5 Habits for a Happier Life In life, there are often so many ups and downs, sometimes it’s hard to keep up. Your mood can change multiple times during your day; one minute you feel excited, the next you feel annoyed when something goes wrong. I don’t believe that any of us can feel happy 100% of the time. That would probably be a bit boring. There is, however, something in our habits, things we do on a daily basis…
All the time, we say that all we want is to be “happy” but what is “happy” anyway? Is happiness something that suddenly appears when things fall into place, or is it something that happens every day? Well, let’s put it this way: when you feel it, you know it. It’s the feeling you get when someone you love smiles at you, it’s the feeling when you’re sitting in your living room reading a book on a rainy day, it’s…
One of the things that instantly puts me in a good mood every single morning, is the sunshine that creeps up into the bedroom through the blinds. Coincidentally, leaving my blinds slightly opened and allowing that sunshine to enter the room as the Sun rises, is one of the ways I trick myself into getting out of bed early. I do have to say though, that most days during the week, my day starts before the sun rises. Then, of…
Bedtime is the best time, right? Well, not always. Not if you struggle with sleep, find yourself too stressed to unwind or just find it difficult to relax. I previously talked about bedtime anxiety and how I was able to beat it. These last couple of months though, I began struggling with sleep, once again. This time, it’s not necessarily due to anxiety. It’s more due to the fact that I’m in physical pain pretty much 24/7 and even getting…
Overwhelm. It seems it’s a feeling that takes over a bit too easily these days. Wouldn’t you agree? Most of the time, our feelings of overwhelm have to do with our future, and, fear. Fear of failure, fear of not being able to accomplish things, not being able to get things done in time. I mean, hello, peace of mind? What is that, anyway? Mind that is calm, free of worries, anxiety or chaos. Free of things that keep you…