Make happiness a must in your life!

I just had to do this blog post. Lately I had been feeling a little down and to be truthful slightly depressed. It just seemed like everything bad was happening one after the other. It was almost like too much.

But then I just stopped stressing and I made the conscious decision to be happy. If you are stressing all the time it can seriously affect your health. I don't want to get sick because I am stressing over some foolishness. What ever we are thinking about may seem serious now but is losing your life more important. Definitely not!

Usually there are a few things I do to get my stress levels under control and ensure that I am in my path to happiness.

1. Take time out for yourself- If you are always that person stressing over others, never receiving that same amount of time, emotion and energy back. It may be time to stop that practice. Use that same amount of emotions, time and energy you spend on others to build yourself up. If you do not build yourself up emotionally, spiritually and everything else who will?
Sometimes even though it may seem selfish we need to think of ourself before we think of others.

2. Increase self worth- Once you have an improved self esteem you will always be happy. I don't think many realize that constantly critiquing yourself negatively can really destroy your self esteem and your happiness. I am not saying that a little critiquing is bad, but too much of it is almost like placing a whole is your own boat. Simple you will pull yourself down.

3. Pamper yourself- Always make time out for some sort of relaxation. Whether it be pampering yourself at home or even going to the spa, it is important. I know I am always extremely happy after I have pampered myself. It is almost like I can take on the world now.

4.Stay away from stress- If a person constantly stresses you out and places your happiness in jeopardy it is time to part company. It does not make sense that you are constantly around people that you can never truly relax and be yourself. What sense does that make?

5. Forgive and move on- I know some may wonder that does this have to do with happiness. You may be shocked how much of a big part in your life forgiveness actually plays. It takes so much energy out of you to be constantly angry. Using energy that could have been used for something positive. When I'm angry for a long period I feel like I am just in a dark whole and it drains me physically.
I plead with you, forgive and forget.

6. Put your trust in a higher being- Whether if you believe in the God, the Universe or nothing at all, we should all try this. It helps so much if we just stop stressing about the future and trust that everything will work out. It may be hard to do. Trust me when problems and struggles are the only thing you can think about it can feel like too much. All you need to do is have faith and believe it will all work out.


That's all for today everyone.

XOXO

TONI-SHAE (JAMAICAN BEAUTY)