Merry December! I'm Judith Ashley, the
author of The Sacred Women’s Circle series, romantic fiction that honors
spiritual traditions that nurture the soul.
December is Potpourri
month for the Genre-istas. Although we can blog about any topic we want, the
Blog Queens (BQ’s) do provide everyone with a list of topics. So this month is
Potpourri and we decide what we want to talk about.
My topic is: #TakeChargeOfYourOwnHappiness
or to shorten it to a friendlier Twitter size #Kindness and #Happiness.
This past summer I was
struggling with the reality that one of my longest friend’s dementia had
reached a point where we could no longer communicate as we had for over 30
years. It was rough going for me because she lives across the country and as
one of her few remaining friends, it was important to me to support her as best
I could.
What was also true is I have a life here in the Pacific Northwest:
family, friends and my writing. If I moved to where she lived, I’d lose 99% of
what constitutes my current life.
Because I’m on TheWilliam Glasser Institute – International senior teaching faculty I’m very
aware that I do control how I feel. That doesn’t mean I never have sad thoughts
or anger or depress but I know I can change this.
To shift myself from the
bad feelings of not wanting to lose 99% of my life because I wasn’t going to
move to live with her, I started to post on my Judith Ashley Romance blog about
taking charge of my own happiness. Every Monday I share a tip that I find helps
me take charge of my own happiness.
Another way of looking at
it is “Make Your World A Better Place”.
Most of the tips have to
do with actions that affect others.
Smile, smile, smile
Listen: Do You Hear What
I Hear?
An Unexpected Gift
Intend Kindness
I found my “Intend
Kindness” challenge a bit more challenging than I’d thought it would be (I see
myself as a very kind and caring person). However, it helped me figure out a
solution to a long standing irritant.
Challenge: #TakeChargeOfYourOwnHappiness
or #MakeYourWorldABetterPlace this month (and beyond) and share the results.
The kinder we are to each other, the more we add little actions into our day, the
kinder, happier and better our world will be.
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2 comments:
Loved your post! We all need to take responsibility for our own happiness and for making the world a better place. Thank you for reminding us.
The world we live in today would certainly be a better place if we all practiced #kindness!
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