"Happiness Becomes You: A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good" by Tina Turner

If you have not seen the HBO documentary “Tina” about the life of Tina Turner, it is a must. You might have heard her story before, but this documentary shows her life as a true triumph. With never-before-seen footage, the documentary combs through her early years of trauma and survival, and follows her to the heights of Rock ‘n’ Roll fame. A nice compliment to the documentary is this new book: “Happiness Becomes You: A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good” written by Turner, and published in December 2020. Providing examples from her own life, Turner explains how she has benefited from practicing Buddhism since 1973. She details, specifically, how chanting has helped elevate her from moments of despair, adversity, and poverty, to joy, stability and prosperity. At 81-years-old and still a rock icon, Turner certainly demonstrates the benefits of inner peace and a thoughtful, meditation practice.  She has written two other books “I Tina” (1986) and “My Love Story” (2018), and has been quite open about her abusive marriage to Ike Turner, as well as her suicide attempt, stroke and battle with stomach cancer. One can only imagine how she found the strength to survive such a hard life in which she has said herself, the good did not outweigh the bad. “Happiness Becomes You” seems to reveal that no matter what kind of life you are given, you do the best you can, and prayer is not only comforting but strengthening. You can’t help but smile when you watch Turner sing and dance. That sight is a spiritual experience all by itself. Maybe we can all benefit by adding some chanting and gratitude into our daily routines. To buy this book on Amazon click here.