While no one is ever 100% happy, scientists have found that there are 3 keys that make most people more happy:
1. Gratitude (being thankful for things that give you joy & are interesting)
2. Connection (healthy relationships with others)
3. Giving (feeling like what you do matters to others; time, service, materials, words etc.)
1. Gratitude (being thankful for things that give you joy & are interesting)
2. Connection (healthy relationships with others)
3. Giving (feeling like what you do matters to others; time, service, materials, words etc.)
Happiness Key #1: Gratitude
What is gratitude? Gratitude is being grateful, thankful, optimistic, appreciative, finding the "silver lining", seeing the glass half full rather than half empty, content, satisfied, and acknowledging & celebrating your strengths. 
Get into the habit of gratitude.
Try one of these ideas: 
1- Create a Gratitude Journal.
2- Create a Thankful Jar.
Create a jar or box to add your written notes about what you are grateful for. After a year, open up the jar and read all the notes! 
3- Create inspirational artwork.
Create artwork and display it so you can remind yourself often to be grateful. With parent permission you can visit these free websites to create artwork online: (There are ads.) You can screenshot (print screen) your art and save as a file to share. . Word Clouds: http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html or http://www.imagechef.com/ic/word_mosaic/ 
4- Find a daily gratitude app.
There are many apps (some free) to add to your device to remind you to be grateful. Find one!  |
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