Flora had always been a pessimist. She saw the glass as half-empty, the cloud as dark and stormy, and the world as a cruel and unfair place. She struggled with depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem and often felt lonely and hopeless. She had a job that she hated, a relationship that she resented, and a family that she avoided. She had no hobbies, no passions, and no goals. She had no happiness.
One day, as she was browsing through a bookstore,...