My subconscious had a pity party, but I wasn’t invited….

I came home to an utter and complete mess! Everything was thrown all over the place, most of the lights were burned out, and my inner child was in the corner crying and wanting nothing to do with me. I attempted to be shocked, but I knew what was happening as I laid on the couch not wanting to move. My subconscious had started a pity party, but hadn’t invited me and, unfortunately, I am always the one left to clean up the damn mess.

Logic asks me, how did this happen? How did I get here? ...and the answer is usually right there in front of me…

You weren't conscious.

You were on autopilot.

You were doing what you needed to do for others, but you forgot to feed your own soul.

I revisited the thoughts that I had been thinking and replayed the stories I had been telling myself. None of them were inspiring.

This last bout of depression was about four months ago. It used to arrive every few months, but I am happy to announce I have not allowed my subconscious to take over since my last go around.

Yup, it takes conscious effort to be happy. The last experience taught me that I have to be PROACTIVE. I hate the surprise of waking up in a funk. I am now more conscious to create the life I want to experience.

I listen to at least ten minutes of something inspiring and motivating in the morning while getting ready. I do my best to take the time in the morning to journal and just get everything out of my head that doesn't need to be in there, or I will write "as if" my day already happened and create the feeling I want to feel for each day. If I don't take the time to write it out, then I will visualize my day as I want it to FEEL.

I am in the moment so much more, allowing the magic to unfold in front of me and doing my best not to label any moments as “sad”, “bad”, or “annoying”, which just feeds into them and prolongs the experience. Instead, I choose to allow them to unfold and to see them as just another experience.

Happiness is worth the effort and, when you do it daily, it becomes a habit. This is probably one of the longest periods that I have gone without feeling even a little bit of funk. I know that it will still creep in eventually, but these proactive steps have been pretty compelling and I now catch the negative thoughts and turn to my journal or a friend before they can snowball. I have created a safe space – in person or on paper – where I can let it all out, and then I move on.

This month, I am suggesting that you be proactive in your happiness!

Don't give your subconscious any excuses to create chaos.

Bring yourself back to "center" every day by creating the feeling of joy in your body by just thinking about how it feels to be joyful now, and then create the experiences you want from that place.

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