Happiness

Happiness can look different to each of us.  I find that I am happiest when I feel positive about myself.  It may be because I have achieved something I have long striven for or simply because I feel content in my own space.  
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Perhaps the key is to take time to recognise and appreciate what is working well in all the different areas in our lives – health, relationships, work.   I like to take time to think back to times when I felt truly happy and these thoughts instantly lift my mood and give me the resilience to move forward.  I may not always achieve all I set out to do but I know I will achieve something and I can build on this.
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One of the moments in time, which always makes me feel a fizz of happiness, when I am conducting a Wedding ceremony is the moment a couple turn to each other and exchange their promises.  In the same way I find my heart melting when, during a Naming ceremony, a parent looks at their child and expresses their hopes for the future.  It is at times like these I know why I became a Celebrant.