Your happiness matters! If you feel like other things in your life are more important than your own happiness, like your kids for example, then you’re not alone. But without being happy yourself, you will likely struggle with making others happy too. There is a huge difference in a pretend happy face or persona, than the real thing. Kids often can sense when something is wrong. It’s also important to know that your happy or unhappy emotions can spread to others if not careful.
When you’re faced with a choice or when a dilemma arises, ask yourself these 2 simple questions to help guide you through making important decisions that will likely impact your happiness. Both questions can be a useful tool that can help you through all aspects of your life. Every decision or choice you make should be a result of a “yes” to both questions and not just one. So let’s create a healthy habit!
#1. Does it make me happy?
This can become a complicated question that can cause our brain to overthink, but keeping it simple and not thinking about every detail, or every pro and con can really let you see the true answer. Does it make me happy? Which is asking does it bring you instant joy? Does it put a smile on your face? This shouldn’t be a difficult question. Life can be hard if we make it hard or let it be hard. Simple is better in the end. So start now, and convert yourself and your way of life to simple, to actually enjoy your life.
#2. Does it serve me?
Everything you do or say yes to should serve you. So is it healthy for you, both physically and mentally? Remember, you deserve happiness and you need it to spread it. Practicing healthy habits will bring you and others happiness.
Examples of how useful these 2 simple questions can be:
-When I completed the FIND YOUR HAPPY CLOSET CHALLENGE, I used these two questions with each thing in my closet, to clear out the bad and keep the good.
-When I struggle with not hitting the snooze button in the morning, because I still do, I ask myself these questions. I try to only focus on these questions, instead of the other thoughts that work hard to make me stay in bed.
-When I get invited to go somewhere. I’m so used to committing to things more for others than for myself. I tend to force myself to go to make others happy, and sometimes that’s okay to support a friend, spouse, or child but you need to know that you are important too and what you want matters. So, ask yourself these 2 simple questions with this mindful2happy challenge.
