You start each day by making the decision to be happy. You may have every reason to be sad or disappointed but you can choose what you will focus on and what thoughts you will think. You could start your day by writing down all of the people and things you are grateful for. What if you are with someone you don’t like or in a job that brings you down? Write down why you are grateful for the person you are in strife with. Take your focus off of your resentment towards the individual and put it towards thoughts of gratitude about them. You can always find something to appreciate about another person. If not at the moment think back to when you did. There is good in everything and there is bad but you have the choice as to what you will look at and think about. You are always responsible for what you think. And it is your thinking that unfolds your world.

Practice smiling and laughing. When I am with my grandson he is 2 years old we will just laugh to laugh. Big belly laughs, mouths open, making funny noises and laughing loud and then we laugh harder because our laughing is so funny. You can laugh out loud by yourself as well. Watch funny shows, movies, read jokes, watch funny on line videos. In August of 2000 my youngest child 16 years old (daughter) passed away she had liver cancer. I was very sad and cried everyday for a year. But I also made the choice to make myself laugh so I could heal and find happiness in my life. I have happiness in my life every day despite the tragedy and sorrow.

Go to places that make you happy. Maybe that’s the beach or the mountains or a local park. Wherever that place is frequent it as often as possible. Enjoy your surroundings and feel those happy feelings. It is these experiences that will manifest more happiness for you as you allow yourself to feel good and often.

Take time to think about what you want in your life and allow yourself to indulge in whatever you want. You can have whatever you want if you imagined it often. What do you want that will make you happy? Look at every area of your life and decide what you want. Do not focus on what you have or don’t have because reality changes all the time. Now you get to choose what your reality is going to be. Choose to be happy everyday and you will.