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I always tell friends that are depressed or lonely for periods of time to
get some $1s or 5s and some tacks....tack up some money at laundromats, on
trees at the park (where the homeless hang), bus benches.
Tuck 'em in the chain link on playground swings...and picture the fun!!
(Gosh, I used to be a beeeotch.)
wait, so your tip to be happier is to randomly give away money that you most likely don't have to someone that most likely doesn't deserve it? genius!
I have always believed in the "fake it till you make it" philosophy. Many days I did NOT want to go to/be at, work. I'd be a bit grumpy and unhappy. I worked in customer service so a lot of "How are you today?" exchanges and I couldn't say I was "grumpy and unhappy" so I'd say, "Excellent, thank you!". After three or four times of this I'd actually start to feel, if not "excellent", at least, "okay" and it did get better. I still do this sometimes and it works for me.
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Originally Posted by 6.7traveler
The best way to brighten your day is to brighten someone else's day. Help out and serve others whenever you can and you'll find joy and good in this world. Worrying about "your" happiness is the very reason which causes unhappiness.
#1 tip is to smile? That would put someone else in a better mood. Where are the tips to put myself in a better mood?
Because you get smiles and good attitude back.
Just try it for one day. Consciously smile.
You will see that while you are on the road, other drivers will smile at you. You instantly feel a bit better.
You pump gas, smiling - other people will smile back.
You smile at the cashier at the store - he/she will smile back and maybe even say something nice.
You get niceness back when you smile which can make you feel happier.
Also, it makes you more approachable. Guys will more likely flirt with you. You more likely get a compliment if somebody likes your shirt/car/shoes/hair. The guy whom you cut off with your car might not curse at you but just think "oh well"
#1 tip is to smile? That would put someone else in a better mood. Where are the tips to put myself in a better mood?
Not really.
Studies using brain imaging technology, like PET Scan, have shown that when you physically contort the muscles in your face so as to create the facial expression we call a smile, the brain actually IS fooled into thinking you're happy! From the nerve stimuli being sent to the brain from those contracting muscles. So what does the brain do? Release some more of those "feel good" neurotransmitters like Serotonin and Dopamine.
The PET scans show that the part of the brain associated with happiness--which is, BTW, located within the Limbic center--"lights up" when people physically make the effort to smile, even if it's a fake one and not one derived from true happiness at the time.
This technique is just one in the field of Bio-Feedback. And you would be amazed at what you can do to your body simply by using thought processes.
wait, so your tip to be happier is to randomly give away money that
you most likely don't have to someone that most likely doesn't deserve it? genius!
Exactly. Giving to someone less fortunate than yourself...and there are plenty,
takes the focus off self...giving of time or even $1 to be found by a child or by someone
that feels no one cares, changes our focus.
Giving, especially if we think we can't afford it is pretty much the stairway to Heaven.
Everyone deserves a little help...if a smile or to find a paper dollar someone purposely
left as a kind gesture in a phone booth change slot/laundromat helps the giver and the receiver.
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Chocolate works for me.
