It’s important to make sure to take care of yourself first. We all want to help our family, friends, maybe even the world. But unless we make sure our own needs are met, we won’t be in much of a position to do so.  

Remember, your happiness improves your health and your health improves your happiness. Taking care of yourself empowers you to be able to help others.

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It’s good enough.  You are good enough! So, learn to say, “I’ve done my best” and let it go. Accepting people and especially accepting ourselves, with all our qualities and flaws is part of being a happy, healthy person.

Practice accepting yourself and your work by saying kind things to yourself and about the things you create. It’s okay to pat yourself on the back. In fact, it’s highly beneficial.

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Laughter creates happiness endorphins in our brains that have been shown to be very healing to mind, body and spirit.

Adding positive feelings each day on purpose is just as important as exercising or proper nutrition to your health and your happiness.Use this list of words to find funny, and happy things to help you laugh.

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Medical science shows that eating properly and getting enough and regular hours of sleep are vitally important to good health, and it turns out to increased happiness as well. 

Enjoy more details on this list of simple things you can do to improve your health with food, sleeping, journaling, positive morning affirmations, positive media and kindness.

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Creating things accesses deeper subconscious areas of our mind so we can become more aware of our feelings, thoughts and experiences.  It is also quite fun to create!

Take a class on creating fun things. You’ll meet new people and learn new things which are two of our previous Happiness Tips!

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Sunshine is a major source of Vitamin D in our bodies which is vitally important to our health. It is also associated with reductions in episodes of depression. Our modern lifestyle and diet do not give us the levels of vitamin D our body requires so it’s very important to make time to go out into the sunshine for at least ten minutes a day.

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While there are many forms of meditation, one growing trend is “Mindfulness Meditation”. I’ve found it to be extremely helpful and I’m grateful I’ve learned it. 

People who practice meditating for twenty minutes a day report feeling happier and healthier and experiencing less severe stress and anxiety. More on this later but for now…b r e a t h e!  Listen to the brief sample of how to do “Mindfulness Meditation”.

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Eat mindfully. A lot has gone into the food that we eat from the moment a farmer planted it to the person who prepared it for you.  

You’ll enjoy it much more and studies show you’ll probably lose weight because you’ll give your brain a chance to realize you are full before you overeat.

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When something difficult happens say to yourself, “Okay that happened, now what?”  Asking what you can do next empowers you and gives you the ability to focus on action to improve your situation. 

Being proactive, choosing your next course of action keeps in you the moment which means you won’t be doing things like regretting the past or being anxious about the future.

Prayer for Serenity

God, grant me the serenity

to accept the things I cannot change,

the courage to change the things I can,

and the wisdom to know the difference.

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The more new things we expose ourselves to learning the more new pathways grow in our brains. They call it neuroplasticity and it’s an important part of brain health.  

Learning creates a sense of positive expectation and excitement in our life and it can be very rewarding in a whole host of ways that many people experience making them happier. 

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