We need three simple, essential ingredients for a happy, balanced life. Fortunately, we have all of them within us and we can tap into them right now to live a happy, balanced life in which we can be wildly successful in every aspect of our lives. I talked about this today on Fox 2 News in St. Louis. Here is video of the interview and more details on what I shared and wore on the show.
Peace + Love + Joy
We don’t have to go out and find them. They are in us now.
Children are some of our greatest teachers. They show us how to live.
For example:
- It’s important for children to play and run and jump to feel joy.
- It’s important for children to take naps and get plenty of rest to feel peaceful.
- It’s important for children to to give and get hugs and nurturing to feel love.
If a child just plays and doesn’t rest, that doesn’t work. If a child runs around loving everyone else and doesn’t accept love, that doesn’t work. If a child gets too much sleep, that doesn’t work.
All this applies to adults too. Each of us needs to have balance – a combination of peace, love and joy every day.
Fortunately, we get signs when we’re out of balance. We feel fried, stressed out, exhausted, get sick.
And that’s ok. It’s just our bodies and minds giving us signs to get back to track.
Our purpose in life is to
give + love + serve
Most people know how to give, love and serve others. We may give, love and serve to children, family and friends. We may give, love and serve our work.
And yet to be truly in balance, we need to do this for ourselves first. We need to nourish ourselves and let ourselves feel peace, love and joy each and every day.
The Oxygen Mask. We need to put on the oxygen mask. And then we can truly make a difference in the world.
Something to Look Forward To. We can do this for ourselves in little and big ways. One simple thing is to give ourselves something to look forward to every morning.
This could be a beautiful outfit, a favorite cup of coffee, a morning meditation, a walk or run. It can be anything that feels wonderful to you – something that makes your heart sing. Your heart will show you the way.
Once we give, love and serve ourselves, everything else throughout the day is easier. We have filled our well and have plenty to share with others. It’s important to do this throughout the day too by taking breaks that feel fun, peaceful and loving to us.
I love the St. Louis-based gem Soft Surroundings. This is what their company is all about.
So treat yourself in little and big ways. Take good care of you. And then share the gift that you are with the world.
You can check out the latest collection at softsurroundings.com.
Here are the clothes and accessories I wore and showed:
- Riviera Topper (wearing in segment)
- Shapely Surplice Tank (wearing in segment)
- Floral Print Pants (wearing in segment)
- Petal Fringe Earrings (wearing in segment, also shown below)
- Floral Jeans (on table)
- Fiesta Tassel Earrings (on table, also shown below)
- Superga Mandarin Sneakers (on table, also shown below)
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