10 TIPS TO A HAPPY NEW YEAR

1) Simplify

Identify what your needs are, what your wants are and what are those that you don’t have to have. We usually complicate ourselves with vanity, material things and sometimes drama.

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line…when there are less things to worry then you have more energy to focus on the important ones and do a better job on what really matters…

2) Know your priorities

Once you know your priorities then the rest will follow. Know what they are and stick to them. Focus on them according to importance these will give you a sense of accomplishment.

3) Live within your means

Sit down, create a budget. This budget should be realistic and should go with what’s important to you. Is health important to you? Is quality important to you? And remember, simplify and according to priority.

Money maybe the easiest problem but to many of us this remains the biggest stress in our life. Once we have control over money then we can enjoy other things in life.

4) Follow your heart

Trust your instinct. They are there for a reason.

5) “Know that there will always be a greater and lesser person than you are”-Desiderata
6) “Do not feign affection…it is as perennial as the grass”--Desiderata

7) Take care of yourself

Take care of your health. Take the time to relax, eat the right food, exercise and clear your mind. Find your peace. What have we got to give to give to our family, our love ones and friends if we do not have ourselves; what can we contribute at work and our community if we ourselves are lost…

8) Be there

So many times we are so busy that we have become very good at multi-tasking. Multi-tasking is really great as long as it is not with relationships. When you play with your child, make it a point that your mind and not only your body is present. When you spend time visiting friends and relatives, be there and not on your iphone browsing the internet. This is something we don’t mean to do but has become a habit.

9) Create a support system within family, friends and at work

Find that somebody that you can trust and know that they will be there for you. Life is so much better when you have someone to share or unburden, to get advice. Most importantly learn to TRUST GOD completely. Everything happens for a reason.

10) Before you throw a stone…

Before getting so angry; Before judging that grumpy person, step back and think…what had this person been through that caused him so much unhappiness…



-MaG