The Keys Blog:

Happiness is the New Flat Abs

As a magazine editor who writes cover lines to appeal to the most number of readers, I am here to tell you that happiness has replaced "flat abs" as the number one goal, the holy grail everyone is seeking. To me, this makes perfect sense, since you can have a flat stomach, at your goal weight, have a great hair day, and any attribute you care about, but if you're not happy, it's all for nothing. I have worked hard on my happiness, and I want to share what I’ve learned.

With the help and expert guidance of Catherine Birndorf, MD, a women’s mental health expert, this blog will reveal what women are striving for, happiness, calm, gratitude or simply an absence of unhappiness. I will share (but hopefully not over-share) events in my life to help others find more joy and appreciate the "perfect moments" when they arrive. Join in, comment, and we will circle into each room and discuss issues most critical to you. Here, I begin, and toss it over to Catherine (Dr. Birndorf to you!) and see if her strategies resonate and help you solve your problems. Tell us what worked for you and what didn’t. And yes it is work, just like being your fittest or healthiest self. Of course the only person in charge of making your feel bad or good, unhappy or happy, is you, but we are here to help!

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Bringing the book to life!!

DateMonday, October 18, 2010 at 9:48PM

First, a confession. I'm not a natural blogger and I struggle with each post. However, there is something brewing that is so exciting I actually couldn't wait to write.

Recently, I was contacted by a lovely woman in South Carolina named Kathy F who was inspired by the Nine Rooms and felt it would be helpful for her Women's Group. She wanted to lead these women on an emotional house building adventure by using the ideas in our book. I was blown away with her enthusiasm and creativity. She told me she was developing a weekly workshop exploring each room of the house, one room at a time, and using the key strategies in the book to do so. Using motivational video clips, songs and powerpoint (isn't she amazing?), she is now in the sixth or seventh week of her Nine Rooms group and LOVING it. She has invited me to join the actual group (via Skype) tomorrow night during their regular Tuesday evening meeting time. I am honored and cannot wait to "meet" them!

Stay tuned...I will report back on my experience. And if you are interested in starting your own group, just do it! Like Kathy, you can create and tailor your own Nine Rooms inspired adventure, or you can check out our Guidelines for Groups in the upcoming paperback edition (due out in Dec 2010)!! If you want to get going sooner, or have us "visit" one of your groups, please let us know. We're happy to help.

Here's to Nine Rooms' groups everywhere! Thank you for putting our words into practice. Catherine

 

 

 

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