Do you often find yourself looking at other people and being jealous of the happiness and contentment that they seem to have? Of course, nobody lives the same life as anyone else, and all of our circumstances and experiences are completely different, but when it comes to being happy, there are definitely a few similarities that can be detected from one person to another. If you want to improve your own mood and outlook, steal these habits of happy people for yourself!
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Sleep
It is essential to get a good eight hours of sleep every night. If you have to make it through the day carrying lots of fatigue, there is no chance of your positive side and happiness coming to the surface. Lack of sleep causes stress, anxiety and mood swings.
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Meditation
You don’t have to be religious or spiritual to enjoy meditation. It can just be a case of taking yourself to a quiet place, closing your eyes, and focusing on your breathing and clearing your thoughts. It can be super therapeutic, and you will come out on the other side a much calmer and happier person.
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Forgiveness
One of the key traits of truly happy people is that they don’t hold silly grudges against people. The more willing you can be to forgive and move on, the less stress and hatred there will be in your body. Grudges only ever impact on the person holding them. It’s not worth making yourself miserable when you could just lift the weight and move on with your life.
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Housework
A clean and organized home environment makes for a clean and organized mind! You should not underestimate just how cathartic it can be to declutter your home, along with doing things like gardening. It’s an act of self-care that you can continue to enjoy long after you have completed the tasks.
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Get out
Make the effort to be more social with your family and friends. It can be very easy to shut yourself away and get caught up in a social media stalking session, but that isn’t productive for anyone. Did you know that having a loving, fun group of friends to spend time with can actually increase your life expectancy by more than five years? There's a jolly good reason for the rise of social medicine.
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If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.
Ignore Your Phone
We are all guilty of being too addicted to our phones and other technology these days, so give yourself a break from the constant Facebook updates and Twitter rows and make the effort to have more real experiences rather than online ones. Also, make sure you have good self-care apps on your phone to remind you to switch off occasionally.
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Exercise
When you are feeling a bit miserable, the last thing you want to do is work out, but exercise is actually one of the best things for you to try. The release of endorphins that you get after some moderate to intense working out can change your mood from low to high in an instant. It can actually become really addictive which is great for both your mind and your body!
