25 Absolute Practices to “Be Happy Instantly”
This post was last updated on November 23rd, 2023
Do you need excitement and thrilling factors to be happy? Do you feel bored to death? Do you think your doleful attitude is killing your day’s productivity? If yes, the answer to all your questions is to be happy right now. Being happy boosts the feel-good hormones, dopamine and serotonin in your body to get a euphoric feeling that enhances your brain functions as well as your other body functions. Not only, being happy and cheerful helps you improve your overall health but also maximizes your productivity and efficiency making you a better version of you. To be very honest, we people have been so poorly occupied by technology, hectic schedules, meaningless tasks and talks and unhealthy habits that we have completely obliterated the feeling of happiness. Being overwhelmingly happy and joyful can actually solve 50% of our life issues making us a better person. Here are the absolute practices to be happy instantly:
- Listen to your favorite track
Music has the power to make your cheerful, boosting your mood. Even when you’re sad, listening to music can help you improve your emotional status. Listening music fills you with positive energy and vibes, hence next time you are all gloomy, play your favorite track.
- Dance like no one’s watching
Dancing is just like tuning yourself into the rhythm of the song. Dancing makes you energetic and excited uplifting your spirit. And when you dance, like no one’s watching you just hit the right chord to be supper happy and cheerful.
- Cuddle with your furry little ones
Pets are the adorable creatures that can bring life to your dull and gloomy mood. Spending some cozy time with your little furry friends can boost your mood making you overwhelmingly happy and joyful.
- Play with your kids
We all know kids need attention and when we give them that attention, their happiness knows no bound. And trust me, when you spend quality time with kids, their happiness is infectious enough to make your happy instantly.
- Plan a chit chat brunch with your BFFs
Every person feels super excited and joyful while spending time with his/her BFFs. These insane creatures have full potential to boost you up with ultimate humor, happiness, energy and crazy ideas to make your day. One of the best practices to be happy instantly is text your crazy stupid BFFs and plan a brunch with them.
- Have your favorite full complete meal
Eat whatever you love the most. It’s fine to have some calories once in a while. Do not worry about any fat or sugar or carbs. Just grab your favorite whole pizza and dig into it.
- Talk to an absolute stranger nearby
That person whom you give a smile every day but have never talked to, initiate a conversation today, if you want to be happy in an instant. Talk to him, be a good listener and share your thoughts, know each other and who knows you both guys would be best pals someday.
- Take a 20 minutes power nap
Sleep is important and there are some times in a day when you feel lazy, fatigued and dull. Go ahead, get yourself a quick power nap for 15-20 minutes. And wake up all charged up and cheerful.
- Visit a flower shop and buy your favorite bunch
Flowers can be spirit boosters. Their smell and aroma, just do the magic on your soul and mind. Without any second thought, rush over to your nearby flower shop and buy your favorite orchids bunch and be happy for the rest of the day.
- Wear a new outfit
Being presentable giving your personality a new look is always the game changer. Look smart, appealing and be happy in an instant.
- Go bright in colors
Colors have direct relationship with moods and emotions. Dark and dull colors represent your shadowy and gloomy side, however wearing your yellow wedges, red lip shades, or fuchsia shade top or even a berry pink coat can make you cheerful all day.
- Call your mother
Every person has a special connection with his/her mother. They have a special power to gauge your current emotions. They can easily ward off your negative emotions. Hence, one of the absolute practices to be happy instantly is talking to your mom once in day.
- Take a walk in your lawn
Nature has always an impact on human mind and spirit. Be any factor of nature, sand, soil, sunlight, fresh air or even grass can boost your mood easily at an instant. Just find a nearest grassland, or park or even your backyard to take a walk on grass with bare feet.
- Pamper yourself
Never forget the most important person of your life and that’s you. Love yourself and pamper yourself once in a while. Give yourself a face massage, a home spa, a cup of hot chocolate and watch your favorite movie. Pampering yourself once in a while makes you mentally strong and happy as well.
- Forgive at least one person from your hit list
Okay, believe it or not, everyone has a hit list. The list comprising of few toxic people whom you have encountered in your life and want to teach them a lesson someday. Well, being avenge is something but forgiving is everything. It makes you a better person and helps you in self-development. Wanna be really happy, then forgive at least one person in your life?
- Start painting or coloring
As I said, colors can make you happy and vibrant in no time. They straight travel through your eyes and reaching your brain receptors boosting feel-good hormones in your body. So, grab your canvas and start splashing some colors in a more creative way.
- Cook something you’re good at
Cooking is an art and art always boosts mood and positive energy. Personally, I love cooking. It makes me feel alive. Cook whatever you want and whatever you good at. Keep taking pictures of every step of your cooking and take the last picture of your perfectly garnished platter and eat it of course, before sharing it on social media.
- Give yourself a break
One of the most important practices to be happy instantly is giving yourself a well deserving break. Just forget all chaos, hectic schedules, criticisms, financial lows and relationship mess. Take a break for a few days, eat, sleep and repeat.
- Take a day off or sick leave
Hectic schedules and professional as well as personal dilemmas can be too much to take every day. Take a day off or a sick leave, go for shopping or do what ever you have been planning to do from a long time, meet a friend, go on a date with your girlfriend, have a sex date, or a perfect boy’s night out.
- Help someone with anything
Helping others can be so relaxing and peaceful. It gives you a different level of satisfaction, completeness and happiness. Help a woman carry her grocery bags, help someone paying their ticket, help a blind person to cross the road or anything that can you do within your convenience.
- Take your best selfie
Yes, take it now. Take out your spoiled brat smart phone, pout and snap! Taking a picture of yourself boosts your confidence and triggers positivity in you. It makes you happy for a moment and you can be productive all day.
- Enhance and accessorize your personal space
Yeah, give some life to your personal space. Prep up your bedroom or your working room, or even your workplace. Add some planters, quotation posters, bright rice lights, string picture frames and crystal hangers to boost up your personal space and be overwhelmingly happy.
- Feed few hungry people
Feeding hungry people who have no means to earn and who strive hard to survive can be very inspiring and satisfying. You would do the good to them, but the goodness will find a way back to you someday. In addition to that, doing so would make you happy unconditionally.
- Plan something
Execute your ever pending plan. That very plan that has been on your mind from a very long time but you haven’t really paid attention to it. Go ahead, decide the destination, book your tickets and start packing your bags, or make a list of all necessary stuffs and throw that party for your friends or plan a surprise date or candle light dinner for your special loved one.
- Involve in task void of tech
Do something that is void of technology, that keeps you detached from your smartphone, computers or any gadget. Go for plantation, gardening, swimming or simply painting, choose any one but stay away from your gadgets for a day and be happy instantly which is one of the best practices to be overwhelmingly joyful.
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Priyadarshini Muduli
A full time passionate writer with imperishable determination to bring healthy, smart and pragmatic changes individually and socially. Concentrate especially on lifestyle, life and personal improvement, relationships, mental health and behavior, viral issues and literature based subjects.