by Elaina Marie | Feb 3, 2016 | 10 Ceilings of Happiness
Chronic Indecisiveness One symptom that we trust others more than ourselves is chronic indecisiveness. “Chronic” is an important distinction since some decisions indeed warrant time, strategy and reflection. The reasons we can’t make decisions easily are often...
by Elaina Marie | Feb 2, 2016 | 10 Ceilings of Happiness
Excuses 10. EXCUSES Excuses are just the voice of fear getting in the way of our dreams. We can talk ourselves out of anything and every-thing if we let fear have a voice. When we try something new, we probably won’t be good at it. No matter what opinion we have,...
by Elaina Marie | Feb 2, 2016 | 10 Ceilings of Happiness
Feeling Emotionally Exhausted 9. FEELING EMOTIONALLY EXHAUSTED If we are too disconnected from ourselves or in relationships in which we are more attached to an outcome or appearance instead of honoring ourselves and our truths, we may feel exhausted. This is not the...
by Elaina Marie | Feb 2, 2016 | 10 Ceilings of Happiness
Avoiding the Truth 8. AVOIDING THE TRUTH The purity of happiness we experience will always be relative to how freely we can embrace truth. The truth is the truth, regardless of whether we see it, acknowledge it, or act on it. While one’s truth may differ from another,...
by Elaina Marie | Feb 2, 2016 | 10 Ceilings of Happiness
Being Judgmental 7. Being Judgmental Someone once told me I was really judgmental. I felt like I should be offended, and I was definitely confused. Isn’t it good to be judgmental? Don’t we use judgment to make good decisions? Isn’t it true that someone chooses to look...
by Elaina Marie | Feb 2, 2016 | 10 Ceilings of Happiness
Telling Stories That Limit Ourselves or Others 6. Telling Stories That Limit Ourselves or Others Humans have always been storytellers. From early ancient writings in caves to today’s social media frenzy, we use stories to share who we are and who we want to be. But...
by Elaina Marie | Feb 2, 2016 | 10 Ceilings of Happiness
Negative Self Talk 5. NEGATIVE SELF-TALK The worst role the voice plays is negative self-talk. Internal dialogue feeding us with negative self-talk is something we have to change to live a happier life. Can you imagine if we were capable of judging ourselves when we...
by Elaina Marie | Feb 2, 2016 | 10 Ceilings of Happiness
Fear and Worrying 4. FEAR AND WORRYING Fear and worrying are closely related, both placing formidable ceilings on our happiness. It’s one thing when our instincts are warning us about a dark alley when we are alone, but most fear is based on future events that may or...
by Elaina Marie | Feb 2, 2016 | 10 Ceilings of Happiness
Caring About Others’ Happiness More Than Our Own 3. CARING ABOUT OTHERS’ HAPPINESS MORE THAN OUR OWN When we care more about what others want than we care about what we want, we are destined to have a low ceiling of happiness. This situation may stem from...
by Elaina Marie | Feb 2, 2016 | 10 Ceilings of Happiness
Trusting Others More Than Ourselves 2. TRUSTING OTHERS MORE THAN OURSELVES Without trust, we feel unsafe. Life and people become unpredictable. We anticipate, we fear and we get paralyzed until we determine something definitive. We need to be able to figure out others...
