This book really kicked me in the ass and got me to thinking. So much of life is spent working towards something in the future. I get caught up in that. "Once I do ____, or make ____, or go to _____, life will be happier!" I have a great life! I am happy right now! But I could be spending so much more time on NOW then I do. I was to appreciate life more, enjoy it more, spend more time savoring the now so that when I hit hard times, I have this to carry me through it.
So, I am starting my own little happiness project. I started by making a list of my own personal commandments to abide by, writing down some Secrets to Adulthood that I already know, and swimming in the essence of the Happiness Manifesto that I just posted in the previous entry. I have a couple resolutions to get me going on the first couple of months, and I am excited to see where this takes me!
My personal commandments of happiness are:
- Be Amber
- Let tomorrow come tomorrow
- Act the way I want to feel
- Remember the days are long but the years are short-savor it all now
- Be good to myself and others everyday
- Embrace the need to write
- Do it now
- Enjoy the process
- There is only love
you can learn more about or start your own happiness project using tools and outlines found at www.happinessprojecttoolbox.com.
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