New Beginning for Happiness in Five Minutes or Less

Get comfortable, close your eyes, and take slow, deep breaths. For the next three minutes, imagine you’re watching the movie of your life – a made-for-you movie featuring all of your happiest moments. Highlighting the memories you treasure most. Showcasing the things you’re proudest of. A history of the things that make you smile, laugh, and feel good. Your brightest moments of gratitude and appreciation. As you keep breathing, becoming part of the scenery, connecting the cast of characters, notice the highlights – the scenes that are best of the best. 

What did you see that brought you the most happiness and joy?

 I can feel your face light up as you connect with things like “Watching my grandchildren play together” “Nurturing the flowers in my garden” Gathering the courage to travel by myself; Laughing till my sides hurt with my sister; Learning to speak French; Eating chocolate; and “Playing with my dog.”

“How much time do you spend doing the things that make you feel good?”

I can hear your responses. “I’d forgotten how much I love playing with my dog. But I don’t do it anymore.” “I just don’t have time to garden anymore.” “I’ll do it tomorrow.”

 Take another 30 seconds picturing yourself in one of the highlight moments of your  movie. How does it feel?

“Happy,” you say. “Peaceful.” “It feels good!” you exclaim as you sink into the feelings. “Why don’t I have this all the time?” you wonder.

Many of us have lost our awareness of the little, simple pleasures in life that make us happy.  Our feelings of enjoying our lives have vanished. We want a new beginning.

I challenge you to take five minutes to do this simple exercise. To hold onto the awareness of what truly makes YOU happy. Then choose to embrace what makes you smile, brings you joy, and fills you with gratitude every single day. These are the guideposts for the new beginning your heart is seeking.

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