Happiness Is a Choice: New Ways to Enhance Joy and Meaning in Your Life Paperback – February 15, 2013

The authors are very succinct and forthright on matters depression. I love the application of biblical principles coupled with medical benefits of our times in alleviating the monster of depression on our society.I highly recommend this book to lay leaders, ministers, pastors and church leaders of all capacity. Unlike popular perceptions and misunderstanding, Depression is certainly curable

nice read

Great practical, resource and helping fight depression. I will definitely be using this resource for future council. Thank you guys

This book answered many of the recent questions I've had from situations in my life. It is a must read for anyone and everyone. I have recommended this book to many people and I hope that what I've gained to improve the quality of my life they will also experience!

I read this book over 20 years ago, and just bought it for my 21 and 19 year-old sons to read. Life changing. Provides tremendous insight into dysfunctional behaviors, co-dependency, etc. I wanted them to read it before they start any serious relationships.

This book is excellent reading. I highly recomend it!

Excellent

Doctors Minirth and Meier have a book in Happiness is a Choice that is a must-read for all of us dealing with depression and other such maladies. I have been reading any and everything I can get my hands on that focuses on joy, happiness, and all things in between, so when I learned that there was a book called HAPPINESS IS A CHOICE, it was a no-brainer for me to order it. (I had been looking online for another book called LOVE IS A CHOICE by Gary Smalley and this one, HAPPINESS IS A CHOICE, was in the selections of my search. Seredipitous? Maybe.) HAPPINESS was originally published in 1978 and has gone through several updates with the most recent in 2013; I believe the copy I purchased and read is the most recent edition.I have to say that there are parts of the doctors' hypotheses that make me cringe and wonder what in the world they were thinking by writing what they did--some thoughts are quite offensive to a believer like me who has struggled with anxiety, depression, grief, etc. for more than 20 years--and I did not appreciate their cruel wording. Yes, cruel. Maybe I'm being overly sensitive. Maybe I was feeling the conviction of the Holy Spirit. But it has been my experience that the Holy Spirit never makes me feel bad. He convicts, yes, but not in a condemning manner that makes me want to either punch something or hide in a hole.Regardless, HAPPINESS IS A CHOICE, overall, is a very good book and well worth reading. I have already been implementing most of their suggestions for choosing happiness. As they discuss, it is often a daily choice that must be made over and over and over again. . .with God's help, Happiness is possible. :)