Based on Gretchen Rubin’s book the Happiness Project, here is an on going assessment of my personal Happiness Project. Please note that almost nothing listed requires any change, need or want in behaviors of others. Almost everything is instead a commandment or assessment of myself and my own wants, needs, thoughts and behaviors.
Drains:
Guilt
Punctuality
Waking up
Commuting
Jealousy
Illness
Worry about sleep
Chronic To do lists
Messiness
Too much alcohol
Bad food
Social Time that feels like a chore
Communication upkeep & guilt
unfinished projects
Complaining
Other people’s guilt trips and hang ups
Secrets/Lying
Sources:
Trapeze
Baths
Sleep
Stretching
Hot Yoga
Heartfelt giving
Chanting
Being cared for unconditionally
Feeling beautiful
Feeling strong
Cuddling
Alone Time
Evie Time
Friends that make me laugh
New projects & ideas
Creating
Playing
Laughing and Giggling
Learning
Connecting amazing people to amazing things and people
Sharing the knowledge I’ve gained
Success at goals
Feeling Right (what I’m succeeding and failing at):
-New York City (no idea where to move)
-Job (moving towards positive)
-family/community (not enough time)
-time/lifestyle
?Romantic life (not sure what I want)
+Circus
+Travel
+Financial Stability
+purging excess stuff
+Success
“10″ Commandments:
*Change your thoughts (Pollyanna)
*Look up, look around, breathe, notice something new
*Appreciate your own time, every minute you’ve been given of your specific journey right now
*Make it work, if you long for that dream you can have it, but you have to make it happen
*No excuses. Ever. Especially to yourself.
*Take care of self (wash face, eat veggies, don’t drink too much, floss)
*Do what you’d want done and don’t give anything you wouldn’t want to receive
*Jealousy gets you misery and exclusion, caring and love bring positive energy back to you.
Tackling problems:
*Allow to wake up when I wake up.
*Don’t get upset if sleep is interrupted, play with Evie, sing, be thankful for day.
*Reframe all thoughts positive.
*Eat salad or brown rice once a day.
*Stop drinking daily, even if it’s just one glass of wine.
*Connect and make time for who you want to see, no guilt over who you don’t.
*Connect with family weekly somehow.
*Keep up with financial progress from 2010, year of finances, but tackle 2011, year of organization.
*Stretch like a contortionist, condition like a sculptor and warm up like a runner/jump roper/trampoliner!
*If you’re not being challenged, challenge yourself.
*Get out of dodge once every three months and get perspective.
*Ask for help!
*Repay debts of gifts, friendship, energy and money or don’t accept them.
