Empower Newsletter – December 2012
Welcome to the December edition of the Empower Newsletter. During the last month I have been travelling around our beautiful country in our beautiful new caravan. Along the way we met a lot of wonderful people who were really happy and friendly. This got me to thinking that when people are on holidays they are usually happier and sometimes more friendly. So the focus this month is around happiness!
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Do you know? |
‘the way you feel is a choice!’
Sitting here outside my caravan after an early morning walk and scrumptious breakfast, I find myself wondering what it is about being on holidays that seems to change demeanours. People are smiling, talking and waving to each other. It’s as if they do not have a care in the world.
For a lot of people once the holiday is finished its back to seeing things the way they did before the holiday. My question is, if we are happy on holidays, what stops us from being happy all year round? After all, we choose how we feel!
You may say it’s because when you are on holidays you can do what you want. Not having to go to work, get the kids to school, do housework, etc.
So does this mean that because you can’t do what you want at home, you cannot be happy? Does this mean that you can only be happy when you are on holidays? What if you could feel happy all year round! How would it change the quality of your life? I imagine you would be experiencing life from a different perspective, seeing things from another angle, hearing different things, experiencing better relationships and having loads more fun.
Or perhaps you would prefer to constantly feel tired, stressed, rushed, sad, depressed or guilty! If you are seeing the world from this perspective, I wonder what you are missing out on and how it is impacting on your relationships and your reality.
You are solely responsible for all the choices in your life. Even not making a choice is a choice. The way you choose to feel or see the world directly contributes to the quality of your life.
So next time you find yourself in a disempowering state, remember you have the power to change it and choose happiness.
Here is an extra tip to instantly help you to feel happy. It’s about changing your physiology. All you have to do is sit or stand up straight, hold your shoulders back, look up and smile. You may even want to laugh out loud although it is not necessary. This technique is simple and works every time. You can even help your friends and family to instantly feel happy by sharing this technique.
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Affirmation Corner |
‘My happiness is reflected in my smile and cheerful personality.’
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Events Schedule |
Chicks in the City
Wed 16/01/2013 at 6.30pm
The next gathering for Chicks in the City will be Wednesday 16 January 2013.
Chicks in the City usually meet the third Wednesday of the month from 6.30pm to 8.00pm at Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club, 117 Ryedale Road, West Ryde in the lounge area next to the Bristo.
Chicks in the City is a group for women to connect. Basically it’s all about hanging out with women, meeting new friends, socialising, finding like-minded women to chat to or even making long lasting friendships.
All women are welcome and it’s free.
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Something to Ponder |
Men spend their lives in anticipations, in determining to be vastly happy at some period when they have time. But the present time has one advantage over every other – it is our own. Past opportunities are gone, future have not come. We may lay in a stock of pleasure, as we would lay in a stock of wine; but if we defer the tasting of them too long, we shall find that both are soured by age.
~ Charles Caleb Colton ~
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Quote of the Month |
“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~
Written Di Browne
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December 12, 2012 8:23 am
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