International Day of Happiness - what makes you happy?
Today is International Day of Happiness! The event was created to recognise the importance of happiness in the lives of people around the world and has been celebrated globally since it was first held on 20th March 2013.
Happiness and the actions that we take to achieve it looks different for everyone depending on what your situation is and what is important to you. Self-care and looking after mental health can be a mix of getting help from others and setting aside time for you to do something that helps your well-being - whether that's reading, meditating, or trying a new exercise.
Every year this day has a different theme, and the theme this year is “Share Happiness”. This community is a warm and welcoming place where members share happiness through being supportive and offering advice, and people feel secure in talking about their experiences.
We would like to share with you the tips regarding mental health that members of the community have suggested, including a list of organisations that can offer support. We also want to know about what's important to your happiness, and about those unique things that you do to look after your well-being.
What are your favourite ways of practising self-care? Do you have any tips about mental health? Whether it's small or big, regular or infrequent - share what makes you happy in the comments below!
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my dog makes me happy. if i have a bad day she is always there to cheer me up.
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Hi @deb74
I'm glad that you have your dog there for you, she sounds lovely
They really can be amazing - I find it very hard not to smile when there are animals around!
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When I am doing something for others. Whether it is listening to them or buying a gift they would really appreciate.
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It doesn't get more ridiculous than an international day of happiness!¬My homemade music ..... thirty odd tunes ..... https://www.reverbnation.com/jackbackband
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Talking to my friends. Laughing at life. The look I get from my Labrador and sitting in the garden listening to the birds and the sight of the stars in the dark dark night sky.r
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My children make me happy, socialising with my friends, which usually involves alcohol and that makes me happy, my family also make me happy xx
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Many people mistake pleasure for happiness.
The two are closly related but not the same.My homemade music ..... thirty odd tunes ..... https://www.reverbnation.com/jackbackband -
Nature.
Seeing a rainbow, watching the sunset.
Or today watching a crow trying to bath in the snow.
The simple things in life.
Zorro pleasure is a synonym of happiness. Happiness in my case lasts longer.Do not follow me, I don't know where I am going. -
whistles said:Nature.
Seeing a rainbow, watching the sunset.
Or today watching a crow trying to bath in the snow.
The simple things in life.
Zorro pleasure is a synonym of happiness. Happiness in my case lasts longer.My homemade music ..... thirty odd tunes ..... https://www.reverbnation.com/jackbackband -
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Victoriad said:zoro said:whistles said:Nature.
Seeing a rainbow, watching the sunset.
Or today watching a crow trying to bath in the snow.
The simple things in life.
Zorro pleasure is a synonym of happiness. Happiness in my case lasts longer.
Happiness can be had for freeDo not follow me, I don't know where I am going. -
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Green and Blacks or Lindt.Do not follow me, I don't know where I am going.
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That's a liqueur isn't it. Nope not for me.
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What makes me happy.
Knowing there is no taxation - yet- on breathing. So I will continue to do so for free.Do not follow me, I don't know where I am going. -
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whistles said:What makes me happy.
Knowing there is no taxation - yet- on breathing. So I will continue to do so for free.
Carbon taxes?
Taxes on dirty cars?My homemade music ..... thirty odd tunes ..... https://www.reverbnation.com/jackbackband
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