Newsletter for Friday the 13th of December 2024
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Have a Happy Holiday Season…. No Matter What!
Now you may be asking yourself:
o How in the world can I have an amazing time…I have invited blank to our dinner?
o How can I have a fun holiday…a family member is sick?
o How can I have fun…my family is totally dysfunctional?
o How can I have fun…I am broke?
o How can I have fun…I am going to be alone?
I am sure there are many more questions out there to challenge me about how to have fun when my life isn’t perfect. The answer to all the questions that I have mentioned is no matter what you believe is in your way to happiness, God always provides something positive and your only job is to find the positive in your own life.
Again, you may be scratching your head and thinking, “There is nothing positive in my life!”
I challenge you this holiday season to find something in your life that brings a smile to your face.
Now I can name a few things that make me happy, and I don’t think that I am the only one that finds happiness inthese:
Watching “It’s a Wonderful Life”
Watching “Meet Me in St. Louis”
The movie “Home Alone”, just the look on Kevin’s face is funny!
“Elf”! Will Farrell trying to fit into a child’s chair is just hysterical.
Driving around and looking at Christmas lights while your favorite carols are playing in the background.
Baking.
Reading an amazing book.
Writing out a gratitude list.
Dream….
Make plans for something that you have wanted to do for a long time…a bucket list item.
Time is such a fleeting thing and I think at times that I will have all the time in the world to do what I want to do but let’s face it, time is speeding past! It is time to get into action. Enough thinking!
My go-to in life is relaxing and letting go of the noise. I can always find happiness in the quiet and when I turn things over to God.
How do I do this.
1. I try to wear life like a loose garment. Meaning I envision myself in a flowy dress and nothing else. Like when I get home from a day at the beach and shower then throw on a dress that is unconstricting and breezy. This visual gives me the feeling that everything is alright. I am comfortable and the world is good! (Even when it is spinning out of control)
2. Listen to the song, “Let it Go” from “Frozen”!
3. I pray and use the Hallow app religiously (no pun intended). I have found so many great challenges and meditations that help propel me into a better space.
4. One of the collections I love has a prayer at the end that you repeat 10 times. That prayer is “O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything” This is my definition of freedom and happiness.
Bottom line is that happiness is an inside job.
We will not find happiness unless we first find it for ourselves. It is hard I know! But take the time to be nice to you and love you! Once you do that your life will fall into place. In the beginning you may have to fake liking yourself! As I learned a long time ago, fake it till you make it.
Have a wonderful weekend and week ahead, I’ll be back next Friday and until then be nice to you!
XO
Elizabeth aka Bizzy