Finding Happiness on your Doorstep

Happy New Year! Finding happiness in our daily life is essential for our wellbeing. Keeping positive after the holidays can also be a struggle especially with messages of; ‘New Year, New Start.’ (New fitness, new diet, new health, new resolutions…)

What if it isn’t new at all?

What if you have everything you need for happiness and health already inside of you and just need a helping hand to bring it back in your life?

Let’s get started and turn up the brightness, happiness and health all from your doorstep.

Happiness on Your Doorstep

These five tips below for finding happiness on your doorstep are centred around places near Market Deeping in Lincolnshire. This is not a reason to stop reading! Wherever you live you can find local outdoor places to walk to or visit, centres who need volunteers etc.. so excuses are just that!

Writing

A busy mind, creates a busy and exhausted body. Invest in a journal. Keep a note of at least five positive experiences each day. What made you smile? What did you see or hear that made you laugh? What kindness did you experience? What are you thankful for? Keep focused on the happiness in your words.

Talking

There’s no escaping great places locally to catch up with friends to talk. If you have a friend who is feeling a little low, listen and share positive events and news. You’ll be amazed at just how much this will help keep their mind stay focused on what is positive in their life too.

Walking

Get out in the fresh air, whatever your ability in just five minutes of being outside you can enjoy our wonderful local open spaces. Take a walk by the River Welland or round Deeping Lakes. Go slightly further to Dole Woods, Thurlby, Bourne Woods or walk in the grounds of Burghley House. Notice what is around you as you walk. The colour of the sky the shape of the clouds, the feel of the crisp air on your face… And breathe.

Breathing

Breathing deeply into your belly button brings your mind and body back into one central place and time. Count from one to six as you breathe in through your nose, then count from one to six as you breath out through your mouth. Repeat at least three times. Practice this to bring calm into any time of the day.

Giving

There is a natural balance in life, just like breathing as above. As you give you naturally open yourself to want to accept and receive anything from attention, company, help, support etc. We have lots of local groups and charities where you could offer your time, and this also includes quality family time and time for you. You will feel more positive, involved and it’s often a great way to meet new people.

Just by doing one of these things you will be helping yourself take a step towards reconnecting with you and boosting your daily happiness.

With love, happiness and health for 2016 

Emma x

Read the original article for I’d Rather Be In Deeping January 2016 Issue on Page 16.

Photographs and Article by Emma Lannigan, Coach and Author of belifehappy: give. play. love. learn.