Being Productive
There are many ways to be productive, and being happy is one of them.
— Christel Nani, Sacred Choices, p. 287
Category: Joy
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Living in tune with your spirit
Trust me when I say, if something raises your vibration, you will know it. If you think you are not sure, it’s because you are afraid to admit that your vibration is lowered by a particular person, activity, or way of life.
It takes great courage to start living vibrationally because it will require you to be rigorously honest about where you are putting your energy in life. And before you start thinking I am condoning a self-centered way of life, consider this: How self-centered do you think you become when you are resentful, angry, and conflicted because you are doing something you don’t want to? Quite a lot.
Living vibrationally doesn’t mean avoiding the things you dislike — it means living in integrity with your spirit.
When you live vibrationally, you can take responsibility for your happiness. If you feel trapped, find and change the tribal belief that is trapping you. If you feel resentful, look at the situation you have chosen in order to remain true to your tribe.
— Christel Nani, Sacred Choices, p. 283-284
Healing Others
Remember that I want you to be wildly happy, incredibly successful, and filled with passion and spontaneity. Listening to your spirit will accomplish all of it. And when your vibrations are good, you are sending out the best possible energy to the rest of the world. The fact is, your good vibrations are healing to others.
— Christel Nani, Sacred Choices, p. 279
Being Around Positive Energy
We get good vibes by giving them. Being around people who exude positive energy is stimulating and inspiring. They’re fun to be with because they have the power to uplift our spirits as they uplift their own. They invite us to actively participate in the infinite possibilities for living more radiantly. Someone with a good disposition, who is cheerful and looks on the bright side of life, generates lots of good energy.
— Alexandra Stoddard, Choosing Happiness, p. 50-51
Enthusiasm
The way to increase our energy is to find lots and lots of things to be enthusiastic about. Whether it is a clean house, a freshly stocked refrigerator, or a newly mowed lawn, there are opportunities everywhere for us to become excited and thoroughly enjoy what we choose to do.
— Alexandra Stoddard, Choosing Happiness, p. 49
Live Love in the Present
Those who believe in themselves, and trust in the moment, are those who find life most enjoyable. They have learned that the past is a place to store memories, not regrets; that the future should be full of promise, not apprehension. And the present is all we need.
— Leo Buscaglia, Born for Love, p. 266
Healing Your Resentment
Whenever you forget to nurture and care for yourself because it feels selfish, your level of resentment will rise….
You must take personal responsibility for your level of self-care — that means not blaming others because you are stuck cleaning the garage while your husband is off playing golf. Why are you not doing what you want to be doing?…
Remember to look for the subtle ways you forget to honor yourself. If you come last in your life, your level of resentment will be high.
— Christel Nani, Sacred Choices, p. 234-235
Delight of Children
Children don’t admire an orchid more than a dandelion.
— Alexandra Stoddard, Choosing Happiness, p. 36-37
Miraculous Present Moments
Whenever we do anything well, when we do our best, embracing an activity wholeheartedly, we are satisfied and energized. Tucking a child into bed and saying a prayer after reading a story is a small act of grace with lasting benefits. Rituals can never be rushed or be skipped. The joy is in our instantaneous recognition of miraculous present moments.
Don’t plan it. Live it.
— Alexandra Stoddard, Choosing Happiness, p. 16
Focusing on Possibility
Lovers always focus away from negativity, to beauty, goodness, and joy. Though they are aware of the dark side of life, they avoid gravitating to it. Obsession with what is wrong with the world assures our blindness to what is good and right. On the other hand, solutions become more visible in the light of possibilities.
Beauty and goodness are successful forces against ugliness and evil. Negative people look for (and always find) confirmation for the negative, just as positive people look for and find the lightness of being. Both exist. Both are real and are always with us. The difference is as basic as a decision, and as simple as opening our eyes.
— Leo Buscaglia, Born for Love, p. 225