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Happy online birthday - We are 2 today!

Friday, 09 December 2011

Two years belifehappy has been online and what a two years it’s been for me. To say transformational seems small in comparison to where I feel I am right now. It’s had some immensely big challenges and I’ve met some people who have challenged me and met some amazingly supportive friends. Everyone and every situation all creating where I am right now.

Two years ago when belifehappy took to the online world I blogged regularly about these challenges and ways in which we can manage and live through the challenges to create happier living.

Two years ago I personally moved back to Cyprus a country I found myself at home. Many of you will know after following my blogs, 10 years ago I found myself in a very dark spirally whole and really could not see life and me together. With support from my GP and family and close friends I worked through the darkness and regained my health and some ‘spirit.’

What this experience gave me was an opportunity to change and be who I wanted to be. Honestly I don’t think I realised and didn’t embrace the change as I could. There’s no regret, because what I went on to do shaped me up to who I am now. I packed my bags, sold pretty much what I had and moved abroad. This was an amazing life opportunity for my own personal growth... a time to really find out who I was and why I was here. Again more challenges and the fear and safety of what you know dragged me back to doing what I knew best. I loved my career unfortunately I had not found a way for my body to love my career and was often experiencing tonsillitis and lumbago, so if it wasn’t my throat, I couldn’t walk! My body was screaming for change and balance - just at the time I had no idea this was happening, so it was easy to fall into the “I’m ill/ poor me” character. This wasn’t Emma, because in my truest self I have always been happy and optimistic... the people around me were not.

Four years ago the full stop came to all that I had been doing to myself... life was about to change and I somewhat knew it was.. I just didn’t know how. A regular Sunday morning back visiting family in the UK and then next moment I was in an ICU with my Sister and other family as my Dad left this world. That was it. During those hours sat with my unconscious father I was being given another opportunity to embrace change and do it my way - a positive, optimistic way, but the key thing from this experience was it was all down to me - no one in my world could change anything - this time the WHOLE responsibility was on me.

I transformed my world, values and beliefs through:

Learning to love my self for me to experience true love with my world.
I learned that simply giving was not enough... if I really loved myself I would be open to receiving too.
I learned it was OK to play and do all the things I love and helped me relax and be happy and be ME.
I learned that my thirst for learning was OK and actually there were lots of people out there who also liked what I did...
and the more I learned the more people and dear new friends I met.

This year had been incredible. I moved back to the UK knowing all I really wanted in life was no longer in Cyprus and the dearest friends I had met there will still be in my life wherever I live (and they are!) I came back after selling EVERYTHING, with only a few photo albums and a few memories and a suitcase, I sold or sent to charity all material objects and clothing which no longer represented who I was. They were holding me back and keeping me in the past.

2011 was about everything I learned in 2010 and practicing it.

Building relationships, being open to a new life and following MY dreams I began this year refreshed and all very new. By March my life brought me to someone who is so very dear in my life, my best friend, partner and motivator.

In May I decided to invest in myself further.. there where still things in my life I wanted to embrace, however it wasn’t happening, so I called an amazing lady and belifehappy friend, Victoria Whitney and went to visit her in Cornwall and had a breakthrough session. WOW! It was painful and exhilarating at the same time. Over the weeks and months after this session whilst working and going freelance I invested 7 months in me and soon started to see and feel my successes, life was opening in so many ways... When I saw an opportunity and it felt right I just did it... and the outcomes have been incredible - not for the events themselves - but where they led and the people I meet through these events.

“The only limits we have are the ones we create.”

This really is true and this year I’ve transformed my world to the one I always wanted - one filled with love, health and happiness. Being in control and knowing each moment, day and event, is something I have created. Taking responsibility for the life I choose to live is a gift and we all have the resources to do this. So I close this year and know the next will be filled with even more love as I create just that.

With my sincerest love... I wish to share with all of you reading this who have or know someone or are still experiencing depression, anxiety, panic attacks, IBS, and all other stress related illnesses.... Please today you can take a step forward and be honest with yourself and live the life of your dreams and believe, you will always be supported and love by the universe, your focus towards improving your live without expecting others in your life to change it... YOU will start to live and love life.

Everyone is perfect in their reflection.. not the reflection of someone else. Connect and be YOUR reflection... and SHINE, SHINE, SHINE :-)

Thank you all dearly for your support of belifehappy and I do hope you continue to enjoy the energy from our green butterfly today. tomorrow. everyday to belifehappy here, on facebook and on twitter :-)

I’m busy in the background making updates to our website and hope to bring more helpful resources to share with you again soon.

With much festive love & smiles :-))

Emma x

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