Weekly Happiness Note May 8, 2025

Simple Steps to Reconnect to Your Inner Happy Place When You’re Feeling Unsettled

"See what shifts when you let go of what weighs you down, to make room for more of what sets you free."

Happy Thursday,

Are you carrying more than your heart was meant to hold? This week’s Happiness Note is about making space for peace, clarity, and joy. I’ll dive into simple ways to reconnect to your inner happy place, even when the world feels heavy. If you’re craving a soft reset and a lighter way to move through your days, this one's for you.

In gratitude, ❤ Emily

This week’s topic and inspiration come from the article: “If You’re Feeling Unsettled, try these 3 Simple Steps to Reconnect to Your Inner Happy Place.”

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💛 Remember the Good

In a world that constantly demands more from us—more awareness, more productivity, more responses—it's easy to lose sight of what grounds us. But remembering the good doesn't require grand gestures. Sometimes it simply means noticing the quiet moment when your mind is at ease, or recalling the freedom you felt when you let go of something heavy. The good isn’t gone—it’s just buried beneath the noise. Reconnecting starts with remembering.

Tip to Remember the Good: When you feel overwhelmed, pause and name three things you’re grateful for in that moment, however small.

🌿 Feel Your Best

Stillness isn't about doing nothing. It's about choosing presence. In the quiet, we meet ourselves. We soften into being, instead of constantly bracing for what's next. Feeling your best doesn’t always come from adding more to your plate—it often begins with subtracting the noise. When we allow ourselves to feel fully, rather than fix or flee, we create space for peace and clarity.

Tip to Feel Your Best: Start your day without screens. Instead, take five minutes to breathe, stretch, or simply check in with how you feel.

🔄 Reset as Needed

Life will keep swirling, but that doesn’t mean we have to swirl with it. A reset isn’t a restart—it’s a return. A return to what lights you up, what centers you, what brings you back home to yourself. When we set rituals that help us realign, even the most chaotic day can be transformed into one guided by intention.

Tip for a Reset: Create a weekly ritual (like journaling, nature walks, or planning with intention) that helps you reconnect to your inner happy place.

This Week’s Quote:

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Put it into Practice: Planning for Next Week📝:

Use the framework below to plan your upcoming week: May 12th - May 18th.

Some people like to map out their forthcoming week on Friday to ease into the weekend, knowing they are ready to hit the road running on Monday. Others (like myself) have a Sunday planning ritual. Do what works best for you. Over the years, in supporting many people in their planning and goal-setting, it seems to work best to pick a day of the week that’s easy to stick to so that your weekly planning becomes a habit and ritual.

What are your wins? Before you organize the upcoming week, “May 12th - May 18th”, reflect on the week you are wrapping up. What are your wins (big or small)? What is something you are grateful for? What have you learned about yourself this week? Record your reflections in your journal or the Notes section of the Planner Printout. Feel free to comment below (others in this community will also be able to see your comment) or hit reply to this note and share directly with me.

Planner PDF printout: This printout is from the ‘Fall in Love with Your Life, Seasonal Planner’ and will give you the framework and planning system to help you organize your upcoming week: May 12th - May 18th. Click here to access. You will need to enter a password to open the PDF. It’s in all caps: FILWYL

Accountability: If you’d like an accountability check-in to support you in making the weekly planning ritual a regular habit, just hit reply to this email after you’ve organized your week and let me know you’re organized and complete. Feel free to share your weekly intention/power word. I’m always happy to be the check-in support and would love to celebrate your wins.

Instructional Video: Get free access to this mini 20-minute video course. It will show you how to efficiently use the ‘Fall in Love With Your Life, Seasonal Planner’ method of organizing your week. Go here to access the free video course.

Priorities: What are your top three priorities for the upcoming week? What are some of the daily ways you will prioritize yourself? Remember to balance your energy output with energy input. Think: What has been energizing me lately? What has been draining my energy?

Share your intention for the week of May 12th - May 18th.

What are you calling in? What is your power word/phrase?

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