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Bright Side Up

100 Ways to Be Happier Right Now

You don't need to reinvent your whole life to be happier-you just need to turn it bright side up!

We all have those days when life could use a lift. Enter Bright Side Up, a clever and comforting compendium to help you shift your perspective and appreciate what's right in front of you. With the warmth and wisdom of a dear friend, this deceptively simple guide offers emergency optimism when you need it with fresh tips that can be put to use on the spot, including:

  • Thank the lemons
  • Rally in the rain delay
  • Steer life like a motorcycle
  • Ask your one-hundred-year-old self
  • Plan your party story

    Dip in whenever you need a boost. Because when you can find the sunshine in your every day, you'll feel brighter, too.

Amy Spencer is the author of Bright Side Up and Meeting Your Half-Orange, as well as a magazine journalist who has written for Glamour, Harper's Bazaar, New York magazine, CNN.com, Redbook, Health and others. Prior to writing full-time, she was an editor at Maxim, Glamour and Star magazines. She was a radio host on Sirius XM radio and has appeared on NBC, CBS, VH1 and the E! channel and more. View titles by Amy Spencer

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You don't need to reinvent your whole life to be happier-you just need to turn it bright side up!

We all have those days when life could use a lift. Enter Bright Side Up, a clever and comforting compendium to help you shift your perspective and appreciate what's right in front of you. With the warmth and wisdom of a dear friend, this deceptively simple guide offers emergency optimism when you need it with fresh tips that can be put to use on the spot, including:

  • Thank the lemons
  • Rally in the rain delay
  • Steer life like a motorcycle
  • Ask your one-hundred-year-old self
  • Plan your party story

    Dip in whenever you need a boost. Because when you can find the sunshine in your every day, you'll feel brighter, too.

Author

Amy Spencer is the author of Bright Side Up and Meeting Your Half-Orange, as well as a magazine journalist who has written for Glamour, Harper's Bazaar, New York magazine, CNN.com, Redbook, Health and others. Prior to writing full-time, she was an editor at Maxim, Glamour and Star magazines. She was a radio host on Sirius XM radio and has appeared on NBC, CBS, VH1 and the E! channel and more. View titles by Amy Spencer