"Aggressively Happy" by Joy Marie Clarkson. A Review
(You can find the book here: Aggressively Happy ) Some people are like sparklers on the 4 th of July. They glitter, sizzle, snap, and pop. And sometimes they annoy those around them who get singed by one of their sparks. To use a few Winnie the Pooh analogies, I am a Tigger, with a raging inner Eeyore, and I know that I normally set off the Rabbits and Piglets in my circles. I used to take it personal, though no longer. So, I was delighted when my oldest daughter sent me a gift-copy of “Aggressively Happy: A Realist’s Guide to Believing in the Goodness of Life”. I thought, “Oh boy! A fellow Tigger has written a book!” And I was pleasantly surprised how Joy Marie Clarkson, author, podcaster and PhD recipient in Theology, Imagination and the Arts, pulled together the beautiful, enjoyable and sensible aspects of Tigger, Pooh, Rabbit, Eeyore, Piglet, and Christopher Robbins in this 244-page softback. I had so much fun tripping through its pages and think older and younger alike will...