Happiness comes in many forms. We just need to look for it!
Sometimes it’s hard to find happiness. Some days are just too difficult to look for, find, or even see happiness that may be right in front of us.
Happiness is around you, everywhere, every day. Yes, even when stuff is falling apart. Happiness comes in short bursts called joys or as Long Term Happiness.
One of the things that I teach is the 7 Principles to Long-term Happiness.
Let’s start with the first one: Engage in activities that you love and that give you joy.
Everyone of us is different. We have our own activities that we find that are pleasing to us and that bring us joy.
But…….
Sometimes, we are too afraid to try new things for fear of __________ (you fill in the blank).
You will never know if an activity will give you joy and bring you happiness if you don’t give it a try. Say “yes” to various opportunities for joys and happiness.
This week, I challenge you to look for those little glimpses of happiness. If you see a bird fly in front of you, follow it with your gaze, look for the beauty in it’s flight and take it in. Own the feeling. If you pass a child that smiles at you and waves, wave back and make a sweet comment, look at the child with love. If a stranger needs assistance, help them out. Smile at your barista, pay for someone’s food behind you, join a sports group, a music group, a book club, a knitting or quilting group. Say “yes!”
Can YOU be the person standing in your own way of achieving happiness?
Move out of your own way and let the happiness in.
I have worked with clients who have had issues of subconsciously not allowing themselves to find happiness. Clients who see almost everything from a negative side of things. They see barriers even when someone is offering help or assistance or showing gratitude.
Here’s what one of my clients shared with me recently:
“Working with you has helped me see that I was afraid of happiness. I was under the impression that if I was happy then I was not being sensitive to people who are having a hard time in life. I was living to please them and not me. I realized that they were the ones who didn’t know how to find happiness and that my happiness is for my own good. If I was happy, I could help others even more. Thank you, Nada.”
You too can reach this kind of happiness. You too can overcome what’s stopping you from finding and enjoying your own happiness. You are a unique individual with your unique needs and experiences. Your happiness and joys are different from the next person. Let’s find yours!
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