How do you stay happy when you are too busy, are stressed, have no money, and have no energy?

1. October 2013 Tricia Spayer 1

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Working overtime
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No money
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No time
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No energy
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No opportunities
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No chance to do the things you love
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How do you keep going? Tricia Spayer 2

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Hope sums up your key to happiness
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H – habits
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O – options
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P – persistence
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E - expectations Tricia Spayer 3

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Negative thoughts add:
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Weight
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Burden
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Stress
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Sleeplessness
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TV: turn off the news. If it’s bad enough, someone WILL tell you. Tricia Spayer 4

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Give thanks every night
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List at least 3 positive things each day
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Journal – focus on positives:
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Accomplishments
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Healthy choices you made each day
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Positive steps you took towards goals
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Exercise – better attitude, better sleep
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Simplify:
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Say no
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Clean out a drawer
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Make time for yourself Tricia Spayer 5

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Hang out with people you want to be like
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Plan something that makes your mind work differently
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Take a different route home
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Plan a vacation from cold weather, mid-winter in the tropics
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Compliment someone you don’t know
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Listen to lively music you love Tricia Spayer 6

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Always have something to look forward to
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A vacation
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An hour to yourself, reading
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A walk in the park
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An evening with your family
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Work towards a goal – just for yourself
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Take a class
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Read a self-help book and do the exercises
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Work towards a level of achievement in your field Tricia Spayer 7

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Don’t wait for the right moment
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Life is too short
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Do something while you can
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Allow and enjoy surprises
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Unexpected experiences can be enjoyable
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Not everything works out the way you planned
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Enjoy new scenery, new people Tricia Spayer 8

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Habits control your thoughts
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Options control your attitude
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Persistence keeps you looking forward
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Expectations manage your experiences Tricia Spayer 9
“It’s been said that a person can live forty days without food, four days without water, four minutes without air, but only four seconds without hope. Why? Hope provides the power that energizes us with life. Hope is a powerful thing. It keeps us going when times are tough. It creates excitement in us for the future. It gives us reasons to live. It gives us strength and courage.” - John C. Maxwell