THIS IS YOUR QUEST - Your Mission: To Experience True Happiness Along the Way

by Joanne Reed

Overview

An exciting journey through history, socio-economic discourse, and philosophical discussion. This book will guide you, using a holistic approach to finding true happiness. It has the potential to change lives, not by giving advice as to how you should lead your life but by exposing you to concepts, philosophies and a way of thinking (for yourself) that may not have been so obvious before.

Providing an abundance of stimulation and enlightenment on several key topics, it breaks happiness down into three parts (Money, Love, and Health). The etymology of the word "happiness" means "living well". What flows from this is that if you "live well" you will find happiness and the reason most people believe they will be happy if they are wealthy, in love and in good health is that those three things i.e. money, love, and health promote well-being. This trifecta has the power to make us happy when things are going smoothly, but also the ability to make us really miserable when they are not. The Quest for Happiness is something that every single one of us aspires to.

Our Quest for happiness begins by following historical and present-day examples of figures of accomplishment, those who have succeeded in their own Quests. The whole idea is to encourage the reader to have the mindset of an explorer; because explorers are a special type of human being. They have physical endurance - they have mental toughness - They have plenty of determination and a deep feeling of purpose and most of all they have faith in their pursuit. The author took this concept of exploration a bit further. Geographical explorations have limits whilst exploration of ourselves as a human being is infinite. The author is inviting her readers to turn inwards; because when you turn inwards this is where you find your own treasure.

The book is shaped like a journey, and the author is taking her readers on an Epic Journey serving as their tour guide. This book will entice, surprise and inspire. The words have depth, the journey is meaningful and the message uplifting and thought-provoking. Are you ready for your Quest?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781634928472
Publisher:	Booklocker.com, Incorporated
Publication date:	03/31/2018
Pages:	318
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.71(d)

About the Author

Joanne Reed is a lawyer by profession. She is also an entrepreneur, a wife and a mother of two teenage daughters. She is not an academic, a psychologist or an anthropologist, she is neither a scientist nor an economist. She is an observer. She is a thinker.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME, TRAVELLING HAS ALWAYS BEEN PART OF HUMAN NATURE

CHAPTER 1 – OLDEN-DAY EXPLORERS - ADVENTURERS - TRAVELERS

CHAPTER 2 – MODERN-DAY EXPLORERS – ADVENTURERS – TRAVELERS

CHAPTER 3 – STOP-OVER IN THE WORLD OF FABLES AND FICTION

PART TWO: THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS AS THEY SEEM

CHAPTER 4 – CONVENTIONAL WISDOM USED TO TELL US THE EARTH WAS FLAT

CHAPTER 5 - SYMBOLS CAN BE DECEPTIVE

CHAPTER 6 – FALLACIES

CHAPTER 7 - SO YOU THINK YOU ARE FREE?

PART THREE: SHOW ME THE MONEY

CHAPTER 8 - THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS

CHAPTER 9 - WHAT IS MONEY?

CHAPTER 10 - TIME FOR ANOTHER REVOLUTION?

CHARTER 11 - HOW DO YOU DEFINE SUCCESS?

PART FOUR : LOVE IS KIND – LOVE IS CRUEL – LOVE IS EVERYTHING

CHAPTER 12 - EROS

CHAPTER 13 - PHILIA

CHAPTER 14 - STORGE

CHAPTER 15 - LUDUS

CHAPTER 16 - MANIA

CHAPTER 17 - PRAGMA

CHAPTER 18 - PHILAUTIA

CHAPTER 19 - AGAPE

PART FIVE: HEALTH MATTERS

CHAPTER 20 - FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME, HEALTH HAS MATTERED A GREAT DEAL

CHAPTER 21 - MODERN MEDICINE

CHAPTER 22 - THE SECRET OF A LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE

PART SIX: THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

CHAPTER 23 - THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS – FULL CIRCLE

Editorial Reviews

Joanne Reed's "This is Your Quest" is not your average self-help book and it certainly isn’t a panacea for quick fixes. On the contrary the book is a lengthy argument that appeals to the intellect rather than the emotions.

Reed's powers of observation can be seen with the range of ideas, concepts and philosophies that are sourced from a wide spectrum of historical, geographical, sociological, political and cultural contexts. Readers will find themselves visiting ideas that could be unfamiliar (thinking that the Swastika emblem is all about the Nazi).

Reed weaves facts and arguments in an intelligent way to account for various discoveries - of nature, science, adventure and more - for the Quest of that someone special, and that someone who is you.

- Mallika Naguran, Managing Editor, Gaia Discovery

"This book is indeed a journey inviting us to obtain the happiness we were all born to experience..."

- Martine from England via Amazon

"This book is a veritable treasure trove of insights!There is bound to be a few messages here that will resonate with the soul!"

- PNW from the USA via Amazon

“This book drew me in from the start. The amount of information that’s been seamlessly strung together into a bountiful trove of ideas is staggering. I especially like the chapter on symbols and the fact about how they can be and have been deceptively used. The author, Joanne Reed, by evidenced in the text, absolutely loves to research. As a writer myself, this text will be a go-to reference for future projects.”

- Robert Gregory

"This Is Your Quest" is book that is in a category by itself. It is not like the average self-help or motivational book. "This Is Your Quest" is a tangible epiphany of man's deepest longing of liberation, journey, joy and the pulse of life. The pulse of life that is man's intuition, which is all too often unfortunately suppressed by man to be fit to scaled to societies norms. Joanne Reed is the author, but when you read the book you feel like you are the one who is writing it (hence the title of the book which really does it justice;) for it truly captures and reflects man's inner longing. As I read it, I felt like a child with an imagination being expanded. The examples of history from the past to current events used in this book are very poignant masterfully establishing connection to the reader's own potential and unveiling of. That is where the power lies in this book. "This Is Your Quest" is no mystical self-help book, it is pregnant with information ranging from monetary system, history, mythology, health, vaccination, and symbology, designed to aid the reader in giving birth to whatever their mind can conceive."

- Floyd Williams

“This Is Your Quest is an enlightening delight that defies the genre, well written, insightful, and ever so sincere. The book itself is a journey, and Reed excels at holding the hand of her guest readers. There is a gentle voice to the message. In between each chapter, she includes letters to the readers, recapping what’s been learned and continually encouraging growth. There is a surprising amount of depth in the presentation. The approach is individual, the words have depth and the message is uplifting and thoughtful."

- London Book Review

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