(1) Find Happiness: Without happiness, life is meaningless. Happiness is not something that should be felt from time-to-time, rather it ought to be a way of life; something felt consistently all the time. Finding happiness is not as hard as one might think. Why? Because true happiness is not something that is created by external factors – rather, it is found within and you have the tools inside of you to find happiness each day, every day.
(My Dad and my son when he was little - Pure Happiness)
If you’re one who would like to feel happier more regularly, a great way to move towards
that feeling is by setting personal goals. These would not be monetary goals or measures of success in a career or otherwise, but rather personal goals such as deciding how you will respond emotionally in certain situations. An example would be, setting a goal to tell yourself each morning upon awaking, “Today is going to be a great day and I choose to feel happy from this moment til I return to bed for the night.” This also aids in clearing out the mental clutter when you make a choice to respond positively and happily throughout your days.
The best way to start is incrementally – baby steps. You are special and you should feel that at the end of each day. When we are setting these personal goals, we become able to feel good about our choices because we are creating our happiness consciously. We become empowered.
(Guardian Angel that was in my Garden)
(2) Live In The Moment: Second, we need to remember that we have to live for today. We must use our best intentions and make our days worthwhile. Its okay to think about the future and make choices that lead to a positive future and so that we are safe and secure, but we also need to be conscientious that we are in the present moment, enjoying it and feeling good in the now.
(My Black Eyed Susans)
(3) What Makes You Lose Your MoJo? Another method is to think about the situations and circumstances where we feel we lose your self-confidence or where we respond less than desirably. Here’s where making positive choices comes into play in setting the right measures from within. We can then make choices to stay away from people and places where we feel poorly and/or make choices to respond differently.
(My Best Friend Forever - Gene- He is HAPPY)
(4) Stay Healthy! Being healthy is the fourth key to being yourself. When we make poor choices in terms of our health, there is no other result than to feel poorly about ourselves. Making good health choices is an instant confidence-booster because we then feel good physically and that in turn causes a sense of well being mentally as well. This includes eating right, physical activity, hydration, and hygiene in addition to other choices that we make for our bodies.
(We were very HAPPY in this photo in AZ at Parker Canyon Lake in the mountains)
(5) Keep On Keeping On! Observe and remember the good feelings. Just like we want to identify the things, times and places where we have less than positive feelings, likewise, we must take notice of the things, times and places when we feel fantastic. Duplicate, even multiply, those. This method has a two-fold benefit. First, it enables us to feel good but secondarily, when we are feeling great, we have a tendency to spread that feeling and share it with the world, in turn assisting others throughout their days. For some, learning to be comfortable with who you are may take some getting used to. For others, you may be exhausted trying to hide the real you and what you stand for. And for some, maybe you just need a simple reminder that you are wonderful just as you are. Wherever you are and however you feel, one piece of advice holds true, Be Yourself.
“Today you are You, that is truer than true.
There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” ~Dr. Seuss
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