How to be happy

Sometimes in life we find it hard to be happy. We don't need to deny it: it's okay to be sad. But that doesn't mean we have to indefinitely. And yes, it can be hard to be happy at times, I know, which is why I'm here. Because I'm going to tell you how.

It's simple: find something that makes you smile.

For me, at this moment in time, it's wattpad. (Shameless self-promotion: you can find my profile here.) Wattpad is a place where I can go and perhaps write for a bit to take my mind of things, or maybe find a funny story to read that will make me laugh out loud, or maybe just start a conversation with a fellow writer. If you love reading or writing, I highly suggest you visit this page.

But just because I am loving wattpad right now doesn't mean that it was always the thing that made me a happy, because the things you love change as you change. And needless to say you don't just have to have one thing that makes you happy: I have many more. This blog, for example. If I'm feeling glum, tired, or overwhelmed I simply come to my blog and it makes me feel a whole lot better. Or take the piano: I love music more than anything and playing the piano never fails to cheer me up, just as wattpad does, just as my blog does. Just as many other things have done in the past, and just as many more will do in the future.

Now it's your turn. Think of one thing that you know never fails to make you just that much happier, or maybe even more than one if you're feeling like an eager beaver. And if you can't think of something, find something. Look around you. Try this: google 'people laughing'. It's impossible not to feel happier when you see all those beaming smiles as you scroll through! See the little spots of happiness that can be found all over the world, even it is as mundane as offering a stranger a smile as you walk by.

Find something that makes you smile. Really look. And perhaps you will find happiness right where you were least expecting it.