Happiness Project Update

What an amazing week this has been. I had the opportunity to meet with several women to begin our Happiness Project Book Club and have already gotten so much out of it.

Here are some of the decisions we made and tasks for the next couple of weeks. Our next scheduled meeting is Friday March 18th 8:15AM at Stella Espresso but if you want to participate and can't make that time, let me know.

We made a Group Resolution to be as honest and open with each other as we are comfortable with and that what we discuss/reveal stays between us. What a powerful thing it is to have women meeting and learning from each other. I feel so privileged to be a part of this.

Tasks:
1. Read/re-read (if desired) the first 2 chapters of the book. Getting Started and January's chapter on Vitality/Energy.
2. Bring any thoughts/questions/comments about these chapters to share at next meeting.
3. Review/write on the questions below (as much as desired) and share with group at next meeting, if desired.

What is a Happiness Project?

Your "happiness project" is your own project to take specific steps to boost your happiness. Start now!

To help you identify changes in your life that might make you happier, answer the following questions:

1.      What makes you feel good? What activities do you find fun, satisfying, or energizing?

2.      What makes you feel bad? What are sources of anger, irritation, boredom, frustration, or anxiety in your life?

3.      Is there any way in which you don't feel right about your life? Do you wish you could change jobs, cities, family situation, or other circumstances? Are you living up to your expectations for yourself? Does your life reflect your values?

4.      Do you have sources of an atmosphere of growth? In what areas of your life do you find progress, learning, challenge, improvement, and increased mastery?

We each made our own resolution to address before the next meeting. The resolutions we made were pretty simple and achievable but would stretch us. Some were about committing to a period of exercise (run 2 x week) or doing something for ourselves that we've been putting off or avoiding something that is hurting us.

My resolution was to avoid breast cancer web sites, just for a couple of weeks. I have all the information that I need for now and was obsessively on these sites and it was making me crazy! I haven't been on a breast cancer web site since Thursday night and I feel such a freedom from such a simple action and it is an action to NOT do something.

I am so grateful for my wonderful friends and the wonderful women I am getting to know as we go through this together. Thank you.