We all just want to be happy, right? Well, why is that most of us tend to live in a state of fear, worry, anxiety, and upset? How come we simply can't be happy and enjoy our lives? If you think that money will make you happier, you're wrong. In fact, studies have suggested that, whether we win the lottery or we suffer a horrific and tragic accident, in turn becoming a paraplegic, each of us has a baseline happiness barometer that we return to some time after those events. This baseline level of happiness, is also called our Hedonic Set Point. We might get a new job, buy a new car, win the lottery, or suffer a tragic loss of some kind, but we will always revert back to our Hedonic Set Point. So, unhappy people will remain generally unhappy, whereas, happy people will remain generally happy. The only way to really affect how happy and satisfied you are in life, is to follow along with 12 simple habits. These happiness habits, if you will, help to aid in life-long content and joy. By employing these happy habits, which are simple routines that are conducted on a daily basis, we can lead a happier and more care-free life. But, like any other habit development, these happy habits take time to institute, and must be built up slowly over time. Take the time every single day to ensure that you're employing these happiness habits in your life, and watch not only your quality of life improve, but also your overall happiness and satisfaction in all things. Source: http://wanderlustworker.hubpages.com/hub/Happy-Habits-12-Habits-for-Boosting-your-Happiness

2. 12 HAPPY HABITS
TO BOOST YOUR OVERALL
HAPPINESS IN LIFE

3. WE ALL JUST
WANT TO BE HAPPY, RIGHT?

4. SO, HOW COME
WE EXPERIENCE MORE STRESS,
ANXIETY, AND FEAR IN OUR
LIVES THAN WE DO
HAPPINESS?

5. IS THE ANSWER MONEY?
MONEY, CAN BUY HAPPINESS,
RIGHT?

6. WRONG
STUDIES HAVE SUGGESTED
THAT HAVING MORE MONEY
DOES NOT MEAN YOU WILL
BE ANY HAPPIER
IN LIFE.

7. IS THERE A SOLUTION?
YES...
TRUE HAPPINESS COMES
FROM EMPLOYING 12
FUNDAMENTAL HAPPINESS
HABITS THAT ASSIST IN
LIFE-LONG JOY AND
CONTENT.

8. #1 SMILE
A 2011 STUDY SUGGEST THAT
SMILING GENUINE SMILES
INCREASES MOOD,
FIGHTS DEPRESSION,
AND MAKES YOU
HAPPIER.

9. #2 BE RESILIENT
HAPPY PEOPLE REFUSE TO GIVE UP.
IF THEY FAIL AT SOMETHING,
THEY SIMPLY
START AGAIN, OVER
AND OVER UNTIL
THEY SUCCEED.

10. #3 SEE THE GOOD
HAPPINESS COMES FROM
SEEING THE GOOD IN
ANY SITUATION, NO
MATTER WHAT MAY
HAPPEN TO YOU.

11. #4 EXERCISE
EXERCISING INCREASES THE
BLOOD-FLOW IN THE BODY, LOWERS
BLOOD PRESSURE, AND HELPS TO
RELEASE HAPPY-HORMONES SUCH AS
DOPAMINE AND SEROTONIN,
WHICH DRASTICALLY INCREASE
MOOD AND HAPPINESS.

12. #5
DAILY GRATITUDE
BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE
EVERY DAY RATHER THAN COMPLAINING
ABOUT WHAT YOU DO NOT HAVE.

13. #6
BUILD & NURTURE
CONNECTIONS
MEANINGUL PERSONAL &
PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
LEAD TO LIFE-LONG HAPPINESS.

14. #7 BE HONEST
LYING CAUSES UN-NEEDED
STRESS AND ANXIETY.
THOSE LIES NEED TO BE COVERED
UP WITH 15 OTHER LIES EACH.
BE HONEST AND
YOU WILL BE
MUCH HAPPIER
IN LIFE.

15. #8 KEEP PROMISES
IF YOU GIVE SOMEONE
YOUR WORD, MAKE
SURE THAT YOU KEEP IT.
KEEPING YOUR PROMISES WILL
REDUCE YOUR STRESS AND
ANXIETY LEVELS WHILE ALSO
BOOSTING YOUR HAPPINESS.

16. #9 BE SPIRITUAL
REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU BELIEVE
IN WHEN IT COMES TO RELIGION,
BEING SPIRITUAL PUTS YOU IN
TOUCH WITH THE UNIVERSE
AND YOUR
CONECTION TO ALL
THINGS AROUND YOU.

17. #10 BE PRESENT
BEING PRESENT IS DIFFICULT FOR MOST
PEOPLE. BUT, WHEN YOU CAN MOVE
BEYOND THE FEARS AND ANXIETIES
THAT EXIST IN THE PAST AND IN
THE FUTURE, YOU CAN FOCUS
MORE OF YOUR ENERGY ON
THE HERE-AND-NOW.

18. #11
FORGIVE
HAPPY PEOPLE LET GO OF
ANGER, RESENTMENT, AND JEALOUSY
FAR QUICKER THAN OTHERS.
LEARN TO FORGIVE, BUT NOT NECESSARILY
FORGET.

19. #12 LAUGH
LEARN NOT TO TAKE LIFE TOO
SERIOUSLY. REGARDLESS OF
WHAT YOUR PROBLEMS ARE,
LEARN TO LAUGH YOUR FEARS
AND YOUR TROUBLES AWAY,
AND YOU WILL LEAD A
HAPPIER LIFE.

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