Family Fridays: Positivity

I love when my household is just buzzing with positive energy. When people are getting along and the day is running smoothly. When I reflect on what truly makes me happy; this is it.

I love when my household is just buzzing with positive energy. When people are getting along and the day is running smoothly. When I reflect on what truly makes me happy; this is it. This is the idea that I had about what life is “suppose” to be like. I think that I was right on this one, because positivity is a way to happy and healthy families that promotes really caring relationships and brings joy to life.

So how do we come up with this positive energy in a real and lasting way? As with almost everything it starts with you. You, means each individual in the family. As each person is able to lead with positive feelings they will contribute them to the harmony of the home. Each person has to come to the table with positive energy, and a common vision of what they want to experience within the family.

Knowing what you want your home life to look like is a great place to start. Once you have an idea in front of you it is much easier to reach it. So many times there is an idea of wanting situations to be different but not quite knowing what this looks like or how to get there.

Once you have some type of a vision you can explore what you have to bring into your life to make it happen. Some of these elements are allowing everyone to be filled up, making sure everyone is in a good feeling place, and setting yourself up for success by setting intentions for how the day will unfold.

Allowing everyone to be filled up is the process of attending to the individual lives so that each person is in line with their own happiness. A person can only contribute what they have and this element is a journey on its own. The rewards each person receives from taking this journey will last a lifetime. Although this cannot be described in a single paragraph you can probably think of the feeling you would have if you were filled up and this is a good place to start.

Making sure that everyone is in a good feeling place is a bit more straight forward than embarking on a personal expansion journey. This is attending to peoples’ feelings and making sure those are freed. This could also be doing things like energy exercises, other exercise, play and practicing gratitude.

Setting intentions for your day prepares you for success because thoughts are so powerful. This is waking up on the right side of the bed and instead of dreading any part if the day be prepared for and expect positive interactions. To make this happen you can start by being aware of all the little transitions in your day and pause to make sure you are going into each one with a favorable feeling.

If you are curious about how to bring more positivity into your home please call or email me. I love to talk about personal expansion but since this is an article for families I will focus on an activity that you can do to know what that might look like.

ACTIVITY:
Get together in a family circle or gather for a family meeting.

1. Get everyone to identify what harmony in the home means to them and how they will feel when this is achieved. (ex. I will feel calm.)
2. Now that they know the feelings they want, list what this looks like. (ex. We will enjoy a relaxed meal every day.)
3. Create a poster board collage representing your ideas.
4. Put these items into motion.

Positivity is really being in control of your thoughts and making them work for you. Through knowing in advance what you want to feel, you can begin to draw this into your life and allow it to inform your family interactions.