Thursday, October 2, 2008

A Place Called Happiness


Life’s stresses, problems and pains can be roadblocks to inner happiness, stripping one’s ability to have a positive outlook. Despite these, one can still cope much better if he/she can find genuine happiness that stems from within. However, in a world as troubled as ours, how can an individual be truly able to find divine peace and contentment?This question, which has remained a mystery to many, has led author Dori Seider to write the book, A Place Called Happiness. This inspirational book provides a new, exciting yet pragmatic approach to achieving true happiness, even under the worst circumstances.

A recipient of the Fulbright scholarship, Dori has won writing awards and gained recognition for her humanitarian work. She is a music composer and jewelry design artist as well. Most of all, she is a teacher of Psychology, Education, French, and the History of American Women. Dori notes that it was her students in her Psychology of Stress that gave her additional inspiration to come up with this book about happiness.

A Place Called Happiness has so far been gaining overwhelming response from the reading public for seven years already. Dori, in fact, relates that she still gets feedback from people who expressed how the book has helped them in coping with difficult times in their respective lives. Others have also used the book to deal with the loss of a loved one or to simply gain enlightenment and inspiration. Dori was also pleased with how well the book was received when she spoke at a gathering by Barnes & Noble in Princeton.

Dori only has good words to say about her publishing experience with Xlibris. Upon completing her manuscript for A Place Called Happiness, she then went looking for a publisher that would meet her standards, namely efficiency and warmth. After working with Xlibris on her book, she realized that she didn’t go wrong in her choice of publisher. In fact, Dori has even recommended other authors to publish with Xlibris as well. She was extremely satisfied with her self-publishing journey that she decided to have her second book, Teach Me Something Real, still published with Xlibris. Promoting this latest book of hers is her current endeavor, and she is doing this through various television appearances.

Dori relates that her passion in her profession has given her the drive to inspire other people, thus the birth of A Place Called Happiness and Teach Me Something Real. This is the same kind of passion that other authors-in-the-making should possess, according to her. She further advises that they should write their most powerful experiences from deep within.

Finding inner happiness is the greatest gift one can ever have. This, coupled with hard work, compassion, a great sense of humor, and the ability to live and let live – all of which make up Dori’s philosophy in life – is what she hopes to show through her book, A Place Called Happiness. This is her testament to the fact that indeed, one can obtain true and lasting peace and joy.

A Place Called Happiness can be purchased directly through the Xlibris website or Barnes & Noble and Amazon. Get your FREE publishing kit now to start your own journey to publication.