Have More Happy

“A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.”

Proverbs 17:22

I’ve been learning a lot about how important it is to take care of yourself and pour into yourself so that you can better serve and love on others! One of the best ways to do that is to be filled with joy and do things that make you happy!

One thing that fills my heart with joy is going to Disneyland with my girls. We just love it. Yes, it takes a lot of work to pack up our food and gear and make a day of it. Yes, it makes me tired. BUT sharing the experience together and seeing their happy faces makes it worth it to me.

It is the same way with exercise. It’s never easy to make that time, but the rewards outweigh any excuse I might make. And fitness makes me so happy. It is one of my passions.

Here are a few of my favorite ways to Have More Happy:

1. Be Grateful. Start your day with gratitude so you are focused on all the blessings in your life.
2. LAUGH! Do things that make you laugh, hang out with people that make you laugh. Watch a funny movie. Watch funny clips on YouTube. I recommend Jimmy Fallon Hashtag skits. They are hilarious.
3. Add value to others. Give, serve, tell someone you love them, connect and listen.
4. Take care of yourself. Drink water, get sleep, nourish your body. When you feel good on the inside it shows on the outside!
5. Surround yourself with joyful people. Who we spend the most time with has a HUGE influence on our attitude and behavior so choose wisely.
6. DREAM. Make plans and goals that you can get excited about – enough to make you jump out of bed every morning ready for the day!
7. Do things you enjoy.
8. Move your body. There are so many ways to get fit. Find something you love and make time for it.
9. Learn. Learning is good for your brain and learning and accomplishing something new is a great way to build yourself up.
10. Remember the true source of all joy – GOD and be filled with His presence in your life!! (Psalms 89:15-17 NKJV) Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O LORD, in the light of Your countenance. {16} In Your name they rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness they are exalted. {17} For You are the glory of their strength, And in Your favor our horn is exalted.