10 Ways to Feel Happy Now
Posted by Goddess Leonie on October 6th, 2009. Filed under: Joyful Goddess Life.
Because this photo always makes me smile… my niece & nephew riding our miniature horse
Hola gorgeous Goddesses!
This is for all the moments when you feel blah… or grumpy… or just not shimmery-shiny-delicious…
a medicine bag of power tools to help you shine again!
1. Take a bath
Suds up, baby. This is the first place I turn when I get grumpy.
It’s much, much harder to stay grumpy in a bathtub surrounded by bubbles, with lavendar oil scenting the air.
2. Eat some greens
This sounds so mum-ish, I know. But there is a HUGE difference in my mood after I’ve eaten a handful of fresh snowpeas, or made my favourite green smoothie.
Try it, and tell me it doesn’t suck for you.
My favourite green smoothie recipe?
A banana, a handful of frozen berries, half a cup of water, a couple of dates or a splash of honey and a handful of spinach leaves. It ends up red, but it has the green goodness inside. This smoothie is happiness in a cup.
3. Go outside for just five minutes
Watch the sky. Feel the breeze. Dig your toes in the soil. Watch birds.
Trust me – this works! Mama Earth really IS the best healer for us.
4. Read a page from an inspiring book
My go-to is always SARK – especially Transformation Soup. Maybe your inspiring book is the Bhagavad Gita, the Bible or MAD magazine. Others on my hit-list of inspiration are Sabrina Ward Harrison and Louise Hay.
5. Change what you are doing
It doesn’t have to be change the world change or anything. Change how you are sitting. Stop reading blogs. Change your hairstyle. Turn the TV on or off. Change shoes. Move your chair around. Declutter what’s around you within a one metre radius. Give yourself a little face rub. Do eight deep breaths. Hum. It doesn’t matter WHAT that change is… just change your state of being, so you feel less stagnant and stuck.
Just a little bit of change can make some shifts.
6. Listen to something beautiful
It might be Olivia Newton John’s “Grace and Gratitude.” Maybe it’s one of Fabeku’s free sacred sound healing downloads. Maybe it’s an all-out sing-fest to “Total Eclipse of the Heart”.
It doesn’t matter. Sound is healing, and can change our mood like that.
7. Hug something
Yourself. A tree. A loved one. A puppy dog. Hugs are miracles.
8. Do something ridiculous and silly
Dance by yourself. Declare the rest of the day “Pants-Free Friday” even if it’s a Monday. Prance outside barefoot. Watch the most stupidly funny videos on YouTube. Watch a comedy. It doesn’t matter. As long as you are guffawing, it’s a good thing.
9. Reach out and give love
Whenever I’m feeling grumpy and in lack, I remember to do something nice for someone else. It feels like once I do that, the grumpy barriers break away, and the love of the world floods back to me again.
Try it. Tell a friend why you love them. Let a stranger know their hat looks good on them. Give something. Email someone you admire and tell them why you are grateful for them, and why your world is better for them being in it.
10. Make art
Get paint on your fingers and smear it. Journal for a page about fairies. Make a wax angel. Collage words from the newspaper into a poem. Just make the teeniest, tiniest little bit of art possible. Because you can, and because you are magic. It will make you feel good.
Got ideas to add? Share away darlings!
Big love you!
































October 6th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Yay! You know I love and can totally vouch for number 2.
I’ve recently discovered Sark books, so that’s been lovely too.
And since that.. I’ve actually begun painting again! It’s been like 3 years ago or so. Woohoo!
Love your posts Goddess Leonie.
October 6th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
This is beautiful!
And that smoothie sounds delicious. I will try it tomorrow!
Thank you so much for the love love love. Right back at you!
October 6th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Aw i love this list! Yeah i have to turn the tv on or youtube and watch something to get my mind off whatevers troubling me. And also go outside and do something really helps…x
October 6th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
What a great list! All small enough to feel totally doable, even on a crazy-busy day. Thank you!
October 7th, 2009 at 4:34 am
Hi Darling,
What a great reminder that it’s the simple things that make us the happiest!! When in doubt…. jump in the tub!!
You ROCK and I adore you… as always!!
October 7th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
LOVE to you happy goddesses…
goddess chris… the feeling is totally mutual

goddess kate… YAY! glad it feels doable… i need stuff that is doable especially on wild-busy goddess days…
goddess holly… amen to the healing remedies of youtube
goddess natalia… SO nice to meet you sweet soul! i adore you already!
goddess nathalie… you are the goddess of the green!
xoxox
October 7th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Thankyou!
I’m going to make that smoothie…
My favourite thing is going for a walk:
Exercise endorphins + outside in nature + slow travel = unstuck thoughts.
October 8th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Ooooh… let me know how you go with the smoothie, goddess kazari!
and i so love your way to feel happy… amen to that darlin!
xoxox
October 8th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
What a wonderful list! I love them all but my favorite and the absolute fail-proof for me is number nine – reach out and give love. It is really hard to stay unhappy when you just helped someone lift their baby stroller up onto the train or told your sweetheart how much you love it when he keeps listening to you even when you are not making any sense. Thank you Goddess Leonie!
October 8th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
I love you too! Thanks for your beautiful writing Leonie <3 <3 <3
Andrew.
(PS: Am I allowed to comment here if I’m a man? :p)