How to be Happy Inside & Out
Happiness is a state of mind, and it's something that we can all work towards. It starts with how you're feeling inside and then radiates outwards to include everything else about your life--including the people who surround us. If you want to feel happy every day (and not just when you're in the mood for it), here are some tips for staying positive:
Laugh more.
Laughing is the best medicine. In fact, laughter can help you live longer and be happier.
Humans have been laughing as far back as we can remember, which means that it's probably always been around in some form or anotherâwe might just not have known what it was called. But scientists are finally beginning to understand how laughter works, and they've found that it releases endorphins (happiness chemicals) into our bloodstreamsâjust like exercise does!
Laughter also helps us connect with others by creating an atmosphere of trust, which helps build bonds between people who otherwise wouldn't be able to connect easily on other levels. In short: laugh more!
Stay active.
Exercise is one of the best things you can do for yourself. It helps improve your mood, reduces stress, improves sleep quality and even helps you lose weight!
It's no surprise that exercise has many positive effects on our health: it increases our energy levels, improves our cardiovascular system and strengthens musclesâall things which can help with mental health issues like anxiety or depression.
Exercise also reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke by up to 90%. It lowers blood pressure (which may be an underlying factor in many mental illnesses), keeps cholesterol levels in check so that you don't get Type 2 diabetes (which is linked to depression) or develop other life-threatening conditions associated with obesity such as heart failure or liver disease."
Have a good support system.
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Have a good support system.
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Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it, even if it's just someone to listen or vent to. If your friends and family are always there for you, that's awesome! But if they aren'tâor if they don't understand what's going on in your headâthen reach out anyway so that you can get through this rough patch together.
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Be kind to yourself: the most important thing is making sure that no matter how bad things get, or how much stress builds up over time (and let's face it: stress can happen at any moment), there will always be people around who care about us and want the best for us!
Get away from toxic people and situations.
If you find yourself around toxic people or situations, it's time to get away. Toxic people can be a burden on your energy, making you feel like there's no room in your life for them. They may drain your energy and make it harder for you to focus on what's important in life. And if they're negative or critical of everyone around them, they won't give praise or happiness where it's needed most: within themselves!
Toxic relationships can also make us feel bad about ourselvesânot good enough as ourselves because we've been unfairly judged by others' opinions of us (or worse yetâtheir actions). When someone tells me my work isn't good enough even though I know how hard I've worked on this project over the last few months (and years), I start feeling depressed because now all those tears that were bottled up inside me before come pouring out again instead of being used productively toward making something better than before when everything was going well between us...
It's okay to feel sad sometimes, but the key is to work through it.
It's okay to feel sad sometimes. As with all emotions, there are times when we feel sadness for other reasons:
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Loss of a loved one
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Illness or injury
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Divorce
Conclusion
Happiness is a journey. We all have ups and downs in life, but itâs important to remember that we do not have to let negative feelings take over our lives. Instead of focusing on the things you cannot control or think about what you can do differently next time around. Remember: there are always ways to improve yourself and those around us!