Be Happier Person Starting Today with these 2 tips

Do you ever wonder why happy people are so happy? I’m a happy person. It’s a choice that I make each and every morning when I wake up. I tell myself that it feels so much better than the alternative…being not happy.

 

Definition of happiness- 
1.delighted, pleased or glad as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person 
2. characterized by or indicative of pleasure, contentment, or joy.

Be Happier Person Starting Today with these 2 tips

I don’t know many people who don’t want to be happy, do you? Even though we are all on our own pursuit of happiness and figuring out what makes us happy, we can probably all agree, that happy just feels good. 
 Assuming you are already happy, what if I shared two ways for you to get “happier” this year. And if you are unhappy, two tips that will completely change that around.

Be Happier Person Starting Today with these 2 tips

A Gratitude List

Starting the minute you finish reading this and every day there after, take out a sheet of paper and write out a Gratitude list.
Look around you, look at what you have, look at the people in your life. 

Be Happier Person Starting Today with these 2 tips

Each day write out at least 3 things that you are grateful for. Studies have shown people who express gratitude on a daily basis are generally happier people.

Be Happier Person Starting Today with these 2 tips
Tell someone that you like them or love them.

Did you know that creating happiness for others doesn’t have to cost money or have to involve material items. Sometimes just hearing ” I like You” or ” I love you”  creates happiness for both the receiver as well as the messenger, particularly when it is unexpected.

Be Happier Person Starting Today with these 2 tips

Be Happier Person Starting Today with these 2 tips

Two simple and easy ways that I hope will make you a happier person today.
Okay, so are you ready to be happier this year?

Be Happier Person Starting Today with these 2 tips

 What are you tips for maintaining happiness?

Don’t forget to follow me on instagram and facebook for more happy stories and pictures.

 

Grateful for~
The chance to see my husbands family from Dallas yesterday.

 
 


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28 Comments

  1. Love these ideas Laura! My mom would constantly tell us as children, "Choose to be happy". It drove me nuts but she was so right. It's a choice to focus on the positive and give more love to others. Thanks for the reminder!

  2. Love that picture:) I'm resolving to try to comment more this year, which may or may not make "me" happier, but it should make everyone else happier, for sure:)

    Grateful that no one was sick over our vacation, just sick once we got back home!

    Jessica

  3. What an adorable and sweet little face! Love redheads!

    We always have a choice. And I choose gratefulness and thanksgiving; they're great joy-bringers! Great post!

  4. Laura…love, love this…how can you not be happy when looking at such a face full of joy….Hey, I just wrote about being grateful for piles of laundry….so I am on my way to my gratitude list!!…We all have so much to be grateful for…so many blessings to count every day!!

  5. What awesome suggestions. I have been wanting to start a gratitude list for a while now and I think I will start tonight. If you haven't already, I would love for you to share this at my Winter Blues Wednesday party going on right now. I would love for more people to get to read this. Hope to see you there.

  6. How cute is she? Great post, Laura ~ I started my list of 1000 Gifts (a la Ann Voskamp) two years ago… it's a daily practice and I just listed #5489 thru #5497 this morning. One of the best things I've ever done. 🙂
    xo Heidi

  7. Hi Laura, I've been keeping a gratitude journal and I find myself looking for things to be grateful for … always a good thing! Thanks for the great blog and Happy New Year!

  8. You're Blessed and You're Happy.
    And by knowing this, and knowing that it will affect your posts in one of my favorite Blogs makes me Happy.
    The Blessing in tails, button nose and can-I–go-play-now-? expression did the rest ahahah

    Thank you for sharing your Gifts and Family! And your Blessings… by seing one tends to believe it's possible and whitout noticing is already halfway there.

    Teresa

  9. I agree with all of your tips! I have learned to be grateful for what I have. That makes a huge difference. Sometimes, we keep thinking that "the next thing" will make us happy, but if we look around, there is plenty of be happy about. We shouldn't always look for it when it's staring right at us!

  10. Hi Laura, a grateful heart makes a beautiful person. Nice reminders! Thanks so much for stopping over at Quirky Vistas earlier and leaving me your sweet comment. How exciting to be a featured "Wow!" Love it. Thank you so much for doing that. I sure appreciate it.
    Liz

  11. I love this post and will be featuring you tonight at my Winter Blues Wednesday party that opens at 8pm EST. Please stop by and pick up an I've Been Featured button. Thanks.

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