{"product_id":"if-you-would-be-happy-cultivate-your-life-like-a-garden-paperback","title":"If You Would Be Happy: Cultivate Your Life Like a Garden - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuth Stout\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichaela Lonning\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eRobert Plamondon\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimple-living advocate Ruth Stout, author of \u003cem\u003eGardening Without Work, \u003c\/em\u003ebelieved that life just doesn't have to be so hard  In \u003cem\u003eIf You Would Be Happy, \u003c\/em\u003e she once again helps you find the sense (and humor) amid all the nonsense that life offers, and find simplicity amid the complex rough and tumble of life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe says: \"It is happiness, not perfection, we're concerned with here, and they're not necessarily even related.\" \"Our activities are successful insofar as they are giving us real satisfaction.\" \"Any experience, trivial or important, is likely to give us more pleasure if we are interested, unhurried, and are looking for the best the situation has to offer. It also helps if we expect something good, for in that case we don't overlook it if it's there in front of us.\" \"We must forever keep in mind that it is our inside feelings we are aiming to change; we are really going to become a serene and pleasant person, not merely give the appearance of one.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf You Would Be Happy \u003c\/em\u003eis volume 3 of our Ruth Stout Classics series. For the rest of the series, visit http: \/\/www.nortoncreekpress.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 18, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47418182238386,"sku":"9781938099007","price":37.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/baca3bc78bb6508abd29ead041db33d6.webp?v=1778445284","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/if-you-would-be-happy-cultivate-your-life-like-a-garden-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}