{"id":1300,"date":"2019-01-28T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T07:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.melaniebnewman.com\/staging\/9944\/?p=1300"},"modified":"2022-04-18T17:11:53","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T23:11:53","slug":"dont-discount-silly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melaniebnewman.com\/staging\/9944\/dont-discount-silly\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Discount Silly"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hadn\u2019t been feeling very well for a couple of days. Nothing serious, just feeling a little run down.<\/p>\n

I had gone through my morning routine, which usually starts my day off right. In fact, I usually feel when the energetic shift happens. But not that day.<\/p>\n

As I was getting dressed I noticed out of the corner of my eye a bright yellow t-shirt that one of my daughters had given me for Christmas.<\/p>\n

I pulled the t-shirt over my head and couldn\u2019t help but laugh out loud at the picture of a happy little baby Buddha, grinning at me in the mirror.<\/p>\n

As simple as it sounds, that single moment of delight, laughing at a silly picture, changed the trajectory of my day!<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Routines and planned processes to restore and maintain an emotionally healthy life are great and I highly recommend them.<\/p>\n

But, let\u2019s not discount the power of the unexpected and simple pleasu<\/strong>res to boost our morale and strengthen our emotional vibrancy.<\/p>\n

I wasn\u2019t suddenly free of the physical discomfort that I had been experiencing. And what was weighing on me emotionally hadn\u2019t suddenly disappeared, but my ability to manage those challenges had been immediately fortified<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

To the extent that while walking down the hallway later that day, my husband asked why I was so happy. I hadn\u2019t realized I had been smiling. I told him that I had just been thinking about that silly t-shirt that I was wearing and it made me smile.<\/p>\n

But there is something I want to add to this business of being happy.<\/p>\n

Being happy does not just come about because of a funny or happy moment.<\/p>\n

The key is to be conscious<\/strong> of the moment.<\/h3>\n

Thich Nhat Hanh said,<\/p>\n

\u201cThe basic condition for being happy is our consciousness of being happy. If we are not aware that we are happy, we are not really happy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The funny moment can happen and the benefits can quickly disappear if we do not become conscious of it and with awareness continue the positive emotion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

That silly moment still makes me laugh as I remember it days later.<\/p>\n

I encourage you to look for the silly, happy moments and grow them to lighten and brighten your day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With love,
\n\"Melanie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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