THE NUMBER ONE (1) WAY TO BE HAPPY

Yup, no matter what your status in life, happiness is something we all want . . .

And it has been found (by people with more smarts than I), that there is one definitive way to be happy

So, is it . . .

Havin a gorgeous man at your beck and call -  Nope (though the toga wearing, feeding me grapes thing does have some appeal)

Having money – Apparently having loads of the stuff does not increase happiness either – besides, I have a child, and my kid wants us to be poor

Surrounding yourself with people of a cheery demeanour – Ha!  Surely I’m not the only one around, that when faced with someone whose ‘all cheerleader all the time’, . . . that feels like clouting them upside the head

Looking like you hit every branch on the Goddess tree – Nada

For god’s sakes woman – spit it out, this guessing is getting depressing!

Well my pretties – according to the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology it is AUTONOMY which can be defined as ‘the feeling that the activities and habits of your life are self chosen and self endorsed’.

I’m gonna kHiSSt-ify and Rachael-ize it a little more for you, just in case you drank a little too much last night, and that’s too much for you to take in  . . .

My definition is basically that  ‘you feel in control’

It is the same in any aspect of your life . . .

If you don’t feel in control of your finances, not only can life be difficult, but it will be stressful.

If you don’t feel in control of your destiny, you tend to get a tad pissed at the elements that aren’t allowing your bliss.

And if your body, weight and health all seem to have minds of their own . . .  well, given you are the one thing you take everywhere, and these affect your ability to earn, whether you are capable of grabbing your destiny by the short and curly’s, the extent to which you can keep up with the kids . . . well, that list goes on, and on, and . . . .

Then you obviously aren't in control.

By now you all know my thoughts on jumping on some type of set diet bandwagon . . .

Ok, so it didn’t cost you a hell of a lot money wise . . . but if you’re a chicky babe it probably doesn’t take into account that you’re likely to have different requirements during ‘that’ time of the month . . . well, does it???

Even if you’re a bit of a girly boy that may still be the case . . . I may be wrong (let me know).

Or refuses to acknowledge, you’ve got a husband that dang well refuses to eat anything that ain’t been bled and hung to age for the appropriate duration, when (if by some measure of chance you have lucked onto the fact) you belong at the opposite end of the nutrition scale . . . well, does it???

So, if you’ve bought into an exercise plan, diet, how to book on hooking Mr Right or whatever else . . . my feeling is that you’ve bought into the idea that because it worked for the people they are displaying as their success stories, then it will work for you . . .

So, if whatever you’ve bought into doesn’t take the aforementioned things into account, then once again, you aren’t actually entirely in control.  You may get an initial feeling of being in charge, until you realise it’s restricting some areas of your life, and not accommodating others . . . is that full control?  Nope.

For me, what it boils down to is this:

An idea, without a strategy (that takes into account your headspace, your work, your family situation and lots of other things), is merely an experiment.

Add cutsie pic to hammer the message home:

And is your body and your health really worth experimenting with?? 

Well, is it??

Duh - the answer should be no, so come see me at www.healthcoaching.co.nz and see our options/cost tab for what we have to offer you (remember it's in NZ$ folks, so use a currency converter if you're from elsewhere).