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It was so nice to have a long weekend! For those of us in Canada, we were celebrating Victoria Day and so last Monday was a holiday. It was freezing cold on the weekend (yes, I know, we live in Canada!) but at least the holiday Monday was warm and delightful!

Aside from a very enjoyable bike ride, and visit, with my younger sister, Gayle, I spent a fair bit of time just visiting with my neighbors. The little fellow across the street, Darius, celebrated his 1st birthday. That's his photo I'm featuring today……he is the epitome of happiness! Every day, as I look across the street, I see his face light up. His smile fills his face! When was the last time you smiled, cheek to cheek?

Let's face it (no pun intended!)! Life is not a dress rehearsal. Life is short. Many of us are going through it feeling mean, tired and ugly! Today's article is all about Happiness, in general. It's a popular topic these days and I know over the next few months, you will find some information of interest to you.

In the meantime, we only have today. So, go out there and make it a good one!

Happily yours,

Pat Mussieux
Your Mind-Set to Happiness Mentor

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ARE YOU ATTRACTING ENOUGH HAPPINESS INTO YOUR LIFE?

• Is it a struggle for you to find time for yourself?
• Are you noticing that life is slipping through your fingers? That you're just 'too busy'?
• Is your business or work taking over your life?
• Are you in a rut and feeling stuck?
• Do you wish you had more time to sleep, more time to play, more time with your family?
• Are your priorities out of whack because, perhaps, you have been caught in the 'sandwich generation' situation?
• Can you remember the last time you felt any 'joy'?

If you're like most women, you're very good at what you do; however, you're running out of steam and energy. Everything else in your life is running pretty smoothly, but you're running on empty! If you don't start taking care of yourself (the airline stewardess always says 'to put your own oxygen mask on FIRST!), you won't live long enough to make any significant changes in your life.

Now, before we go any further, let's agree that there's nothing wrong with you! I'll guess you were probably only taught to take care of everyone else first and never how important it is to take care of yourself first! See, as women (mothers, daughters, grand-mothers,) we tend to think of self-care as "selfish" instead of "essential." This almost always leads us to poor results and lots of guilty feelings. No matter what we do or try, life doesn't go the way it should!

There is a solution…You can take care of yourself, raise your happiness quotient and live a full life too. Increasing happiness in your life doesn't have to be stressful, if you approach it the right way.
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I shudder to think what life would have been like over the last 10 years without Pat Mussieux in it. Although we met through professional organizations in Edmonton and the Westin Edmonton Hotel where her services were enlisted to inspire and coach the leadership team to its most successful year ever, it is her personal touch that has kept us connected. Pat's philosophy of life and how to take charge and be the person you know is within is contagious. She is kind and gentle and yet ensures that you take control and take action if you truly want to make change in your life. Her greatest gift is the example she has made of herself and the courageous decisions she has made in her life. And what a wonderful gift I am so happy to receive! I like to work with the best, and Pat Mussieux is the best Performance Coach and Life Strategist.

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Starwood Hotels and Resorts

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For those of you who have known me over the past many years, you know that the smiley face symbol is much loved, and well used, by me! As I choose to direct my business focus on Steps2Happiness, I felt it was important to do a Google search on the word "Happiness" and share some of the findings with you.

The smiley face is a well-known symbol of happiness.

Happiness is a state of mind or feeling such as contentment, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy. A variety of philosophical, religious, psychological and biological approaches have been taken to defining happiness and identifying its sources.

Philosophers and religious thinkers have often defined happiness in terms of living a good life, or flourishing, rather than simply as an emotion. Happiness in this older sense was used to translate the Greek Eudaimonia, and is still used in virtue ethics. In everyday speech today, however, terms such as well-being or quality of life are usually used to signify the classical meaning, and happiness is reserved[citation needed] for the felt experience or experiences that philosophers historically called pleasure.

Happiness forms a central theme of Buddhist teachings, which focuses on obtaining freedom from suffering by following the Eightfold Path. In the Buddhist view, ultimate happiness is only achieved by overcoming craving in all forms. Aristotle saw happiness as "the virtuous activity of the soul in accordance with reason," or the practice of virtue. In Catholicism, the ultimate end of human existence consists in felicity, or "blessed happiness", described by the thirteenth-century philosopher-theologian Thomas Aquinas as a Beatific Vision of God's essence in the next life.[2] One psychological approach, positive psychology, describes happiness as consisting of positive emotions and positive activities. In most religions, happiness is the eternal reward for those who meet certain criteria.[citation needed]

While direct measurement of happiness is difficult, tools such as The Oxford Happiness Inventory have been developed by researchers. Physiological correlates to happiness can be measured through a variety of techniques, and survey research can be based on self-reported happiness levels.

Research has identified a number of correlates with happiness. These include religious involvement, parenthood, marital status, age, income and proximity to other happy people.

Next week: "The 4 major barriers to living a Happy life."

Last Week's Assignment:

Last time, I encouraged you to 'get out there and do something for yourself' that day. I was delighted to get so many e-mails, in return, sharing the action steps that you took!

There was one response, in particular, that I really wanted to share with all of you.

This week's assignment:

What is your definition of happiness? Print this newsletter, write down your definition of happiness and stay tuned for our next issue in which we will discuss the 4 major barriers to living a happy life.

Pat Mussieux is founder of Steps2Happiness.com, a company devoted to teaching women around the world how to reduce stress, laugh a lot, play more, increase self-care, get unstuck – get past fear – scrap the crap – and get on with living a happier life!

Through her workshops, courses, coaching programs and products, Pat shows her students how to experience freedom on the inside and create the life they truly want to live, now!

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