HAPPINESS

Last night in yoga they talked about contentedness and how to find it within ourselves. Contentedness and happiness are concepts that I feel I sometimes struggle to achieve. It takes constant reminders in forms of mantras, self talks, and affirmations for me to relax and find my happiness within. One affirmation that I have taken on from time to time is thinking of 5 things that I am grateful for everyday. Sometimes I journal these thoughts, sometimes I e-mail them to my sister, and sometimes I just think about them while I am driving to work. I am really grateful for so much. Today's list:

1. Amazing friends who support me though the good times and the bad
2. The beautiful weather we are having in Colorado right now
3. My body that is healthy and strong, which allows me to run and hike and do yoga
4. Fruit
5. Being able to get six hours of sleep last night
   

Remembering what I have instead of what I want removes negatives thoughts from my mind and helps me remember that I have so much to be happy about.

A couple of sites to check out:

Lessons in Happiness - Kid Style

Happiness Quotes

Gratefulness is the key to a happy life that we hold in our hands, because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have we will not be happy -- because we will always want to have something else or something more.
Brother David Steindl-Rast

(The Denver Skyline in Summer)