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How to Be Happy: Simple Ways to Feel Happiness

Everyone wants to feel happiness. I bet you do?
Happiness 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.
So check out my 99 ways to feel instant happiness during those times when your favorite happiness cash machine or provider has runned out of happy thoughts and your mood is in need of vitamin H. Please 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, intere
sting 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
Savour 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
Meditate
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
Try something new
Thanks the universe for supporting you.
What can you add to this collection of ways to be happy? Enjoy!

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