SOHP History
The Secret Society of Happy People was formed in August 1998 to encourage the expression happiness and discourage parade raining. (Parade-rainers are those people who don't want to hear your happy news).
Somewhere between The Ed Sullivan Show and The Jerry Springer Show talking about being happy became politically incorrect. We're more comfortable airing our dirty laundry than telling people we've had a happy moment.
The Society believes happiness is contagious and that when more people talk about happy events and moment, it will be chic for everyone to do it.
The Society gained international recognition in December 1998 when it challenged Ann Landers for discouraging people from writing happy holiday newsletter to enclose with their holiday cards.
Since then the Society has:
Don't Even Think of Raining on My Parade: Adventures of the Secret Society of Happy People (PJ Press, June 2001) chronicles the Society's amusing journey from the beginning to present and identifies the types of happiness through insightful stories and witty pieces.
The Society has been featured in People Magazine and has been included in articles in Ladies Home Journal, Harpers, SELF, Redbook, Glamour, and New Age Journal. Founder Pam Johnson was on Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher.
Hundreds of print and broadcast outlets throughout the world have covered the Society including CNN, The Associated Press, the Washington Post, the Dallas Morning News, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and the Los Angeles Times. Parade named the Happiest Events, Inventions, and Social Changes of the Century as the Best List of the Century.
The
Secret Society of Happy People is possible because of the following not-so-secretly-happy people:
Founder - Pamela Gail Johnson
Logo Designer - - David C. Perry
Webmasters - Bob Wieland, Terry Pope, Garry Schwartz, Brian Hammer, Andre Friedman,
Lars D. H. Hedbor
Website Design - Bryce Berkowski from
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Dallas website design and
seo company.
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