Happy Happy Living: Our Story
The mission of Happy Happy Living is to spread the message that anyone can increase their level of happiness by practicing gratitude and contentment in their thoughts and lives.
My name is Maren Jones, and I’m the founder of Happy Happy Living. Years ago, I realized that I was in the habit of comparing myself and my situation to my friends, my neighbors, and even the people I saw on social media. There are so many VERY talented and accomplished people in the world! After a while, I started to feel that everyone else was more talented, more beautiful, more educated, more successful, more…EVERYTHING than I was. And if they were “more,” then by comparison I must be “less.” Because of the judgments I was making in my own thoughts, my feelings of self-worth suffered.
One morning, in what I can only describe as “inspiration,” my mind was filled with the story of a little cow who feels sad when she compares herself to her best friend. Her friend, Hazel, always has “more.” But in a surprising way, the little cow learns to feel happy again just by turning her thinking around. When the cow focuses on thoughts of gratitude and contentment for her own life, she feels better about herself. The cow doesn’t magically get rich or more beautiful; she doesn’t learn new talents or win competitions. By changing her thinking, her focus also changes and she feels happier. She comes to understand that she is not “less” just because her best friend has “more.”
And a book was born: The Happy Happy Cow.
Happy Happy Living started in 2021 as a small publisher for my first book, The Happy Happy Cow. Since then, our collection of books has grown. Each book supports the theme of increasing happiness within ourselves by adjusting our own thoughts and focus.
In addition to publishing, Happy Happy Living has expanded to include the sale of clothing and merchandise related to its mission ideology. Proceeds will be used to support charitable and humanitarian organizations that operate worldwide.