Ahmed Shaami
You may have heard about the happiness ratio. According to experts, for every negative emotion, you need three positive emotions to stay emotionally healthy. When you are chronically ill, your days are filled with painful symptoms, or you feel social isolation, it is pretty hard to keep the balance. But, fortunately, you can do two things. You can either do more things you enjoy or make the things you do more enjoyable.
In order to feel good, you do not need to tick audacious goals off your bucket list. Savoring tiny moments of bliss will be enough to sprinkle some happiness into your every day. Following are the few little things you can try to make yourself happy:
Do things for others:
Random acts of kindness can not only brighten the day of the people whom you help but it will also fill your day with happiness. Helping others is a great thing to do but it makes you happier and healthier too. When you give others either it is in the form of financial help or physical help, you create stronger connections and build a happier society for everyone.
Taking care of your body:
When you become active, you feel better and that makes your mood really good. The improvement in your physical health instantly brings a positive change in your behavior. There are simple activities which you can do during the day to keep yourself active and fit. Pay attention to your diet and eat healthy food to stay fresh.
Have goals:
One of the important things that can give you happiness on everyday basis is the goals that you keep. Goals keep you motivated and make you live a purposeful life. But the goals that you keep should be realistic and achievable.
Stay positive:
Positivity in life brings a joy in every moment that you experience. Therefore, no matter how many ups and downs you face, always focus on the good aspects of any situation. Research has shown that people who experience positive emotions such as joy, contentment, and inspiration etc. it makes them feel good about their existence in all aspects.
Connect with something bigger:
When you confine your thinking towards your own self, you don’t find many things that can help you stay happy. But when you connect yourself with a bigger purpose, you feel more in control and get more out of everything that you do. The meaning and purpose of life keep you away from experiencing anxiety and you find your everyday a blessed one to live.
