< PreviousMASTERING MINDFULNESS The first, and most important, step is to commit to being mindful. This means being aware of your surroundings, taking the time to enjoy your meal, focusing on your breathing a few times a day and slowing your pace down so that you can truly take in the world around you. You don’t have to do this all day but remembering to do it throughout the day will help you gain a better perspective. OBSERVATION IS KEY Once you learn to slow down, you will begin to notice things that may have slipped past you in the past. “That snowfall really is beautiful. It’s not just a nuisance.” You will start to see things more vividly and this will allow you to begin to appreciate all the things in life that are important to you. TIME TO CELEBRATEThis part is critical! Now that you are finally seeing all the wonderful things that you should be celebrating in your life take the time to recognize them. Whether it’s writing them down in a gratitude journal, discussing them at the dinner table each night or simply making it part of your daily prayer/meditation, it’s important to communicate what you are thankful for in one way or another.Or, rather, celebrate it! I encourage people who are just starting out to have fun with it by starting a “Celebration Board” and cut out words and pictures of what you are most grateful for and pin it to the board. Hang your board in your bedroom or office to remind you daily of all of the great things in your life! Jesus, Buddha, and many wonderful spiritual teachers all encouraged us to “Stay awake”. By this they mean to live this gift of life in the moment. Look around. Choose to see what can be celebrated. You’ll celebrate the fact that you did! But I promise, once you learn to “Celebrate the NOW”, you will be more fulfilled, happier, and more energized than ever before! Now to me, THAT’s a reason to celebrate. CELEBRATE IT ALL by Erin MartinBig or small, celebrate it all…..Celebrating isn’t just for birth-days and weddings, its for any time that something good comes your way. The energy of celebration is positive and high vibe and feeling good is the aim of the life game, so get your sparkly pants on and celebrate! 1Give yourself permission to celebrate.Do you allow yourself the space to celebrate your wins? Its so easy to brush over the little wins that we experience and to focus on the not so good aspects of our life isn’t it? Take the time to acknowledge the daily wins that come your way, they are there!Take notice when someone gives you a compliment or when you manage to accomplish all of the things on your ‘to do list’. You may think of these things as unimportant, but these are little wins that should be celebrated! Big or small, pat yourself on the back when something goes well and feel good about it, enjoy it. Allow yourself to feel proud, whether you consider it to be a minuscule or massive win.2Treat yourselfBe kind to yourself and treat yourself to something special. This doesn’t have to be anything expensive or extravagant, but something that feels special to you.Go for a spa day, buy that pair of shoes that you have been lusting after. Give yourself an afternoon of self love and relax in a hot bath with your fav book. Whatever feels good and is a genuine treat, just for you. You are deserving and so shower yourself with love and kindness and allow yourself to feel good. Think how much you would celebrate your best friends or children’s success and focus that level of joy on yourself.3 JournalJournal your wins and successes. Journaling is a beautiful way to be present in your life and showing gratitude for what you have. It’s a lovely way to appreciate what has come into your experience and to ac-knowledge the things that went well today. Often, we can forget the compliment from a stranger or the amazing perfor-mance review that we had. Journaling encourages you to relive the positive wins and to spend a little time thinking of them before they disappear from your conscious mind. aaaAcknowledge what went wellaaa4 Acknowledge what’s workingCelebrating your success allows you to see what is currently working in your life or business.By focusing your attention on the things going well, it may help you to figure out how you can transfer that success into other parts of your life. Maybe you have great success in certain areas of life but not in others and by reviewing your behaviour patterns, you might find ways to use those skills to improve other life areas. Look at the amount of energy and passion you put into some things, leaving other areas of your life a little malnourished. By looking at what is working, you may also be able to let go of some things that aren’t serving you, freeing up more of your time to focus on your happiness.5Success mindset It feels good to celebrate and this raises your vibration up high, allowing more to flow to you.Celebrating your success puts you in the mindset of being successful, not striving for it.Allowing yourself to feel the success, your mindset will begin to shift into a more powerful energy.By accepting and feeling the success, your confidence will rise. Momentum will kick in which will push you forward into even more success.To be happily successful, you have to feel it, not always striving to be it. The power comes from within and celebrating your achievements cements this feeling into your energy.Share your success with others too, not to gloat or feel superior but to inspire. Be the role model to your family, friends and children. Show them that its important to celebrate their own wins.Celebrate constantly through your life! Whether its in your journal, a quiet treat just for you or a lavish knees up. Life has constant ebb and flow so all the more reason to make the most of every opportunity that deserves a bigWell done! by Dr Ryan HarveyHOW TO ENJOY THE HOLIDAY SEASON WHEN YOU’RE EATING FOR TWONext >