The Blog - Faith & Happiness
July 21st, 2015
Faith & Happiness.
I can remind you to have faith in your goals, your plans, your process, and your progress, but what are some of the keys to developing faith?
You could reflect on the most rewarding moments of your life, write down as much details about those experiences: the senses and feelings, the thoughts, the details. You could examine where, at that moment in your life, you think you were in your mind and heart, in your learning, your career, your relationship, etc. You can remember the feelings of happiness you felt. You can try to evaluate and put into perspective all that contributed to that happiness. You can then try to relate them to what you have today in your life.
Or you can take a leap of faith and accept that you were happy then, because you think your were happy then; and you are less happy now, only because you think you are unhappy now?
Can you consider that happiness is created by our thoughts?
Take a look at Noah Elkrief’s explanation on this concept: http://www.liveinthemoment.org/how-to-be-happy-in-life/
"It's Not What Happens To You, It's What You Do About It". W Mitchell
Can you consider that unhappiness is only an excuse to not move forward to your goals? Can you consider taking a leap of faith, taking action on your plans, and trusting in your process? Can you consider that the primary motivation for everything you wish to achieve is happiness?
Scott Welle suggests that there are 5 fundamentals that can enhance your happiness:
1- Choose Experiences over Materials: Things loose their shine, can be lost or broken, by memories of experiences bring us feelings that are always ours.
2- Use Your Inner Strength: Consider the skills that come easy to you, but hard for others, those are your gifts, those are where your inner strength grows and can be shared with others, with passion or love.
3-Lose Yourself: Remember those experiences when you totally lost track of time, when you were in your zone? That is when you are fully immersed in what you are presently doing. That is when you are doing your best!
4- Get Fresh Air: You cannot refute the science on this. We weren’t born to sit at a computer indoors all our lives. We need to move around. We need to get oxygen in our blood. 15 -20 mins a day, outside will do this…
5- Smile & Laugh More: This is both the simplest and requires the most faith. If you want to be happier, smile and laugh more. If you think you can’t, fake it, until you make it! Smiling and laughing trigger a physiological response that promotes feelings of happiness. AND they are contagious!!! Share the wealth on this!!!
Today, I’ll be smiling and conquering my thoughts while I start with a new career counselling and networking group. I’ll be presenting myself as I wish to see myself: an experienced professional with the intention of furthering my career where my skills are the most transferable, in Corporate Training. I’m going in with a mindset of abundance and gratitude.
Wish me luck.
See you soon on The Blog!
M.
Bonus quote:
"A fundamental truth of a contribution-based mindset is to never stop trying to be better for tomorrow…” by S. Welle
Recent Comments
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Great blog! I would respectfully add faith in God as a source of inner strength, peace and confidence in a higher power than in oneself.
Love this blog m' get fresh air i walk on the beach when nothing goes right for me when working on my site, and i do lose myself when trying to do my posts and pages, some time late for work LoL, and i do like to share my experiences when i get to work. great blog thanks
I like yr pt 5, smile & laugh more, yes, thanks very much, Mario. ;))