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Remembering Happiness
At The Happiness Institute we sincerely believe that achieving happiness requires nothing more than practicing a few simple disciplines every day.
But most people don’t associate happiness with discipline. And as a result, they frequently don’t experience all the possible benefits because they don’t do what they need to do often enough.
In the same way you need to shower every day to stay clean, and you need to exercise every day (or most days) to be fit, so too do you need to engage in happiness inducing activities on a regular basis to really experience lasting happiness.
The key then, for many people, is remembering. You might use our free eNewsletter to remind you, or something like the free weekly tips from http://www.makingchanges.com.au, or you might have your own strategies.
Let us know what you do to remember to be happy? Please feel free to post your ideas below…
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November 2nd, 2006 at 3:23 pm
Hullo Dr Happy………ah yes Happiness can be neither bought or sold……..it is.
November 3rd, 2006 at 12:26 am
I go to the gym. Good brain chemicals, makes such a difference.
November 3rd, 2006 at 12:28 am
Sorry, I didn’t answer yr question about remembering! I have a diary that I feel out about once a week and it is really a chronicle of how I’ve been going at staying happy. That helps keep me focussed.
November 6th, 2006 at 5:18 pm
For me …Happiness is about being in a ‘zone’, feeling content and balanced and knowing what that feels like. I recreate my ‘zone’ during the day by looking at an inspirational photo that clears my mental space and helps me ‘be’ on my own for a few minutes, enough time to appreciate what is around me, give thanks and focus on on my desires…
November 19th, 2006 at 12:20 pm
I think this is one of the hardest things for me … remembering. Remembering what it is to be happy when I am in a ‘bad’ place.
Some of the ways I have been trying to remember recently include:
Writing a Live Journal (and re-reading it later)
Enjoying music (and remembering that I enjoy it)
Enjoying reading (and remembering that I enjoy it)
Spending time with my 3 year old neice (one of the ultimate reminders!!)
Walking and Swimming (I agree with Lani about the Good Brain Chemicals - and the rhythmic nature of the exercise clears the mind to process and remember)