Ever wondered how to create a lifestyle where you genuinely feel happy? Fulfilled? Content? Ready for other challenges?
It’s all about mindset, to be honest, and a healthy lifestyle.
If you are feeling good on the inside, you’ll project feeling good on the outside.
And if you are feeling happy within yourself, you ‘ll be more willing to face challenges that you encounter in day to day life.
I read a book recently, Happy Guide by Michael Kinnaird, which was a short, succinct guide to how to retrain your mind, and ultimately, your body to be ‘happy’, leading to a more fulfilling life.
I have been feeling a little bleurgh recently, and reading this gave me a kick up the backside, to start thinking about the root causes of my bleurgh-ness.
- I need to sort my diet out.
- I need to add some physical exercise to my day.
- I need to ensure I am sleeping better, and more regularly.
- I need to set some goals which I really want to achieve.
- I need to learn to step back from things and learn to say no.
I’ve always been a pretty positive person, and that will never go away, but I fear it had slightly dimmed, with my exhaustion recently.
This book reminded me of the various stages I needed to go through to get my ‘happy’ back.
- break bad habits
- picture positive changes in my life
- plan for a successful, happy future
- eat and drink better
- exercise
- use nature’s medication and meditation, not be reliant on drugs
- sleep better
- clear my mind as well as my surroundings of clutter
- start down the road to HAPPY!
A lot of the advice in the book is common sense. There were many chapters I read and smiled at, knowing my Pops says the same.
But it was great to have it all in one place, and in an order, that was easy to follow, and it left me feeling that I could succeed, and feel more fulfilled too!
And, lucky for you readers, I have access to three copies to be won by three of you!
I was approached by Michael’s brother, James, asking if I’d be interested in hosting a competition/giveaway.
And so here I am, happily giving these copies away, though, it’s not that easy! Here’s what I request of you, to be considered for one of the three copies.
“Happiness in a line” – tell me in one line how you achieve happiness. The three answers that touch a chord win a copy of the book, either digital or physical.
You have until Midnight (UK time) Sunday 3rd June to post your entries in the comments below.
Good Luck!
Find out a little more about the Happy Guide by clicking here.
I’m always happy to help fellow writers and bloggers, though I wasn’t familiar with the book. They kindly sent me a copy to read, so I would feel confident with giving away their baby, alongside my own thoughts.
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