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101 Ways to Get Your Happy On!

9/9/2016

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​Who doesn't want to be happy??!! Here are some surefire ways to GET YOUR HAPPY ON!
  1. Smile (because a smile is the beginning of love)
  2. Take a walk in nature
  3. Find your Tribe (I love Women on Fire!)
  4. Hang some twinkle lights
  5. Send a handwritten letter to a friend (get a free greeting card)
  6. Make your password a happy one... like - HaHaHappy! or 1LaughAday
  7. Surround yourself with people who lift you up
  8. Turn up your favorite song and dance!
  9. Read Dr. Seuss (My favorite is On Beyond Zebra!)
  10. Play kickball
  11. Grab some crayons and color! (take an adult coloring class at melissaAnne Colors)
  12. Sing in the shower
  13. Draw a ketchup smiley face on your cheeseburger (just like my son does!)
  14. Take an art class (it's my happy place!)
  15. Make a pun - they are punny! (get a Pun a Day)
  16. Give a random stranger a flower
  17. Slow down
  18. Build with legos (get inspired at the Lego Gallery)
  19. Doodle (check out the book: 365 Days of Doodling by Carin Channing)
  20. Meditate (I uses the Headspace app)
  21. Swing at a playground
  22. Jump in leaves
  23. Make a snow angel
  24. Run through a sprinkler
  25. Plant flowers
  26. Hang Happy Art in your home (I have originals and prints available at my website)
  27. Write a bucket list
  28. Make a collage (check out how I made Picked Just for You)
  29. Travel
  30. Forgive someone - maybe even yourself. (Check out this video of Brene Brown talking about Forgiveness)
  31. Eat a chocolate kiss slowly - savor it!
  32. Paint your toenails in 5 different colors
  33. Be curious
  34. Roast a marshmallow
  35. Give a loved one a huge hug
  36. Journal (Learn why journaling is beneficial)
  37. Have a party
  38. Say "No" when you don't want to do something (get some strategies to do this)
  39. Play Frisbee
  40. Exercise - get those endorphins moving (get inspired by Sue Markovich of Clear Rock Fitness)
  41. Make and fly a paper airplane
  42. Get stuff done - accomplish a task
  43. Pet a dog or a cat
  44. Find "pictures" in the clouds (visit the Cloud Appreciation Society and get a cloud a day)
  45. Reminisce
  46. Conquer a fear
  47. Write a letter to loved ones and let them know your hopes for them (Here is my Letter to my Sons)
  48. Say "I Love You"
  49. Paint, draw, sketch - get your art on
  50. Do something nice for someone else (get some Random Act of Kindness ideas)
  51. Play a board game
  52. Build a playing card tower
  53. Apologize
  54. See the good in others - even the ones who you don't like
  55. Go to the beach and listen to the waves
  56. Find Random Hearts in nature (check out all of Carrie Saba's hearts)
  57. Write motivational and inspirational messages on your bathroom mirror (I use window markers)
  58. Take a nap
  59. Sit under a weeping willow tree
  60. Watch the sun rise
  61. Celebrate the little things (I once had a Come-Sit-Your-Ass-On-My-New-Couch party)
  62. Call a friend that you haven't talked to in a long time
  63. Do Yoga (I love AntiGravity Yoga at Synergy)
  64. Take a drive in the country
  65. Do something that scares you
  66. Build a sandcastle
  67. Be spontaneous
  68. Read a book for fun
  69. Take a hike (find a trail near you)
  70. Put a little umbrella in your drink
  71. Chalk on the sidewalk (and listen to I Chalk by Justin Roberts)
  72. Give your car a name
  73. Be grateful (I use Grati Pads from R Nichols)
  74. Jump in puddles
  75. Savor the moment (read my book Moments Meant to Savor)
  76. Write a message on a helium balloon and send into the great beyond
  77. Use emjois (create your own emjoi with Bitmoji)
  78. Go to a marathon and cheer on the runners
  79. Make fingerprint characters (learn how with Ed Emberley's Complete Funprint Drawing Book)
  80. Find your way through a corn maze
  81. Relax in a hammock
  82. Ride a roller coaster or a carousel - which ever is your speed
  83. Embrace your imperfections (read Brene Brown's Gifts of Imperfections)
  84. Lay in the grass and look up at the stars
  85. Fly a kite
  86. Listen to a toddler giggle
  87. Get Silly String and have fun
  88. Tell corny jokes (What do you call an illegally parked frog? ......... Toad.)
  89. Buy yourself flowers
  90. Have a picnic
  91. Visit a sacred place (a church, synagogue, monument, out in nature or anything that feels sacred to you) and sit quietly and simply be
  92. Make a goofy face
  93. Ditch the toxic people in your life
  94. Make a wish and throw glitter into the air
  95. Create a vision board of all your hopes and dreams (learn more about vision boards)
  96. Believe that you can do ANYTHING
  97. Let someone know that they made a positive impact on you (I talked about this in my blog)
  98. Listen to and graciously accept compliments
  99. When you are feeling joy - take a moment to pause, breathe and really feel it
  100. Ride a teeter-totter (cherry-bombs are not allowed)
  101. Love and let yourself be loved
Make it a HAPPY day!
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9/26/2016 01:27:08 am

I know that dating someone else that is better than my ex isn't the key to move on from the pain I’m feeling right now. I can only move on when I start to value myself as a woman and to know my worth without minding anyone's perspective about me. I learned a lot from my past experiences. Instead of looking for someone better than your past, be better and be the best version of you. Being selfish isn't bad. Love yourself first before anyone else. Chin up and make the world your runway. I know that it’s not easy to move on. It takes a lot of time.

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