Smile Please, because it is free therapy ..Good Smile makes you more attractive. Always wear a smile, because your smile is a reason for many others to smile.

All these are true but these are just quotes. Because it is  easy to say keep smiling always,  be happy always.

But the truth is that sometimes months go by without smiling. One of the biggest challenges we are facing today is to stay optimistic, stay happy due to pandemic .

We are living in the situation where experiencing big changes and are bombarded daily with bad news; stories that affect us and our mental status.. We are easily trapped in the wave of negativity brought by different social media. And this corona is working as a fuel in the fire.

It brings us an unconscious feeling of comfort when we think, “At least that didn’t happen to me, right?” This is not a positive mindset for us,

 We are lucky enough to have the skills available within us.

Yes,  We have the power to change negativity to positivity.

we must go forth into the future with the goal of making our mindset where bad news or bad situations do not shake our mind. To achieve this, we must be optimistic about our chances for success. Without optimism, we cannot move forward.

At the same time, Happiness  is  something we all aim for, along with health, wealth, and success in our endeavors.

However, finding happiness in everyday life can be a difficult task. As a much sought-after emotional state, happiness can appear briefly, or be influenced by many other issues in our work and lives, making it difficult to find.

We must try to find happiness within ourselves and we can try necessary steps to feel happier on a regular basis.

Obviously, we all want to be happier. Happiness is also a driver to improve personal productivity and definitely the best way to be more productive is to stay happy.

Some tips for our smile  and for our happiness are..

1. Don’t Forget to Smile.

Smiling can make us feel better, but it will be more effective when we back it up with positive thoughts.

Fake smile throughout the day may be  worsen our mood and will have negative effect .

 It’s important to practice “real smiles” where the situation should be created naturally to do so. Smiling can improve our attention and help us perform better on cognitive tasks:

“Smiling makes us feel good, which also increases our attentional flexibility and our ability to think honestly.

A smile is also a good way to reduce some of the pain we feel in troubling circumstances: because “Smiling is the way to reduce the distress caused by an adverse situation.

2. Exercise for thirty minutes.

Yes, we should exercise daily . That is  a workout  all of us should have  to include in our busy schedule for at least half an hour  on daily basis.

Exercise has a profound effect on our happiness and well-being . It helps in  overcoming depression.

 In a study it is proved that exercise can help us relax, increase our brainpower, and even improve our body shape.

It helps in  releasing proteins and endorphins that make us feel happier.

3. Prioritizing Good Sleep

We know that sound sleep helps our body recover from the stressed day and repair itself . It helps us to  focus and be more productive. So, sound and sufficient  sleep is also important for our happiness.

Of course, how well and how long we sleep will probably make feel  how we  feel when  wake up, which can make a difference to our whole day.

It has a clear impact on our performance. Yes, our performance will certainly improve when we have sufficient sleep and that makes feel happy also .

4. Spend more time with friends and family.

It is heard that not staying in touch with friends and family is one of the top five regrets of the dying people.

Scientific study proves that   social time is highly valuable when it comes to improving our happiness, even for introverts.

That describes “Those are really happy who has beautiful family and trusted friends because that gives us mental peace and ultimately find happiness in life .

It is very interesting fact that an increase in the level of satisfactory social involvements is worth up to an extra $ 85,000 a year in terms of life satisfaction.  on the other hand, Actual increase in income buy very little happiness.”

So we could increase our annual income by hundreds of thousands of dollars and still not be as happy as we would if we increase the strength of our social relationships.

5. Help other people.

This is proven fact that to make yourself feel happier, you should help others. In fact, 100 hours per year (or two hours per week) is the optimal time we should dedicate to helping needy people  in order to enrich our life..

Sometimes, spending money on other people makes us happier than buying stuff for ourselves. Yes, helping others can improve our own life, we find peace, happiness and Smile to ourselves. Those who help their friends and neighbors, advising and caring for others, tend to live longer and happy life.

6. Meditation.

Meditation is often considered as an important habit for improving focus, clarity, and attention span, as well as helping to keep us calm. It is  also useful in improving our happiness .

According to research, meditation can actually make us happier long-term:

“Studies show that in the minutes right after meditating, we experience feelings of calm and contentment, as well as heightened awareness and empathy. And research even shows that regular meditation can permanently rewire the brain to raise levels of happiness.”

7. Attitude of gratitude .

It is the time when giving thanks is top of our minds. In this stage of corona pandemic that causes us to think about all of the special things in our life and express gratitude for them. We are safe and must be grateful to God..

An attitude of gratitude means making it a habit to express thankfulness and appreciation in all parts of your life, on regular basis for both the bigger and smaller things in our life.

When you concentrate on what you have, you will always have more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never have enough.

Life will be better if we develop an attitude of gratitude.

It is the fact that we all are receiving so many graces from the universe. The earth we walk upon, the air we breathe, the sunlight that falls on our skin creating vitamin D for us.

All of these are gifts of God. To be aware of the gift that we have received, this creates the attitude of gratitude .

Wake up every day and express to yourself what you are grateful for..

Tell whoever you are with right now the 3 things that you are most grateful for in these moments.

Start gratitude notebook – express gratitude in this notebook every night by noting the things that you are grateful for in this moment,

Acknowledge for what you have done and accomplished in the last day / week / month / year, instead of comparing yourself to others, give yourself credit for big or small things you have been doing.

Acknowledge other people and thank them for inspiring/helping /supporting you. Often people wait their whole life to be acknowledged .  

So try adopting some of the above suggestions even just one or two in order to develop an overall grateful mindset, it takes a bit of work but having an attitude of gratitude is one of the most impactful habits for fulfilling healthy and happy life.

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