Happy Bank

This is something I have started using when in those moments where things aren’t going my way and my energy levels start to fall. It’s important to be on the same frequency of what we want... the easiest way for me to explain this is if you have just bought a new car in the colour red, all the red cars driving past you will start to stand out. This applies to our mood - when we are negative we find more stuff to bring us down, and when being happy and in flow we find more things that go our way.

The happy bank is an idea that I came up with for those times where I’ve needed to remind myself of all the awesome and truly wonderful things that I have in my life, so that I feel happy and draw more of this to me. This needs to be a powerful memory or desire, something that creates a strong emotional response within you, otherwise it wont snap you out of it.

Here are some things saved in my happy bank....

Cuddling my beautiful god daughter

Trekking around the UK, exploring and having fun

Visiting the Lindt chocolate factory in Switzerland... and yes the bag was my take!

Spending time with Friends....

Arleena and myself on a Kayaking adventure!

Bungy jumping in Macau with Ali

Whats in your happy bank? Start depositing and the interest you receive on it will start to multiply!!

The Ripple Effect

Today I am asking you to stop and think about the influence you have on your world. We have all thought about how we have been effected by our environment before - the person driving in front of us too slow, a boss giving us a hard time, or a friend who brightens up the day. But rarely do we think about the influence we have. It's like a ripple, starting with us and radiating out into the world.

A friend told me a story once about someone whose life was not going well. He felt like he didn't have a friend in the world and had nothing left to live for because no one was ever nice to him. So on this particular day he had decided enough was enough and he was going to end his life. On the way to the cliff top that he was going to jump off, a complete stranger, smiled at the man and wished him a lovely day. That act stopped him from jumping and his life went on to turn around, he met the love of his life and had a family. He had said he wished he could tell that stranger the impact that their smile and kind words had on him that day.

You never know how much your influence may mean to someone.

So smile...it’s contagious!