Strive to be Happy – Twelve Powerful Secrets on how to.

I received an early morning call from someone in a not so happy place recently. From time to time we will encounter situations that steal our joy in this journey of life. Sometimes it is hard to get out of that mood. There are a few tools to get one out of a not so happy place. I’ll give you twelve here:

1. Sing a song or just sing “doe– a deer a female deer; ray– a drop of golden sun; me– a name i call myself; far– a long long way to run; … etc.” from The Sound of Music. By the time you sing it the third time your energy and that around you would have changed. Try it! Vowels sounds are the secret to the universe and to changing the atmosphere. (Vowels sounds are so powerful, creative and have such high vibrational energy some language does not use them! ) Tune yourself!!! Create your own resonance!

2. Listen to Music. Music can heal and bring joy and more. Soon you will be dancing or tapping your toes in rhythm with the music. If you can’t sing, listen to someone else sing. As you listen to the music try listening to just one instrument and create a relationship with it. Acknowledge it and then single out another instrument and listen to it while the others fade into the background. It might seem difficult at first but as you focus, you will find this exercise exciting and soon your mood will be a happier one!

3. Call your name. The power in your name is so enormous! Most of us never call our name or even own it! I can get things done in the name of someone (mom, dad, boss, Jesus, supervisor, project manager, the baby! etc.) Try getting things done in your name! (more on this later in another blog,) But attune with it (your name) first. (Names are so powerful, some steal it! Has yours been stolen?) Vibrate your name.. first name. It begins the process of really knowing you and the more you know you, the more you realize your full potential and sadness fades away! Hmmm…

4. Do something for someone else; take the focus off of you and your problem. To receive, give. Give your time, listening ear, advice, mentoring, tutoring, baby sitting, pet sitting/walking, a hug, a smile, a massage, cook for someone, etc. Money is not needed to give. When you give, space opens up in your life…and good things and joy flow in!

5. Alter your mind, alter your life. Where your thoughts and mind go…your countenance will follow. Fantasize. Imagine. Think only about your outcomes and watch your life change miraculously.

6. Talk a walk, weed a garden…nature has a way to cleansing, purifying and opening our awareness. Use the natural elements…they are free!

7. Hang out with kids! They are powerful change agents
with good energy that just takes over the room!!

8. Long term: Set goals and work daily towards accomplishing them. When you have a purpose you dwell on it instead of on your problem.

9. Fake it! Yes, you heard me right! Your subconscious mind does not know when you are faking .. ah ha! Soon it starts doing the real thing…so laugh it out! Pretend to be happy!

10. Get in touch with your God and the Master Within. He promised to comfort and to bring joy and all those promises have been kept and are still being kept daily!

11. Remember, this too shall pass…it always does!

12. Well, if you need a little ‘magic,’ use the laws of nature…. just spin them eggs as in my book “Love Under the Kola Nut Tree. What City Moms Didn’t tell you about Creating Fulfilling relationships.” Link to video on how to spin eggs: http://loveunderthekolanuttree.com

This may sound tough because you feel down; however, if anything is going to change, it is up to you! You have to initiate the change! The good news is that, you have the power and when you start, nature has a way of taking over, sending you help sometimes from strange places and persons, and making it happen! So just try…and if your may, share your results on my site http://estherlamnyam.com

Strive to be happy. Joy is needed to create! Get back your Joy!

Find more tips in my book “Love Under the Kola Nut Tree. What city moms didn’t tell you about creating fulfilling relationships." Author Websites: http://estherlamnyam.com; http://loveunderthekolanuttree.com. You may only reproduce this article if done in its entirely keeping the authors information with it.