Most people want to be happy in life. In fact, when many people are asked what they really want and they get right down to the core of it, they often say, "To just be happy."
Yet many people believe that happiness will come at some point in the future. It'll come after something else happens. When they find the right job. When the kids move out. When their partner changes. When the economy improves. When __________ . You fill in the blank.
The thing is that happiness is a choice. It's a choice now. And it comes from the inside and spreads out . . . it doesn't come from outside circumstances, but from within you.
It's a mindset.
One way to achieve this mindset is to celebrate life as it is now, no matter what. Look for the little things right now that you can celebrate and be grateful for. Little things that make you smile or laugh out loud. Things that already exist or things that you can create and then celebrate. As Oprah Winfrey says, "The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate." It's so true. When you notice simple pleasures or when you're grateful for little things, you see more and more to celebrate and be grateful for.
Lensmaster, Marelisa has written a beautiful and inspiring list of 100s of ways to create and celebrate simple pleasures every day. The positive ideas, quotes, images and videos will have you smiling and celebrating just by reading the lens!
Some of my favorite ideas are:
- have a picnic inside
- catch raindrops on your tongue
- donate blood
- blow bubbles
- simmer apple cider, cinnamon and cloves in water on your stove
- and smile
What are your favorite ideas to celebrate life?
Visit: 100s of Ways to Celebrate Life
Beautiful write-up, Leanne, on such an awesome topic. It is clear that you indeed do focus on the things in life that need to be celebrated! Thanks for sharing the lens and your own thoughts on the importance of appreciating now.
ReplyDeleteHi Leanne: Thank you so much for featuring my lens here! :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat lens to review, Leanne! Enjoyed reading it again, had visited it last August and loved it then too.
ReplyDeleteHappiness is a choice! That was a huge lesson for me. I was one of those that thought I would attain it IF. Well, that IF may never come. And the magical thing is that you can choose to be happy right this very minute. ...Thank you for reviewing such an excellent and inspirational lens, Leanne. And thank you, Marelisa!
ReplyDeleteLeanne, I really think that you are right that happiness is a mindset. Marelisa proves that in her comprehensive lens covering the many simple pleasures we can be grateful for each day.
ReplyDeleteI had forgotten having read Marelisa's happiness lens so went to check it out! I enjoyed it more the second time. Leanne, your "Look for the little things right now that you can celebrate and be grateful for." is probably the best of the best when it comes to me and That Happiness Thing! Thanks much!
ReplyDeleteI totally and completely agree with you Leanne! Beautifully written!
ReplyDeleteGoing now to check out the recommended lens. I am sure it will be great!