Finding Happiness
Here are some random things (in no particular order) that may help one to find Happiness. Remember happiness is a state of mind, and life is way to short to be upset, stressed, or depressed all of the time. Give these things a try…and if some of them come off as funny or a little crazy…then have a laugh ( which by the way, makes you smile…equating to..you guessed it…Happiness!! ) LOL
- Take a long needed vacation
- Kiss your significant other
- Swim with a dolphin
- Bungee jump off of something
- Visit any beach
- Read a book
- Help someone
- Learn a new recipe
- If its been a while..buy yourself something nice
- Buy someone else something nice
- Hold a baby
- Jump out of a perfectly good airplane
- Make love with your partner
- Feed a homeless person
- Exercise
- Have some chocolate
- Go see a good live band
- Pray
- Smell a flower
- Play hookie
- Visit someone who is sick
- Pet a dog
- Look up at night and find the big dipper
- Climb a mountain
- Ride a horse
- Start a collection
- Visit a museum
- Skip a rock on the water
- Re-arrange the house
- Bake a cake
- Forgive someone
- Paint on an empty canvas
- Write a song
- Start a journal
- Go fishing
- Sing in the shower
- Take your parents out to dinner
- When around kids…be a kid
- Fly a kite
- Play slug bug
- Find a charity and donate
- Parasail
- Join a league
- Pay for a strangers dinner without them knowing
- Take a nap
- Climb a tree
- Buy some candy
- Write a letter to a far away friend
- Give some things to goodwill
- Go to church
- Go for a boat ride
- Visit a zoo
- Learn a new language
- Play in the rain
- Build something with legos or play dough
- Have a poker night
- Offer to help at a senior citizen home
- Somewhere there is a skee ball game….find it
- Have a snowball fight
- Drink a glass of wine
- Go see a love comedy show
- Donate blood
- Go to any pro sports game
- Build a sand castle
- Open a door for someone
- Tell someone you love them
- Make a bonfire
- Roast some marshmallows
- Drink out of the milk carton
- Invest some $$
- Learn an instrument
- Thank you mother and father
- Ride a roller coaster
- Sit on a park bench
- Ride a fairy
- Go to Disney World/land
- Plant something
- Make a sacrifice for someone
- Hug people
- Hunt for seashells
- Dance
Hey, if there is one thing I do know, is that all of these things are bound to bring some happiness your way. Make your on list and scratch a few off every now and then! Remember the old movie Pay it forward? Try some of that as well. We don’t have to be drawn to negativity, it’s a choice. I’ll say it one more time…Happiness is a state of mind…just try it, what could it hurt?
PEACE Ya’ll!!!
The Author:
Jason Touchette
Photo.
Source: Ab
