Living Unconsciously An Obstacle To Happiness

Relax, relax and think. What's stopping YOU from being happy? What's stopping you against being happy ALL THE TIME? Grab a pen and paper and list your obstacles to happiness. Answer the question out of your soul. Because you are the only man or woman who knows the answers and you will be the only person capable of create the solutions that can guarantee happiness flows to you personally easily and effortlessly.
Living Unconsciously vs. Living Consciously
First Coast Living of most, there's two ways to live…Unconsciously or Consciously.
Admittedly, many my life was spent in the unconscious state. When you are now living in an unconscious state you might be dependent on a number of events or circumstances including other folks to “make” you content. The stock market, your political preferences, a below-average round of golf, an inconsiderate driver, the weather, your overall health, a rude cashier, a forgetful spouse, an anorexic bank account are a few types of things that, according for your requirements, know what type of day you're having. I've labeled countless days “bad” or “good” according to what's happened if you ask me. Sound familiar? 
If instances didn't match my expectations then my day was shot to hell. Every time! Emotions like aggravation, irritation, impatience, anger, sadness, moodiness, to name a few, ruled my well being. I was the queen of discontent! Sound familiar? 
When I began living consciously, my well being changed dramatically. But precisely what does “living consciously” mean and even more importantly how do we accomplish and master living consciously 24 hours a day 7 days per week? Is being happy in your every waking moment even possible? I say YES it IS possible! And I'm living proof.
Living consciously means behaving and thinking differently than you've in the past. Living consciously may be the one of the most important elements to maintaining and sustaining happiness!
Example: You're driving on the freeway and someone hastily and without warning cuts inside your lane which in turn causes you to swerve to stop an accident. Most people would respond to this situation in the unconscious manner. How could you react in this same situation? Your answer determines whether you respond consciously or otherwise. Would you offer them the middle-finger salute and let the expletives fly? If that response sounds familiar or similar to how you would respond then you are reacting unconsciously. And if you happen to be reacting unconsciously then that means nearly all the time you react much the same way anytime you're “disrespected” in traffic.
Does how you react now to “disrespectful” drivers create more happiness or less happiness inside your life? The answer is LESS.
Whenever you express anger, impatience, intolerance or some other related emotion, you're actually subtracting from a happiness. Furthermore, you carry on and subtract out of your happiness as long as you choose to nurture those toxic emotions.
What are some different reactions you might choose in this same situation? I'm so glad you asked…
Let's use the same instance of a driver cutting us off in traffic but on this occasion let's imagine an empathetic reason someone would drive this way. In other words, under what circumstances could you forgive and excuse a driver for cutting you off? Are you capable of come up with a plausible reason? If so, you're beginning to think differently. If you're stuck, permit me to be of some assistance.
What if the driver just adopted a phone call proclaiming that their child, mother, husband, wife, best-friend or grandparent was only admitted for the emergency room in the hospital 55 miles away? Can you imagine how you would drive with the same news? Your focus is always to get to your beloved as quickly as possible. Yes or yes?
Would you have reacted for many years differently if you KNEW their circumstances? Of course you'll have! So the the next time someone “disrespects” you in traffic, (1) Don't take it their behavior personally, (2) Change your response and (3) Notice how happier you are feeling!
To be clear, I'm not condoning reckless drivers. What I am saying is when your priority is your happiness, then you have an obligation and responsibility to you to consciously choose how you feel by reacting in a very way that doesn't subtract from your happiness. Get it?
Practice, Practice, Practice
I find that when I'm traveling I'm approximately forced to remain conscious. My environment has changed and I can't count on my “routine” behavior. Have fun and employ changing your everyday activity by changing the road you usually decide to use work, or shop at the different market, or improve your everyday greeting. Instead of “have a great day” or “have a good weekend”…come up with different approaches to express the same sentiment. This will encourage conscious thoughts.
Just like mastering any new skill, living consciously is mastered during a period of time. Remain patient with the process. As you commence to change the way you observe and react to your circumstances your lifetime will change and will also be HAPPIER…GUARANTEED!