You’re happiness journey begins today!

Growing up I saw people live lives of quiet desperation. Living in towns they had no love for and living with partners they didn’t like! And doing jobs that they hated!
This always amazed me! I used to think WHY? Why live like this when we have choice? The world is your oyster as the saying goes!

I was to realise that each of us have happiness barometers. You know that gut feeling in the pit of your stomach you feel when something is just not quite right? Well I noticed instead of paying attention to it, we as humans tend to numb it, numb it with alcohol, numb it with drugs and numb it with food!

I also noticed with some amazement that there were people who drank every night to numb their life then woke up to that very same life every day to restart the cycle over again.

I asked myself what possible reason humans would have for not living their ONE LIFE ON EARTH in happiness. So I asked my parents. They said that it’s hard to get jobs, especially council jobs so if you get one you keep it for life! There was no divorce in Ireland back then so when you get married you get married for life. Life is not a bed of roses Elaine “you do what you have to do to get by!”

Get by? Ok? I tried it for a while but my happiness barometer kept me in check. I paid attention to my happiness levels! I paid attention to the happiness levels of the people around me and it scared the crap out of me!

I realised that happiness is a choice!  What keeps people from living a life of happiness is fear and doubts! Fear of failure, fear of being different, fear of the unknown, fear of rejection, fear for survival, fear of being criticised.  And doubting your ability, your strength, your survival skills, you’re BELIEF IN YOURSELF!!!!!

If you don’t like something in your life! Change it! Pay attention to your happiness levels.

You may say that bad things happen. You cannot control your circumstances. Yes bad things happen to people every day. What you can control is How YOU REACT to your circumstances!

As humans we have 40 to 60,000 thoughts a day. Pay attention to what you are thinking!
How are these thoughts controlling your life? And take action!

If your happiness levels are low!!!!! Do something about it!
Now there is something important to remember. The road to happiness can be scary, uncomfortable, hard work, painful, you will most likely have to step out of your comfort zone, take risks, be daring, be brave, be different but I guarantee you, that feeling of happiness when the barometer is in the green zone is worth every second of that journey!