward you."
"Paws are better than hands.
Paws cannot forge signatures,
cannot point fingers of blame,
cannot pull gun trigger,
cannot make obscene gestures,
cannot pick pockets."
"Here is what real meaning is like. Maybe you're meant to give kindness to one special child. Child grows up, is healer or wise leader. Then your purpose was as big as any king's, maybe bigger."
And my favorite:
"Fame means nothing. Time erases fame.
Great power doesn't last. Time erases the powerful.
Your anger dies with you.
What love you give lives on.
Cynic will sneer at this truth. Time erases cynics."
Read this book, if you can get your hands on it. I guarantee you it will make you feel better.
I get occasional emails from Dean Koontz, who was Trixie's "human father," and, every now and then, we would get one that had been "written" by Trixie. They were always adorable. This book is no different.
The premise of the book is that there are eight steps to reaching bliss, and Trixie is going to explain those to us. The eight steps are: Calm, Beauty, Fun, Meaning, Others, Humility, Loss, and Gratitude.
Trixie was very wise. Here are some of her words.
"Can't see beauty of world, which is now, if you are full of desire for what you want next Tuesday."
"Happiness is a choice. You can choose happy or unhappy, no matter what happens. No one else can make you happy. Must make happy yourself."
"Can be optimistic only if you limit worry to things you can change. Can't change path of massive asteroid hurtling toward Earth. Can't change sun getting hotter or cooler. Can't avoid flesh-eating bacteria just by moving, leaving no forwarding address."
"If expect bad to happen, spend all life in gloom, waiting. And sometimes, expecting bad things is like magnet: bad things are drawn toward you."
"Paws are better than hands.
Paws cannot forge signatures,
cannot point fingers of blame,
cannot pull gun trigger,
cannot make obscene gestures,
cannot pick pockets."
"Here is what real meaning is like. Maybe you're meant to give kindness to one special child. Child grows up, is healer or wise leader. Then your purpose was as big as any king's, maybe bigger."
And my favorite:
"Fame means nothing. Time erases fame.
Great power doesn't last. Time erases the powerful.
Your anger dies with you.
What love you give lives on.
Cynic will sneer at this truth. Time erases cynics."
Read this book, if you can get your hands on it. I guarantee you it will make you feel better.