Habits of Happiness

“Some things you have to do every day. Eating seven apples on Saturday night instead of one a day just isn't going to get the job done”—Jim Rohn

I've been slowly falling out of some of my good habits... I tend to have a habit of doing that!! ;-)  I stopped going to yoga as much, eating as much raw food, writing in my blog...ahem... oopsie!!  However, I could see a difference in my level of happiness... it wasn't even a huge slip... maybe a week, but the happiness just wasn't as bursty, laughing out loud for no reason, can't control the urge to smile alllll the time, as it was when I was habitizing!!  Today I was back in my routine... and whadda ya know... instant results!  Sooooo happy for no reason!  To top it off, I even had an amazing dinner from whole foods in red rock canyon... which just gave me even more of a boost because it is soooooo beautiful there.

The more I read, and live life, lol... the more I realize how important our habits are.  We are what we do... just the act of constantly doing something that makes you feel good can change your life!! In a book called TED, by David Emerald, he says,

"It is the baby steps you take, the everyday things you do, that eventually lead to the manifestation of your outcome."

It doesn't mean we have to make drastic changes all at once, in fact those can be like fad diets and make things worse because they come and go!!  However, if we keep up little nuggets of goodness everyday, they become a whole bowl full of happy habits!!  As Aristotle said:

"We are what we repeatedly do.  Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

Love, love, love that!!  When you look at examples of people who represent excellence, they are people who are constantly doing what they're good at!!  Olympic athletes don't have one really great intense session and expect to win gold, they train daily... it is part of their habit.  The more you do something, the less you have to think about doing it... it just becomes a part of your routine.  So what do you do everyday??  Are there things you do that you may not realize have become habits?  Complaining?  Snoozing?  Slacking? :-) 
Are there little things you could do, that would become habits of happiness?  Smiling... alot?????? :-D

Bottom line it doesn't matter what you do everyday... but what you do everyday matters!!!! ;-)


Today's Silver Lining:
"If you want to sing out, Sing out. And if you want to be free, Be free. 'Cause there's a million things to be. You know that there are. And if you want to live high, Live high. And if you want to live low, Live low. Cause there's a million ways to go. You know that there are. You can do what you want. The opportunity's on. And if you find a new way. You can do it today. You can make it all true. And you can make it undo. You see. Ah, It's easy. Ah You only need to know."  If You Want to Sing Out- by Cat Stevens