Bursting with happiness… May 16, 2008
Ok, the healthy eating is still not 100% but I’ve seen a big improvement from last week. Yesterday I went out for a real meal (by myself because everyone is away or busy) and ordered green veggies which were soooo good. I’ve been daydreaming about the spinach and lentils I will be eating when I get back to New Zealand and I am genuinely looking forward to my stay in New Zealand.
Life is really good. I really feel like I have turned an emotional corner and am feeling so much better about myself, my life and where it’s going. I still realise I have more healing and development to do… but I am making fab progress.
One thing that I believe has made a big difference to my self confidence is listening to Louise Hays audio book ‘Self-esteem Affirmations: Motivational Affirmations for Building Confidence and Recognizing Self-worth’ on my ipod every night (I purchased and downloaded it from iTunes).
The audio book is 1 hour and I usually fall asleep while listening to it… but I do believe its working. I was a bit sceptical at first and I really didn’t like the music… but I stuck with it and I really do believe it’s made a big difference to my self-esteem and how I feel in the mornings.
While the affirmations have been helping I have still had to work through a few issues that are going around in my head. One message I keep getting from many places (books and Oprah) is that the thoughts we have in our head influence the events in our life… positive thoughts attract positive events. I’ve been thinking about this and I really believe its true…. The areas in my life that aren’t going as well as I like them to are areas where I have a lot of self doubt and negative thoughts about. This is something I am working on changing.
So, I am feeling really optimistic and am almost bursting with happiness (I can feel it in my tummy) – exciting times ahead… watch this space!
I hope everyone is well and making good progress in their journey to a healthy and happier life. :) Have a wonderful weekend.
