"Growing Our Happiness Muscles to Build a Better World" with Ginny Sassaman

Many well-meaning people think focusing on personal happiness in such a tumultuous time is self-centered, that our energies should be focused more on helping others. In fact, building our personal happiness muscles is one of the best ways to help advance whatever cause is near and dear to our hearts. Ginny Sassaman, author of "Preaching Happiness: Creating a Just and Joyful World" lays out in a very down to earth way how the science of happiness can help us find more joy AND greater effectiveness in our social justice work.

Ginny Sassaman is the author of "Preaching Happiness: Creating a Just and Joyful World," a collection of her sermons published in 2020. She is a writer, mediator, artist and activist. As a co-founder of Gross National Happiness USA and of the Happiness Paradigm, she has spoken on the connection between personal happiness and social justice coast-to-coast, and even in Costa Rica. Ginny is a member of the Unitarian Church of Montpelier, which invited her to deliver her first sermon in 2013. Since then she has delivered dozens of sermons at UU churches in Vermont, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and South Carolina. Ginny has a Masters in Mediation and Applied Conflict Studies, and a Certificate in Positive Psychology.

Mount Mansfield Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Sunday Services - Worship, reflect, and sustain one another, within an inclusive spiritual community, built on values of honoring and affirming the worth of every person, striving for justice, participating in the world community, and respecting the natural web of existence. Please email info@mmuuf.org for how to attend on Zoom or come join us at the Barn. Masks are welcome but not required. Learn more: http://www.mmuuf.org and www.uua.org.

Sep 30, 2024, 5 to 6:30 PM

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