I was invited to guest blog on Susan Wrights blog - The pursuit of Love and Happiness…! (click on the link and scroll down to 2nd December 2016 to view or read below)
"My guest blogger this week is Ruth Caukwell, author of an inspirational volume. She is kindly sharing some of her wisdom here in the following article, "The Pursuit of Love and Happiness". Thank you Ruth, and happy holidays to all!"
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The pursuit of Love and Happiness…!
What are the two ‘feelings’ that are written about more than any other? What are the two ‘feelings’ that people want and therefore pursue for most of their life?
Love and happiness!
But what is Love...? Love is many things but it changes over time, is unique and different for each of us. Love is the greatest gift that we can have and is the driving force behind so many aspects of life! Love is a feeling but it is also so much more than just a feeling as LOVE is a verb and an ACTION word!
Take a moment to consider what love really is then...
L = laughter
Laughing together, not at each other, in any relationship are smiles, giggles and way of showing love! It opens up the opportunities for joy, fun, and does not need words as it is a mutual and different kind of communication.
It is the unspoken sign of love shining through.
Laughter is therefore an ACTION word... as is Love!
O = openness
Openness between two people heralds in honesty, truth, fairness and understanding. It is a complete belief and trust in one another.
It is the respect and commitment shown towards each other.
Openness is therefore an ACTION word... as is LOVE!
V = value
Value within any relationship is reflected through kindness, gentleness, understanding and consideration, equality, words, behaviour and respect. It is a way of showing those innermost feelings for one another.
Value is therefore an ACTION word... as is LOVE!
E = evolving
Evolving within a relationship is part of change...
Evolving means the passing of time, the dealing with circumstances and events. It is ultimately the growing and deepening of love
It is the learning about each other and dealing with that knowledge!
Evolving is therefore an ACTION word... as is LOVE!
Love is an ACTION word and is so evident in all that you DO, SAY, ACT and how... you show it! Oh... there will be times when you do not feel loved or even want to love especially when life crowds in! But, love is a choice and it is in this very understanding of what love is, and is not, which will determine how we CHOOSE to deal with our relationships in times of hurt, pain, sadness and when circumstances, other people, stress, tiredness and life (in general) gets in the way! Understanding what love is will help your love be strengthened, deepened and continue on forever!
The greatest gift in life is LOVE, both for your-self and for another!
And what is Happiness…? Happiness is many things but it changes over time, is unique and different for each of us. Happiness allows us to feel hope when we are in despair and gives us peace in a world of turmoil. Happiness allows us to dream and gives us peace. Happiness is one of the most beautiful feelings that we can have so just go out and grab it with both hands!
Just go out and grab it for you can attain it!
H = Happiness
Happiness depends upon YOU and the outlook that you have on life...
A = Attitude
A positive Attitude is one of the most important aspects you can have as you live and cope each day...
P = Passion
Passion and a zest for life will make your life AMAZING!
So Seek and find yours this year...
P = Positive thoughts
Positive thoughts make those hard times easier to bare and the happy ones fantastic, so cultivate a positive spirit in your life now...
Y = YOU
A YOU that is unique, wonderful and talented in your own special way, so realize, find them and use them this year...
We can travel the world searching for happiness and maybe we will find it in the end. But because the world is round we will eventually return to where we started and find our happiness right there at our own backdoor! Sometimes we think that a person, a particular place, having possessions and money will bring us happiness but often when we get the things that we desire we find flaws instead. This is when we must find within ourselves, tolerance, forgiveness and love to have happiness attainable for all of us. There is only one person that can bring you happiness and THAT is YOU YOURSELF - no one else can do it for you!
By changing your thoughts YOU can change your world so CHOOSE to take a chance to make a change to not only love truly but be happy!
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My inspirational book - 'Musings of a Blogger - Inspirational Thoughts for Your Life's Journey' will open a doorway for you and 'set' you onto a path of self-discovery. The inspirational words... the connecting workbook and the reader’s group questions are all written in love for you so...
Choose to take the Journey of self-discovery with me and you will find a new you!
Available through Balboa Press:-
and on all on-line book stores including Amazon:-
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- Chapter four - 'Embrace change' and chapter 14 of the workbook
- Chapter six - 'Challenging your though patterns' and chapter 16 of the workbook
- Chapter seven - 'The Masks We Wear' and chapter 17 of workbook
- Chapter nine – ‘We can all have happiness – so just go out and grab it!’ and chapter 19 and,
- Chapter ten – ‘Choices, chances and changes’ and chapter 20 of the workbook.
Kindest regards
Ruth Anne Caukwell
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I also write an inspirational blog – RuAnCa http://ruanca.blogspot.co.nz
Member of the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA): http://authors.org.nz/
and have the following:-
My webpage – http://ruanca.caukwell.com/
My twitter - https://twitter.com/ruancaRuth
My Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/ruancaruth/
My Tumblr page - http://ruanca.tumblr.com/
My inspirational facebook page - www.facebook.com/ruthannecaukwell
My LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-caukwell-846a3391
My ebooks – https://amazon.com/Ruth-Anne-Caukwell/e/
World Wide Branding – VIP member - http://www.worldwidebranding.com/Ruth%20Anne-Caukwell
Top Female Executives, Professionals & Entrepreneurs -http://topfemaleexecutives.com/2016/02/16/ruth-anne-caukwell/
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