{"id":654,"date":"2017-03-20T00:00:26","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T06:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.melaniebnewman.com\/staging\/9944\/?p=654"},"modified":"2022-04-18T16:30:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T22:30:28","slug":"that-happy-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melaniebnewman.com\/staging\/9944\/that-happy-person\/","title":{"rendered":"That happy person!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you know someone who is ALWAYS happy, or at least they always seem to be happy? You wonder how it\u2019s possible \u2013 is it their nature, maybe they were born with that gift, or maybe they just don\u2019t live in reality? You may ask yourself, what do they know that I don\u2019t? And part of you, secretly wishes you could be that way too.<\/p>\n

I have often been thought of as being THAT PERSON, seemingly happy all the time.<\/p>\n

Though, I would like to be that person and I may have some natural ability to see the good in people, situations and things, being in a constant state of happiness has not been my day to day reality<\/em><\/strong>. <\/em>In fact, being happy is actually a daily wrestle<\/strong> for me! There, I said it! Being happy is something I\u2019ve had to develop and continually work on<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I went through a challenging time where I could not feel one shred of happiness or joy and I struggled to take care of even my basic needs, much less the needs of my family.\u00a0 Because of that experience, of which I am so grateful, I have learned some valuable lessons.<\/p>\n

I discovered:<\/p>\n

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  1. that by changing our thoughts, we change not only what we feel, but what we experience.<\/li>\n
  2. that emotions are a result of what we are thinking.<\/li>\n
  3. that I have the power every morning to decide what kind of day I\u2019m going to have.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Because of what I\u2019ve been through and personally experienced, I have created a Free on-line telesummit<\/strong> to help others who<\/p>\n