Everywhere you look, everyone is seeking happiness. Even Dr. Oz has a headline with an article about a “happiness supplement” that I scanned in the check out line at our local grocery store.
Then there’s my favorite happiness song by Pharrell Williams. The tune and lyrics can’t help but play in your head for the rest of the day serving as a constant reminder of happiness. Listen and enjoy while your read my 4 suggestions guaranteed to make your life “recording material”! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-GLuydiMe4&feature=youtu.be
Happiness is the truth.
“We never quite see ourselves as others see us”, is one of my all- time favorite “truth” sayings.
You know how people always tell you that you look like some TV or movie star? Well, I’ve been accused of looking like Julia Roberts and Carol Canning more than I can count. I like the Julia Roberts link, but the Carol Channing, I cringe!
Moving through the line at the bagel shop one morning in Montana, I noticed the young girl behind the counter staring at me. Feeling her eyes affixed on me, I kept chatting to distract myself from the uncomfortable situation as we made our way to the café table.
Those piercing eyes followed me step by step, observing my every move. Finally, the owner of the local shop came to our table with a message. Leaning down she shared, “Susie, behind the counter, wants to know if you are Julia Robert’s mother.”
“MOTHER”, I shouted. “I’m Julia Roberts, not her mother”!
We never quite see ourselves as we others see us. This is a great lesson that happiness is the truth, not matter how painful it can be.
Here are 4 sure-fire ways to increase your happiness:
Life is full of choices: Live in faith not fear.
It’s either push or pull! Stay motivated by the pull of your dreams, not pushed by others.
Time is on your side: Live in the present, not in the past,
Self-love is not selfish: Use care and concern for yourself, not engaging in comparison to others.
If you live these 4 suggestions you will be able to experience the rest of the happiness song”:
“Happiness is your life without a roof!”
This is a wonderful visual…can’t you just imagine.
Your life “topless”, like a convertible cruising carefree through life.
Your life “bubbling over” with abundance, like a Roman candle on the 4th of July pumping with color and awesomeness.
You life “charged” with fizz, like a shaken bottle of champagne!
Let’s not settle for the ordinary happy….let’s find the awesome happiness that this song gives us.
Please take some time and comment on the ways that you create your own happiness.
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