I just had a lovely conversation with a young girl who had the most amazing energy and smile and just had such a lovely positive aura about her. Then I got off the zoom and just sat in my chair in the sun soaking it up.
You see people really can see your energy and feel it. You cannot think negative thoughts and then “pretend” to be positive as it does not work that way. Your thoughts and your actions have to be in sync. Not so easy under trying times for sure and we cannot be uplifting and positive every day! But acknowledging the down moments and letting them be , rather than dwelling on them, will help them move away faster than if we choose to get caught up in it.
Here are ten happiness habits, I got from a wonderful training from the fabulous Dean Graziosi. They are in their simplistic form, if you would like to learn more about them, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.Try to pick a happiness habit and start to really focus on it , then in time pick another one. It really will shift your perpsective. Remember too we are only human and hey we all have bad days!
- Define what happiness looks like to you! Do NOT compare yourself to others
- Make the present your friend! Live in the moment, not the past and not the future, but the NOW.
- Stop overthinking! Keep it simple, things do not have to be perfect and they won’t be, Stop second guessing yourself and stop sitting on the sidelines waiting to get it right, just go for it.
- Focus on the positive outcome! You get to choose if it will work out or not, focus on the positive not the negative. Focus on what can go right NOT what can go wrong.
- Let go of specific outcomes! Life is not a straight line, look for the blessings in the shifts that occur. Don’t obsess on the outcome, often a by product of this is a wonderful opportunity that presents itself.
- Don’t be afraid to “fail.”! In order to learn and grow, we have to “fail”, it is just a learning opportunity.If we do not fail, we have played it too safe.
- Let go of grudges! Such a waste of energy, do not fill your cup with grudge, let it go and move on.
- Be grateful for what is in front of you! Lower your bar of gratitude and be grateful for the little things. Do not feel guilty for feeling happy or grateful.
- Do not settle for good enough! A good life is nice, but we want outstanding!
- Be part of something that is bigger than yourself! Such as religion, a community.