​While some people seem to exude happiness, for most of us mortal folks it can be more of a struggle. But the fact is happiness can be discovered and created, here are four simple steps for creating more happiness. Just as many rockets have booster stages here are four booster stages to accelerate your happiness. 

Be Kind

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YES, it really is true, being nice, being kind to others is good because it is key to our happiness and that of others.  Plus it has a tendency to spread and multiply.  If you want to be happier, just simply be kind to others. That includes when you don't always feel like it, often others response to your kindness can help put you in a happier mood too.  There is a whole list of ideas and some helpful resources on the Boosters page.

Connect With Someone Close

An act of kindness as above can be done anonymously, that is wonderful.  But it is also essential to deepen our connections with people we know and love.  Close relationships increase our feelings of self-worth, plus provide us with support, meaning, and love. They not only make us happier, they help us live longer. 

So at least once a day take some intentional time, to listen more, to send an encouraging or thoughtful note/card, to share more kindness, to hug someone, to connect more with someone that is close to you, or someone that you don’t really know yet, but would like to.

If you can see how this could improve your personal life and you have a business, just think how it could improve that too!

Be Grateful 

Kindness doesn’t just extend to others, it extends to yourself too.  Think of how vast this universe is (that we know of so far) and how little of it that we know supports any life at all.  Think of all the vastness of life that we know of just on this planet, out of all that only humans have the ability to read and think about, or contemplate words like these on this page.  That alone, no matter what your life circumstance is a great rarity in the Universe and something to be very grateful for.

So be kind to yourself and be grateful for even the smallest of things, even the ability to simply breathe and contemplate breathing. You may take it for granted, but in the vastness of the universe it is in fact a great rarity and privilege.  Gratefulness even for the smallest of things changes our perspective on life allowing us to be grateful for far more, and thus become happier.

Create Your Meaning

It’s been said that the purpose of life, is a life with purpose, and I totally agree with this.  But what I love even more is getting to choose for myself what that is.  It’s my life, I get to choose, and so do you!

I want to leave this world better than I found it and I hope you do too.  We all have had different life experiences that have shaped us, different passions that ignite us. So what is yours?  Explore what interests you, what gets you excited, and how that can help create a better world. And do something to connect with that every day.

There it is

Four simple steps to creating a happier life by being kinder, both to others and yourself.  Pretty simple isn't it?  Don't be fooled, sometimes the simplest things are the most effective!  I encourage you to use this site and your own thoughts to expand on these steps for yourself.  Make them your own.

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One little disclaimer: I am not a trained professional and I do not know your specific circumstance which is leading you to seek information on how to be happier. While these steps are effective most of the time, if you are really struggling with being happy, I highly recommend that you seek out a professional therapist that can help you in ways this simple site can not.