101 Ways to Be Happy

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101 Ways to Be Happy

By Mara / Source: TripBaseBlog

Do you want to be happy? Of course you do, who doesn't?! Here are 101 easy ways to

achieve a better, happier life!

It's not things that ae us happy but our e"periences#

$ravel can have a profound effect on us by taing us out of our cofort %ones and opening

our eyes to soe of the different places and lives that were unnown to us# It's also &ust fun!

e're obviously big fans of travel, but what else can ae you happy? (ead on for 101 ways

to change your life for the better)

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1. $ravel when you can# $ravel can open your eyes to the world and offer a fresh new

perspective#

/. $ae a weeend trip# If you haven't got the funds for a &aunt to aris, no atter# ven a

weeend or day long brea fro hoe can ae you happier#
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. 2pend tie by the ocean# $here's nothing lie sand between your toes and fresh sea air#

3. 4o caping# 5oune with nature closer to hoe6the food will taste better and you'll

sleep deeper in the great outdoors#

7. 4o sydiving# 8ace your fears and reap the benefits of this e"hilarating e"tree sport6you'll be euphoric for wees#

9. 4o starga%ing# 8ind a spot relatively free of unnatural light and arvel at the beauty of the

night sy#

:. 2it in front of a beautiful view# 8ind a spot close by with a nice view that you can visit

when you need a brea#

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< . =ae enough oney to eet your basic needs# 2tudies have shown that anything beyondthat aount will not necessarily ae you happier#

>. *void financial hierarchies# 8or a new &ob, choose a place where everyone aes a siilar

aount# eople feel better when they feel eual to their co@worers#

10. 8ind satisfaction in the &ob you have# Don't e"pect to find one &ob that will ae you

happy6instead focus on the positive aspects of your wor instead of blaing a &ob for your

unhappiness#

11. $ae initiative at wor# Aou'll gain professional respect, self@fulfillent and feel ore in

control in the worplace#

1/. ;eep plants in your worspace# $he -* $ies found that eployees who decorate their

office space are ore satisfied with their &obs#

1. Bae cooies and bring the to wor# Aou'll en&oy the baing and aing your co@

worers happy#

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13. 4et enough sleep# 2leeping for < hours per night can elevate your ood and better prepareyou to greet the day#

17. $ae vitain 5# ;eeping your iune syste happy will eep you happy#

19. -augh out loud# -aughing releases endorphins and lowers levels of stress horones#

1:. 5oo with ore garlic# 4arlic not only adds delicious flavor to eals, it also eeps blood

pressure down to eep you rela"ed and healthy#

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1>. at ore foods with tryptophan# It has an aino acid needed to ae serotonin, the

cheicals that ae you happy# $ry ore bananas, dairy products and poultry#

/0. or out# "ercising can not only ae you feel better about yourself, it also releases

endorphins in your body to give you a natural high#

/1. at chocolate# Besides releasing endorphins and stiulating serotonin production in your

brain, chocolate releases phenylethylaine, the cheical that causes feelings of love#

//. =editate# *ccording to the Dalai -aa as well as several edical studies, editation not

only decreases stress, but also triggers a neurological response that aes you happy#

/. Do yoga# -earning to control your breathing through yoga practice helps you control your

responses to stress and fear#

/3. 4et a assage# Besides its rela"ing properties, the touch involved in assage creates

warth in your body and releases the cheical o"ytocin6also nown as the cuddle horone#

/7. at chicpeas Cor other beans.# 5hicpeas have an aino acid that aes you happy, and

beans eep your sugar levels steady throughout the day#

/9. Have se"# uerous studies show that a healthy se"ual intiacy with a caring partner can

have treendous physical and eotional benefits#

/:. Install ore windows in your house# 4etting enough e"posure to the sun has been proven

to be crucial to happiness and well@being#

/. Drin coffee# 2tudies in Bra%il showed that people who drin coffee every day are less

liely to suffer fro depression# 5offee is the world's ost popular ood@enhancing drug, but

reeber to drin in oderation

0. at ore spinach# opeye's favorite green is paced with folic acid, an iportant vitain

that boosts serotonin production#

1. at foods high in Oega@ fatty acids# 5ertain inds of fish lie salon or sardines haveOega@, which is nown to elevate ood levels6high doses are even used to treat

depression#

/. at ore colorful fruits and vegetables# $hey contain antio"idants which help reove

to"ins fro our bodies that cause stress and aging#

. ut soe strawberries in your breafast# $he sell of strawberries is nown to invigorate

and energi%e#

3. Drin hot int tea# $he scent of fresh int is energi%ing and the stea will per you up#


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7. 2ile# It taes fewer uscles to sile than it does to frown#

9. =ae a grateful list# 8ocus on all the great things in your life to enhance feelings of &oy

and attract ore good things#

:. Brea outside your cofort %one# Being cofortable doesn't ae you happy6

challenging yourself does#

. Don't regret your decisions# If it turns out you were wrong, don't waste tie worrying

about it, instead ae the ne"t best decision and ove forward#

30. *ccept that you can't be happy all the tie# 8ocus on being content and the trulyhappiness will be all that uch sweeter#

31. $ry to see fro others' perspectives# =uch of our unhappiness coes fro our frustration

with other people not understanding us# $ry to iagine how they see the world and the

frustration will ease#

3/. -et the little things go# $here's no sense in wasting your energy and inhibiting your

happiness by worrying about things you can't change#

3. =ae the decision to be happy# Happiness is an attitude, not a physical state#

33. Don't tae things personally# 2o often, anger and frustration directed at us is a result of

soeone else's isplaced stress# (ecogni%e that it's not necessarily about you and you'll

reain caler and happier#

37. 2avor the sall oents# eople who tae longer to en&oy sall oents and then

reflect on the later in the day show significant increases in happiness#

39. *void coparing yourself to others# It's daaging to self@estee6focus on your own

achieveents#

3:. =ae eaningful goals# Harvard scientists say huans need a sense of purpose to thrive

and that people with dreas and aspirations are happier than those without#

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71. =aintain perspective# hen life starts to feel out of control, reind yourself of the

positive things in your life and how lucy you are#

7/. Define what happiness eans for you# Don't worry about what other people define as

happy, find what aes you happy and go for it#

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7. 2tay close to friends and faily# =oving far away fro networs of support can tae a

toll on your level of happiness6even if you have oved in order to ae ore oney#

73. 4et a dog# $he studies showing the positive effects an's best friend can have on your

psyche are nuerous) better eotional and physical health and a wagging tail#

77. 4ive ore hugs# Hugging releases the sae cheical as assage and is always free!

79. =ae tie for your friends# ersonal connections are so iportant and aing even alittle tie to be with people who ae you sile can eep you happy#

7:. =ae new friends# =eeting other people is e"citing and finding a new person with who

to connect can only enhance your fulfillent#

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93. De@clutter# * clean hoe is a clean ind, and you'll feel better in an orderly environent#

97. Donate to charity# 4iving to those less fortunate than you will ae you appreciate what

you have#

99. (ent a coedy# $ae an hour and a half out of your day for pure laughing entertainent

and you'll feel instantly boosted#

9:. atch ittehroulette#co# If watching nonstop videos of playful

ittens doesn't lift your spirits, nothing will#

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3. $urn off your phone for a day# -et people now in advance that you are taing a personal

day and can only be reached in case of eergency# 2avor the silence#

>7. 2ing in the shower# It doesn't atter what you sing, &ust ae sure you belt it as loud as

possible#

>9. 2tash soe oney in a secret place so you can discover it later# ic a spot you're liely

to forget so you get a thrill wees or onths later when you stuble on it#

>:. n&oy a guilty pleasure $+ show# =ae soe popcorn and banish the guilt6we all need a


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