109-My Friend Amy

My sweet friend Amy is the perfect example of how our circumstances do not define our happiness.   Picking up from Episode 107, Amy’s story is one you won’t want to miss. 

 

Transcript:

 

Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 2 minutes a day,  through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life. 

 

I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and in Episode 107, we talked about  this idea that thoughts create our unhappiness, not our circumstances. 

 

Some people think this might be one of life’s greatest secrets because it seems like the opposite is true—that if we could just get circumstances to change, we would finally be happy.  

 

I want to introduce you to my dear friend Amy.  She’s an active and healthy mom of two young boys and a wife to her wonderful husband. Over a year ago now, she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer.  Her circumstances went from good to terrible.  

 

But her mindset didn’t.  At least not most of the time.  She decided that she would keep a “high vibe” as she would say and be intentional about caring for her body and her mind during what is turning out to be a list of unfortunate circumstances.  

 

This mindset has allowed her to be present in the moment of the good things that are happening and that do make her happy.  Sometimes her happiness is a green smoothie.  Other times it looks like a long hike with her family or a trip to the beach with her sister.  She’s present.  She’s feeling the sand in her toes, and quite possibly every single piece of sand.  She’s in a really tough spot.  She’s not Pollyanna about it, she’s just choosing to not get caught up in the circumstances.  

 

Since Amy’s diagnosis, the chemo has been longer, the side-effects have been stronger, the fatigue has been all-consuming.  But she’s intentionally caring for her mindset, which is allowing her to be happy, even when her circumstances suck.  As some people would say, she’s looking on the bright side.   

 

I wanted to share Amy’s story of strength and resilience as an example of how we get to choose how we show up and how powerful the mind is - even when circumstances suck. 

 

She’s a beautiful reminder to me everyday and I hope her story will inspire you to find that silver lining in the midst of your circumstances and perhaps, even experience some happiness. 

 

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