5 Ways to Increase Your Happiness Right Now
Ever feel super sad and can’t quite figure out why? Well, a lot of people have depression and if this is the case for you, then you might want to get some help. However, if you’re just sad and are feeling down, I’ve uncovered ways to simply increase my own happiness.
First of all, you should do some searching within yourself and figure out where your mental energy is being focused right now. In other words, you should figure out what makes you happy and what you happiness is currently dependent upon. I realized that through Covid, my happiness was dependent upon the people around me and the activities I was involved in. Forever, I couldn’t stand the change happening around me and it was really hard for me to accept that my life wouldn’t ever be the same after the virus.
I made a change. It literally took almost a year to figure out again but I feel much happier now that I’ve changed the things that have made me happy my whole life. Covid happened during an already changing period in my life and I didn’t have a “normal experience.” I struggled so hard to accept this and eventually I became so swallowed up in my feelings and emotions that I knew I needed a new change or something different in my life. I realized that my happiness has to come from within myself. Even though everybody says it, it’s actually quite true.
So that’s enough back story on me, let’s get to the advice I have for increasing your happiness and accepting your fate.
- Grieve over the changes you have in your life. It’s normal for life to change. It’s normal to not accept the change at first. Sometimes it can be incredibly difficult to get over the fact that your life will never be the same but eventually you will have to let go. You can’t let your feelings take over you like they did me, especially for long periods of time. At some point, you will have to learn some kind of lesson as to why you’re put into such a hard position.
- Be Grateful. When life gets hard, remember all the wonderful things you still have in your life. Stop focusing on the things you wish were different. Appreciate your life including both the big and the little things. Life is so much better when you remember what you have in your life. A lot of people already wish they had what you had.
- Have no expectations of life. Stop expecting things to be greater than they are. I’m not saying to settle or stop demanding respect. I’m saying that you shouldn’t have expectations about things happening in your life. Not everything will go the way you want it to and having no expectations for things will make it so that you don’t get disappointed. Disappointment is a part of human life however if you just freely move through life the way you want with no expectations, things are more likely to go your way.
- Do more things that you love. Something that has pulled me out of the darkest of my despairs are doing things that I love. Whether that be playing music, writing, taking some kind of new course, or just being out in nature. A lot of happiness can come from me trying new things or working to make myself better. I love to know that I’m progressing in things so self care and self improvement are something that make me happy. Something that I do sometimes is dress up. It makes me feel like a million bucks and passes a little bit of time.
- Serve others. Go out of your way to make someone else happy. This never fails to put a smile on my face. I love the feeling of helping others or teaching them something new. It never hurt to spend time with young kids, the elderly, or just someone who needs it. Whether you know it or not, there are people looking up to you. Set a great example for others and show others what kindness and love looks like rather than trying to explain it in words.
I hope you took something away from today’s blog post. This post is near and dear to my heart because these are all things that I’ve learned recently!
Until next time!
