When I was a little girl, I asked my mother what should I be. I wanted her answer to be about my future profession, like a butcher, a baker or candlestick maker.
She always replied that she wanted me to be happy, which seemed at the time a lame response.
The older I get and the more I know about life, though, I realize what a wise answer it was.
Why being happy matters
As like attracts like, the more we’re happy, the more happy experiences we’ll attract.
Feeling good allows us not only to achieve our goals but continue to manifest more.
We can be rich, powerful, famous and living the dream, but if we’re not happy, well, life isn’t much fun. Living in stress, worry, fear, sadness or struggle can destroy our physical, financial, mental and emotional health and well-being.
Happiness doesn’t come because we have everything we want; we won’t enjoy them and may find that they slip away if we don’t feel good.
Stress, anxiety and worry are only habits that don’t serve you or anyone else.
Feeling afraid because of lack of money, love or health won’t change when you have everything money can and can’t buy. If these ways of thinking are habitual, you’d find something to get you bent out of shape.
Ever notice people (maybe you) who always have a reason to complain or feel bad? Even when things are great, they find something that’s not good enough.
Be happy. Find a silver lining no matter what.
You might be thinking that I don’t understand. You’ve got a lot of problems. You’ve been done wrong. You’ve experienced loss, and you’re afraid the proverbial other shoe might fall. You’ve been living in pain. You’ve had the worse things happen to you.
I really do get it because when everything in my life was falling apart, I knew I’d lose it all if I stepped onto the slippery slope of fear. My negativity would have made things go from bad to worse.
So I made a decision to feel good. To feel good in spite of it all.
Step at a time, sometimes baby steps, my life got better and better and better.
The BEST New Year’s resolution is to resolve to feel good. With this decision all things or something better are possible.
It really is a choice.
You have complete control over your perspective, regardless of the situation. Your interpretation of events, your life, your success or manifesting your dreams is your key to the door of happiness, misery or getting what you most want.
Your energy will draw to you more of how you feel.
How in the world can you feel good in spite of the odds? Be grateful.
A client gifted me a handmade journal with an embroidered peacock on the cover that she bought in one of my favorite museums. It’s so beautiful that I decided I only wanted beautiful words in it. Another client on her team suggested a journaling exercise that makes her feel good.
Write what’s working in your life.
Soon after, on a day when everything was uncharacteristically out-of-synch, I couldn’t leave town to go to a party for me! Instead of having a hissy fit, I grabbed my new journal and wrote on the entire first page the many things that are going well.
Focusing on gratitude shifted my energy, allowed me to let go of the stress and be in present time. Of course, the change in plans turned out to be way better.
HAPPY New Year to you.
Hint: the clue is in the greeting. The first word is HAPPY.
The BEST New Year’s resolution is to feel good and be happy.
You can use feeling good as your inner GPS to know if you’re on the right track or not. It may be that the only thing needed for you to be happy is an attitude adjustment. Also, how you feel can be an indicator that you’re on the right path or heading in a direction that no longer serves you or maybe never did.
If you decide a change is needed, feel good about where you are, even if you don’t like it. Then line up your energy by feeling good about your new direction and take actions for something better.
Happy New Year! It’s your choice to parrot the words or make them come true for you!
May you enjoy your happiest year ever!
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I work with people, at any age,
who choose to share their gifts
or business in a BIGGER way
but don’t know how, feel stuck
or would benefit from new tools
or support.
I help them be richly compensated
doing what they love by aligning
with their Soul’s goals.
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