In the book the author describes how our language and thoughts around certain pesky tasks can affect our happiness.
She describes how she always complains and grumbles about having to go to her daughter's doctors appointments. But then she thinks about it and thinks, "Wait a minute, I acutally WANT to go to these. I would never want anyone else to be there instead of me."
This changed her whole outlook on these appointments, and therefore she became happy going to them.
Exercise:
Look at chores, tasks, duties that you notice you do but you grumble, complain, and get annoyed about.
See if you can change your thoughts and attitude about and put the dreaded task in a positive light.
Annie
She describes how she always complains and grumbles about having to go to her daughter's doctors appointments. But then she thinks about it and thinks, "Wait a minute, I acutally WANT to go to these. I would never want anyone else to be there instead of me."
This changed her whole outlook on these appointments, and therefore she became happy going to them.
Exercise:
Look at chores, tasks, duties that you notice you do but you grumble, complain, and get annoyed about.
See if you can change your thoughts and attitude about and put the dreaded task in a positive light.
Annie