“Each time you smile, you throw a little feel-good party in your brain. The act of smiling activates neural messaging that benefits your health and happiness.”
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🤗 Feel Good Hack ~ Enjoy Your Self!
That’s Right, Enjoy Time Alone With YOU!
Strong social ties are key to good feelings, but a truly happy person can be comfortable on her own, too. Solitude and down time is a good chance to relax, do the things we like to do alone, and build up energy to go back out and deal with the world and its people again. Alone in healthy doses doesn’t have to mean lonely, and if I’m happy on my own and comfortable with myself, I really can be happy anytime.
🤗 Feel Good Hack ~ Spring Feels so Good
“But enough of the drama.
Winter has turned to spring.
And I am feeling good.”
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🤗 Feel Good Hack ~ Slow Down & Enjoy
Life is not always so serious for happy and healthy folks. They make time to connect with loved ones and are not afraid to show kindness to strangers. Laughing helps, too.
🤗 Feel Good Hack ~ Your Gift: Hope and Optimism in Tough Times
Be a Calming Influence
If friends or loved ones are panicking, try to help them gain some perspective on the situation. Instead of scaremongering or giving credence to false rumors, refer them to reputable news sources. Being a positive, uplifting influence in these anxious times can help you feel better about your own situation too.
🤗 Feel Good Hack ~ Know Where You’re Headed
Know What You Want
Following the saying “If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable,” Try to know where you’re going to make the most of the “winds” on your way there.
🤗 Feel Good Hack ~ Eating to Happiness
Eating the Right Foods Can Make You Happier
Being happy promotes a range of lifestyle habits that are important for overall health. Happy people tend to eat healthier diets, with higher intakes of fruits, vegetables and whole grains (1Trusted Source, 2Trusted Source).
A study of more than 7,000 adults found that those with a positive well-being were 47% more likely to consume fresh fruits and vegetables than their less positive counterparts (3Trusted Source).
Diets rich in fruits and vegetables have consistently been associated with a range of health benefits, including lower risks of diabetes, stroke and heart disease (4Trusted Source, 5, 6Trusted Source).
🤗 Feel Good Hack ~ Feel Good Tips
C’Mon, Turn Your Great Smile On!
Here are a few tips:
- Tell someone your dreams.
- Love yourself.
- Be grateful.
- Visualize something that makes you happy.
🤗 Feel Good Hack ~ You Deserve a Self Message
Take Five Minutes for Yourself
A combination of strokes works well to relieve muscle tension. Try gentle chops with the edge of your hands or tapping with fingers or cupped palms. Put fingertip pressure on muscle knots. Knead across muscles, and try long, light, gliding strokes. You can apply these strokes to any part of the body that falls easily within your reach. For a short session like this, try focusing on your neck and head:
Start by kneading the muscles at the back of your neck and shoulders. Make a loose fist and drum swiftly up and down the sides and back of your neck. Next, use your thumbs to work tiny circles around the base of your skull. Slowly massage the rest of your scalp with your fingertips. Then tap your fingers against your scalp, moving from the front to the back and then over the sides. Now massage your face. Make a series of tiny circles with your thumbs or fingertips. Pay particular attention to your temples, forehead, and jaw muscles. Use your middle fingers to massage the bridge of your nose and work outward over your eyebrows to your temples. Finally, close your eyes. Cup your hands loosely over your face and inhale and exhale easily for a short while.
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ It’s Spring Cleaning
I’m going to open the windows, let the strong breeze freshen the house and blow all my cares away.
