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How happy are you?
You Are 100% Happy
It's unlikely that you know anyone happier than you.
You know how to be happy, no matter what life throws at you.
How Happy Are You?Have you ever stopped to really ask yourself how happy you are? It's funny how we go through life driven by emotions all day long every day but don't always stop to ask ourselves if the emotions we experience every day are the emotions we want to be experiencing. We just let them happen to us.But we do have control of our emotions, we can choose how we feel about everything that goes on in our life. Do you feel an immediate reaction to say that is not true? Are you saying to yourself that you don't choose what happens to you and as such are then also forced to feel what you feel because of what happens? Happily, that is not how it has to be. You have the power to choose how you feel and how you react to what happens in your life. It just takes conscious thought and practice.I always say that it is not what happens to you that matters but how you deal with it. That applies at work, at home, in your relationships...everywhere.We each have absolute control over how we feel and deal with everything that happens in our lives throughout every single day.As one of my favourite authors...Louise L. Hay says in her book Meditations to heal your life...We create our own feelings by the thoughts we choose to think.We have the ability to make different choices and create different experiences.Feelings are thoughts in motion in our bodies.We can heal what we can feel, so we must allow ourselves to feel our feelings so we can learn to understand and change them.So many people feel they "shouldn't" be angry, sad, frustrated etc, but they are. They are searching for a way to deal with their feelings but don't know how to begin.There are many safe ways to deal with feelings. Get the feeling all out, and then finish with something like "Okay, that's done. I release you and let you go."And most importantly ask yourself "What belief can I change so that I won't react with this emotion next time? Or be able to deal with the reaction and move on effectively next time I react with this emotion?"Be gentle with yourself as you learn your lessons and move through life.So that's what Louise L. Hay recommends as an exercise you can employ to help you along your path to choosing happiness as a way of life. A great place to start, if you are not sure how happy you really are overall in your life, is the little blogthing test at the top of this posting. It asks some simple, yet important questions. If you can't answer yes to most or all of the questions...which ones did you say no to and how can you begin looking at changing your life?For easier reference below are the questions from the blogthing test.Check all that apply to you or that you agree with. When you think about people in your life, you tend to think of those you care about and love. You think life is getting better all the time. When it comes to work or school, you enjoy a challenge. You rarely compare your clothes, money, or possessions to those of your friends. You enjoy giving to others, unconditionally. You enjoy being around people. You feel like your life is on the right track. You aren't afraid to stand up for what you believe. There is enough time in your life to take care of yourself. You have a strong positive attitude that has gotten you through tough times When you feel confused, you just step back and remember that things will work themselves out. If you fail at something, you try to make the most of the experience anyway. You are proud of who you are. You don't take yourself seriously. Not at all. You believe that finding meaning and happiness in life is something you have to do for yourself. Even if things are bad, you can find a reason to laugh. Even when your life changes drastically, you are able to thrive. You rather give a gift than receive one. You feel like you can be yourself around your friends. You let negative feelings go quickly. You rarely feel lonely. You feel like you have control over your life. Over your life, you've learned a lot - and grown emotionally. You could lose people you love (or be out of work) and still feel secure. Life is good. You truly appreciate what you have.
 ARCHIMONDE REX · Thu Jul 19, 2007 @ 06:53pm · 0 Comments |
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