628-Defining Happiness Her Way With C.Lee Cawley

Today I get to chat with my good friend, organizing expert and educator C.Lee Cawley and ask her how she defines happiness.

 

Transcript

 

Katie:

 

Welcome to Everyday Happiness, where we create lasting happiness in about two minutes a day through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life.

 

I'm your host, Katie Jefcoat, and today I am with my dear friend C.Lee Cawley, and I'm asking her how she describes happiness. C.Lee, welcome to the show. 

C.Lee:

Thank you so much, Katie. I love this question, and when I thought about it, I thought that I define happiness in three different ways. Kind of past, present, and future.

 

And the past are the amazing memories that I have. I love to reminisce. Making memories is one of my family's priorities, and talking about them makes it even more real. So that's the past happiness. 

 

Present would be kind of your immediate gratitude. This delicious cup of coffee, the beautiful autumnal leaves, those types of catching moments throughout the day are the kind of present happiness. And they're usually really small. It's not kind of a big picture, oh my gosh, I've been in love for 30 years. It's really like, boy, this tastes delicious. 

 

And then there's the future happiness. And for me, it's the planning of vacations, planning get togethers with friends, anticipating, knowing that I've got something on my calendar that I know I'll enjoy, whether it's in person or if it's just our Wednesday coffee chats.  I love to have those future plans. 

 

So that's how I describe happiness, really. I put it in three different buckets: past, present and future.

Katie: 

Oh, my gosh, I love this so much. And that is such a great perspective because there's so many ways to really enjoy happiness. So thank you so much for coming on the show, and I know that just was truth bombs for our audience and so much value. So we appreciate you. 

 

And until next time, remember, kindness is contagious.

 

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In the spirit of full disclosure, if you enroll in the Paper Cleanse via my link, I'll receive a small commission.  Because your success is important to me, I only recommend systems that I've personally used to create real results in my own life. The KARMA system works and C Lee is a great teacher.   

 

About C.Lee: 

 

As an award-winning Certified Professional Organizer – of which there are fewer than 400 worldwide - C.Lee is an “agent of change” for her thousands of clients, students, and followers - transforming their lives and homes with her adroit advice and insightful instruction.

 

Her current mission is to clear desks and minds around the world with her signature course “The Paper Cleanse”. In it, she teaches people how to declutter their paper piles and curate frustrating files for a lifetime of paper organization.

 

C.Lee lives in Arlington, Virginia with her husband of over 30 years and considers herself "indoorsy".  She delights in having friends over for decadent drinks and deep discussions.  And it appears that she adores alliteration! 

 

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