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21 ways I choose to stay happy

4/12/2016

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I seem to get asked at least 2-3 times a week how I cope with so many kids and appear to always be smiling. Firstly to clarify, I am NOT always smiling! But it IS true that my most usual 'state' is one of happiness. I recently asked my hubby why people kept asking me this and he made me realise that it's because there  ARE actually things that I do that bring this state about... So here are a few of them in case you feel drawn to adopting some of them too...

1. I CHOOSE to love my life and I make decisions that prioritise and honour that choice every day (we ALWAYS have a choice!). It means I say no to lots of things and I let go of various options if they are not aligned with my number one priority which is to be happy!

2. I build a buffer of time into everything I do (I do this 80% of the time because I hate to be rushed and stressed).

3. I find ways to bring fun or joy to as much of my day as I can (playing uplifting music, driving a scenic route to where I'm going if it's possible, being silly and playful with my kids, working in beautiful places, moving my body in fun and invigorating ways).

4. I spend time getting to know myself and understanding what I want and need and then finding ways to make all that happen.

5. I delete or delegate the tasks that really bring me down or I find a way to enjoy them more (ie. Don does much of our shopping because I hate doing it and he bizarrely enjoys it. I on the other hand love driving so I do most of the kids lifting and taxiing about which he does not enjoy at all).

6. I spend time in nature every SINGLE day!

7. I try to look for the lesson in everything 'bad' that happens to me.  

8. I keep control of my mind and try to catch it when negativity sets in. I examine the thought and then I decide if there is anything I need to do to make it better and if there is, I take action and if there isn't I choose a new way of looking at the situation that works better for my mood.


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    Ginny Johnstone is a certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator, consultant and Heal Your Life coach specialising in teaching conscious parenting ideas and self-awareness tools to parents and teachers in South Africa.

    Ginny is also an NLP Practitioner, Holistic Therapist & Meditation Teacher. Learning to be present, self-responsible, and to parent from her heart has been one of her greatest challenges and continues to be the most valuable daily life goals Ginny aspires to embrace as she raises her 5 children in the Western Cape, South Africa.

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  • Home: Positive Parenting
  • About Ginny
  • Positive Discipline
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  • Life Coaching for Moms
  • Mind Body Healing
  • Parenting Teens Classes
  • Schools
  • Favourite Parenting Tools
  • Contact
  • Blog: The Positive Parent Project
  • Sweet, sour & savoury blog
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