Energetically Speaking Newsletter

"Make Happy Holidays Happen"

"Being happy is far less about whistling a happy tune than it is about changing your tune." Dr. Martin Seligman

Enjoyment should not be confused with happiness. Can parents make their children happy, or is the best thing they can do is model how they can make themselves happy? We should not assume that our children were there to make US happy. Love them for who they are, and not what you expect them to be. Don't rely on others to make you happy especially during the holidays!

Doing business is not about blocking competition. It's about making our own business the best it can be. Giving is habit-forming. Don't give to get, but that is what invariably happens. True happiness is a profound, enduring feeling of contentment, capability and centeredness. It's a rich sense of well-being that comes from knowing you can deal productively and creatively with all that life offers…both the good and the bad. It's knowing your internal self and responding to your real needs, rather than the demands of others. It's a deep sense of engagement like living in the moment and enjoying life in all of its abundance. Speaking of Abundance...

Truly happy people are certainly not in denial. They allow themselves to feel life deeply. They experience elation and great joy, sadness and hurt. They are not bubbly every minute of the day. They see happiness as a long-term emotional state. They stay elevated, content and moving ahead with the positive parts of their lives.

Happy people will say the glass is both half empty and half full. Life is about coming to terms with both perceptions from both sides of the glass. Do the math … count your blessings.

We choose to be happy. Parents have pictures of who you should be even though it had nothing to do with who you really were.

Happy people create their happiness by making the same choices to change the way they think and live. It would be helpful if we were all more open to choose change rather than lumber on in our comfort zones of sameness.

There is no key to happiness. The door is always open.