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  • #63550
    Sam
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    Lately I’ve been refocusing on myself and learning to make myself happy instead of waiting for others to do it for me. I’m curious what kind of things people do for themselves that makes them happy! My list (so far): reading as many books as I can, working out when I can and not putting pressure on myself to be super fit, going to Church and rediscovering my faith and volunteering.

    So curious to hear from others!

    #63557
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Reading, drawing, crafting, listening to music and only focusing on the music, avoiding social media. Yes, the last one does make me happy!

    #63560
    Ani
    Participant

    Going for a pleasant night walk with our love,A long drive through hilly areas, Nice Day Dream @office:-)
    When i cook and things come out very well above my expectation!! When a big problem vanishes just like that !!!
    Father’s love and care!

    All these and a lot more …… in the lists make me happy !!

    #63562
    Sam
    Participant

    Love these! Emmanuelle – I also seem to be happier when I avoid social media. It’s amazing how wrapped up we get in other’s lives and how that can impact us. Ani – I also feel that way about cooking mainly because usually my food doesn’t come out well haha!

    #63616
    Rhiannon
    Participant

    Me too, I am so much happier when not involved in social media! Wow, what a powerful medium! I’m struggling to find things I enjoy at the moment though, time to take some time I think!

    #63622
    Sam
    Participant

    I’m also trying not to watch the news as much! It’s sometimes difficult to find a balance between wanting to be informed and feeling completely overloaded with depressing news.

    #63625
    Rhiannon
    Participant

    Bren, me too…again! It’s depressing plus whether it’s reliably informing us about the correct things is questionable. Sometimes I think I think too much… 🙂 On the social media topic though, I’ve started yoga and find that the Instagram yoga community is really positive and supportive full of lots of people spreading love and acceptance, I really enjoy yoga and catching up with the IG people I follow. That makes me feel happy.

    #63663
    Big blue
    Participant

    Hello all,

    A similar story here like your discussion so far….

    I enjoy fresh air – walking, driving. Good food. Talking with family and friends. Yes coworkers too. Working out at the gym. Music. Taking pictures. Other stuff.

    I got off social media two years ago and am barely on now. No TV at home for more than a year. I have a lot of time to relax.

    Big blue

    #63742
    Big blue
    Participant

    …. Like social media snd TV, another one is Unsubscribing from emsil. At the time, I wanted these emsils, but now they’re bacon. Unsubscribing cuts the phone going off. Yay! 🙂

    • This reply was modified 10 years, 4 months ago by Big blue.
    #63745
    marius
    Participant

    Reading

    #64435
    Mandy
    Participant

    Reading, meditation (despite the fact that I am not very good at it!), laughing, spending time with my toddler and my husband.

    And as strange as it sounds to many, I enjoy when I am able to work evenings/nights at the mortuary where I am employed (I am an embalmer). It is always very quiet and peaceful. I often listen to Buddhist chants or calming music on my ipod as I work.

    Rarely, I am also able to enjoy going camping, one of my very favorite things!

    #64442
    Denise McKen
    Participant

    For me, dancing, singing and joking around with my kids are three things that lift my spirits.

    #64464
    Tx Gue
    Participant

    I write positive stuff(Eg:gratitude journaling,positive jornaling),I exercise everyday to maintain my physical health and more importantly I am finding steps to prevent myself feeling sad and stressed and finding happiness,positivity,doing these makes me happy

    #66387
    Sann
    Participant

    Reading, walking, gardening (just starting to have my own allotment – so this is the first time that i have my own little patch of land to experiment on, so excited!), crocheting, sometimes trying new recipes (and other times being very lazy with cooking haha), watching inspiring movies or documentaries, meditating, dancing.

    It’s in the past year that i’ve actually discovered, how important it is to do things that we like. Before I never had the reflex to do that, how crazy! Many of those activities still don’t come easily, so it’s nice to have reminders about it, like this topic 🙂

    I have the same as Rhiannon, I’ve also deleted my facebook account at the moment (it’s a pity that you can come back so easily) because it really doesn’t make me happy. But on the other hand, i am in so many groups and news sites, that i find a lot of links to interesting articles, which is a pity to miss…

    #66390
    Shawn McKibben
    Participant

    Swimming makes me really happy. Every time I get out of the pool I pretend that I am the first human to ever walk on planet earth! (I’m a bit weird, I know). I try to find joy in the little things and seek to be content, rather than search for happiness.

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