Everyone wants to feel happy. It is a precious commodity, constantly craved and in high demand, it’s a great feeling and one we should aspire to experience as much as possible.
During those times when your favorite happiness reserve ran out of happy thoughts and your mood is in need of vitamin H; here is a list of ways to feel happiness instantly. Consume at least one daily without moderation.
- Listen to the birds sing
- Smile at a stranger in the street
- Smell the morning breeze
- Watch the night sunset
- Sing in the shower
- Smile at yourself
- On your journeys, observe the beautiful, funny, interesting little things
- Admire and be inspired by a flower, a ray of sunshine or a child’s laughter
- Eat slowly and enjoy the taste of your food
- Seek physical contact with those you love
- Encourage and praise yourself
- Make a compliment, say kind words to others
- Listen the sound of the wind or waves
- Make a journey on foot
- Express, share your amazement, enthusiasm, spontaneity
- Allow yourself to be optimistic
- Schedule something fun and impulsive
- Breath in a flower’s fragrance
- Slow down and look around you
- Feel the sun on your face
- Get outside for two minutes and take the time to breath deeply
- Celebrate an accomplishment
- Look at the face of a close one as if it was the first time
- Give pleasure, be attentive to the need of someone else
- Accept a compliment
- Rejoice at the qualities of your relatives
- Walk barefoot in nature and feel the soil under your feet
- Lie down on the grass, sand, or on a bench and contemplate the sky
- Take a stroll at night
- Make love
- Go on a picnic
- Change one of your habits
- Stretch like a cat
- Eat breakfast in bed
- Sleep in clean sheets
- Watch the snow fall
- Smell freshly cut grass
- Listen to nature
- Recognize your good qualities
- Browse through an old album photo
- Give someone a hug
- Jump and splash in a puddle
- Laugh
- Savor the smell of coffee or grilled toast in the morning
- Feel the first cold of autumn
- Feel the first goodies of spring
- Listen to the rain fall
- Sit a moment in the sun
- Collect shells, mushrooms and wild flowers
- Watch the stars
- Feel the wind in your hair
- Observe a newborn baby
- Listen to the city’s silence before daybreak
- Kiss someone you love
- Give directions to someone in the street
- Sing in your car
- Absorb the smell of earth after a rainy day
- Watch the light play with your environment
- Let an elderly person pass in front of you at the supermarket
- Hold the door to the person behind you
- Feel the storm’s vibrations
- Enjoy a completed job
- Daydream
- Watch an airplane in the sky and imagine its destination
- Be pleased to see happy people
- Eat a homemade healthy meal
- Do something differently
- Remember what you love of the people that you love
- Call a (not-just-on-social-media) friend
- Re-visit a place that you liked
- Encourage and congratulate someone
- Rejoice at autumn’s colors
- Say a kind word to a bus driver, a train controller or a shop cashier
- Get rid of unnecessary old items
- Remove your shoes when you come in from work
- Listen to your favorite song
- Share the space under your umbrella
- Dance, even on your own at home
- Read a good book
- Make and contemplate the fire
- Try something new
- Make a positive assessment at the end of the day
- Get excited about Friday night
- Think of the challenges you overcame and congratulate yourself
- Go over the good shared memories
- Cuddle your pet
- Plan on saving money now to treat yourself later on
- Dress a nice table for dinner
- Dip your feet in a river
- Enjoy the first sip of tea or coffee in the morning
- Taste the breeze of summer
- Share an emotion
- Sit back and let go of the need to be in control
- Open the window and feel the breeze
- Take a nap
- Exercise and nurture your body
- Decide to be happy
- Meditate
- Thank the universe for supporting you.
What can you add to this list of ways to be happy?
