About the Author

Author, teacher, personal transformation guide, and intuitive consultant Diane Wing, M.A. enjoys exploring the mysteries of life and the way that people experience themselves and the world around them. A phenomenologist at the core, Diane uses a variety of techniques combined with discovering unique patterns experienced by her clients to reveal a deeper understanding of the self and to shift their perspective enabling them to move past obstacles that keep them stuck. Diane Wing is dedicated to helping people get grounded and trust themselves, so they can live a peaceful and fulfilling life of joyful self-expression. She inspires others and teaches them to safely tap into the energies around them to turn anxiety into tranquility. Her clients are those who are ready to stop struggling in their personal life so they can feel their best. Wing sees connections between things that seem disparate to others and can help you see their significance in your life. She's an idea person who helps you shift your perspective to see yourself and your life in a whole new way and is a master at bringing magick into the everyday. She wants to live in a world where people feel inspired and motivated to evolve beyond their current way of being. As a Perspective Changer and Blockage Buster, she's a wiz at helping people find their Inner Magick to help them be happy in the present while creating their ideal future. To that end, Diane Wing created a body of work focused on knowing the self at a deep level in order to build self-trust and self-confidence. Her books, both dark fantasy fiction and enlightening non-fiction, hold lessons based in Universal and Magickal Law and energetic consciousness. Her games, Pathways and Insight Stones(R), are systems of metaphysics designed to facilitate self-discovery, develop intuitive ability, and to enhance self-awareness. The emphasis of her school, Wing Academy of Unfoldment, and of her radio show, Wing Academy Radio, helps students and listeners learn ways to take metaphysical and personal development concepts and apply them to everyday life in their own distinct way. It's about going deeper and seeing the patterns of your life. Wing's books create a transformational experience for the reader while incorporating a bit of the unexpected. Many say that her fiction has a sense of Karmic justice rendered within the realm of the unknown and that her non-fiction brings about a heightened awareness of the self and the world to enhance understanding of our own internal transformations. According to Diane Wing, "Ever since I was little, the world felt magickal. [Magick with a "k" is used to differentiate the magic of an illusionist or stage magician from the magick that includes your intuitive abilities and tapping into the flow of the Universe). The world was beautiful and mysterious, filled with things to learn and experience. The path led me to become a lifetime student of metaphysics, mysticism, magick, and spirituality and to achieve a Master's degree in psychology... and it all shows up in my writing. You never know what's waiting around the bend. "The world still feels magickal to me; every act of nature, every ener-getic exchange, every new discovery is perceived through the eyes of wonder. I now understand that self-knowledge is the key to all magickal operations; the discovery of our own Inner Magick is essential to living in concert with the Universe. We are the Magician, as in tarot, orchestrating and creating life in accordance with our true self." Diane is an avid reader, bibliophile, lover of trees, and a lifelong learner. She and her husband are pet parents to a sweet little Shih Tzu. Find out more and listen to Wing Academy Radio at www.DianeWing.com

Reviews

"The Happiness Perspective is filled with tips and techniques that work to change your worldview and bring calmness into your life. I know because I've tried many of these techniques myself, learning how to do less and enjoy life more." - Tyler R. Tichelaar, Ph.D. and award-winning author of The Children of Arthur series"The Happiness Perspective is a superb account of positive choices, exercises, and plenty of question to ponder. The book guides its readers to examine their needs and motives for change, and then helps to reveal a path for action. I will be using it soon with my women's groups." -Barbara Sinor, Ph.D., author, Finding Destiny "While much has been written on how to achieve happiness, Diane Wing shines new light on the topic. Diane takes the reader step-by-step through the process of actually shift¬ing one's perspective through all of the layers and circumstances that may comprise the human experience of per-ceived discontent. The Happiness Perspective also teaches how to clear the path of any obstacles that may be in the way. These steps are accomplished not just with the mind, but with the whole self, and from a completely fresh van¬tage point. Profoundly transformative, The Happiness Perspective is a brilliant, comprehensive blueprint for self-awareness, inner peace, and the attainment of ultimate happiness." -Dyan Garris, author, visionary mystic, and New Age recording artist "Have you ever read a book and had an 'aha' moment where you chuckled out loud or paused and gazed at the sky thinking deeply about what you just read, while completely oblivious to your surroundings? The Happiness Perspective, a completely engaging, thought provoking, and easy read did this for me. No tricks or gimmicks or get happy quick schemes. Just good old honest self-examination. At the end of the day, happiness is choice. I had never thought of that before. I was too busy looking, searching, blah, blah, for external happiness but it is all internal. From now on, I choose my happiness." -Annette Sadelson, Rockville, MD"When I discovered The Happiness Perspective, I was actively acknowledging and releasing negative thoughts and patterns tied to the end of a 30-year professional career. I was surprised to find a comprehensive self-improvement program in this book that succinctly addressed each of my present concerns... as if it was a gift written just for me. It provided a perfect roadmap for navigating the realignment of my priorities from corporate to personal abundance and success. I highly recommend it to every¬one wanting to release the 'Self that no longer serves you' and embrace the changes that will bring new energy and abundance into their lives." -Maxine Ashcraft, Oakland, CA "Diane Wing's style is very easy to read and learn from. I was able to do the exercises and pick up and move on to the next topic. I was generally a happy, go-with-the-flow kind of person. I still am, but with a different perspective on how I look at events in my life. After reading The Happiness Perspective, I realized several experiences that I was holding onto were pulling me down when a new and similar experience was happening in my life. I am working through several exercises in this book to let go of the old experiences and learn the lessons my life has for me. I read many books and Ms. Wing's is definitely one that will be kept within easy reach to be read over and over." -Antoinette Brickhaus, San Diego, CA