Posts Tagged ‘Reflect’
Imagine Yourself
Friday, June 18th, 2010
Imagine Yourself…
taking time to pause, feeling your breath, & being open…
Imagine Yourself…
sitting quietly, listening to your heart, & creating space inside…
Imagine Yourself…
slowing down & taking time for you…
Celebrate the upcoming Summer Solstice in a
FREE Global Meditation Teleclass on Monday, June 21 at 8P (ET).
The evening includes a summer meditation, silence, and reflection.
The free global meditation class will be on the phone. Call from the anywhere!
Dial in number: 605-475-4875
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For more info click link: Toning the OM FREE Meditation Teleclass~
Happy Summer!
Mary Anne
What Is Your Happiness Project?
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
“We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.” -Frederick Keonig
Two weeks after attending Gretchen Rubin’s book signing of The Happiness Project, I opened up the New York Times and saw it listed as the #2 bestseller in the Advice, How To, and Miscellaneous section. For the past two weeks, I have been reading this book along with one of my best friends. We started writing our own “Happiness Project” and every few days shared our ideas. First, I had to just sit and listen to what makes me happy. Are there areas in my life I could tap into more to experience happiness in richer ways? The next step was to create a list of what I knew made me happy and name areas that could expand my happiness further.
After naming what makes me happy and listening to ideas of what could expand my happiness, three themes appeared – self-care, connections, and sabbaticals. Self-care includes everything from good sleep, yoga classes, meditation, massages/shiatsu, and taking the express bus at least once a week as my means of commuting. The topic of connections is about paying attention to whom I hang out with and what plans I make. Making my happiness list required me to really name what and who I want to have in my life. I discovered that connections are the ability to develop ‘real relations’ – ones that are open, truthful, vulnerable, and with people who show up and are present. I have created regular rituals with close friends that include monthly dinners and late afternoon coffee talks. Finally, I am at peace knowing that sabbaticals are healthy. I will build in ‘time off’ so there is space for ‘time within’. This is about taking conscious sabbaticals for writing, traveling, learning new things, and practicing the art of sitting still.
The more I talk to people about my happiness project, the more people begin to smile at the idea of a happiness project. Just by talking to other people about being happy, I noticed I felt happy. If you want to discover for yourself what makes you happy, gage where you are in your life right now. Write down everything that makes you happy.
To start a Happiness Project, I suggest asking yourself a few questions:
Are you aware of experiences, situations, relationships that are energizing and full of life?
Are there areas of your life you want to expand or grow?
Are there opportunities for reflection?
What is your roadmap for opening up for more happiness?
What is your Happiness Project? Feel free to share and I will post on my blog.
To shared happiness,
Mary Anne