The sun makes us want to smile, doesn't it?  It's easy when we're aligned and happy. But what mental actions can we take to increase our well-being?

Here are just a few:

Live in accordance with your values

How do you live your values on a daily basis? Do you know what your core values are? Allow yourself to take stock: look at a list on the internet and take stock. Look at the areas of your life to see if you are living up to your values or allowing them to exist. This is fundamental. Our areas of frustration are very often the result of our disregard for our deepest values.

Many relationships are in trouble because the values are not in agreement, or are not expressed.

Love yourself and take a positive view of yourself

What do you think of your body? Do you see your body as a battlefield after all these years, or are you able to look at it with tenderness, rather full of memories? Are you willing to adapt to these changes, or do you struggle with dissatisfaction and stress?

The brain doesn't really like battles. It sends out tons of cortisol when you're in one, and this doesn't favour chemical balance and could lead to weight gain or health problems.

Observe yourself with love and kindness. Love your body and do what's right for it. It will certainly return the favour.

What do you think of your character? Are you one of those people who identify with their faults?  I'm hot-tempered, I'm shy, I'm rubbish....? You're definitely not your fault. Sometimes it's just an awkwardness, a passing weakness or an expression of unease, but you're not those faults. Sometimes they're there, but you also have so many other wonderful qualities! Be indulgent.

Appreciating and complimenting yourself, encouraging yourself and listening to the little positive voices about you

Every day we do our best, as M.RUIZ says so well in the Toltec Agreements. And it's very important (and not egocentric) to recognise our own successes. The recognition we expect from others should first and only be expected from ourselves, which increases our self-confidence.

Watch positive films about yourself and your life

Could you fill a jar or album with happiness? On each page, a positive memory of life. Each time we read or rediscover these memories, a pleasure can come into our lives and make us happy.

Repairing injuries and trauma

It's never too late to take care of our wounds. We must take care of them so that they no longer destabilise our well-being. Just as we would do for a small child or a friend who is suffering in front of us, we have a duty to take care of ourselves too. To take care of everything that has been difficult and to decide to get better, to heal from it all, so that it never again has power over our mood.

Being able to move beyond the painful events in your life.

All suffering is real. But do they deserve to live inside us for the rest of our lives? What is life really asking of us, if not to find a balance in all this?  What are these sufferings asking of us, if not to overcome them?

But how can we become the protagonists of our own well-being, rather than the victims of our own suffering and trauma? Taking action is always the answer, enabling us to move away from our difficulties step by step. That means communicating: saying what you're suffering, so that it doesn't take hold.

May the sun shine in you!