5 Simple Ways to Feel Happier Now.

5 Simple Ways to feel happier now

Feeling happier doesn’t have to be complicated.

In fact, a small shift in your daily routine can do wonders to your well-being. Whether you’re struggling with stress or just need a little pick-me-up, these tips will help brighten your day.

Here are five simple ways to feel happier now, even if your life’s situation is not so great at the moment.

5 Simple Ways to Feel Happier Now

1 Smile 😊 More.

Smiling can trigger a chemical reaction in your brain that releases hormones such as dopamine which can increase your feelings of happiness. According to psychologist Tara Kraft and Sarah Pressman, smiling can also make you feel better and reduce stress.

Their study in Psychological Science found that smiling can yield both psychological and physiological benefits. Kraft and Pressman say that smiling can help you get through a stressful situation, even if the smile isn’t genuine. If, however, you can make a genuine smile, your heart rate may decrease during moments of stress.

Meditation is another useful tool to help lower your heart rate. It can be as straightforward as sitting quietly for a few minutes each day― focusing on the inhalation and exhalation of your breath―watching those thoughts come and go like waves on the beach.

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. As Mother Teresa puts it, “Peace begins with a smile.“

Read: The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

5 Simple Ways to Feel Happier Now

2. Be Grateful 🌊🐟📘

Two ways we can look at the world: One is to see the craziness of what is happening right now, then go on complain about it. Another way is to see from a higher perspective what’s happening now is part of the evolution.

As the physicist, Albert Einstein once said, “The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.”

Gratitude is strongly associated with more happiness since it is the antidote to entitlement. Try this: Think about seven things in your life right now that move you, that inspire you, that brings you hope. How have these things help you changed the way you see the world?

Take a moment with a pen and paper to write down your answers. It may your parents, your children, your partner, a miracle in your life perhaps that you cannot explain. Put it all on paper. When we’re grateful, we’re more appreciative for what we have, where we come from, and for our friends and family.

Read: The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

5 Simple Ways to Feel Happier Now

3. Buy Experiences Instead of Stuff💸🪶

Researchers at Cornell University found that “experimental purchases” (which they define as “money spent on doing”) provides more enduring happiness than “material purchases” (which they define as money spent on having “). Becoming lighter is the only way to fly.

Your experiences will inspire you, challenge you, and stay with you the longest. Therefore, collect experiences that will stay with you throughout your lifetime. You will gain more from the thrills and from the social interactions than any material asset can provide you.

Read: Soulful Simplicity by Courtney Carver

5 Simple Ways to Feel Happier Now

4. Commit Acts of Kindness. 🫂💙🐟

Research from the University of Chicago and Northwestern University shows that when it comes to our happiness, the joy of giving outlasts the joy of receiving.

In in a forthcoming paper in Psychological Science, Assoc. Prof. Ed O’Brien of Chicago Booth and Northwestern University PhD, states that “If you want to sustain happiness over time, then repeated giving, even in identical ways to identical others, may continue to feel relatively fresh and relatively pleasurable the more that we do it,”

“The smallest act of kindness,” says writer, Khalil Gibran, “is worth more than the greatest intention.“

So, go make someone’s day, today.

Hold the door open for them and let them go first. And when you’re in line at the food store or a drive through, pay for the person behind you.

When we connect with people and touch their hearts, it positively strengthens humanity and strengthen your soul in the process. As the Dalai Lama beautifully said, “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”

Read: Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui by Karen Kingston

5 Simple Ways to Feel Happier Now

5. Empower Other People. 🗣️👥🫂

You can do what I cannot do. I can do what you cannot do. Together we can do great things.” ~ Mother Teresa

When we empower other people to evolve their thinking, it’s a total win-win situation.

“The beauty of empowering others,” writes international bestselling author, Barbara Colorose, “is that your own power is not diminished in the process.”

Final Thoughts 💭🗣️💬

Following these five steps will help spark the happiness that you then, must nurture.

What’s follow “I am” is what you’re inviting into your life.

We each have a different definition of happiness and fulfillment, so you’ll need to identify the one that resonate with you the most.

Once you do, you don’t need to wait, you can start today. All it takes to begin is an open mind and courage to change.

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Thank you for reading.

This post is represented solely for entertainment purposes, it’s not intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician, psychotherapist, or other qualified professional. Thank you.

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