In June 2012, the United Nationals designated March 20 (also the first day of spring) to be the International Day of Happiness thereby giving global recognition to the importance of happiness and well being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives.
Different parts of
the world are doing different things on or around March 20, such as the
• Giant Orange Happiness Wall-Participate in one or create your own
10 Ways to Improve
Happiness and Contentment: Action for Happiness, a leading proponent of happiness, which helps people implement various actions
to improve mental well being and to create a happier and more caring
environment, has identified 10 ways to improve happiness and contentment:
• Giving: Do things for
others
• Relating: Connect with
People-Call a friend, have lunch
• Exercising: Take care
of your body-Reduce TV viewing and time spent on computers, cell phones and
other technology. Take a walk, dance
• Appreciating: Notice
the world around you. Write down 5 things each day you feel grateful for. Keep
it simple and short.
• Trying out: Keep
learning new things. Play. Idle games and play can introduce something entirely
different into your day
• Direction: Have goals
to look forward to
• Resilience: Find ways to bounce back
• Emotion: Take a
positive approach
• Acceptance: Be
comfortable with who you are
• Meaning: Be part of
something bigger
Other Resources for Increasing
Happiness
• 5 Mindfulness Steps That Guarantee Increased Success and Vitality: Dr. Ellen Langer’s approach to reducing unhappiness by increasing
mindfulness
• Smile
Not interested in today’s activity? Check out the Take a Break Pinterest for lots of Take a Break ideas.
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