Affirmations:
I prefer being happy.
Happiness is my natural state.
I love myself and so choose to be happy.
I easily let go of unhappiness and negative experiences.
Are You Happy With Your Life?
What do you notice that is not a good for you?
Are you
willing to create more positive experiences?
Are you
open to eliminate the negative experiences?
Make a list
or chart the highs and lows in your daily life.
Notice what supports you feeling happy.
See if
happiness is related to your physical, mental, emotional or relational state.
Observe if
there is an unhappy attitude you wear everyday.
Begin to tell yourself it is fun, safe and easy to be happy.
Sometimes people are actually habituated to being unhappy.
Some folks
actually attract misery and suffering because it is familiar.
Some
individuals find comfort and even use unhappiness as an excuse.
Consider
what the gifts might be for being unhappy.
When life is peaceful and safe, are you happy or bored?
When life
is chaotic and dangerous, do you enjoy the spontaneity and changes?
Creating
positive experiences may feel unfamiliar or even uncomfortable for you.
To change
your state of mind may require gradual introduction of positive experiences.
When interactions are healthy, encouraging, consistent
and helpful, you may feel happy.
Dysfunctional,
disappointing, inconsistent and hurtful relationships may be what you expect.
When we
allow ourselves to settle for what we are used to, we get comfortable with
unhappiness.
It takes
work, forgiveness and release, affirmation and envisioning, to create true
happiness.
When happiness is your usual state, you may be blind-sided
by unhappiness.
When you
are comfortable with being happy, you may be more impacted with negative
experiences.
Some people
do not allow full experience of happiness, because they fear the pain of
unhappiness.
Often we
manage our thoughts and emotions to have the experiences we want to have.
Consider what feels safe and good for you.
Plan your
time to have the experiences you enjoy.
Eliminate
thoughts and feelings that seem to interfere with your happiness.
Choose what
you want and focus your energy on those experiences.
You will begin to recognize that you can manage your
emotions.
You will
realize that we each create the emotional state we value.
You will
remember when you turn positive or negative with your thoughts.
You will be
responsible for choosing good or bad, happy or unhappy thoughts, feelings and
experiences.
Your emotional state will become the monitor for you focus,
direction, values and choices.
Once we
realize we are in charge of our happiness, we are free to have the experiences
we prefer.
Be aware
and acknowledge what is best for you.
Let go of
the unwanted and create what you do want.
Life is your personal experimental laboratory. Enjoy what
you learn.
Loving you
fills me with happiness and peace.
Betty Lue
“Life is for learning.
Education leads out of ignorance.
The more we learn, the more we know.
The more we know, the better our resources.
The more resources, the more choice we have.”
The more choices, the more
enjoyable life can be.”