I promised this week to make you happy -- or, more specifically, to give you some tips about how to be happy.
It's part of a short series on happiness I'm writing because, as I hinted last week, the rest of the darn newspaper will depress the heck out of you, so this is my small gift to rectify the imbalance.
The best advice on instant happiness I saw this summer was while I was in England and picked up a copy of The Guardian.
The newspaper's magazine had asked experts for their ultimate happiness tips.
There were seven.
1) Be positive. Take a moment to find the good in any situation. Look for that silver lining.
2) Be brave. Studies show how people regret not having done things much more than they regret things they did.
3) Meditate. Meditation helps us manage our reactions to stress and recover more quickly from disturbing events. (More)
Source: Times Colonist
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