Ep100: Living Happy - Inside Out with Maura Sweeney

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​Have you ever started down a path, whether it be a career or a relationship, where you discovered that it wasn’t of your choosing. You realize that you are living your life for someone else, based on their expectations of you and the judgments that you would receive if you didn’t follow it.

Have you ever felt like you weren’t in control of your own life, like you were a spectator instead of a participant and true happiness seemed like something that only happens in fairy tales.
Today’s amazing guest knows that feeling all too well and she is here to tell us how you can Live Happy from the Inside out.

Podcaster, International Speaker, Huffington Post contributor and creator of the Foundations of Happiness eCourse, Maura Sweeney guides others on the path of “Living Happy – Inside Out.” Armed with decades of experience as a law school “escapee”, a corporate manager, a business co-owner and a home schooling mom, Maura launched out at midlife to pursue her dream vocation as A world traveler and trademarked Ambassador of Happiness®, Maura is a popular media guest sharing unifying “good news” perspectives with the world.

Episode Highlights: 

• The details of our lives may vary but so many of us have a similar story. 
• Who am i and what do I want to display to the world. 
• The light/candle within us is what gives our lives meaning and purpose. 
• Who is the most feared person that you're afraid to meet? 
• Look at ourselves with an inner light of benevolence (love) in the process of reflection. 
• Forgiveness of everyone and of self brings us to the place of ultimate love. 
• When people are drowning themselves in addictions, there is a part of unforgiveness that is creating the inner turmoil. 
• So many of our behaviours revolve around guilt and obligation. 
• Truth is your faithful friend 
• Everything you've been searching for is already within you! 
• Happiness is something we can consciously cultivate. 
• Ask yourself what gave you joy when you were a child, to help you reignite that light within you. 
• Trust yourself that there is a beautiful gift within yourself that is waiting to be seen by the world. 

If you would like to get the excerpt of Maura's book that she mentioned in the show, email her at Maura@maura4u.com and reference this podcast. You can also connect with Maura even more on her website, maura4u.com