Your choice to live a happier life

It's 5am. The alarm starts to ring with whatever favourite tune I have picked to awake me that week, and I slowly blink my eyes open from a deep, amazing sleep ... I get out of bed, with a smile on my face, already grateful I am awake and realise I have been gifted another day. Some days are easier than others to get out of my huge warm bed, but no matter what I know this...

I am truly, deeply, wildy convinced that an early start sets you up for a successful day. 

So it doesn't matter that I am tired some days. It doesn't matter that I have had a late night. It doesn't matter that I could think of 1,000 other things I could/would like to be doing rather than getting out of my that warm bed at 5am what does matter is I know regret of not setting my day up for success with a work out and early start far outweighs tired feelings - every time. 

It was because of this mindset I was gifted a big uh huh moment the other day that came from listening to my mentor and friend David Wood from 'The Kick Ass Life' on the treadmill the other day at said 5am gym work out. 

My uh huh moment was along the lines of a positive vs negative mindsets and why some people can have abundant and successful lives whilst others don't. 

& I realised this ... 

It's a choice. It's ALL a choice. Success is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Love is a choice. Being positive a choice. Seeing the good in people and things is a choice. Laughter is a choice. Living a beautiful life is a choice. But on the other side, so is the bad shit. Failing and not getting back up is a choice. Negativity is a choice. Bitchiness is a choice. Playing the victim is a choice. Deciding to play small and not live up to the hero inside of you is a choice. 

I have come to learn again, and again and again and again, that ALL the greatness, power, love and happiness lies within each and every person. I am going to repeat that again.  ALL the greatness, power, love and happiness lies within each and every person. There is only one person with the power and ability to bring that out and that person is....You. 

Picture it's like you having a master key, and you are the one solely responsible for unlocking it. Until you do, its inside, burning brightly just smothered in doubt and fear. And doubt and fear don't serve anybody, especially you. 

Trust me when I say this too. Do I personally still hear my inner critic? For sure gorgeous, I really do. I still have bad moments too (moments, not hours or days - critical point of difference). I still see that not everything is perfect in this world nor will it ever be. I just manage my thoughts. I make managing my thoughts a daily practice. EVERYONE has the ability & power to do that. EVERYONE. There is of course negative, bad, devastating shit in the world. Everyday. I don't ignore that I just make a choice to every single day, in every single hour to focus on the positive. 

To choose better, to choose happiness and love and positive thoughts over negative ones means you will forge a strong and happy life for yourself and all of those around me. By focusing on light, and love and positive things in your life, you WILL attract more of the exact same in your world. You can then contribute to the world more positively. Fact. When you focus on darkness & negativity in your life however, you create more of THAT. Fact.

I'm asking you a serious, serious question. Of the above - what would you prefer? To go out in the world, everyday, contributing with love & light and being part of the solution ... or going out negative, bitchy, miserable and a victim "that will never happen to me, Its not possible" ... and be part of the Problem.

Again...its just a CHOICE. A really, really, easy choice. That you can make in an instant. Constantly.

Just choose better. If you can't understand why things aren't going your way, why you always get stuck in crappy situations, why love never works out for you...look inside first. To what you think, believe and are actively doing in your life...then choose better. Better thoughts. Which lead to better feelings. Which leads to better actions...which leads to a better LIFE.

It's just a thought. But remember, it's small thoughts collectively that can change the world.  

p.s see why 5am starts are so great? You get to have moments to yourself like this. HA xx

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