I truly love this article written by Marc Chernoff titled 7 Little Habits That Stole Your Happiness Yesterday. This is a very encouraging article... I use to be a very
emotional person before I learned about mindfulness. I use to let
anything and everything move me into stress and depression.
Everything bothered me. On the other hand, I had many reasons to be
upset. Having to go through a very traumatic childhood and suffering
from PTSD I always felt like I was always in the fight or flight
mode. I was always on the look out with very little brakes. The only moment of peace I
felt was when I was creating my art or when I went to church. I was
always part of a youth group that seem to take me away from a very
stressful life.
As I got older and moved from place to
place my fight and flight response kept getting stronger and
stronger. I was no longer in a youth group and even though I love going to church the answers to the questions of how to turn off the fight and flight
in me didn't come easy. Church family would simply tell me to just have faith,
but I didn't understand how to apply that to that constant fight and
flight in me that seemed never ending. I didn't know how to let go of
anything and the idea of letting go in a strange way seem horrifying.
I had to fight to keep from being hurt or to keep from hurting. I had
to fight to protect myself even if danger was nowhere near me and my
mind never stopped racing. The more I fought the worse I felt.
Despite all that I have gone
through I learned a lot in the last few years. After studying
mindfulness techniques, I went from reacting to purposefully picking
and choosing my reactions. This was beyond liberating. I learned that
joy is mine and it is my prized possession. I also learned that if I
want inner peace and joy I have to work at it every single day,
minute by minute.
Marc Chernoff in his article said it
best “Remember, you ultimately become what you repeatedly do. If
your daily habits aren't helping you, they're hurting you.” He also
said that “Inner peace begins the moment you take a deep breath and
choose not to allow another person or event to control your
emotions.” In other words don't let anyone steal your joy.
I loved it when Marc said “Confident
people use words with intention. And you can be one of them”. When all is said and done you have
to be confident. I believe confidence is the best way to keep anyone
from stealing your joy. Trust that you know what is best for you and
be confident in what you do every day. Trust yourself.
Make a choice right now to own your
joy, do all you can to protect it and don't let anyone steal it from
you. Marc Chernoff's article is packed full great tips on how to
protect your joy. Please read his article 7 Little Habits That Stole Your Happiness Yesterday and remember that joy is yours the moment
you claim it.
God Bless
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