Because I’m Happy

11 Saturday Jan 2020

Posted by Letitgocoach in Letting Go, Present Moment

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#ambiance, #becauseimhappy, #coffeebar, #cozy, #decorations, #lookforsigns, #makegoodchoices, #reasons, #rules, #theresnoreason, #whatothersthink, happiness, joy

There’s no more Christmas decor on the coffee bar. I took it down and packed it away yesterday. The Christmas tree is still standing. Not quite ready to give up the ambiance of the tree. It gives the room a cozy glow.

There’s not a lot of rules in my life.

I bought flowers today for no reason.

I don’t need a reason. Did I put off packing away the decor? No lovely, I was still enjoying it, until I wasn’t, and that’s when it was time to pack it away.

My daughter is concerned the tree may still be standing in June. It won’t last that long, but it’s still drinking water, so it looks good. It brings me joy, until it doesn’t and I’ll let it go.

My first thought was how bare the coffee bar looks without the decorations, but then I saw one of my favorite signs.

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When I saw it, I wondered if people had to look for reasons to be happy? Are they spending more time looking at reasons not to be happy? Some people are more comfortable not being happy. They’ve been unhappy for so long it feels normal, and they don’t know how to feel any other way.

Focus on what’s wrong, or find what’s right.

There doesn’t have to be a reason. It’s a choice. When my mind begins looking for reasons to be happy I simply respond, because I’m happy.

It Was Time

21 Saturday Dec 2019

Posted by Letitgocoach in Love, My Daughter, Quality of life

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#Blogging, #changes, #christmasdecorations, #christmasstocking, #dailylife, #detailsoflife, #inspiration, #lettinggo, #makeroomfornew, #mydaughter, #writer, happiness

“Do you want a new Christmas stocking?”, she asked. I hadn’t thought about it till that moment.

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I haven’t had a new Christmas stocking since the divorce. The one I brought with me is laying in a box of unused Christmas items. These items that at one time, we enjoyed having, but they no longer resonate. That was my stocking.

Letting go of what you once were makes room for the new.

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My new Christmas stocking is completely different than the other one. This is how my daughter sees me today. She knew before I did that it was time.

Because It’s Fun

11 Wednesday Dec 2019

Posted by Letitgocoach in Quality of life

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#30dayofblogging, #becauseitsfun, #behappy, #Christmastree, #December, #everydaylife, #findhumorinthemundane, #laugh, #lifeisfun, #optimistic, #pinterest, #positiveoutlook, happiness, Letitgocoach

Life is supposed to be fun.

It took years for me to realize this and the only thing that kept it from being fun was me.

Someone said they appreciated my optimism. I forgot there is a word that describes my outlook. Optimistic. It goes far beyond that my darling. I see everything in a positive light. When something negative occurs, I wait for the positive outcome, because it always comes.

As long as I let it be and don’t try to fix it.

I want to spend this last month of the year feeling all of the accumulated happiness of 2019. It wants to be released and enjoyed.

I made a giant ball of yarn for under the tree.

My daughter loves it. It began with a picture on Pinterest, as so many fun things do! The Christmas tree had Vintage toys around it. This ball is for a cat, but I figured out how to make it. (We don’t own a cat) It softens the seriousness of life and makes us laugh.

Life isn’t as serious as the mind makes it out to be.

Make yourself laugh.

Spend time with those who make you feel loved.

Because it’s fun.

Drink the Glitter

10 Tuesday Dec 2019

Posted by Letitgocoach in Love, My Daughter, Quality of life

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#agoodlife, #amazon, #Christmastree, #drinktheglitter, #flocking, #glitter, #howtoflockatree, #permission, #sprinklegoodness, goodness, happiness, Letitgocoach

“There’s so much glitter”, she said.

“I’ll take that one”, was my response.

“No, it’s okay. I’ll just drink the glitter!”

This is a normal conversation between my daughter and me. This is also the second time this week she’s made a cup of tea, only to find glitter floating in it. The glitter is from the garland hanging across the coffee bar. A sprinkling landed in the cups.

I’m still pondering why that’s a bad thing.

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The tree went up before Thanksgiving.

We bought one the day they were delivered to the store. This one fits the house instead of overtaking the house. The tree stands quietly in the corner of the den offering additional warmth and sparkle to our lives. A small tree in a small house is more inviting than a giant tree in a small house.

My daughter researched how to flock a tree and good ol’ Amazon helped. She did a fabulous job with it and now we have enough flocking left over for 10 more trees! I believe she wants to flock our wreath next. We give ourselves permission to sprinkle some extra goodness into our life.

But you don’t have to drink the glitter.

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This Will Help

13 Wednesday Nov 2019

Posted by Letitgocoach in My Daughter, Present Moment

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#christmasvideo, #inspiration, #parenting, #raisingdaughters, #relationships, #sharethelove, #technology, #thiswillhelp, #writer, Facebook, happiness, joy, smile

I’ve watched it everyday this week. It’s the best part of parenting. To do what looks crazy and somewhat embarrassing, in hopes they secretly enjoy it enough to follow suit with their own kid one day.

If you need a smile my darling, this will help!

There Is Happiness

19 Saturday Oct 2019

Posted by Letitgocoach in Present Moment, Quality of life

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#Blogging, #Chemex, #coffeebar, #glitter, #mindfulness, #overthinking, #thedetails, #thefineprint, #wellbeing, #writer, change, growth, happiness

Writing is happiness.

I’m not sure if it brings it in, or if I have so much happiness, it’s a form of release.

sloth

Sloth’s and candles are happiness.

Being here with you is happiness.

Thank you for the love and care on my previous post. I was struggling to find my happy again. A friend asked if I was okay, and I responded with, “Yes. I did this to myself. I tried doing everything in my own strength.”

I’ve always been an overachiever and that includes giving of myself. Be mindful of where you give. It needs to be reciprocated, or you’ll find yourself empty.

There was a lot of glitter involved in bringing back my happy. I spray painted pumpkins with a clear coat of gold glitter and I’ve been working on the coffee bar. It’s a work in progress and every time my daughter comes home it looks different.

Change is an outlet for growth.

Coffee is complete happiness.

I added this to the coffee bar, so it’s one of the first things we see each morning. You don’t have to look for signs around here. I’ll buy ’em and hang ’em.

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Read the fine print. There is happiness.

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It Isn’t Locked

17 Thursday Oct 2019

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#behappy, #Blogger, #findinghappiness, #perspective, #thebadnews, #thegoodnews, #thekeytohappiness, #unlockthedoor, #writer, choices, happiness, Letitgocoach

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Serve Up Happiness

29 Monday Jul 2019

Posted by Letitgocoach in Present Moment, Quality of life

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#Blogging, #buylocal, #coffeeshop, #coldbrewcoffee, #cupofjonestown, #favoriteplaces, #glutenfree, #inspiration, #localcoffee, #relationships, #whatmakesyouhappy, friends, happiness

My daughter left the house this morning to meet some friends for coffee. I drove down to the local coffee shop to see my friend who’s the owner.

I knew this would make me happy.

My friend wasn’t feeling happy, so we talked for a bit and I tried to listen more than talk. I hope she knows what an intricate part she plays in people’s happiness. She pours her heart and soul into the community with coffee and delectable food.

I went there for a cold brew, but then she pointed to chocolate. She had made gluten free, chocolate chip muffins. I came home with both.

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To complete my happiness journey, I took the muffin out of the paper bag and placed it on one of my favorite plates. Rinsed out the cup I’ve been using and filled it with the cold brew.

A picture of happiness, right?

To my darling friend who stands behind the counter of that coffee shop. Cheers my lady! You may not be certain of why you’re there, but I along with many others are happy you are.

Continue to serve up happiness.

Moments of Happiness

29 Friday Mar 2019

Posted by Letitgocoach in Present Moment, Quality of life

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#bellagrace, #Blogging, #catchthemoment, #Chemex, #freshflowers, #freshlybrewed, #moments, #roses, #sharethelove, #stillness, Coffee, happiness

Fresh flowers, coffee, and Bella Grace. 🙂

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Either Way You Win

09 Saturday Feb 2019

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#Blogging, #chances, #inspiration, #lessonslearned, #memes, #morganfreeman, #movingforward, #takerisks, #wisdom, change, happiness, Letitgocoach, Life

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Tag Archives: happiness

Because I’m Happy

It Was Time

Because It’s Fun

Drink the Glitter

This Will Help

There Is Happiness

It Isn’t Locked

Serve Up Happiness

Moments of Happiness

Either Way You Win

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