Nourish Yourself |
"Doing the Recipe for a Good Mood exercise made me feel good. I discovered that I like writing creatively."
Happiness means different things to different people. What lifts your spirits? What makes you laugh or smile? Create your own happiness bottle to lift your spirits on those grey days.
A feeling of happiness can be triggered by lots of different things – for instance a beautiful flower, sunshine on water, a fleeting moment of joy or contentment in a busy day, a laugh with friends, feeling valued, reflecting on something that has gone well – in fact anything that works for you.
The following exercise retrains us to focus on the positive aspects of our day rather than the negative.
You can complete this both as an online interactive happiness bottle or create your own physical happiness bottle for home or work.
Wellbeing benefits:Feel optimistic |
I want to be more aware of the positive things in my life.
I want to find fun ways to relax.
This exercise takes five minutes and is an activity that we recommend doing on a regular basis to get the most out of it.
On my own, or with work colleagues, family, housemates or friends.
Online - using our interactive happiness bottle or create one offline (away from the computer) for the home or workplace using printable instructions.
At the end of every day or week.
Online:
Offline:
Scientific studies show that happier people are healthier, hard working, caring and more successful in their work and social lives. Positive emotions make people think faster and more creatively. But the same studies show that negative thoughts are deeply ingrained in the human psyche, and so we may have to make a conscious effort to change our thought habits for the better.