Seven Ways to Feel Happy Now!

Have you ever had one of those days? I did – last week in fact. And it wasn’t pretty. Fortunately I made the commitment to get happy, and get happy fast, by making a list of everything I could do right away to restore my mood immediately!

Have Sex
I’ll be honest – I thought about this one first. But considering my miserable mood, I just couldn’t bring myself to get hot and bothered that quickly.  Yes I realize a roll in the sack can get the happy vibes going, but that day it just wasn’t in the cards.

Laugh
I figured finding something simple to make me chuckle would invoke at least temporary happiness. It took me a minute or two, but I was able to remember something funny that happened and it made me smile.

Change Posture
I have possibly the poorest posture of anyone I know and when I’m aggravated, it gets even worse. So, I pulled back my shoulders and forced myself to sit up straight. I now feel taller and my stomach feels nice and flat.

Smile
I twittered about my unhappiness and someone gave me the idea to ‘just smile.’ Smiling instantly puts you in a good mood – and after forcing the first 30-seconds I started to giggle at my own smiling!

Write Down Five Things are Great Right Now
I got out my trusty notebook and tried to write as quickly as possible. 1. I’m Healthy 2. Co-hosting a kick-ass event next week 3. My business is successful 4. I have great family and friends 5. I’m getting out of bed at 5am three mornings a week to work out. Yay me!

Stop Criticizing
The negative self-talk starting at 5am that morning is what got to me to this miserable place. How can I get rid of these thoughts? Just STOP! No I don’t suck. Yes I am smart. Yes I can do it. There – take that critical voice!

Talk About It
Instead of telling one person, I decided to vent my frustrations in my blog on Savor the Success as well as this blog here. Whew! I’m done, and guess what? I actually did feel better.

What’s your favorite way to feel happy instantly?

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