{"id":5766,"date":"2014-07-08T12:53:16","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T16:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=5766"},"modified":"2014-07-08T12:53:16","modified_gmt":"2014-07-08T16:53:16","slug":"kick-in-the-tush-tuesday-cultivating-happiness-7-ways-to-toss-fear-on-its-tush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2014\/07\/kick-in-the-tush-tuesday-cultivating-happiness-7-ways-to-toss-fear-on-its-tush.html","title":{"rendered":"Kick in the Tush Tuesday: Cultivating Happiness: 7 Ways to Toss Fear on Its Tush"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Your gain is my pain. Call me.” ~ Janice Taylor, Anti-Gravity Coach, Positarian, Artist, Author<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Being happy takes courage. It can feel scary to imagine good things, to think happy thoughts. I suspect that there have been times in our lives that feeling fantastic, excited and happy to our core was quickly followed by fear. Trepidation washes over you and you think, \u201cIf things are good, then bad can\u2019t be far behind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whether this is true or not, and I suspect sometimes bad does follow good, this type of thinking only serves to cultivate fear, send waves of anxiety through the body, and it robs us of the happiness that is, in the moment, ripe for the taking.<\/p>\n

Wouldn\u2019t it be great if we could flip the model? Instead of being uncomfortable with happiness; how about we toss fear on its tush<\/strong>?\u00a0\u00a0 To be clear, I\u2019m not saying that life doesn\u2019t have its challenges, and I\u2019m not suggesting that we should be happy idiots.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s just that studies show that people who have a happier perspective, a more positive outlook on things do live longer. A positive attitude can open doors, create opportunity and increase possibility.<\/p>\n

Cultivating happiness can help you to create the life that you deserve.<\/p>\n

Here, Cultivating Happiness: 7 Ways to Toss Fear on Its Tush<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Think Good.<\/strong> When things are bad think, \u201cIf things are bad then good can\u2019t be far behind.\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. Make Happy Breathing a Habit.<\/strong> When things are good, breathe in and connect to the happy feelings. Again and again and again, until breathing happiness is an automatic response, until it becomes your habit.<\/li>\n
  3. Be Grateful.<\/strong> You will be amazed just how powerful it is when you focus in on that for which you are grateful. Gratitude is the ultimate happiness fertilizer.<\/li>\n
  4. Offer Kindness.<\/strong> They say that it is more powerful to give than to receive. Try it and watch your happiness double. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Hold the elevator, generously give a genuine compliment, share your fruit salad and see what smiles can happen.<\/li>\n
  5. Go Outside.<\/strong> 20 minutes of energizing light daily stimulates your skin to produce vitamin D, which helps build strong bones, can help to protect your heart, and can help to ward off depression.<\/li>\n
  6. Release the Endorphins.<\/strong> You may have heard the expression, \u201ca runner\u2019s high.\u201d Well, no doubt when we exercise, when we move our bodies, endorphins are released which triggers positive feelings in the body, which produces a positive and energizing outlook on life.<\/li>\n
  7. Drink Water.<\/strong> Did you know that your body is made up of 75% water, as well as your brain? Imagine then what happens to your body, to your thinking and your mood when dehydrated. Soda, lemonade, flavored drinks are not substitutes for water. Drink up!For more happiness, tune into Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a>, she who helps to alleviate weightiness\/heaviness of all kinds!\n

    For (almost) daily motivational musings \":)\" from our country\u2019s premiere Anti-Gravity Coach, Janice Taylor (that\u2019s me), join Our Lady of Weight Loss\u2019s Kick in the Tush Club\/FB<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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