“The purpose of our lives is to be happy.”
– Dalai Lama
What better feeling is there than spending time with family? Recently I was fortunate enough to spend a week with mine, but unfortunately my grandpa is not doing very well, which is hard blow for any family to endure.
Tragedies like losing a loved one makes people think about the “coulda, woulda, shouldas” of life. It’s heartbreaking that only when death lingers do you begin to realize what is truly important.
During my visit I stumbled across the article, “50 Ways To Be Happier,” on the website Essential Life Skills. It seems so easy, yet when you look around on a daily basis simple, uncomplicated happiness has become more and more of a limited commodity.
Here are X ways to bring more happiness into your life and the lives of others:
- Learn another language
- Laugh
- Buy flowers for a friend
- Keep a journal
- Tell loved ones how you feel
- Think positive thoughts
- Have a girls (or boys) night
- Do random acts of kindness for strangers
- Watch less TV
- Don’t settle for less than you deserve
- Learn something new every day
- Make a snow angel
- Give someone a hug
- Cook a homemade meal
- Smile
- See the best in everything
- Accept that everyone has their own life path
- Take a deep breath
- Know life won’t give you more than you can handle
- Take a walk
- Learn to forgive
- Exercise
- See every day as a new beginning
- Have a pet
- Travel
- Say “Thank you”
- Volunteer
- Go skinny dipping
- Love unconditionally
- Learn to love yourself
- Be grateful
- Indulge yourself
- Wake up to the smell of coffee
- Sit and enjoy the ocean
- Send a “Thank You” note
- Call a loved one, just because
- Learn a new joke
- Watch the sunset
- Love your family
- Listen to music & enjoy a glass of wine
- Don’t forget about the little things
- Take a hike
- Find a new hobby
- Try something new
- Go for a run
- Try a new recipe
- Appreciate nice socks (cc: @erob1)
- Eat See’s candy
- Learn a new word
- Pay it forward
~Miss Soucie
