by Elaina Marie | Feb 2, 2016 | Three Pre-Requisites of True Happiness
Inherent Inspiration Pre-Requisite: Acting in Honor of Our True Selves Inspiration is the most radiant and flourishing expression of our authenticity. Because inspiration is deeply personal, we honor our true selves through the simple act of being inspired. If we...
by Elaina Marie | Feb 2, 2016 | Three Pre-Requisites of True Happiness
Inherent Inspiration Pre-Requisite: Being Connected to Our True Selves The only source for true inspiration is our true selves. When we are connected to our true selves, we don’t doubt ourselves. We aren’t unsure about what we feel or what we want or what we like or...
by Elaina Marie | Feb 2, 2016 | 10 Ceilings of Happiness
Being Disconnected From Our True Selves 1. BEING DISCONNECTED FROM OUR TRUE SELVES We don’t come out of the womb thinking negatively about ourselves or others. We aren’t born talking ourselves out of our true needs and wants. We take in the world, exploring, using our...
by Elaina Marie | Jan 29, 2016 | Happy in Your Body
Running Doesn’t Make Me Happy: How I Ran My First Mile at Age 30 I CAN’T RUN. I can’t begin to count the many times I’ve said “I can’t run.” And not only that I can’t, but that I hate it. When I was 13, I was in a junior lifeguards summer...
by Elaina Marie | Jan 29, 2016 | How To Live The Inspired Life, Personal Happiness
Don’t Let Your Goals Hold Your Happiness Hostage Goals keep us fueled, inspired, active, focused, and anticipatory. Goals can be powerfully positive and motivating, but also laced with negativity if we aren’t careful. Goals can indicate that something better is...
by Elaina Marie | Jan 29, 2016 | Happy in Your Body, Inspiring People and Stories
Xerxes Whitney has run marathons, climbed mount Whitney, coached collegiate and high school tennis teams, meditates, writes poetry and is a middle school physical education teacher. He is an accomplished athlete who’s been active in and inspired by sports and the...
by Elaina Marie | Jan 29, 2016 | Inspiring People and Stories
Louis was 14 when he had his skiing accident. Living in the German Country side, he skied every day there was snow and skateboarded every day there wasn’t. He also took drum lessons, but that was just “for the girls.” Most of all, he loved sports, being outside and...
by Elaina Marie | Jan 28, 2016 | Happiness vs. Inspiration, Inspiration Creates Positive & Recharging Energy
Avoiding Negative Stimulus vs. Enjoying Positive Stimulus HAPPINESS Temporary avoidance from negative stimulus INSPIRATION Welcoming and enjoying positive stimulus Stimulus has a bad reputation these days. We’re overstimulated and drained from our phone dings...
by Elaina Marie | Jan 28, 2016 | Happiness vs. Inspiration, Inspiration is Living & Loving Life in the Present
Unrealistic Destination vs. Realistic Experience HAPPINESS Thought of as a destination (unrealistic) INSPIRATION Thought of as an experience (realistic) We think of happiness as something we will be able to get to, a destination to which after we arrive, we can...
by Elaina Marie | Jan 28, 2016 | Happiness vs. Inspiration, Inspiration is Fulfilling
Ending in Disappointment vs. Fulfillment HAPPINESS Often ceasing with disappointment INSPIRATION Ceasing feeling fulfilled and recharged When we’re happy, we don’t want it to end. Of course we don’t! But this sets us up for disappointment. Inspiration, on the other...
