Daily Happiness Journal #49June 1st 2020Experiences vs things
|
In this email:
I hope this little email will uplift and encourage you to see the good things all around you. |
![]() |
thought for the day
|
Experiences, however, don't seem to lose their magic. When you concentrate on something that made a big emotional impact, you remember that thing like you only just experienced it.
Now of course this applies to both good and bad. So concentrate on the good ones as much as you can, because your mind doesn't really understand time. The mind interprets the emotions of your memory as happening in the present. And this immediately affects your mood in the now.
So concentrate on the good things. And what better way to do that than to write down your good experiences in as much detail as you need to return to that good feeling place when you read your own notes. It doesn't have to be floral language and long sentences, if that is not your style. It can be just a few words if that is enough to bring that good memory to the surface.
When you are in the midst of an emotion you define as negative (sadness, anger, frustration), don't deny it. Experience it. It is not possible in that moment to jump into a positive feeling with the snap of your fingers. If you try to push the negative feeling away by force, you always lose.
When you have calmed down a little, that is the time to look into your past good memories. And even then, remember you are not a failure if you don't immediately feel great. A little progress is enough, feeling slightly better. It is the first step towards even better feelings.
So what are you waiting for? Begin that Happiness Journal of yours now!
|
![]() |
|
Daily quote |
“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” - John Lennon |
You are welcome to read these posts here on my website. If, however, you'd like to receive them into your email daily, click the link below.
Here's the link to the subscription page of this Daily Happiness Journal post
If you prefer to write a short happy note each day, I have created planners for this effect. You can write your daily happiness in the squares of the weekly spread - and plan future happiness using the monthly pages. There are even happy (repositionable) stickers included in the planner.
June 2020#49 June 1st 2020 Experiences vs Things / Turquoise Metal #50 June 2nd 2020 Together / Lake Reflection #51 June 3rd 2020 More Time / Yarn #52 June 4th 2020 Social Media / Pretty Petals #53 June 5th 2020 Meditate / Red and White Tulips #54 June 8th 2020 Gratitude Journal / Pier on a Forest Pond #55 June 9th 2020 The Things You Love / Ladder Against an Old Oak #56 June 10th 2020 Sleep / Water Play #57 June 11th 2020 Respect / Trees in a Field #58 June 12th 2020 Humour / Shadow Path / Writing News: The First Draft of Space Witches 3 is ready #59 June 15th 2020 Desiderata / Happy Mummy #60 June 16th Supposing a tree fell down / Red Wall #61 June 17th 2020 Abandoning / Pink Bike #62 June 18th 2020 Being Right / Oranges #63 June 22nd 2020 Violence / Pink Heart #64 June 23rd 2020 Stuck / Old Door #65 June 24th 2020 Dignity / Violets and Daisies / Writing News: Going Through Characters #66 June 25th 2020 Sleeping Peacefully in a Storm / Decorative Angel #67 June 26th 2020 Being Right / Reading by the Sea # 68 June 27th Responsibility and Trust / Orange, Yellow and Green |
|
![]() Upon subscribing you will get the Prequel to Nephilim Quest: Angel. Over two hundred years before Nephilim Quest 1 / Shadowhunter the roots of the story are planted. A little girl missing her mother, in the palace of the mightiest of the dark Nephilim, hoping for an escape ... This book is not for sale anywhere - only readers who have subscribed to my mailing list will get it. | |||||