If You Want To Be Happy, Make Other People Happy
Happiness. Fulfillment. Satisfaction. Pleasure. Positivity. We all want it don't we? I hear stories all the time about people feeling unsatisfied with their current work or situation. They long for meaning and try to fill a void through unhealthy relations, habits, influences, choices, and the list goes on. Well, making a change is not easy. Big steps start small.
This will not be an in-depth article. The most simple things can change your world around! Here is a list of things we can do to make someone else's day!
- Pay for someone else's meal or drink in the drive-thru (My spirit animals include Panera Bread and In-N-Out)
- Send out a kind well thought out non generic non boring thank you email
- Praise someone else in public (they may not like it but someone will!)
- Help someone else get ahead (yeah be selfless and you might have good karma come your way!)
- Let someone into your lane while you are driving that dreadful commute (whoah...)
6. Let someone take your seat on the metro (This is for you East Coasters! I love you DC!)
7. Listen and don't judge (don't you dare don't do it)
8. Make eye contact with strangers and smile and say hello to them! (Try it!)
9. Plan something amazing for your special someone (when you go out or do what you do try not to talk about work!)
10. Make people laugh! (tell a good joke or a terrible one!)
11. Gossip POSITIVELY (You can do it it's much better over here on the positive side)
12. Call someone to see how they are doing (Do not text make the call! You might surprise someone)
13. Give someone a compliment (that suit or dress looks amazing!)
14. It's all about gratitude (say please and thank you more than you do now)
15. Do not expect anything in return (ever)
If you have anything else in mind feel free to comment in the section below. Happy day!
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill