Simplify - Do what makes you happy.
If I was sitting with you face to face right now and I asked you the question –
What makes you happy? - Would you be able to answer that in depth?
I mean what makes you happy on a day to day basis?
The big stuff I think I can answer some of it for you. Your kids are happy and healthy, You have a loving relationship with your husband and partner, you are surrounded by beautiful friends and ones you can call on for support. You have direction and feel content in your life.
But what about the day to day? Because the day to day is what inevitability creates your reality. We can often have the answers to the big questions around happiness but in our day to day we can often be operating unconsciously – living in the familiar past or worrying about the predictable future.
That’s where there is extreme power in Mindfulness – we become mindful of our lives.
I’ll tell you what makes me mindfully happy in a day to day: I’m going to break it down for you – simplify.
1) Quality time with my children as soon as we wake up in the morning. Cuddles, kisses and appreciating the peaceful mind because thoughts begin to appear.
2) Not looking at my phone until I absolutely have to.
3) Going outside while the sun is still coming up and taking in 3 deep breaths, noticing the sounds, smells and energy of the day.
4) Drinking a hot cup of tea sitting down from start to finish.
5) Having time set in my day for ‘me’ – to meditate or exercise or just watch something on Netflix I’m loving.
6) Have time set in my day for my children – to do a puzzle, sing songs, chat absolute nonsense, paint, push on the swing or cuddle.
7) Have time to cook, create food for my family mindfully – providing healthy, nutritious food that I know is nourishing them from the inside out.
8) Living mindfully, checking in with my thoughts – are they helping or hindering me, are they negative or positive, are they inspiring or detrimental. Are they necessary or can I let them go.
9) Having time with my husband – time to chat without devices in our hands, when we look at each other and chat, we turn on music and just be together, sometimes without talking.
This is a day I would look back on and cherish. This isn’t my day every day, it’s the day I’m striving for – the only reason I know this is because I have written it down.
Sometimes I achieve none of this, sometimes I’ll achieve half of it, but being mindful of what I know truly makes me happy – simplifying it makes the chance of it happening a lot higher.
It’s called manifesting – something I love to do.
So what is your ideal day? There are no special occasions in there, no extra special treats or spends.
