Five minutes of happiness

Cultivating a happy heart takes no more than five minutes. Alone, we can enjoy an aromatic cup of our favourite tea, take a stroll through the garden we have created, write about the day's events in a journal, doodle while daydreaming, or breathe deeply while we listen to the silence around us or you can sing at the top of your voice as my friends and I used to do at Karaoke.

In the company of a good friend or treasured relative, we can share a few silly jokes, enjoy a dance around the room (as I did this morning dancing a “bolero moruno” or whatever it was that I danced) , play a fast-paced hand of cards, or reconnect through lighthearted conversation via phone or whatsApp.

 The key is to first identify what makes us dizzyingly happy. Let´s allow ourselves the freedom to do whatever brings us pleasure, five minutes out of  24 hours can brighten our lives, give us a good reason to smile about and put us in the right mood to face the challenges of everyday life.

Cultivar un corazón feliz no debe tomar mas de cinco minutos. Solos, podemos disfrutar un cafecito caliente o una taza de un aromático té, caminar por el jardín o el parque, escribir algo en nuestro diario (blog, celu, etc.), respirar hondo disfrutando el silencio a nuestro alrededor o cantar a voz en cuello... aunque desafines (como hacíamos en la foto en el karaoke con dos grandes amigas hace muuuuuuchos años).

En compañía, podemos intercambiar chistes, disfrutar un baile en la sala (hoy disfruté mucho bailando un “bolero moruno”, si es que hay algo que se llame así y que coincida con mis pasos de baile), escuchar canciones de la “nueva ola” (vieja en verdad) o reconectar por teléfono o WhatsApp con algún amigo (Eric, you made my day!!).

Lo que importa es identificar qué nos hace feliz y tomarnos la libertad de hacerlo, de este modo, estos cinco minutos diarios de las 24 horas que tiene cada día nos darán siempre un buen motivo para sonreír y nos pondrán de buen humor para enfrentar las tensiones que se presenten.

Teacher´s Day

"Doors open when the time is right for us to enter a new space, metaphorically speaking, and we can have faith that walking through is the right thing to do. Sometimes we linger in the threshold because we are afraid of leaving our old life for a life we know nothing about. We may have voices inside of our heads that try to hold us back or people in our lives saying discouraging things. These voices, internal and external, are known as threshold spirits, and they express all the fears and doubts that arise at the beginning of a new life. Nevertheless, none of these voices can hold us back, and they will fall silent as soon as we cross the threshold."

(Extracted from The Daily Om)