What I Know for Sure Sundays: Do what makes YOU happy

One thing I have learned in life:

Regardless of what you do or don't do people will ALWAYS have something to say-- Either you're too skinny, or too fat, or too tall, or too short, or too arrogant, or too shy, or too ambitious, or too careless, or too loving, or too dry. People will always have an opinion. Hence, do yourself a favor and make a conscious effort to always do what makes YOU happy. As long as you aren't hurting anyone, your happiness should always come first.

Remember that at the end of the day, you're the one that will have to deal with the decisions you make in life. No one else. You are the one that will go to bed at night and wake up in the morning with the consequences of your actions- or lack thereof.

Dont smother your dreams, don't smother the best in you-

Steve Jobs had some incredible things to say about this:

If you haven't seen the commencement speech he made a Stanford years ago, please take some time to watch it. You'll remember this message forever. Check it out here.

How ironic, I just realized he made this speech, the same year I graduated from college.

So, in summary, this is what I know for sure:

Everyone always and will always have an opinion. Hence, for life decisions, listen to yourself, to your instinct and follow your own heart. <3

Tell me-- have you ever done something (or not) based on someone's opinion? what happened?

Love,

Mabelle

Manifesting True Success with Oprah and Deepak

Hello my loves,

Hope you all had a great Thursday. I had a long day and just finished eating some dinner:

*Brown rice, grilled turkey burger with mushrooms & peppers, side of vegetables*

Ready to sit back and relax for the rest of the evening. Maybe watch some television and do some light reading.

Anyways, just here to share that this Monday I plan to join yet another one of Oprah's and Deepak's 21-day meditation programs and my goal is to actually get through the entire thing. As per the email I received, this is what this particular series will be focusing on:

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Dear Friend,

True success is something you live, not an end state you arrive at. In Manifesting True Success, you’ll learn to embody authentic, lasting success, as you discover how to:

• open yourself up to the infinite opportunities that exist in the here and now
• find freshness, excitement, and meaning in each day
• give your daily activities direction and purpose
• let go of past conditioning to start making successful decisions
• expand your awareness to make success as effortless and natural as possible

***

I have to be honest in that I've joined some of the programs in the past and would miss several of the sessions, would have to catch up several sessions at the time (with didn't necessarily feel like meditation), or would simply miss the entire thing. I want to do better this time around.

I do recall the messages being quite amazing and insightful. Here is the best part: is completely free! There may still be time to sign up. Check it out here.

I am here announcing this to my dear readers so you all can keep me accountable. I'm not saying I'll be discussing each and every one of the sessions here in the blog. However, may do a weekly recap or something like that. We'll see. Wish me luck :-)

Tell me, have you completed any of Oprah's meditation classes in the past? If not, you're welcome to join me :)

What I know for Sure Sundays II: On the Topic of Happiness

Hello my beautiful followers,

Happy Sunday! As I do every Sunday, I start my day with a delicious breakfast, some reading, and then grab some tea to enjoy another episode of Super Soul Sunday (one of my favorite shows). I should be getting reading to head to church but wanted to leave you guys with today's 'what I know for sure Sundays' post. If you missed the first one from last weekend, you can check it out here.

The other day I was taking a shower after the gym and the following thought popped in to my head:

"I want to be the sole creator of my happiness. Anything else should be icing on the cake". 

Wouldn't you agree that often times we give the power of our happiness to others? I've read (and heard)  countless times that if we depend on outside forces to determine weather or not we will be happy- that is grounds for inevitable disappointment. Why? Because we don't have the power to control others. As the saying goes: "Each head is their own world". Thankfully, we have 100% power over ourselves and that is fabulous. 

I believe this quote (one of my favorites) may put things in to perspective:

"...The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past...we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you...we are in charge of our attitudes.” 

― Charles R. Swindoll

So, remember this:

"....Tie your happiness to goals not people or objects" 

With that said, this is what I know for sure:

"We are the sole creators {and destroyers} of our happiness. Everything else is icing on the cake".

Tell me, would you agree with this? Why or why not? Would love to hear your thoughts!