SERIOUSLY SPEAKING - HOW TO TURN OFF HAPPINESS

What are the rules we make that get in the way of our natural in-born light hearted happiness?

How many times have you heard (or said to yourself):

That's childish!

That's silly!

Don't act that way!  You'll embarrass me!

Most of us probably started out with a really healthy internal 'fool'.  This is the part of us that can feel and act silly.

Why do we need this part?  It counteracts the heaviness that comes down the road…

Why do you think we adored Lucy? 

watch and laugh

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WHAT ARE YOUR ANTI-HAPPY RULES?

Do you jettison your light hearted silliness?

Check these out:

  Do you listen to your inner bully telling you to behave?

  Do you focus on negative energy around you?

  Do you get seduced by your own victim role?

  How much encouragement do you get to 'act grown up'?

  Who encourages you?

  Who actually benefits?

CREATING HAPPY

Whatever makes you happy, and doesn't hurt anyone else…

Do it!

Hugging puppies and kitties, laughing at squirrels, watching cartoons, writing bad poetry, singing off key, dancing around the room all by yourself…

You get the idea - it doesn't have to be 100% and certainly not perfect! 

In life, close counts!

Remember Donovan?  Want a quick smile?   check this out!

Each day needs some silly, some giggle, some light - a moment when you wink at yourself in the mirror and grin.

What do ya say?

Are you doing it?

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DEFYING GRAVITY

Ever watch a kangaroo bounce through the air?

For us they often seem the epitome of joy as the leap and bound seemingly ungoverned by gravity…

Gravity?  What a concept!

Can anything hold a kangaroo down?

Check this out:

'Holding a kangaroo's tail off the ground prevents it from being able to jump.'  read more

Interesting thought …

What do ya say?

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What keeps you grounded?

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SERIOUSLY SPEAKING - HONORING EACH DAY

What does it mean to honor the day?

Certainly, not pretending to be happy if you're not.  Actually, not pretending at all!

But rather, finding something that allows you to close your eyes at the end of the day with a sense of satisfaction; a feeling that you were able to suck the juice that was available, and come away richer for it.

Maybe you learned something about yourself you really like - or maybe you banged into a corner of your being that needs some fixing - no matter - as long as you tuned into that something - in you, or in the world around you - it was a good day!

  

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RULE #1 TO GET THE RICHNESS FROM EACH DAY: DROP THE BULLY VOICE!

Coming at you from the corners of the universe, that negative invitation to 'should' yourself to death is a non-starter - the biggest waste of your moments!

When you hear it coming:

"Why did you…!"

"You should have…!"

"Nobody will like you if you…!"

PLUG YOUR EARS AND PUSH BACK!

This is one time when harsh words are acceptable:

"Back off!"

"Get lost!"

"Shut up!"

And the good old 3 year old standby of sticking out your tongue works too!

This voice, whether it is external from friends, teachers, parents, or internal from our own minds - is not helpful and always counter-productive.

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SERIOUSLY SPEAKING - WHERE ARE YOU TODAY?

The art of staying in the moment - feeling, breathing, experiencing - might take practice and focus… but once you are there … life is so much easier and richer!

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CELEBRATE RENEWAL AND THE FREEDOM OF NOW!

WHO ARE YOU NOW?

BREATHE IT!

FEEL IT!

ENJOY THIS MOMENT!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

SERIOUSLY SPEAKING - BREAKING VOWS

Once we become aware of where we are stuck in our lives, we can begin to see how we are blocking ourselves from forward momentum and success.

With this focused awareness of our blocks from the past, often in the form of old vows, and attention to our current blocking behaviors, most old patterns are changeable!

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WANT TO MAKE SOME CHANGES?

Try this formula:

Focused awareness + strong intention + motivated attention = CHANGE

It goes like this:

First, awareness:  What do you really want to change?

Next, intention:   How much do you want to change it?

                                     a)  somewhat

                                     b)  a little bit

                                     c)  seriously want to

                                     d)  yes, yes, yes!

If you answered 'c' or 'd' take the next step, if not, reconsider the project!

Now pay 'attention' to what gets in your way:

Usually this includes some form of 'playing' Victim!  You know the lines:

                            a)  Other people have it easier.

                            b)  They don't have to work so hard!

                            c)  It's not fair!

It is also where those old, sometimes unintentional vows come in.  That ingrained belief that you should not make the change!

Finally, back to awareness: 

Focus on the balance between how much you want the change versus how much you want to hold onto old agreements and feeling like a Victim…

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