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Fake It 'til You Make It

10/21/2017

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Have you ever experienced a moment or season of life when you just wanted to be happy, yet your life circumstances were so challenging that it was extremely difficult to be happy?

Most of us have experienced this, whether it was for a fleeting moment or it is a current situation we experience on a daily basis.

Sometimes you need to just fake it 'til you make it. This means that a person should smile more often and pretend to be, or act as though she is, happy. We are not doing this to please others or to be fakes. We simply need to do this because it will usually help us become happier, or at least trick our mind/body into becoming more content which then leads to happiness. Smiling more often and trying to be happier or more content will also attract more positivity and happiness into our lives.

There are other ways to find or build happiness, too. Try to maintain a positive outlook on life.  Always look for the silver lining and for the blessings in disguise.

Remember to express gratitude for everything in your life. Keeping a gratitude journal works exceptionally well because the action of writing will embed those gratitudes and positive thoughts into our mind. Also, we can refer back to our journal in the future during a time of reflection. (If you have only enough time to think your gratitudes, instead of writing them, that is okay.) 

Please remember to try to be grateful for the negative situations in your life, too! The negative or challenging situations teach us lessons and are meant to build character, strength, and gratitude while we are on our journey called life. These are opportunities for growth and may even be tests for us.  (I know, I have to keep reminding myself to include the negative or challenging situations in my gratitudes, too. It is often difficult to feel thankful when a situation is sad, hurtful, or unfair.) If you'd like, you can separate your gratitudes into what you define as positive and negative. 

If you fake it 'til you make it, you will help yourself bloom where you are planted. It will encourage you to make the best of your situation, no matter how challenging this season of life is for you. Try to smile more often, and soon the happy feeling will become contagious!  :-)
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{Image: Photo of bright pink geranium buds, some of which are starting to bloom. Photo Credit: SerenityAndSmiles.com.}
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Wild, Whimsical Weekend

10/21/2017

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Make this a wild, whimsical weekend!
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{Image: A photo of a beautiful, vibrantly colored zebra print. Words on Photo: Make this a wild, whimsical weekend! Photo Credit: SerenityAndSmiles.com.}
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New Ending

10/7/2017

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Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
~ Maria Robinson ~
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(Image: Photo of the top of an autumn blaze maple tree, which is the epitome of fall foliage, against the backdrop of a beautiful blue sky with puffy white clouds. The photo shows the gorgeous transformation of the foliage from green to variations of yellow, orange, and red in addition to the tips of the bare branches which have already lost some leaves. Words on Photo: Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. ~ Maria Robinson ~. Photo Credit: SerenityAndSmiles.com.}
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    Photography paired with  blog posts, positive wishes, and inspirational and motivational quotes to encourage serenity and smiles as well as positive thinking to help make this world a better place. Embracing positive energy while also using uplifting words and photographs to help provide serenity and smiles to others to inspire them to create and attract a peaceful, intentional life for everyone. :-)

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