Happy 2023! In the Face of Adversity: True Grit!

 I hope this post finds you well and truly living your best life in 2023!  We have had to pivot and shift so much in our day to day, I feel pivot is now what we do best!  "What happened?  No problem!  Plan B!" literally rolls off the tongue much easier than it ever used to, and if it doesn't, well...  keep reading, as this article is for you!

We have all heard the story about glass half full and glass half empty, right?  Well, those same folks are classified into two different groups:  One that feel life is happening "to them" and the other - life is happening "for them".  Call it what you want, but there are folks that continue to look on the bright side of things, and then there are still others who will always find the doom and gloom in any situation.

Silver lining?  Doom and gloom.  Which one would you choose?

And yes, it is, just that simple!  Happiness is a choice people...  and you too can choose to partake!  Now, don't think it's all rainbows and unicorns, we work hard to be and remain this happy!  But that is our choice.  It may take a little getting used to, however, if you shift your perspective, even just a little, and I quote Wayne Dyer - "the things you look at change" from The Power of Intention.  You may not be a believer as you read this, or maybe you are, (congrats!)  but if you practice tiny shifts in your perception, of the situations around you, and how you feel they are there to punish you, ask yourself, what can I learn from this experience.  Even in the face of immense adversity, there is a gift.  Mind you, I am not saying that some situations are not sad, or even bad, but it is all in how you choose to experience them, and how long you choose to sit with the "sad" or "bad" feelings.

You are the only one responsible for your own happiness.  You are not to rely on others.  Not your spouse, not your partner, not your parents (unless you are still in diapers ;)*, not your children, not your job, nothing and no one but lil 'ole you!  So, if you are relying on someone else to make or bring you happiness... (and be honest) take a long and deep look within as to why you are not happy, and then do a self-discovery as to what would make you happy.  What truly would make your heart sing...  and do that!

Forget waiting for that rainy day!  Get to happy...  NOW!  You won't regret it!

Here's to a happy & prosperous year for all of us!

If you have trouble getting to happy - reach out and Intentional Calm can help!

*any parent reading this knows that a child needs to be able to self soothe, so at a very young age - we instinctively learn how to make ourselves happy.  just sayin'...  tap into that!  Check out Eckhart Tolle - Power of Now - and begin to look at the world through the lens of a child again.