10 ways to stay happy....

Very few people stop long enough to ask themselves a very important question such as "what do I really want?" Yet, when they do take the time to research, they always come back with the same answer, "I want to be happy!"
Happiness is making headlines, selling books and inspiring millions of people. Happy people seem to thrive. They are genuinely more creative and productive in life. Not only that, happy people are healthier people and they enjoy a better life than those that tend to always be grumpy.
Here are ten suggestions to stay on the happy side of things.
         1) Be less virtual. Spend more of your time with other people than you spend alone. Quality relationships offer you more opportunities to laugh and enjoy yourself.
         2) Show appreciation by counting your blessings and keeping a list of the things you are grateful for daily.
         3) Recall every positive experience you encounter during the day, even the small moments.
         4) Think memorable thoughts. Memories of good times with love ones or friends last forever.
         5) Be humorous. Don't be afraid to laugh out loud.
         6) Release your stress by going to your perfect day in your mind. A place where you always feel calm and happy doing and being your happiest.
         7) Be Optimistic. See the glass half full. Always look on the bright side of things.
         8) Be creative. Use your creative inner expression. Think back to the things you love to do that seems to make you lose track of all time. Things like painting, dancing, poetry, hiking, etc. Joyful expressions brings happiness.
         9)Do good. Show acts of kindness each day, however small it may be, do good.
        10) Seize the Moment. Now is the time to celebrate, take someone to lunch, buy those shoes, bake the cake and be happier today!
By simply putting on a happy face makes you not only look better but feel better. Smiling actually relaxes your face muscles. When you take the steps to be happier yourself, you are far better able to make others happier too.
As, Wayne Dyer says, "there is no way to happiness, happiness is the way!"