What to Give Up to Live a Happy Life

November has been a very busy month by far. With the craziness of Thanksgiving, shopping nuttiness, and holiday shows, I thought I would tackle the subject of Happiness. happiness means different things to each of us.

I believe the first success to happiness is to first truly love yourself. The more you continue to work on this the more your heart shines. Besides having inner peace, singing songs and spending time with family can definitely put a smile on your face. Laughing with close friends or dancing in the rain can also bring a giddiness to your life.  These things may only help you to temporarily hold on to that awesome feeling.

To continuously feel happy every day of your life, you must work on giving up the negative thoughts.  It may seem impossible to stay in the positive zone but it actually takes more energy to be angry or mean.

Try to work on these 15 things to improve the happiness in your life.

1. Give up always being right. Does it really matter in the big picture? No it doesn't. It is better to be kind rather than fight about who is right and who is wrong.
2. Give up the need to always be in control. I know this can be hard for some people but it can be harmful in the long run. We are all here to learn lessons and grow. We cannot make people be or do what we want. Everyone has a life to live and to learn from.
3. Give up all blame. We all need to start taking responsibility for our own actions. We need to stop blaming people or situations. We need to change the things we don't like. We waste more energy being negative rather than being kind and loving to others.
4. Give up negative self-talk. We can all be whatever we want to be in life. God wants us to have everything we want in life. We must make lemonade out of lemons. We attract what we think about so keep the thoughts positive. We can retrain our brain that we must believe to receive.
5. Give up the limiting beliefs. We all have grown up in different ways. We were all taught different things. If we open up our minds to anything possible, we can achieve anything. 
6. Give up complaining. Yes, we all do this. I'm sure we would all agree that complaining about things only gives us headaches and irritations. By eliminating complaining, we can look at situations in a more positive way. We can look at things from a different perspective. We can choose how we react to stressful situations and try to see it from a positive note.
7. Give up criticizing. We all have opinions and see things the way we do. We should try to understand how others see things. We all want to be loved. We all want to have a happy life so we must try to understand one another.
8. Give up the need to impress others. Some people continuously try to show people what they have accomplished. We try to make others like us by being what we are not. We need to be who we are truly meant to be. It doesn't matter what others think. It matters what we think of ourselves.
9. Give up the resistance to change. We must change to get what we want in life. As we grow and learn, change is inevitable. So just go with the flow. Everything works out the way it is suppose to.
10. Give up labels. We all do it. We all say things like she is weird or he is different. We must stop doing this to move forward. We need to be open to everyone.
11. Give up the FEARS. Fears - F (false) E(emotions) A(appearing) R(real). Fears aren't real. Our mind creates illusions to deal with all kinds of stuff. Once we can acknowledge this, we can move forward.
12. Give up the excuses. Excuses are like fears. They don't exist. We can do anything if we put our mind to it. So no more excuses.
13. Give up the past. The past is the past. Leave it there. Live for today and enjoy each moment.
14. Give up attachments. This is hard for many of us. We have all heard the saying that in the end you can't take it with you. This is so true. It is better to learn early on that people and moments are way more important than things. We also need to know that others love us for us and that should be good enough.
15. Give up living life to others' expectations. We all have a life to live. It is so important to live our life the way we want and not worry what someone else thinks.

We can't change others but we can start by changing ourselves. If each of us were to live a kinder and happier life, our world would be a better place. There is enough negativity in society. If we start giving up these negative ways, we can change the world one person at a time.

Here's to a peaceful ending to 2014!!

Take care,

Keri

Keeping Up with Keri

Boy, it feels like forever since I've updated you guys. Having 4 kids, our lives get a bit busy. When I do have some down time I am reading and researching information for my life purpose. I am working with Angels and trying to help kids.

The universe has been bringing the people to me so I know that I'm on the right path. There are so many kids out there who feel alone and crazy. They turn to drugs and violence because they feel that that is their only way out. If we adults would just take the time and listen (not judge), these kids could be in a better place.

One of the most important things I tell people is that you must love yourself first. Self love is the key to all happiness. It must come from the inside. For kids who are constantly told they are weird or unliked, it makes it hard for them to love themselves. We must help them undo these negative thoughts. These kids need to know that they are not alone and that there are others just like them everywhere.

We were put here to learn and grow and to love one another. If we cannot complete our lessons, we will come back. Past lives is a real thing. If someone has an unexplained ailment or fear that can't be helped, past life regression can help. It is an amazing thing to find out why we have an anxiety or a recurring pain that we can't explain. Once we acknowledge what has happened in the past, these issues can be cured. 

The more research I do the more I understand our mission. We must do our best to love one another. We are all connected. If we mistreat people, we will be sent back and may be mistreated ourselves so we learn from this. Isn't it just better to get it all right this time around. We must help kids to understand that they have their entire lives ahead of them. God gave them awesome gifts that they need to uncover so that they can help others. God wants everyone to be happy and to have everything in life.

Kids need different outlets to express themselves. Find out from them what they need to help them move to the next level. If they are feeling completely drained and exhausted, tell them to take a shower. They might have taken on too much energy from school or a store.  I am finding out that Myrrh is a great oil to use in a bath. It helps to calm and protect us from the harsh energies around us. It has worked for me! Kids need alternative methods to release harsh energies.

I will continue to help every kid I meet wherever I go. I just seem to know who needs my help. If I can save a life, then I know I have done my job.

Just remember that the kid sitting next to you may need your help. Give him a smile, it may just make his day!!

Keri