Reflections

I thought,  before I embark on my next happiness endevour, to reflect on my happiness project so far.  So, almost a month in, am I happier? 

The happiness project has certainly got me thinking about being happy more. And being more self aware is making me happier. So far, I have implemented only a few simple tasks, sleep, phone and my two golden rules, be me and you can't change others.  In addition, having my blog is always on my mind. It forces me to regulate my thoughts into some logical reasoning for my happiness project and this is constantly on my mind. So being AWARE of your happiness does make me happier.

I want to thank all the people who are reading my blog and the overwhelming positive feedback about it. The answer is, YES do your own, its a liberating experience, particularly for those who always like to have their voices heard (you know who you are!!).  And this is making me happier too.

I don't talk about my happiness project to my daughter anymore. I do talk to my friends, who ask, about it.  So although she doesn't want to hear about my happiness project, she is getting a gentle trickle of happiness talk. I was cleaning out my seven year olds bedroom (with help from her of course) two nights ago. At her bedside is her diary and I as I was tidying, she saw it picked it up and started writing in it. I asked her "whats that?". She said its her happiness checklist, and she showed it to me. I wanted to share it with you:

She has made her checklist of things that make her happy, and possibly even things that make me happy (like being sansebel - sensible), and honestly, this bought tears to me eyes. So even though I couldn't preach the happiness project to my daughter, she actually has picked up on the positivity in our household and has formulated her own happiness checklist. Come to think of it, our household has been far calmer and happier over the last month. So this is the proof. If you want to change people, change yourself.