After 40 years of believing happiness would arrive when she got to some mythical spot in the future, Debra Smouse discovered the answer to happiness is falling in love with the day to day act of living. Part self-help, part memoir, in "Create a Life You Love: Straightforward Wisdom for Cultivating the Life of Your Dreams"Debra shares down-to-earth advice and practical wisdom on what it takes to shift your life from surviving to thriving. You do not have to settle for a life that is less than what you most deeply desire. You may have to break the rules, but creating a life that is loving and nourishing is worth the effort. Because you deserve to be happy and live a daily life you love.