Don't worry Be Happy!

Hello and Happy Friday...

Just thought I would share with you an article I read about
FIVE things that research has shown can improve happiness..




Be Grateful

People who were asked to write letters of gratitude to people
who had helped them in some way reported a lasting increase in
happiness. Over weeks and even months after implementing the habit.
Even when people wrote letters but never delivered them to the addressee,
they still reported feeling better afterwards.

Be Optimistic

People were asked to visualize an idea future and describe the
image in a journal entry.  After doing this for a few weeks,
these people too reported increased feeling of well-being.

Count your Blessings

People who practice writing down three good things that
have happened to them every week show significant boosts in
happiness.  The act of focusing on the positive helps people remember
reasons to be glad.

Use your strengths

Another study asked people to identify their greatest strengths,
and then to try to use these strengths in new ways.
This habit, too, seems to heighten happiness.

Commit acts of kindness

It turns out helping others also helps ourselves.
People who donate time or money to charity, or who
altruistically assist people in need, report improvements in there
own happiness.

So there you have it,

Five ways to get happy!

The article I read can be found

HERE.

This is my first time joining in with 5 on Friday,

Thanks Kim and Xanthe.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

I do hope you have a Happy weekend.

Hugs~