LilyHighOnLife #3
Change Your Attitude, Change Your LIfe
Being High On Life means feeling good in each moment. No drugs, no alcohol, just a feeling of well-being with a genuine smile.
One of the things I do when I am feeling good, is add to my list of things that make me feel good. What I mean by that is that when I am not feeling that great it is much harder to come up with things that will make me feel better, so it is only common sense to make a list of these things while I am feeling good.
The things that make me feel good are singing out loud to my favourite songs; The Greatest Love of All, I Believe I Can Fly, anything Al Jolson, Elvis Presley or a relatively new Russian English song called Hurusho (Good). So at the top of my list is songs. Next on my list is watching old family videos, especially of my niece when she was little. I was living in L.A., so the family sent me lots. Next on my list is a soak in a wonderfully scented jacuzzi. Spa treatments are also high on my list of things that make me feel good. If there is an ocean, I love swimming in it.
Lots of people would include things like being with their pets, or grandchildren, walking in a park or garden. Everyone’s list can be completely different, the only requirement is that you are smiling when you write it down. I have changed things on my list and added to it, as I experienced new things that made me feel good. I would suggest you have at least 6 things to choose from to start, so you can always answer the question ‘what can I do to make myself feel better’.
I love the feeling of spontaneously feeling good and it does happen more and more as you get used to making the way you feel a priority in your life. The journey to getting there can be long or short, depending on how much you want it and enjoy it. You will know when your new normal is feeling good, because anything else just feels strange and uncomfortable.
That sense of peace, that sense of knowing all is well only comes from inside yourself. Knowing you decide how you feel, and not allowing anything else to be more important. When you are happy everyone around you is much happier.
We all want to be loved and respected, just because we are human. As you go about your day, smile more, be a little kinder to everyone and spread the love.
I’m Lily and I want to live in a world where people smile more, are kind to others and come from love. Let me know how you are enjoying your life.
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