{"id":2686,"date":"2014-04-24T10:00:18","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lovingonme.com\/?p=2686"},"modified":"2017-05-09T11:11:14","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T16:11:14","slug":"getting-back-to-my-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovingonme.com\/2017\/2014\/04\/24\/getting-back-to-my-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Back to My Happy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Flying<\/a>Have you ever gotten to a point in life\u00a0where you compared all the great times in life to the times of younger years?\u00a0If you are like me, many times I look at life and think of when I did something or how I used to do things.\u00a0Recently, I thought to myself the things that I loved so much about me I have made a distant memory.\u00a0I had allowed life and circumstances to become closer than a brother, my new friends.\u00a0After deep thought I said to myself, \u201cI refuse to continue to think in terms of “when I used to do” or “how I used to”. Never will I allow them to be a distant memory again. I choose to get my happy back!<\/p>\n

I realized I had many great things that I actually liked about myself, but I had given them away to dance in the wind.\u00a0No longer were those things within reach. No longer were they even visible in my life.\u00a0Nope!\u00a0I won\u2019t settle another day.\u00a0It\u2019s time to step into a new dimension of life and I\u2019m taking my happy with me.<\/p>\n

I had made my decision, came to my conclusion and it is final.\u00a0I\u2019m getting up every morning spending my time with my God and recapturing that spark of life that I so desperately need and deserve. I\u2019m living my life to the fullest and it starts today. I\u2019m going to do all the things that make me look good, feel good, inspire and educate me. I\u2019m leaving my fears and things I can\u2019t control behind, and even a few people too.\u00a0Yep, getting my happy back also requires me to drop off some collected baggage of other people.\u00a0No more carrying things and trying to fix people that I don\u2019t have the power to fix. Nope, I just don\u2019t have that kind of energy anymore.\u00a0Besides, I don\u2019t feel like worrying today. I\u2019ve learned it never helped me anyway.<\/p>\n

I started my day off with a vision of a Picasso picture of how perfect life could be with a good start and a good plan; so off to the bathroom I go. Looking into the large mirror, I begin to smile and say to myself, \u201cGirl, let\u2019s brighten up that face and give yourself that morning glow.\u201d\u00a0So I begin with a wonderful facial, cleansing my pores and seeing freshness in me again.\u00a0I also realized that I was kind of fussy about my hair and I actually like that idiosyncrasy about myself, so I\u2019m taking that back too.\u00a0Yep, what\u2019s wrong with wanting to look your best all the time?\u00a0No more bad days. It\u2019s time for more and more good days. So I spent time customizing my hairstyle to match the cute little dress that I had selected.\u00a0Since orange is my favorite color and it looks great on me, I started the day off with a big bang.\u00a0I added pumps and accessories to finish off my look. A familiar smile crept upon my face and I thought to myself, \u201cStep\u00a01 of getting my happy back!\u201d<\/p>\n

While I did spend too much time primping back in the day, I have opted to keep my new time management plan intact. So I have given myself a time frame in which to complete my daily beauty regimen.<\/p>\n

Another thing that I loved to do on my way to work was listening to CDs that inspired me to be my very best me.\u00a0I thought back to the times before I went on the road, doing hair and make up for Ashanti and a few other celebrities. I remember that I was very focused on my goals and that music that I listened to daily actually help me achieve success in many areas of my life. Time to dust off my priceless CDs and get back to my happy. Besides, when I am happy, I transfer that same joy to all I encounter.\u00a0Hearing the words of Les Brown, Brian Tracy, Michael Gerber, and Norman Vincent Peale added so much substance to everyday of my life.\u00a0Once again, it\u2019s time to turn my car into Automobile University.\u00a0Step\u00a02 of unpacking my happy.<\/p>\n

Now, step\u00a03 was one step that I truly missed.\u00a0I reminded myself of my healthy lifestyle that I have separated myself from.\u00a0Yeah, I workout somewhat now but not to the extent that I need too. Once again I thought back to that place of going to Bally\u2019s fitness center, 5 days a week, 2 hours a day.\u00a0I said to myself, \u201cNo longer will I condition my mind with poor or even wrong self talk, believing I don\u2019t have time.\u201d\u00a0I have come to find out that most, if not all of us, have at least 4 free hours in each day.\u00a0I must learn to use my time wisely by prioritizing my entire day.<\/p>\n

After digging through a few boxes, I found one of my old daily routines. While life has changed a lot for me over the years, my old plan still has some very good ideas. I decided to\u00a0add some of those old ideas into my new ones.\u00a0Getting back to my happy would require: a good night’s sleep, expect tomorrow to be great, spend my first hour with God, my second hour\u00a0reading something that\u00a0 adds value to my life for 30 minutes, getting in a good workout, spend a little time loving on myself by making me look like the success I say I want, and going to Automobile University.<\/p>\n

As I head to work, I walk in the door not only looking like the CEO, but commanding success with every step that I take. In my head I was singing, \u201cClap along if you know what happiness is to you. Because I\u2019m happy. Clap along if you feel like that\u2019s what you wanna do.\u201d My new theme song\u00a0is “Happy” by Pharrell.\u00a0As the day ends, I can truly say I got my happy back.<\/p>\n

P.S. Happiness is attractive and contagious!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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