I went to a networking event. I dont like those but I thought I would stretch my comfort zone. Because I read “your life starts at the end of your comfort zone”.
It ended up being fun with some awkward moments, but mostly fun…
I learned how to introduce people to each other (the networking way) and got to practice on the spot.
The best part was meeting someone new who feels like we’ve know each other before…
And the even better part was the rush of aliveness that I got after the event.
How does it get any better than that?

I was walking downtown Vancouver and I noticed what I notice:
It is really easy to walk downtown and notice the noise, the unhappy people, the street people, the pollution, the dirty side walks, etc. And at the same time, I could notice the ocean at the end of the street, the mountains between the buildings, the colorful flowers, the trees, the different tones of light playing and reflecting in the glass buildings, etc…
In my life, I am choosing to notice what brings me joy, gratitude, and laughter. What are you choosing to focus on?

My life is so exciting! I saw George Clooney, again! How does it get any better than that?

Yesterday I was laughing at a conspiracy theory that my friend had just heard and I got to explain to him that I prefer ignoring the pending doom and be happy until it happens rather than worrying about it. It is a way of seeing things that I have adopted by choice.
Talking about this and other things, made me realize that all the classes I have taken led me to trust that I’ll be able to take care of myself no matter what.
And no, I don’t need to buy canned meat for the world ending next month because if I do survive, the supermarkets will be full of canned stuff…
So much gratitude for laughter and awareness!!!

I got on the bus and the farebox did not work to stamp my ticket. Free ride. How does it get any better than that? Someone getting up in front of me freeing a premium seat just for me! Blue sky, magic in the air… Lots to be grateful for!

Rolly and I had stopped to smell roses and Rolly said: “Isn’t it fantastic that they smell so wonderful?”
I am grateful for smelling the roses in my life.

When I was a kid and later, my mum  would often say things like we’re so lucky, life is so wonderful, etc. It used to really annoy me when she said such things because I didn’t get it…
Now, every now and then, I feel joyful for my wonderful life and I laugh at myself for being annoyed at my mum when I didn’t get it. I wonder how many people I could annoy with being happy?
How lucky am I to have a happy mum?

I saw an article on Facebook titled “Stop trying to be happy”. It said that you don’t try to be angry, you just are, so it should be the same for happiness.
I disagree with this idea: anger and happiness are not the same. If it was as easy to be happy as it is to be angry, there would be many more happy people on the planet…
While searching for more on this I came accross “happiness is just a choice”. The choice is often in how we choose to see our circumstances. And the choice is sometimes hard and may seem nonexistent. Yet the choice is there somewhere.
I am trying to be happier and happier and happier and even happier. My trying is a journey. My interesting point of view is “never give up on trying to be happy”.
And if what you’ve been trying up until now doesn’t work, try something different! (I can help with that!)
I am grateful for more happiness in my life.

I am grateful to remember my gratitude post before the end of the day!
I am grateful for my friends sending me unicorn pictures!

I am grateful for noticing a difference:
Someone who lives close to us acted in a way that seemed violating. At first, I was angry and ready to fight back. And then using my tools, I was able to rapidly take a step back and look at the situation differently. All that within a few hours.
In the past I may have gotten to the same outcome but certainly not that fast.
How does it get any better than that?