If you haven't already, I highly recommend reading, The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. It's book that inspires and makes you want to be better and do better. It's a book about common sense in a way, and I am a big advocate of common sense.
I for one love learning about myself and the psychology or our personalities. In fact it was a toss up whether to go into design or go into psychology after high school. I was particularly interested in criminal psychology. Obviously design won out on that one. The draw of a glamorous life of fashion and all... but that is neither here or there.
The book talks about setting up some commandments for your self. Rules that define you. One's that you can fall back on. One's that set you up for success. Goals to aspire to and live up to.
This is what I came up for myself.
Be Ashley
Dare To Fail
Balance is Key
Enjoy the Journey
Everything Happens for a Reason
Live with Intention
Unplug and Be Present
Be Appreciative and Give Gratitude
Don't Gossip
Be Kind
Give
Make the Time
After I initially wrote these out, some things happened in my life that kind of gave me a wake up call and I have since added one more commandment and that is LOVE my husband. I know that sounds odd. Like a no-brainer. But too often I think we- or at least I did- come complacent in our relationships, expectant or assuming that our spouse or any love ones for that matter knows we love them without us really needing to affirm that, simply saying, "I love you" isn't enough.
I have an amazing man. I really do. I hit the jackpot when it comes to husbands. For the most part our relationship is easy. Really easy. It's the easiest thing about my life and because of that and because my husband is so awesome and so understanding, he often takes a back seat in my life and that is not okay. Even the easiest relationships still take work and attention. I need to LOVE my husband by turning LOVE into an action and showing it every day.
I know my husband knows that I love him but that's not enough I want him to know that he rocks my world.
Have any of you read this book and created your own happiness project? I'd love to hear it if you did!
3 comments:
I really like this idea to set commandments for yourself.
You know I might even have to try this with my kids, to set up commandments for themselves as well, to start teaching them accountability.
Love the outfit. very very pretty!
Ah, such a sweet post! I want to read this book now!!!
Sorry I haven't been around life has been crazy and I'm only allowed to use one hand at the moment. More details to come!
Stick with those commandments my darling!
Bre
This is a great post! That sounds like such a good book, I definitely need to check it out. And it's so true what you said about loving your husband. It's so easy to take our relationships for granted sometimes. I'm stopping by from the blog hop, your blog is lovely. I'm excited to be a new follower! And, I love your outfit, those pants are so cute!
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