Commit to Happiness

My thoughts are turning to winter here in Canada and soon the ground will be covered in snow. The summer is behind me now. As usual I tend to get a little sad about the loss of the plants, leaves and greenery as we settle in for the bland months. This year however I have committed myself to just being happy.

I know that sounds simple enough, but it really is. If you are living your life in integrity, happiness is easy to find. When one is living their life without worrying about the past and is more present centered then its really easy to be happy. A lot of unhappy people are still letting there past dictate their present. They are always reverting back to those unhappy memories, wishing they could change something or feeling guilty for something that happened a long time ago.

A while back I read in a book, I can't remember where,the writer defined every day a new day as long as his feet hit the ground. I remember at that time thinking that I could be reborn everyday and that I would from then on forgive myself for the things I did yesterday and live this day like it was my last.

The cool thing about that is, my outlook changed almost immediately. I felt happy and carefree just like a kid again, when summers lasted forever and days seemed like eternity. At that time I committed to trying to experience every day in the present. Once in the present I could change my way of thinking and commit to being happier. In fact without working too hard at it I found myself singing, smiling, being open with everyone I met and generally being more accepting to everything and everyone.

I now make it a point to smile at everyone I meet and say " how's your day going". It's interesting to see the response. In the coffee bar the other day, the women serving a lineup of people, stopped, looked up and said with a smile on her face, really good thanks. Here she was at 7:30 in the morning looking tired from starting at 4:00 am and she took the time to smile and reinforce my own day.

So today, try to commit to sharing more of your day with others. If your questing or re-questing for something, the piece of the puzzle may come from the people you meet. Open yourself to being happier, let the universe shine its light on you and remember -- it all will be given, you just need to notice.

Kensel Tracy is a personal and business coach, and author of "The Ten Commitments to a Better Life." You can get it a Amazon.com

Abundance Can Happen as Long as You Commit to Something

I was thinking this morning about how abundant my life has become since I committed to seeing things differently. I used to be the type of person that never thought I had enough. Once I started to realize that I achieved everything I wanted just by committing to it my whole life changed. Abundance is about having enough and knowing you have enough. So how can you get to that place where you think you have enough.

Well having food, shelter, a car, friends, a job, good health the ability to walk, talk move around are all things we take for granted. I read on a web site somewhere that if you have money sitting in a jar or in a container on your desk or night table you are better off than 80% of the people in the world. That's an interesting statistic.

Most of us believe that even though we have everything we need more to be happy. I believe that you can find true happiness and therefore true abundance by becoming more of who you are and committing to keeping your commitments in life.

This means being aware, understanding, being balanced all the time and getting your personal needs met continuously. When one gets what one needs we then become more abundant.

Getting your needs met is about listening to your subconscious and committing to following what it is telling you. Too often we refuse to get our needs met and move away from our true in self and more towards what others want us to become. By not committing to what our inner self is telling us we get ourselves out of personal alignment. This lack of commitment to the inner self then does not allow us to get what it is we need and therefore we are continuously searching.

Abundance can be measured in many forms. Most of us still measure it in the form of material goods such as money or the accumulation of stuff. However by committing more to what your inner self is telling you on a continuous basis you start to feel as if you have it all because you no longer need a list of material things to feel abundant. Making a commitment to listening to your inner voice and getting your needs met continuously will allow you to discover those things that will help make you feel like you are living an abundant and happy life.