7 Ways to Live Happier – its not what you think

Defining Living Happier

One of the reasons I love the phrase, “Live Happier” is because it is something you can do every day. It is not a destination as in, “one day I will Live Happier.”

Nope, Living Happier is something you can do in the midst of life’s trials and tribulations or when life is cruising along with ease.

Living Happier isn’t something you achieve; it is something you are engaging in all the time.

Does that mean you have to be always striving? No, but it does mean you have to be engaged and intentional about your life.

It is something you are doing every day of your life to make your life richer, fuller, and brighter

Living Happier is:

1. Being intentional about your life. Knowing what activities give you energy and what activities drain your energy. At the end of the day, having more activities that give you energy.
2. Having awareness about yourself, what are your strengths, what are your values, what do you want your life to look like?
3. Knowing life is full of ups and downs. Tragedies happen, losses occur and it is even more important to be engaging in #1 and #2 above during these times.
4. Living Happier requires full engagement. Having the tough conversation with your partner. Confronting the co-worker who keeps stealing your ideas. Asking for the raise you deserve after 3 years of nothing. So many of us are walking around like zombies in our lives and then wondering why we aren’t Living Happier.
5. The recognition that some days we will be firing on all cylinders and some days we won’t and loving ourselves the same, regardless of the kind of day we are having.
6. Asking for help when we need it. Recognizing that we can’t do it alone. We need to reach out from time to time for assistance; clear tasks off our plate or just ask for much needed support. Approaching the world from an attitude of openness, kindness, and love for ourselves and for those around us.
7. A process. A wonderfully, imperfect messy, engaging, process.

Want to Live Happier? The Live Happier Loft offers workshops on the topics of reducing anxiety, parenting, creativity, lifestyle, nutrition and relationships.  It’s a chic, comfortable space to shelve the stress for a few hours and talk about living happier in all areas of our lives.

We like to call it a Spa for the Soul.  Check out the Live Happier Loft 939 West Third Ave. Columbus, OH 43212. www.livehappierloft.com

These workshops provide practical, applied lessons that will change your life, minus the touchy-feely fluff. We won’t be holding hands and singing Kumbaya. You will need to be prepared to try new things, though, including laughing at yourself and seeing the world with curiosity and a touch of playfulness!

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