International Day of Happiness - 20 March
2019-03-20
Since 2013, the United Nations has celebrated the International Day of Happiness as a way to recognise the importance of happiness in the lives of people around the world.
„Shawn Achor is the winner of over a dozen distinguished teaching awards at Harvard University, where he delivered lectures on positive psychology in the most popular class at Harvard, and has become one of the world’s leading experts on the connection between happiness and success.”
There are 5 key steps that we can take each day to increase our experience of happiness:
1) Bring gratitude to mind: Write down three NEW things that you are grateful for each day
2) Journal: About a positive experience you’ve had recently for two minutes once a day
3) Exercise: Engage in 15 minutes of mindful cardio activity
4) Meditate: Watch your breath go in and out for two minutes a day
5) Engage in a random, conscious act of kindness: Write a two-minute positive email thanking a friend or colleague, or compliment someone you admire on social media
Do these steps for 21 days, and you will begin to see a lasting shift in your mindset towards more positivity.
The ideas above have inspired us to find positive news items and share them with you during the upcoming month.
We wish you Happiness!:)
Sources:
http://www.un.org/en/events/happinessday/
http://goodthinkinc.com/project/huffington-post-5-easy-steps-to-accessing-more-happiness-and-boosting-your-success/
