Happy Monday!

Here’s one of the happy habits from the 30 days of HAPPY HABITS challenge we did! If you didn’t participate, I double dog dare ya to go to my Facebook group and start the 30 days today! Or if you did it, this is a good one to be reminded of today!

Listen

I’ll never forget a teacher in school that always said, “There’s a reason you have one mouth and two ears.” What would your life look like if you listened twice as much as you talk? Hold on a minute, while I ask myself that same question!

Listening is a posture of learning. It’s the secret to truly connect with someone you care about. It’s half of the equation of communication. It’s key in successful marketing. It’s a skill to be developed.

Without listening, your knowledge will be limited. Knowledge is power. So, yes, everyone says to let your voice be heard and we need to. But also, let’s listen to others who’s voices need to be heard by you and me.

So TODAY and in the coming days, notice how often you interrupt when someone is speaking and notice how often you are the one talking in the group or with a friend or family member or at work. And let’s also decide to shut our pie holes a lil more often in prayer so we can actually hear what God is trying to tell us about what He is calling us to do.

1. Become aware.
2. Read James 3 daily for a while.
3. Ask God for help with this.
4. Practice apologizing when you interupt in order to curb it.
5. Create this habit of listening more than talking and you will be happier as will those around you!

While You’re Here…
Need a little extra encouragement? Dive into:
Happy ANYWAY: Happy are those who trust in the Lord.
Love ANYWAY: Love is the secret to a happy and fulfilled life.
Believe ANYWAY: How to THRIVE no matter what life throws at you!

And don’t forget to mark your calendar for Happy Girl Getaways 2025—a weekend full of fun, faith, and finding your happy again.

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God is Love is Happy,
Adrienne Cooley