Reddit reviews The Mayo Clinic Handbook for Happiness: A Four-Step Plan for Resilient Living

You're welcome. My dad's a G.P. and he got copies of these for every one in my family. They are amazing.

Other good ones to look at are:

• Mind Over Mood: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1462520421/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1454011886&sr=8-1&pi=SL75_QL70&keywords=mind+over+mood
  
  
• Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1572244259/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1454011970&sr=8-1&pi=SL75_QL70&keywords=get+out+of+your+mind+and+into+your+life
  
  
• The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1572244992/ref=mp_s_a_1_10?qid=1454012036&sr=8-10&pi=SL75_QL70&keywords=act+therapy
  
  
• Full Catastrophe Living: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0345536932/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1454012108&sr=8-2&pi=SL75_QL70&keywords=jon+kabat+zinn
  
  
• The Mayo Clinic Handbook For Happiness: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0738217859/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1454012206&sr=8-1&pi=SL75_QL70&keywords=happiness+mayo+clinic
  
  
• Man's Search for Meaning: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/080701429X/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1454012401&sr=8-1&pi=SL75_QL70&keywords=man%27s+search+for+meaning
  
  
• Awareness - The Perils and Opportunities of Reality: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0385249373/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1454012475&sr=8-1&pi=SL75_QL70&keywords=anthony+de+mello
  
  And for a refreshingly new approach:
  
  
• F*ck Feelings - One Shrink's Practical Advice for Managing All Life's Impossible Problems: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1476789991/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1454012259&sr=8-1&pi=SL75_QL70&keywords=fuck+your+feelings
  

Acceptance is a huge part of dealing with a chronic condition. "Fighting" it is often counter-productive because it leads to emotional turmoil. In Buddhism we learn to explore and and accept the pain.

Also you can develop happiness by focusing on gratitude, just like you stated. A book we're using in group therapy is this and gratitude is one of the practices, along with acceptance, compassion, forgiveness and meaning.

Also if you're familiar with "The Secret" then the same person wrote a book on practicing gratitude called "The Magic". But there are lot of books on gratitude and how it can transform your life.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0738217859/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_2?pf_rd_p=1944687502&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1452898057&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=17EJE8ADYQVEVC7WZ0X5

I am an intern working to promote Amit Sood's program in my local community. Our group is working diligently to spread his work as far as possible, including in local businesses and social centers. It really helps general happiness to pay more attention to details, embrace the moment, and get out of dark loops within ourselves.