Be Happy!

Well here in New England it’s pretty rainy out today, so I thought some tips to keep you in a good mood might be in demand!

1. Spend at least 1 hour per day without TV or Computers or iPod on PURPOSE. Driving to work or doing homework does not count. Take time that you would otherwise spend in the virtual world, and read a book or go for a walk, you’ll find this gives you MUCH needed time to organize your thoughts and feelings.

2. Talk to childen; talk to the elderly. Smile while you do it. The combination of innocence and experience will make you step back and analyze your own life choices.

3. Eat healthy. This one is a biggy. Sure burgers make your body feel pleasure, but it is short lived and quickly you feel guilty about your decision. Have an apple instead of chips, half of a sandwich instead of a full one. Our stomaches are small and if you just give the food a second to reach it, you’ll be full on surprisingly little amounts. The best part is how PROUD you will feel afterwards.

4. Don’t hate anything. Think about reasons for people’s behavior and purposes of items or movements you don’t agree with. You don’t have to like it, but hate is a MEANINGLESS emotion. It literally accomplishes nothing. Same goes for worry and awkwardness. You only live once, don’t let these emotions steal any more time than they already have.

5. Take a deep breath and ask “In a year, will I care?” If the answer is no, don’t get worked up.

6. Try new things!! What is the worst that could happen? So you don’t care for that new food or music, so what? By trying new things you can find a new favorite band or dish, and you’ll love new experiences. A lot of the eternal bliss of childhood is that everything is new and different, bring that to your adult life.

7. Don’t be lazy. Often times even if it is a bit cold or rainy out, if you go out and DO SOMETHING with your day, you’ll be VERY glad you did, try and create lifetime memories every day.

8. Smile when you answer the phone.

9. Talk to everyone with your familiar tone of voice. Pretend you’ve already casually met everyone, when we talk to strangers we use different, defensive voices. Get rid of it, people will respond in a surprisingly positive manner. They too will take down the defenses if you start it. You’ll find suddenly strangers are almost all nice people.

10. Think of things you are grateful for, whenever you feel down. If you keep it going long enough, soon you’ll forget why you were feeling down in the first place.

That’s all for today, hope you enjoy!