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A Personal Perspective: In Zimbabwe, I was reminded gratefully, yet again, to recalibrate and appreciate the basics of my life: family, friends, love, food, and sunshine. Receive Special Offers from both us “The Candle Boutique” and Scentsy, plus sneak peaks of new products and general Scentsy news. One study in the journal, Emotion (Mauss, Tamir, Anderson & Savino, 2011), found that those who reported valuing happiness highly experienced greater disappointment and ultimately less happiness when circumstances that should have made them happy failed to meet their expectations. In other words, the findings paradoxically suggest that the more we desire happiness, the less likely we are to experience it. The purpose of a diary study is to assess fluctuations in states (e.g., moods, thoughts, etc.) throughout a given day. This type of study design, sometimes called a within-person design, runs contrary to many studies in psychology, which typically compare differences between people.

To recapture this happy place, I have initiated the process of helping out at a local stable. Yes, 3 decades have passed, and I still crave that sense of joy horses brought me in my childhood. I can’t wait to recapture my old feelings and sense of belonging. 4. Step away from the crowdOne prominent theory of happiness posits that to be happy, we must engage in behaviors that satisfy our three core human needs (Ryan & Deci, 2008): It’s vital to recognize that the path to happiness is different for everyone. So take a deep breath and follow your path. Learn to shut out the bombardment of messages all around you and listen to your yearnings. To recap, we now have three conceptualizations of happiness: hedonia, eudaimonia, and contentment rooted in mindfulness. Smile: One study found that the act of smiling actually increased feelings of happiness in participants. You might also try laughter yoga, or the practice of using breathwork to trigger laughter, which has the potential to reduce anxiety and depression. When he has these negative feelings, there are things that he does to help brighten his day. When he's worried, he closes his eyes and takes deep breaths while counting to ten. When he's feeling blue and things aren't going quite right, he finds his mummy for a big snuggly hug to cheer him up.

Positive psychologist Martin Seligman suggests that there are five key elements that are critical for finding happiness:As children, we lose ourselves in activities and hobbies. Our imaginations know no bounds. Many children have the incredible skill of living in the moment.

I hope that this guide has provided you with the simple steps to finding happiness on a more regular basis. If there’s only one thing you take away from this post, it’s to recognise that you have the power to feel happy within you, and with practice, it can be felt more frequently.

If you’re interested in cultivating greater happiness through mindfulness, we have a range of articles throughout our blog to help you learn more: Similar to practicing looking inwards, taking time to be present across your day will enable you to truly take in your surroundings, and connect with your emotions on a deeper level. Practicing mindfulness at work is becoming a new strategy that businesses like Google and Facebook are encouraging their staff to do, so you may wish to try this in your role, or with your team.

Four big fat stars for the message, but it’s probably closer to a three stars for execution (damn you Goodreads for not allowing half stars still!). For me, horses were my happy place. I couldn’t get enough of my equine adventures. I helped out at the local stables and could happily spend many hours just brushing these majestic animals.There are some gorgeous, bright, colourful illustrations that you can’t help smiling at and are there to help with aiding the happiness feeling and they do just that. The eudaimonic perspective of happiness presents an alternative to the hedonic view, arguing that true happiness is found when one behaves virtuously. Pursuing eudaimonia, therefore, is about doing what is worth doing. Fronsdal, G. (2006). Mindfulness meditation as a Buddhist practice. Insight Meditation Center. Retrieved from https://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/books-articles/articles/mindfulness-meditation-as-a-buddhist-practice/. They argued that these approaches were too data-driven and not rooted in theory or lived experience. Therefore, these scholars designed and validated a measure based on responses from a representative sample of telephone interviews (Ryff & Keyes, 1995).