[TimF]

in reply to: Lesson learnt #4890

I guess the biggest thing that I’ve learnt is that we do have some control over happiness. A happy person isn’t someone whose life is wonderful and perfect. Whatever our situation, we can all increase our happiness step-by-step if we learn how to think of our lives in a different way.

[TimF]

in reply to: What Are Your Tips for Being Present? #4889

Sally’s written a lovely blog this week about the joy of being in the moment.

[TimF]

in reply to: Mindfulness of breath #4822

Hi Hannah. Thanks for the suggestion. My mind is always wandering so I’m always looking for tips to focus on meditation. I’ll take a look and see how it goes.

[TimF]

in reply to: What do you do to limit your own happiness? #2525

Linking into the self-compassion thing… I know that sometimes I make myself unhappy by being really harsh on myself. How can you have done that? Why did you make that mistake? Why didn’t you do the Happynesshub meditation yesterday? etc. So I’m resolving to be a bit more constructive in the way I treat myself.

[TimF]

in reply to: Positive Speech – How have you changed your language? #2340

I’ve had to stop myself and rephrase things a lot in the last 24 hours. It’s been revealing to notice how often I was thinking “I’m worried about” or the times I focused on the negative side when I was talking about things. It’s amazing how all the little things add up to stress us out. So it’s been really good to put things into perspective. And gradually throughout, I’ve started to feel less stressed. I’m no longer worried about things – just a tad concerned :)

[TimF]

in reply to: Small or large, what acts of kindness have you been getting up to? #2339

Hi Chris. I totally get where you’re coming from. I’m definitely not a city person. But I recently asked an American student who’d been visiting what she thought of London and she said “all the people are so friendly compared to back home.” So obviously she’d seen something that we’ve missed. There *are* friendly people out there – we just need to notice them. And maybe we can do our little part to cheer someone up – whether it’s helping them with their shopping or pushchair or giving up a seat on a train.

[TimF]

in reply to: Day 6 – Digital Detox #2130

I missed out on the digital detox – ironically because I forgot to check my email. I honestly did :)

[TimF]

in reply to: What Are Your Tips for Being Present? #2129

I find being present so hard. My mind is definitely a wandandererer. But someone told me that when you’re trying to focus on the present, what you have to do is try to notice wandering – notice it and then just bring your mind back to the present. And if you keep doing that, you get better with practice. You learn to spot it quicker and re-focus more easily. So that’s what I’m going to try. I hope it works…

[TimF]

in reply to: Welcome to Day 1 of the 21 Days to Happiness Reload! What is your happy number? #1786

I think that if you reckon you’re a 7, then you’re a 7 :)

Sure – there are always going to be moments that make us think “Oh no! I’m a two!”. We can’t pretend we don’t have moments like that. But they shall pass.

P.S. If you want to know, I’m going to say that I’m starting at 7. Looking forward to seeing where I’m at in 3 weeks time.

[TimF]

in reply to: How are you getting on? #1785

Wow Dena – that’s really impressive! I must admit I’m already one meditation behind but you’ve inspired me to make sure I catch up tonight :)

[TimF]

in reply to: Meditation – Day 4 #888

Really hard. Our lives are so busy and there’s always something to occupy our minds – whether it’s work or family or other commitments. So it’s been really helpful to take 15 minutes out to stop and calm our minds with the meditations. Those 15 minutes have easily paid for themselves, making me that much more equipped to face the stresses of the day.

[TimF]

in reply to: Day 1 – Gratitude – a question #887

One of my mates bought me dinner last night and I’m very grateful:)

[TimF]

in reply to: Day 2 – Finding Happiness – a question #886

Meeting up with friends makes me happy

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