Happiness begins with what we tell ourselves and how we react to situations! When we #FIX our minds on positive thoughts vs negative, our lives change. Nothing and no one can make us happy. Only each and everyone of us are always in the drivers seat of our own lives and happiness.
I know I know, this is all easier said than done! Think about this, the last time you got something new. It matters not if you purchased the new item or it was received as a gift. When this particular item was new, it was exciting and it brought you happiness and enjoyment. That new bag that you have wanted for so long, you finally saved the money and purchased it. Or the house you have always dreamed about, you actually live in the house. Get the idea?
Now, time has passed since you first got the bag and moved into the house. Where is the bag? Perhaps in the closet, along side of all the other bags you really wanted? Your dream house is in need of repairs now and it is not so dreamy. ; My point being, that things do not bring continual happiness. It is only immediate happiness, which fades over time. That one item that originally brought you so much happiness and joy, is now nothing but a faded memory.
Ever seen or heard the inspirational quote of “Happiness is not a destination, it is a journey.” This is exactly what is meant when I say, happiness is truly and inside job. The only people in charge of our happiness is our selves. No man, bag, home, car, destination or anything else will ever fill the true happiness we feel, until we recognize it all starts with ourselves .
As I have said, everything we think and do is a choice. The only thing we have 100% control over is our thoughts! Thinking is the hardest thing we will ever do in our lives. It takes work to think positive versus negative. It takes work to change our inner dialogue. It takes work to think new thoughts. But this is the yellow brick road to true happiness. Dorothy had it right, she was in search of the Great OZ, and who was the Great OZ? The Great OZ was actually her and her ability to choose new thoughts and choose real happiness.
#TheToothbrushProject2day is our own The Great OZ. Everyday when you wake up, you head down the yellow brick road to brush your teeth. Fix your mind and your thoughts on your internal dialogue while you are brushing your teeth. My personal favorite is to say over and over again “You are that bad ass bitch you know you are!” I can promise you, the last two years I have said this to myself a thousand hundred million times while brushing my teeth and thought out my day, and I believe it with 100% of my being. I am the happiest now I have EVER been in my entire life! I know that with 100% certainty, I am in the drivers seat and have completely created my life. It is my life’s mission to take this idea to the world!
I would like to suggest that instead of running through your head the thousand things you are doing in your day, instead, say things to yourself like “I am strong, I am amazing, I live in abundance, I am so grateful for everything in my life.” Try using this time wisely and to really increase your inner dialogue in a positive way! Because at the end of the day, happiness is truly an inside job!~Shirene