< Previous3. Love yourselfHow you feel about yourself has the biggest impact on your life. Remember to treat yourself as your very best friend – only say positive things about you, never judge what you see in the mirror and stop negative thoughts in their tracks.Sometimes you need to ‘fake it ‘til you make it’ – act pos-itive until it becomes your natural state. I did this and over time, I real-ly did feel happy. Through having this positive mindset I actual-ly just got happier and as a result I naturally started choosing foods that made me feel good, friends that made me feel good and made choices that served me because I felt good. 4. Find your ‘thing’The thing that rocks your boat; what makes you sparkle. Find something you are good at or something you enjoy doing and put your energy and focus there. If you are stuck – don’t worry! You will figure it out when the time is right.dEnergetically, when you feel good, you make decisions that match up to those good feelings.5. Never treat others badlyWhat you put out comes back around. By being a good person and bringing others up, you can be proud of the person you are and truly love yourself and others. When you do this, others will love you in return – and that, my friend, is what brings about true happiness.6. Be happy with life’s imperfectionsThroughout life you will go through many changes, challenges and ups and downs. It is important to know what really matters to you, and then to focus on these things. Do not let other stuff going on around you worry you too much. For example, all I ever wanted was a simple life. That’s what I dreamt about and what felt right for me. The things that mattered to me were to have a best friend, a nice home by the beach, an amazing partner who loves me and a veggie garden. I also love sitting in bed having a cup of tea with my cat. These simple things make me truly happy. I am fortunate enough to have all of these things, so I have everything I need to be happy. 8. Don’t get caught up in thinking material possessions matterSure, it’s great to have a few nice things and meaningful possessions, but it’s not great to feel like you need to compete with other women, have the latest handbag or wear designer clothing to feel happy. You don’t need to and by trying to, you may feel miserable and at a loss – literally! Remem-ber, it is the simple things in life that make us happy.I could easily look around and wish I had more, or wish I had someone else’s life, but that would be a waste of energy. I have everything that is important to me, so I simply choose to be happy. It’s as simple as that. It can be just as simple for you. Most importantly, don’t sweat the small stuff.7. Be presentPractise putting your attention on exactly what it is you are doing, and nothing else. It might be difficult at first, but keep practising, as this is im-portant. When you focus on too many things at the same time, you are left phys-ically and emotionally drained, and your glass will be empty. You can’t pour from an empty glass.I once met a lady who embodied this idea. Growing up, her family had no money but the one thing she remembers about her childhood was how happy it was, and how she never felt like she went without. There was laughter, love and joy in their home – the most important things.Later in life she married a man who was extremely wealthy. She lived in a mansion and had a full-time maid - at one point she had 28 designer bags. But she was far from happy!She ended up donating all 28 de-signer bags to the Salvation Army and eventually walked away from her loveless marriage without a cent. All she longed for was happiness.She is now married to a man who reminds her of her father. She is not wealthy and does not own a single designer bag, but she has everything that matters and everything she longed for in her previous marriage. She is happy, truly happy and her home is again full of laughter, love and joy. Always remember what really matters, and focus on the things that bring about true happiness. Keep in mind, when you start looking at life from a ‘half glass full’ perspective your entire world changes.If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.” ―IT’S A BIG DEAL!by Erin MartinGratitude is a BIG deal if you are wanting to turn your life around and it is a big KEY to the magical manifesting door! But what do you do? You have to FEEL it! These are my tips for weaving gratitude into the tapestry of daily life.Say Thank You to the Universe for what you already have.Whether or not you have your dream life yet, be grateful for what you have now.If you have a steady job that pays your mortgage, be grateful for that. Yes, it may not be the job that you want but be grateful that you have that con-stant source of money while you work on manifesting your future. It may sound basic but we really forget to be truly grateful for these things that allow us to live so comfortably. Say it out loud or in your head, Thank you Universe for my fam-ily, my home, my friends, my job and this exciting life experience! Feel the feeling of gratitude deep within yourself.When you practice being grateful, it is not enough to just say the words, you have to feel it.Really feel the sensation of gratitude. True gratitude is a wonderful sensa-tion deep within you.An overwhelm-ing sense of appreciation and happi-ness that feels soooo good. This emotional vibration is the strong link to manifesting, it is this vibration that pulls your desires towards you in the energetic field of the universe.Have a gratitude anchor.Buy a crystal that you keep in your pocket, so each time that you touch it, you remember to spend a minute in gratitude. A piece of jewellery can be good for this too. A bracelet or necklace that you touch during the day can also be the anchor to remind you to think of what you are grateful for as you go about your business. You could use an ornament on your desk as your anchor so that each time you look at it, you think of 5 things to be grateful for. An anchor is lovely way to bring the practice of gratitude into your day naturally so that, over time, you do it automatically.Spend time doing what you love.Be sure to spend some time each week doing something that you love to do. It could be a hobby that you adore, or maybe having a cuddle on the couch with your dog or having a coffee with a friend.Allow yourself to have this time and soak in the joy that it brings you.Bathe in the love that you feel while you snuggle with your pooch, allow yourself to feel the happiness that your hobby brings you and enjoy the fun of catching up with a dear friend. That is being grateful. To enjoy that moment, to feel the gratitude of that moment. If you don’t have anything in your life that makes you feel like that, find something. Try new things and see what lights you up inside. En-joy exploring your happiness and see where it takes you.Release the worry.The opposite of gratitude is wor-ry and anxiety. If you find yourself in a worry mode, switch it around and re-place that anxiety with gratitude.If you are feeling worried about an upcoming job interview for in-stance, try and replace that with feeling grateful that you have been selected for an interview and that you didn’t receive a rejection let-ter.Next >