Making Life Happier - with Dr Mark Williamson

"Happiness is the only good, the time to be happy is now, the place to be happy is here, and the way to be happy is to make others so". So said the thinker Robert Ingersoll, and this is often quoted as a life objective for humanists. But does happiness, really matter, and if so can it be achieved?

Join us for a thought-provoking evening with Dr Mark Williamson, Director of Action for Happiness and author of the Sunday Times #1 bestselling book Make Life Happier. Mark's work is is based on evidence from the latest scientific research, combined with unique insights and proven ideas that have helped thousands of people to adopt successfully in their everyday lives. It goes much deeper than typical self-help advice, covering a wide range of themes which contribute to lifelong wellbeing. Crucially, Making Life Happier combines actions you can do to improve your own happiness with actions that benefit others too. The event will cover themes such as mindfulness, optimism, self-acceptance, goals and purpose. And in addition areas such as relationships, including listening, vulnerability, forgiveness and community. Mark invites people to join a global movement of people who are choosing to live differently - people who recognise that happiness is not just a personal quest, but a gift that can enrich our communities and our world. It’s an invitation to help shift our values. From what we can get to what we can give. From seeking validation to finding connection. From just surviving to actively thriving. This is about how to make life happier, rather than happy, recognising this is a journey and there’s no perfect end-point. Mark will be 'in conversation' about his work

Dr Mark Williamson is Founder & Director of Action for Happiness, a global not-for-profit movement with 800,000 members, across 100 countries. Originally an engineer (with a Ph.D. from Bristol University) he worked in the corporate sector for Hewlett Packard and Orange, and as a consultant, before deciding to jump ship, after which he worked for the non-profit Carbon Trust, and then co-founded Action for Happiness in 2010. Action for Happiness's goal is to enable people to take more control over their own happiness & find belonging through individual action. Mark is author of Make Life Happier: 23 Practical ways to feel better, find meaning and make a difference.

Everyone is welcome to this event. It is FREE for Bristol Humanists members, others we request a contribution of £5/£2

Heron Books will be providing a bookstall selling the book