It’s video time again and we have another classic ‘What is Happiness to you’ portrayal ready and waiting for you to view.
This week we have filmed the beautiful and delightful Fashion Designer Marinela Cifteli founder of Kurru Kurru the exclusive fashion label based in Ibiza.
Marinela is originally from Albania and talks directly from the heart… her honesty is refreshing and touching.
Enjoy…
In the pursuit of Happiness many of us find it therapeutic to have a good cleanse or de-clutter in preparation for a new or refined way of life. A spring clean works wonders to rejuvenate and spruce things up a bit. This goes for our inner self as well.
Once true Happiness is found maintenance is simple and easy… a quick check in with ourselves on a regular basis, questioning our Happiness status and assessing the need for further development. Everyone benefits from the odd tweak or two, all you need to do is ask yourself and listen. Remember we are all ever evolving beings, we don’t just arrive at a level of Happiness and stay there at that same point forever. Happiness gets better and better as we improve, learn and develop.
Every now and again we reinvent ourselves, clear out our drawers, give away our old clothes, re-style ourselves and liven things up with a new hair do or wardrobe. Well here at Chasing Happiness Towers we feel it’s time for just that. Out with the old and in with the new. We’re having a new look and feel to the site. Chasing Happiness is having a make over!
In the name of Happiness we are creating as Happy a site as possible. We hope you like the new art work, I personally love the header courtesy of PinnacleWebsiteDesign.com. Please let us know your thoughts and please B Happy. x
What is Happiness to you? I asked this intriguing question to various stars of Ibiza… the answers are truly unique.
Last week we kicked off the launch of this new video series with the Guru of Tao himself – The Barefoot Doctor and what a treat. Viewings skyrocketed, we had such a fantastic response, thank you.
This week we are graced with the presence of Anthony Pike – former playboy and founder of the famous Pikes Hotel Ibiza. Remember Wham – Club Tropicana where drinks were free? George Michael filmed the video at Pikes when he was 18 years old, Tony appeared as the moustached topless barman. Since then Anthony has enjoyed filling his hotel with hundreds of celebrities year after year – Freddie Mercury, Grace Jones, Julio Iglesias, Kylie Minogue, Kate Moss… the list is endless.
Enjoy, looking forward to your comments.
Happiness is… Love. Well today is the day of Love itself – Valentines Day, after all. The day when we treat our loved ones to extra special attention, when we consciously think of love and how much our loved ones mean to us.
Unfortunately people have got themselves all caught up in the consumerism trap of Valentines Day by believing they should buy their special someone a big fancy gift or splash out on an over priced meal or even a weekend away to show their true love.
Nobody needs to spend lots of money to show their love for another. Keep it simple and from the heart – it will mean a whole lot more. Don’t be put off by the commercialism of it all, it really is what you choose to make it – a homemade card, thoughtful gestures, kind loving words, more hugs and cuddles than usual, a romantic walk hand in hand. Try it.
And remember in this time of rush, rush, busy, busy, no time it feels good to pause in life and consciously think of your loved ones and special someone, how much they mean to you and dedicate a little of your precious time to your precious ones. A bit of conscious effort makes all the difference and what a perfect day to take a moment and realise your love – a day not to take them for granted but to feel the love.
Happiness is moving! Maybe not to everyone but to me this week it is. After living in temporary accommodation for 3 months we have a place of our own – somewhere we can call home. We are soooo excited as it is our little dream house – a cute detached white finca in the countryside of Ibiza, it even has a sea view nestled in between the almond trees. Hence this week’s blog – Happiness is… moving.
Our new home...
You see hubby and I have been following our dreams for 2 years now. This time 2 years ago, with our youngest daughter having left home, we decided to sell our big house, give up our exec jobs and follow our dreams – living a life of travel, adventure and happiness. How amazing we thought to actually be able to live in happiness everyday. To have the freedom to work when we want to, work on what we want to work on, where ever we want to work – hows that for happiness? Our dream was to find a balance of work and leisure whilst living in beautiful inspiring surroundings ( as I type this a little bird has come to sit on the window grill, chirping and tweeting, as if on cue ).
So 2 years on how well have we done? Have we achieved our goal of travel, adventure and Happiness? -
We travelled Spain and Latin America for one year, which was a fantastic experience. We have certainly packed our fair share of adventure into our lives – life has now become one big adventure. As for Happiness, we are living in hubby’s birth place of Ibiza – he feels so lucky and happy to be back home. I am writing this blog from the front terrace of our wonderful little home in the most amazing and peaceful scenery of almond trees, pretty bright yellow wild flowers and lush greenery all flanked with rolling hills. I feel blessed to be ‘working’ on such an enjoyable subject – Happiness, so much so that it doesn’t feel like work, it’s more a driving passion of mine. I have an innate sense of calmness, tranquility and bubbling Happiness that rests within as my natural state. I am whole heartedly enjoying life and all it has to offer me – so yes, I can categorically report that I am happy and as for hubby the constant grin on his joyful face says it all!
The Buddha said “There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.”
So which way to happiness? As Buddha said Happiness is the way to Happiness. But how do we get there? And where is there?
Happiness is subjective, it means different things for different people; a babies smile, the smell of a pine forest, the laugh of a friend. For me happiness is connection, time to spend with loved ones, freedom, nature and following my dreams. Happiness comes from within.
What is happiness to you? That’s the question I’ll be asking various people here on Ibiza. I have a few celebs lined up for the subject of ‘ What is happiness to you?’ Each week I will up load a short video of a star answering in their own words what happiness means to them. I’ll let you know when the first one is ready, soon.
In the mean time maybe you too can ponder the question What is happiness to you? And if you want to send me your answers – short video or email that would be fantastic. You never know you may appear along side the stars of Ibiza on my video compilation. belinda@ChasingHappiness.net
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Living in this world of convenience, immediacy and have it allness it’s easy to slip into thinking ‘I want to be Happy and I want it now’. So what actually is Happiness? What makes us Happy? The latest designer bag, phone or gadget? 
Acquiring these things may give you a buzz, an immediate high and charge of energy but it won’t last. It may fool you into thinking it’s Happiness but it isn’t. It’s a shallow superficial trigger of your adrenalin surging aimlessly around your body providing a fix temporarily – soon to be replaced by a hollow emptiness, a low of flatness.
True lasting Happiness can only be found from within not from without – not fancy trinkets nor material possessions. The secret is to dig deep within yourself and find the real you. The one that’s always been there from birth, waiting patiently and quietly for you to rouse it. To awaken it from deep slumber and re-connect. To feel at one with the universe, Happy to be alive and sure in your life’s purpose – to be the best you you possibly can be.
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I have to admit I am bursting at the seams with excitement. The reason? I am to be featured in this weeks Sunday Times, in the Style Magazine section, an article on what it feels like to move to Ibiza and find happiness.
My whole inside is glowing with a lovely warm feeling – after pausing to assess this feeling with questions such as ‘ Is it my ego, power housing to the surface? ‘ ‘ Where is this feeling stemming from? ‘ ‘ What emotions are bubbling ? ‘ and a little deliberation with myself I conclude that I am feeling the emotion of proudness. Yep, I am very proud to say that I am being featured in The Sunday Times and do you know what? It feels good! In fact it feels darn good and I’m enjoying the feeling.
So what’s all this about? What’s my point? Is this just an excuse to brag about being in a prestigious Sunday newspaper? No, I’m using this as an example. My point is that it’s important to allow your feelings to flow. Allow positive or negative feelings to raise from deep within, feel, acknowledge and then let them flow out. Keeping feelings locked inside and cooped up will only breed dis-ease and unhappiness.
Next time an emotional situation arises remember to allow your feelings. If they’re negative allow, feel, acknowledge, let them flow and move on . If positive allow, feel and acknowledge as long as you like and then let them flow. Feel the Happiness within.
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OK this stuff isn’t rocket science but someone still needs to come up with it in the first place!
Happiness is a connection of the inner and outer. That is the inner self; the invisible one people are born with but brought up to ignore and taught how to totally disconnect with. And the outer self; the image people see, touch and portray to others.
In order to achieve true lasting Happiness connection must exist between inner and outer. Easy? Well not to most people as the majority on this planet do not know who their inner self is or that it exists, they will never experience their inner self and thus continue to live in a pure world of outer, where things happen to them and where collecting status and stuff is of the most importance. That’s OK, this is normal for the culture we live in, it’s how the world currently works. But if you desire real Happiness to be whole and warm from the inside, to feel alive, loved, valued, fulfilled and able to see the beauty in everything then you need connection.
Connection is the key; the key to Happiness, the key to Love. Without connection we are empty vessels. So how do we connect? Find your inner self! Start by loving yourself. Connect with yourself first, then others and nature, it will all follow in line if you truly want it and allow.
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