If you’re trying to increase your wellbeing and boost your happiness, well, you’re in for a treat!
Increasing happiness is a topic that’s pretty general, but hugely important, right?
We live in a day and age where we are bombarded by so many things that remind us of what we are missing and what we are not living up to.
That’s creating a lot of unhappiness!
Today, I’ll teach you not one but 5 simple ways that are known to boost happiness and make you feel more vital and energetic.
People always ask me: “Zane, you seem to be cheerful, extra-energetic, positive, how do you do that?”
Well, it simple!
I Turned Happiness Into a Habit!
I wake up each day and decide to feel happy!
The first thing I do before I even get out of bed is just SMILE; I smile while expressing gratitude for the gift of life.
Smiling even when you don’t feel like it aid in lifting your mood and boosts your happiness by increasing your feel-good hormones and that’s been proved by science.
If you want to read more about how smiling can speed recovery when a stressful experience is over, please take a deep dive into this amazing article from Psychology Today.
Som while smiling, I give THANKS to the great night sleep I received; I also give gratitude to the opportunity of a brand-new day filled with all the opportunities that are yet to come with it.
Listing as many things that I am grateful for really helps boost my happiness levels almost instantly.
Here’s a video I created about why gratitude is a MUST cultivate habit:
After my smiling gratitude practice, I get up and drink a tall glass of water.
Most people sleep 5-8 hours per night, and that’s a long time without hydration, so drinking water upon waking up really helps hydrate my body which also helps with boosting happiness.
Then, I spent 5-10 minutes to get centered by practicing mindfulness or doing a 10-minute meditation session using calm.
If you want to learn more about why I meditate daily, please read my article How Mindfulness Saved My Life.
As soon as I am done with my meditation, I am ready to conquer the day!
Do you want the same meditation that I use daily to cultivate an attitude of gratitude? Visit the image below – it’s totally FREE!
This routine has been my daily practice for years.
I know this sounds too simple but believe me when I tell you sometimes the best solutions in life are the simplest ones.
Now to take your happiness boosting capability to a whole new level, I want to share with you this awesome infographic that shows you 5 science-based practices to aid you in boosting your happiness.
Let’s take a look together:
5 Science-Based Practices to Boost Happiness:
Just click on the infographic above to enlarge it, or go here. This Infographic was created by Suzanne Bastear.
(H/T Suzanne Bastear.)
If you noticed, my morning routine incorporates the 1st 2 ways to boost happiness.
Listing things I am grateful for and practicing mindfulness have added much-needed happiness to my overall disposition and you can too now!
So, are you willing to take happiness in your hand?
I hope you answered YES!
Thank you so much for reading, I sure hope you enjoyed this article.
Please let me know your thoughts in the comments section. And while at it share with me what other ways you use to boost happiness and joy in your life.
Xoxo,
Zane
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