Podcast #17 Show Notes
Weight Loss Tiki Podcast
Hosted By: Kary Has
Podcast Episode: 17- Happiness
Sponsored By: The Best Life Weight Loss Plan & Interactive Journal
Short Story Featured: Harriet Cooper’s story about “The Little Voice”, In Chicken Soup for the Soul Power of Positive Thinking
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Moral of the story:
We can motivate ourselves from a place of kindness and positivity
or we can shout at ourselves, call our self broken and be miserable
how are you self motivating?
what’s been your tone with yourself thus far?
99% of us have been talking negatively to ourselves
And do you know what- whatever we have been doing so far-
it hasn’t worked
let’s be open to try something new
be open to trying it out…
it’s about time to get our Happy on
Lesson
we’ve talked the last 16 weeks about
how to implement habits into your life that you are willing to do the rest of your life
repetition leading to on purpose automatic behavior
focusing on one habit at a time to prevent overwhelm
making it fun
being kind to yourself along the way
taking ownership of your results
putting yourself out there., expecting to get no’s some times
Looking at no’s as challenges or obstacles, then
how to overcome obstacles you face along the way
Now- we are going to look at our own happiness.
Many people want to be happy
and think becoming thin will create this happiness in their life
or getting that job, or meeting that guy, or completing that task..
Try to start to notice how many times you hear “I’ll bet you’ll be happy when…”
or you tell yourself even… “I’ll just be happy when….”
first, we need to look at WHAT actually makes you happy?
and When you feel happy- why is it?
Would you say it’s when a certain season hits, or your favorite sports team wins, or when you’re in the presence of a certain person?
maybe when you step off the plane at vacation, or give someone you love a great present, that you wrapped with love, while watching lifetime or hallmark movies
when you realize that last recipe was a keeper and went over well with the whole fam.. And they don’t realize it was actually healthy
or your favorite song or movie just happens to be on?
You have unexpected happiness sometimes when you are least expecting it due to a great experience or activity or surprise
or maybe just enjoying a nice day, and afternoon without plans, or perhaps playing monopoly with your family
you notice happiness usually most after having sore sides due to fits of laughter you almost can’t control in moments you share with others
and speaking of others- Do you notice what makes others around you happy-
my favorite example of this I get to enjoy every day- with my dog
we have a little routine
every morning- I let him out to potty
while he’s outside I microwave his breakfast and put it in his bowl
ok back up I should probably explain…
my dog has major food allergies so I started making his food about a year ago- in my instant pot believe it or not