Is Happiness in your Life Plans?

Many of us strongly need to make changes that will bring more happiness into our lives. But how do we make changes that will last? Gratitude makes it easier to reprogram your brain so that you’re happier despite whatever situation you’re in, and you can sustain healthy habits.

To make it easier for you to start your own happiness journey, there are many tips you can include.

Five ways to be thankful for what you got:

• Accept where you are right now. If you are coming from a place of fear, you’ll have to work a lot harder to become happy. That’s because an anxious brain is easily overwhelmed. On the other hand, reminding yourself of what you already have can be a source of strength. It can be very calming. This allows your brain’s cortex, the thoughtful renaissance part of your brain, to drive your actions forward rather than the amygdala. your “lizard brain,” which is in control when you are anxious and afraid. It can be as simple as saying to yourself: The sun will come up tomorrow. Or, I still have friends and family who love me.
• Set aside time each day to focus on gratitude. I created MyGratitudeJourney to help others make setting aside this time for thankfulness a habit. For 12 consecutive days, subscribers receive a daily itinerary with three tabs:
• 1. Journey of the World. Each day, you will take a virtual trip to a different country where you will hear authentic music, learn something about their culture, and see what wisdom you can gain from their celebrations of gratitude.
  2. Journey of the Mind. This part of the journey will reveal what modern research has discovered about how gratitude can improve your life in terms of happiness, health, relationships and success.
  3. Journey of the Heart. This section guides you to choose something to do each day to bring the transforming gift of gratitude into your life. This Daily Practice section is actually the key to reaping the benefits of gratitude for yourself and your loved ones and making it part of your life.”
• Record three things each day that made you feel good. “Go further than keeping a gratitude journal. Take a picture to record the moment. That physical interaction will help you remember the positive feeling even more deeply.”
• Say, thank you more often. “Saying thank you makes people want to be around you. It also deepens established relationships, enabling you to have more frank discussions. Get started by writing a thank you note to someone you appreciate. That’s a tradition I discovered in Japan.”
• Don’t wait for special occasions to enjoy the things that make you happy. Use good wine glasses. Burn the special candle. Stop and watch the sunset (or the sunrise if you’re a morning person). You can enjoy gratitude year-round.

I believe that everyone should have a gratitude plan. I’ve uncovered that the world is filled with traditional gratitude celebrations, and there is a reason for that. Gratitude is part of the universal human spirit we all share, and cultures worldwide have found the importance of cultivating it for centuries. Scientific research also provides modern evidence verifying gratitude can meaningfully impact happiness in your daily life. It all starts with finding the ways to express gratitude that feel most comfortable to you.

The way you feel can affect your body in more ways than one. You experience many emotions every day, but do you know how happiness really impacts your life? Regardless of your version of true happiness, living a happier, more satisfied life is within reach. A few tweaks to your regular habits, like getting more sleep and exercise, can help you get there. We hope that these tips can help you live a happier life.