Tuesday, March 3, 2009

10 Steps to Happiness

  1. Plant something and nurture it
  2. Count your blessings - at least five - at the end of each day
  3. Take time to talk - have an hour-long conversation with a loved one each week
  4. Phone a friend whom you have not spoken to for a while and arrange to meet up
  5. Give yourself a treat every day and take the time to really enjoy it
  6. Have a good laugh at least once a day
  7. Get physical - exercise for half an hour three times a week
  8. Smile at and/or say hello to a stranger at least once each day
  9. Cut your TV viewing by half
  10. Spread some kindness - do a good turn for someone every day
-- Author Unknown

2 comments:

Unknown said...

If I may add:

* Say the 3 little magic words to your loved ones each day
* Give your loved ones a hug each day
* Spend more time with your loved ones

... certainly it may be different for different people and what's yours?

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Unknown said...

To quote Marci Shimoff (author of NY Times bestseller 'Happy for No Reason'):

"When you're 'happy for no reason,' you bring happiness to your everyday experiences rather than try to extract happiness from them. It's not that your life always looks perfect - it's that however it looks, you'll still be happy!"

- highly recommended to get hold of her book and read it.