Are you still waiting for your circumstances to change before you’ll allow yourself to be happy? Are you waiting for the “perfect” moment to occur? Most of us have preconceived ideas of what would make us happy, and we refuse to be satisfied until those things happen.
The problem is that even once specific things happen in our lives, we’re rarely satisfied with them! Instead, we shift our focus to something even bigger and better, believing it will make us happy (or happier). We never allow ourselves to reach a point of contentment. Have you done the same thing to yourself?
The good news is that you can decide to be happy NOW even if everything in your life is not perfect. Shocking I know but it’s true. Below you’ll find 3 easy ways to do so:
1) Be grateful. Gratitude is one of the most powerful states of mind that you can adopt. Not only does it make you feel good, it shifts your focus from what you don’t have to what you DO have, and keeps it there! As you focus more on what you are grateful to have in your life (even the really small blessings!), you worry less about anything that may be lacking. The result? A more pervasive sense of happiness! In my previous blog, I tell you how to create a Gratitude jar for every month of the year.
2) Take time to smell the roses. If you spend most of your days feeling rushed and scattered, it’s hard to feel happy and content. In order to be truly happy, you need to make time for yourself to relax, dream, and take pleasure in life’s simpler moments. Beginning today, remember to press the “pause” button every once in a while and take in the amazing moment right before you. Allow it to sink in. Use all your senses to fully experience it. You can also start to spend time doing things you love on a regular basis. Read books that stimulate your imagination; listen to great music; take long walks, and generally make an effort to enjoy your life as it is right now.
3) Love the journey. Many of us make the mistake of pinning all of our expectations on some vague, far-off result, like the completion of goals. We believe that once we get there everything will be perfect and we’ll finally be happy. However, there is much to be gained from enjoying the journey TO your destination! Make it your mission to revel in every moment that you’re working toward higher goals. Notice the people in your life who are along for the ride. What new skills and experiences are you learning from. Realize how quickly challenges turn into victories when you finally see the silver lining. Enjoy the sense of self-mastery and accomplishment you gain with every goal you achieve. Make it a worthwhile journey and you’ll savor the end result that much more!
The most important thing to understand about happiness is that it is largely a CHOICE you make from moment to moment. Though certain serious situations make it difficult to feel happy at times, most often we allow the little things to bother us and block any happiness we would otherwise feel. Understand that life is merely the balancing of good and bad. Nothing more. So always anticipate that everything will go well but if it doesn’t, know that you will overcome and keep going.
So go out there and embrace happiness and let it grow to magnanimous proportions in your life!
Love and blessings,
Dina Marie Blas
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