Michael

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. – African Proverb

We have met the enemy, and he is us. – Walt Kelly

Many times we get in the way of ourselves. We over think. We contemplate too long. We put off making decisions. We avoid confrontation. We believe our fears are real. We don’t understand that we can change directions at any moment. We believe that external people or events are the reasons for why something isn’t working for ourselves.

We truly are the sole roadblock to our own happiness and a fulfilling life.

Here a few thoughts on activities you could do to help you gain control in your life and generate more happiness for yourself.

• Read inspirational stories about people that have overcome severe challenges
• Go to counseling
• Laugh more
• Work on overcoming fears
• Write in a journal everyday
• Participate in and complete something that makes you uncomfortable
• Learn a new skill
• Meditate
• Begin to cultivate a sense of hope
• Play with children. (They are great examples of how to quickly overcome anything that may bother them.)
• Get a pet
• Take a trip to some place you have never been
• Dance
• Don’t hold back your feelings. Talk about them and then let them go.
• Exercise
• Take up a hobby or start a new one if you have one already
• Reduce the amount of time you watch the news or just stop it for awhile. Listening to negative stories all the time has been shown to create stress and negative feelings.
• Volunteer in your community
• Read a book
• Garden
• Write a story. Subject – If there were no obstacles what would I be or do or become?
• Eat less sugar.
• Drink lots of water
• Get plenty of sleep.

Have a great day!

Michael