What is happiness? To me, it’s the feeling of my cheeks hurting from smiling too much, it’s the feeling of energy flowing inside of me, it’s the feeling of happy tears falling down my cheeks instead of sad tears. I, personally, have had a hard time finding happiness in my daily life. I wanted to change that. Over the last few years, I have changed bits of me to create a happier me. Today I will be sharing some tips on how to have a happier lifestyle.
Let’s get started!
Tip #1: Start Appreciating
- Start appreciating and stop complaining. I have stopped complaining so much. I told myself that there will be no more complaining about the gloomy weather and no more complaining about having homework and tests. Instead, I only allowed myself to think of the bright side. When it rains, I think of how happy I am that we get free water, falling from the sky, to water the trees and plants. And, instead of complaining when I get homework, I tell myself how thankful I am for it. Doing my homework will allow me to learn new ideas, plus it’s a great way to keep busy! I flipped everything around and have learned to dance in the rain instead of hiding under an umbrella, getting all grumpy. Once you begin appreciating, you’ll never go back to complaining. It gets easier and easier.
Tip #2: Start Adapting
- There are some things in the world that just cannot change. I have tried to change certain things that, let’s be honest, can never change. So, I have decided to change myself. Now, understand, that this type of change, according to me, was for the better. The “old” me, shall I use, used to point out every sad thing on the planet. The “old” me could even turn brownies into something horrible! But, now, I only allow myself to see the great and bright things in life. I have changed to become more positive and it works! It turns out that if I wasn’t willing to change, that nothing in my life was willing to change either. Try it out! Change for the better, no matter how cliché that may sound. If you can’t change the world, adapt yourself to the world. In the end, you win because you get to become happier.
Tip #3: Add Excitement
- “Do one thing every day that scares you.” Eleanor Roosevelt sure knew how to live with excitement! The point of that quote is not to tell you to scare yourself to death every single day, but to add excitement to your life often. I try to do something that scares me once a week. I will talk to someone I don’t know or am scared of. I ‘ll even watch a horror film even though I know that it will give me nightmares. A sprinkle of excitement in a mundane life will make your “mundane” life feel special and extraordinary. Always following the rules and playing it safe and boring may bring down a good mood. Not having any excitement in my life left me unsatisfied, so I started adding bits of excitement and it works! I’m happier, much happier. It seems like I wanted something more in life, and excitement and adventures were able to satisfy my craving to be a part of something amazing. That fresh feeling I get after an exciting adventure just makes my cheeks hurt even more, from smiling of course!
The picture below was from a couple days ago when my friends and I decided to be spontaneous. It was quite the adventure!
I hope that you would try out these tips. Know that everyone deserves to be happy. They can be the worst person, the meanest person, the nicest person, or it could just be you. To start off your “happiness journey”, please accept my virtual support. Remember to start appreciating, adapting and live with excitement.
Good luck!
