This morning at 4am, I got really cross with myself. There is nothing wrong with my life, so why go down the negative path; why let negative thoughts dominate. I'm healthy (I think), I live in a nice house, I have three beautiful children, two gorgeous black cats, a supportive partner AND ex husband ( how many people have that?! Lol! ) A mum who lives close and helps me with the kids so I can have abit of freedom, and I live in a fab part of the world .I love what I do, I want to do more of it. I know my purpose - it may have taken me a while to find it, but I have, that's the main thing.
So, this morning I thought positive thoughts, and I'm blogging in detail the things in my life that make me happy, bit random some of them, and I hope you're still reading! You're probably thinking why am I interested in what makes her happy! My point is that we ALL have something to be grateful for, every day, however small and this needs to be our focus. Sometimes it's about training your brain to 'go down the right path', the one that leads to contentment and not the one that leads to unhappiness, blame, frustration and lots of other negative emotions.
Here goes:
Waking up in the night with a new healthy recipe idea
Snuggling in bed with Nat and Lauren in the morning when it's dark and cold outside
My black cats, Minx and Elle, jumping on me the minute I sit down
Watching Hawaii 5 0 under the duvet on the settee with Ben and John
Walking Millie, the most beautiful golden retriever, on the Ings, the most beautiful place in Wetherby especially first thing, with my mum, the most fab mum in the world
Smelling fresh air
Spritzing my home with home made aromatherapy sprays
The smell of wood burning in my stove and lying in front with the door open for maximum heat
Having a lazy day with John watching DVDs, eating nice food, drinking nice wine, and having lots of fab closeness
Having cups of peppermint tea with girlfriends and putting the world to rights
Grabbing a quick glass of wine in the Muse with my bestest male friend, Jonny Smith - he's so wise
Sunlight
Body brushing- love that tingling feeling
Really hot baths, large mug of peppermint tea, and a fab book
Listening to Lauren talking about her cousin Noah, and seeing her face light up
Seeing Noah, and his mum, my lovely cousin Ali, who's always so happy and positive
Listening to 80's music- especially with Andrew and Paul, two lovely happy friends
Chasing Lauren and Nat up the stairs and hearing their giggles
Laughing at Nats hilarious antics- he should be on the stage
Johns enveloping cuddles and telling me everything's going to alright when I start to go down the wrong path
My mum.... For never giving up on me when I was a challenging teenager
Jumping on my trampette
Doing hot yoga
Watching Ben interact with all his beautiful friends who turn the house into a youth club, a privilege to witness
Cooking beautiful healthy food
My morning juice
My digestive specialist Emma Lane - the most amazing holistic health 'specialist on the planet
Covering my body in oils and lotions (organic of course) after a bath. Or any time...
Being massaged
Having acupuncture with the amazing Mrs Urqhart, I love needles. They hurt but it works
Jenny Kaye - chakra balancer extraordinaire
White flowers , lilies and roses
Glossy unnecessary magazines
Sneaking in an episode of Doctors during the day
People /things that make me laugh
Crisp white bedding from The White Company
The odd treat from Hotel Chocolat, dark of course
Positive feedback to my recipes
Meeting new like minded people
Facebook for helping with the above
Learning to let things that don't matter go
Wandering round the shops on a week day
Reconnecting with old friends
Climbing mountains with John and eating pub lunches afterwards and feeling like I deserve it
Having weekends away
Taking the kids on new adventures and seeing things through their eyes
Massaging my kids beautiful skin
Wow! If you're still reading I can't believe I came up with so much good stuff! And I could go on... So really I never need to go down the negative path..... I AM SO GRATEFUL for my life. If you ever hear me moaning , ever, please just tell me to shut up.
Would love to hear what makes you feel happy and grateful.
Have a superb day.
Rx
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