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Sadly haven't had much time to read, but so far so good! It's different than I thought it'd be, but I like it. Weird kids (and weird people, in general) always make life more interesting. :p

The thought process in this one reminds me a little of the The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. You read that, too, right?

p.s. have you read King Dork? or Perks of a Wallflower? THOSE TWO are teen lit worth reading. :)

ya... I wish it was better. I'm 1/2 way through, and although I'm sure I could power through the rest of it, I just find I have no interest. :/

Awesome. My friend Sarah raved to me about this book & I plan to read it. I'm getting Planet Organics delivery right now & am loving it.

Thanks for another great review. Keep em comin'!

hahaa... you're awesome. LOVE YOUR REVIEWS!!

I would love to chat with you about this one some time.

I absolutely LOVE your reviews. Keep it up!

yay! I loved this book!

Hey fellow New Earth readers! I've been getting the digests, but haven't yet piped in myself. I've had a number of a-ha moments (sentences or paragraphs that I've marked), but what I read last night [The Background Happiness] hit me to such a core, I knew I had to post something today.

I've been in a very stuck place... hating where I am, stating that it's almost over and it will get better "when..."

First of all, because of this ego separation from where I'm at (being 'fed up' and above it), I'm totally not living in the moment. But most of all, I've been letting this background unhappiness - this feeling of discontent or background resentment - completely poison my life. Funny because I just watched something the other day where Marianne Williamson was on it stating how this kind of hating where you are in the moment is so toxic. And that couldn't be more true. I'm so out of synch with my body.... overeating and not working out & downward spiraling in my head about all of the above. Again, not living in the moment.

I don't really know what to "do" with this new information, but I guess the whole point is just to be aware. I feel like it's giving me a new perspective on the way I'm reacting to my life. Or rather (since he corrects you from saying "my life" at the end of this chapter, since that's separating again), a new perspective on simply being in the now.

Such a great book. Thanks for actively participating in this discussion!

I've been so busy these last couple months, that I'm still only barely getting through this book in my free time. So far it's really good. Hoping to have some down time over Christmas to dive into something new.