Joy and the Pursuit of Happiness!

Joy, to me, looks like a warm sunny evening where you walk and listen and take time in nature to sit and ground and breathe and reflect on the day. Or maybe with your dog on a run or a snuggle on the sofa...Or to dance like no one's watching with every bit of energy that you have.

To look at the world through the eyes of a curious child and to never stop learning.

It is the laughter with your friends.

The connecting over a phone call.

The reaching out rather than staying in isolation.

The choosing to be offline and live in real life.

The best things in life are free:

Love.

Nature.

Laughter.

Dancing.

Reading.

Fun.

Energy.

Events.

Long phone calls. Learning something new. These are not small things. These are everything.

Why have we forgotten how much joy this brings!

The UK has just recorded its lowest life satisfaction since 2017.

We sit far behind Finland, Iceland, Denmark and Sweden in the World Happiness Report...countries that have made a deliberate choice to prioritise how people actually feel over how much they produce.

In Sweden rest is a right not a reward and in Japan the concept of Ikigai, your reason for getting up in the morning, is a daily orientation towards meaning. They actually have space in their work environments to rest and reset!

69% of Swedish employees report feeling good in their overall lives compared to a global average of just 34%.

Joy is a choice. it is creating a happier culture in the world every day.

It is so easy to blame the state of the world on your circumstances. And honestly, I have been in that space too. But when you keep thinking in the same loops, those loops become your reality. Your consistent vision, what you focus on daily, is what shapes your life. That is not wishful thinking. That is neuroscience.

It takes an average of 66 days for a new behaviour to become automatic. Not 21 days as the popular myth suggests. Think of it like planting a seed-you water it, you tend it, and slowly the roots take hold.

Here is where accountability and habit building actually starts:

• Notice the loops you are in. Awareness is always the first step.

• Choose one small thing to do differently today. Not everything. One thing.

• Limit the noise. You cannot process everything the world is throwing at you right now and you were never meant to.

• Get outside. Even ten minutes of natural light and fresh air measurably reduces cortisol and shifts your mental state.

• Create Living Green Zones in your work environments schedule in the reset time

• Dance like no one is watching shake out the fear and negative energy of the day

• Breathe deliberately. The 4-7-8 technique costs nothing- breathe in for four counts, hold for seven, exhale for eight, repeat three times. Free. I practise this day and night to keep me grounded

• Reach out rather than withdraw. One phone call, one message, one shared meal can shift everything.

• Be kind to yourself when you miss a day. Missing one day does not derail the process. Giving up entirely does.

  
  

We are all healing from something. Every single one of us. And for the next generation to flourish we have to show them what flourishing actually looks like. Choosing your own joy is not selfish. It is the most important thing you can model. Personal Wellness is a non negotiable it is part of my daily practise

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Happiness is not waiting for the world to settle down before it arrives. Joy, real grounded chosen joy, is available right now in the life you are already living.

You just have to decide to notice it.

If you are confused and do not know where to start to ensure your organisation, charity, educational setting or business is future proofed...it has to start with investing in people!

Kerry | Founder, Green Solutions Group To find out more about my wellness and sustainability workshops visit https://www.greensolutionsgroupltd.co.uk/workshops-2