Ways to Boost Your Happiness

Some ways to boost your happiness don’t even take any real effort at all. It could be as easy as making sure you are taking adequate breaks at work, spending time with your favorite pet, spending time with positive people, or even taking that vacation you’ve been putting off for far too long.

Here are a few ideas for you to boost your happiness meter!

While this seems glaringly obvious to many people, there are those who have made a habit of reclusiveness. For your happiness’ sake, getting out of your rut and spending time with friends should be something that you plan and pursue as a matter of importance.

While it sounds easy enough, the real catch is in quality and not quantity. Don’t surround yourself with negative people expecting them to turn your bad mood around. Choose your ‘friends’ wisely.

Seek out those with a positive perspective on life as we said before. You need to be with the people who you can laugh with and be yourself. You don’t want to spend time with people who love drama and are at their happiest when they are complaining and whining about every little thing. 

You don’t want them bringing out all the negativity that’s been going on in their life or yours. If you are with the right people, you can enjoy the interaction. Talk about successes and new plans and all things positive. That way you can relax and laugh it up! 

Laughing immediately drops stress levels and initiates a better mood. You can’t laugh and be in a bad mood. Have you noticed that? And you don’t have to be a stand-up comedian to make someone else smile, although it feels good to make others laugh and help them get in a better mood too.  

If you can do that, you’re helping your friends as much as you’re helping yourself. That is a truly win-win situation.

Dog lovers can probably all agree that when they walk through the door their furry little friends act like they haven’t seen them in weeks. Some pets, but especially dogs, show unconditional love for their owners.

If you’ve had a bad day at work, or the traffic was unusually bad on the way home, just seeing their excitement as you come through the door is bound to put a smile on your face. Their excitement adds a touch of joy to the day.

Taking your dog for a walk is excellent for boosting your feel-good hormones. You also get the blood moving and plenty of fresh air. It’s hard to be in a negative mood when you’ve got your four-legged bestie looking up at you with nothing but adoration and love while you both enjoy the company of each other.

When you walk by a mirror and see yourself looking good in your own eyes, it’s a great boost to your feel-good endorphins. For a more long-term effect on feeling happy, we need to take better care of ourselves. 

When we eat good, healthy food we also feel good. That’s because nutrition is vitally important. There are actually foods that can boost your mood and there are ones that can bring you down. 

If you’ve been wanting a makeover, even switching up your wardrobe can be exciting and bring on a new-found level of happiness and good vibes.  

When we put a little extra effort into self-care and our physical health, a good mood is almost inevitable. Not only are we feeling great about ourselves, but we’ve also made strides to improve our overall health and wellness. 

When you’re happier and your moods have improved, there are even more benefits. Your heart doesn’t have to work as hard, your blood pressure comes down, and your stress levels decrease. More win-wins for you.

Another easy way to assist in making you feel happy or put you in a good mood is to watch a funny movie. If you are feeling down, laughter helps, so find and watch a bit of comedy and put some humor into your mood. 

Make sure you laugh out loud and see if your mood doesn’t start to change. The best part is, you can do this all by yourself. You don’t need anyone else around to enjoy a great big belly laugh.

If you find yourself down in the dumps, as you can see, there are plenty of things you can do to boost your mood. 

Try the simple things first. Review the list above and even change what you do from time to time. There are so many more examples! 

For example, take a bubble bath, or use some aromatherapy essential oils to brighten your mood from the relaxing scent, get a massage, practice yoga, do some mindfulness exercises, try positive affirmations, or read a book you’ve been meaning to read for ages. 

The point is, to make some time for yourself to make you a happier person. If you are a people person, make sure to surround yourself with those who tend to bring out the fun side of you. 

Sometimes it is as simple as getting away from “being a grown-up” just for a few hours a week to help boost the happiness meter.