Have you ever heard of a happiness jar? The concept behind it is that you write something that makes you happy on a piece of paper every day and put it into the jar. Whenever you need a pick-me-up, dig into your jar and read your happy thoughts! I initially wrote about happiness jars here.
While you can certainly have a happiness jar with any jar that you have in your home, I thought it would be fun to make one with a DIY colored mason jar. Here’s how I did it:
Repeat after the puppy below: I am who I am. Your approval is not needed.
Don’t waste time trying to impress others.
The right people will love the real you.
Stay silly.
You were born an individual.
You are fabulous exactly the way you are.
Don’t be afraid to be you.♥
Become an official Happster & get free happy notes here: http://tinyurl.com/imahappster
Happy Gratitude Sunday! I hope you’re all having a great week so far. Have you been enjoying the little things lately? Are you focusing on the positive events in your life? When you feel grateful and happy, you aren’t able to feel negative emotions like anger or envy. Let go of any stress that you’ve ben holding onto this week right now and remind yourself of all of the great things are going on.
Here are 3 things I’m grateful for today: Continue reading “Gratitude Sunday”
Hi Happsters! I wanted to share an amazing story with you today about an extraordinary act of kindness.
Continue reading “The Homeless Man Who Gave Back a Diamond Ring”
It’s time again for Gratitude Sunday! A few weeks ago I introduced this tradition because I think gratitude is so important to our happiness.
There are so many benefits of practicing gratitude, but I wanted to specifically share this one with you today: In a series of experiments in the the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, listing off all the things you are thankful for were linked with a brighter outlook on life and a greater sense of positivity.
Here are 3 things I’m grateful for today:
Continue reading “Gratitude Sunday”
Are you challenging yourself to see the good today?
Today, challenge yourself to:
Choose optimism over pessimism
Choose laughter over jealousy
Choose forgiveness over anger
Choose love over hatred
Choose to see a wish over a weed ♥
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Become an official Happster & get free happy notes here: http://tinyurl.com/imahappster
A recent study found that people over the age of 55 tend to be happier than any other age group. So what can the rest of us learn from them? Continue reading “What 55+ Year Olds Can Teach the Rest of Us about Happiness”
I hope you’re having a great weekend! Thank you to everyone who shared what they were grateful for last week when I announced Gratitude Sundays. I love reading all of your comments!
I want to continue the tradition this week with three things I’m grateful for today: Continue reading “Gratitude Sunday”
Monday has snuck up on us again. Try your best to enjoy it!
I came upon this turtle the other day who was completely content lying in the sand for hours on end. Every once in awhile, he would move an inch and try to get into the ocean, but couldn’t quite make it. While he was stuck on the sand, I could tell that he loved being in the sun and knew that his time would eventually come to get back in the water.
It’s better to be a turtle who walks patiently and enjoys every step of the way, rather than a rabbit who runs fast, but misses all the details of life.
Are you enjoying this Monday? What are you up to today?
When is the last time you thought of something you were grateful for? Often times we get caught up in what isn’t exactly perfect in our lives and forget to be thankful for what is going right.
Since it’s so easy to fall into that pattern, I decided to start a series of posts about gratitude. In the TED Talk I recently watched, Shawn Anchor suggests that you think of 3 things you’re grateful for each day. I usually do this when I wake up in the morning, but I want to take it a step further and share my gratitude with you all every Sunday. I would love for you to join me and tell me what you’re grateful for in the comments as well!
Showing gratitude is one of the most effective ways to reduce anxiety, depression, anger, and many more negative or “below the line” emotions.
Here are three things I’m grateful for today: Continue reading “Welcome to Gratitude Sundays”
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