Lately, I have been on a kick where I try to define exactly what makes me happy. In the rat race that is life in the United States, I often get so preoccupied with DOing that I forget that sometimes it is more important to just BE and allow myself to enjoy my life.
While I have explored a lot of options, it is usually the little things that come back to me again and again that give me that overall feeling of happiness. Walking in the woods. Smelling the fall leaves or the spring flowers or the scent of the air just before or just after it rains. Colorful sunsets. Teasing my two-year-old granddaughter and being teased by her. Cuddling on the couch with my hubby watching an old movie. Listening to the sound of rain tapping on a tin roof. The scent of bread or cookies baking in the oven. Soaking in a warm bath with epsom salts and a little lavender. Writing a short story or a poem just for fun. Singing harmony with my mom and sisters. These are all simple things, but they are simple things I can use to remember all those times in my life when I felt loved, content and at peace. They definitely carry an energy all their own, and a very powerful and light energy at that.
So what is it that makes you happy? What brings you joy? What puts you in a state of bliss? What activities can you lose yourself and just enjoy BEing? Make a list, and keep it handy so that you can add to it and use it as a reminder of what is really important in life.
Look at your list daily. Notice if you have actually done anything on the list that day. If you haven't, is there something you did that made you happy and was not on your list? Add it to your list! If nothing made you happy, spend at least a few minutes before going to sleep allowing yourself to BE happy!
Happiness is like anything else. The more you practice, the better you get! Furthermore, when you are happy you change your frequency to something infinitely light and abundant. When you put that sort of energy out into the Universe, at some point it will come back to you!
Spend a little time BEing happy every day. It may just become the habit you need to totally change your life!!!
~CSE
BE Happy!!!
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