As I sit at my beautiful kitchen counter on a glorious Sunday morning, with the ability to look out both my kitchen and dining rooms windows seeing a mass of stunning green trees and flowering bushes, my heart is full and tears of joy come into my eyes. Nature makes me happy. Sitting at my computer with my trusty cup of coffee next to me writing this blog makes me happy. Walking outside enjoying the sun, moon, stars and smells and sounds of the world brings me happiness. Smiling and saying hello to the people walking by me makes me happy (and makes them happy too!). Listening to a great book or one of my favorite songs makes me happy. Watching a great movie makes me happy. Being with my family and friends makes me happy. Walking on the beach and listening to the ocean makes me very happy. Being on a boat hearing the ocean waves lap against the sides of the hull brings me insane happiness. Wobbling on cobblestones exploring little towns in Europe brings me joy. My beautiful daughters bring me more happiness than I could ever ask for. As you can see, pretty much everything makes me happy. Traffic, not so much, but I make the best of it by listening to a great book while I am driving J.

So now you know that I am a truly happy person. Ask my friends who will tell you that I am friendly, upbeat, happy, positive, glass half full and fun to be around. Ok, I must admit that I do have my moments but I am a Gemini so that’s a pass. I go with the flow and try not to make too many waves when there are too many cooks in the pot (if you know what I mean). That doesn’t always get me exactly what I want but it does lead to other’s happiness so that’s ok with me too.

You must love yourself first because you cannot be truly happy unless you first love yourself. I take great care of myself. I listen to my intuition. I am healthy. I am strong. I am grateful. I am abundant. I am wise. I am perfect. I am happy. If you are not aware of what I’m doing, I am sharing some of my intentions with you. You must believe in your intentions as they are life changing and absolutely bring you joy and the universe will listen. Feel free to use these intentions for yourself or develop your own and state them when going to bed or during your morning ritual.

If you truly want to be happy you must change the way you think and speak. Take any negativity out of your words. You don’t even realize that you are doing it but making these small changes can rock your world! If you say, “I’m so tired, I never get enough sleep” the universe will listen and you will continue to be tired. Instead say, “I feel amazing and always get a great night sleep.” Or, “I need to go on a diet and lose weight.” In saying this you will continue to have negative feelings about yourself. Instead say, “I am healthy and at my perfect weight.” Picture yourself there already and feel yourself at your perfect weight. These are your intentions and if you believe them and feel as if you are already there the universe will listen! Take don’t, can’t, won’t out of your vocabulary and think about things in a different way. It’s really amazing what you and the universe can do as one.