Neil Pasricha works an office job in the suburbs. He’s just a regular guy who loves the smell of gasoline*, sleeping on the cool side of the pillow*, and peeling an orange in one shot. And he is the author of this book.

    In the introduction, he tells about his life: loneliness, a broken marriage, and a close friend who fell victim to suicide*. The message is clear. When faced with the bad news, pain, and heartbreak that many of us experience every day, we have the choice to observe and enjoy small moments in life, allowing them to improve our frames of mind — even if only for a bit, or we have the choice to continue to feel sad.

    Then, readers are treated to well-written and interesting observations and personal stories that record tiny moments of joy that each of us has experienced.

    These include:

    Dropping your cellphone and realizing it survived the fall.

    Going on a field trip in elementary school.

    When someone saves you a seat: “They’re expressing your friendship to the world by deciding 20 minutes of stink eye is worth making sure you sit together!”

    Fitting every last thing in the dishwasher.

    When your roommate cleans while you’re away.

    This book is for anyone who has ever experienced a high or low in life. Readers old and young alike will find themselves relating to* the awesome things covered in the book.

    The author has found an unpretentious* way to celebrate in-the-moment gratitude*, which wise people know is the only happiness that can be found — the specific*, the present, the concrete*. Life unfolds* only in moments, hard as it is to believe. (SD-Agencies)