Book description
By popular demand, the best-selling author of Tickle Your Soul serves
up another generous helping of friendly, smart, upbeat counsel on the
powerful benefits of a positive viewpoint. In Live, Laugh, and Be
Blessed: Finding Humor and Holiness in Everyday Moments Anne Bryan
Smollin says that finding joy in life and grasping its beauty is not
hard. It is a choice we make, one that leaves us more in touch, more
aware, and more eager to share life with others. She shows us that while
difficulty, stress, and sorrow will always be a part of life, a positive
attitude--and a healthy dose of good humor--will help us live each
moment, both good and bad, more fully. Anne Bryan Smollin, C. S.J., is
an international lecturer on wellness and spirituality. Her dynamic
public speaking style and natural gift for entertaining have sent her
far from her Albany, New York, home base to lecture on humor and its
effect on wellness, aging, spirituality and stress. A Sister of St.
Joseph, Smollin has a bachelor's degree in education and a master's
degree in counseling, as well as a doctorate in counseling psychology
from Walden University in Naples, Florida. She became the first
elementary school guidance counselor in Albany, New York, working on
early intervention with the school's students, parents, and teachers. In
1975, Smollin set out on the road to bring her message to even more
people. As an educational coordinator for an Albany Consultation Center,
Smollin presented parental effectiveness training workshops along the
East Coast. She also worked as an adjunct professor for six colleges and
institutes, teaching courses on humor as a tool to communicate and as a
method in stress management. Smollin serves as the executive director of
the Counseling for Laity center in Albany, which offers guidance for
married couples, families, adults, and adolescents.
