August Is Happiness Happens Month!
When the then-Secret Society of Happy People declared August 8th Admit You’re Happy Day (now Happiness Happens Day), the goal was simple: encourage people to notice when they were happy beyond the big, obvious moments.
The following year, Happiness Happens Day expanded into Happiness Happens Month, because one day just wasn’t enough. We wanted everyone to celebrate happiness on the day — or days — that worked best for them.
We want you to notice those big, obvious happy moments: birthdays, promotions, graduations, falling in love, proposals, weddings, babies, new homes, moving, retirement — you get the idea. But so much happiness goes unrecognized because it shows up in small, even simple moments.
This year, our Happiness Happens Month theme is
Awareness Reveals Happiness.
Take time each day to notice the small moments that make you feel good. That make you smile. That make you happy. Most people discover they have more of these moments than they readily acknowledge. Here are just a few things to watch for — there are thousands more.
Watch for moments like:
- Dancing to a song in your head
- Laughing with a bestie
- Smiling for no reason
- Smelling your favorite food cooking
- Walking barefoot
- Finishing a work project
- Saying a prayer
- Walking through a garden
- Watching a video that makes you laugh
- A kiss
- Going to lunch with coworkers
- Taking a bubble bath or hot shower
- Playing with your kids or grandkids
- Watching a sunrise or sunset
- Scrolling through your phone pics and smiling at past happy experiences
- Sitting in a moment of hope
- Sending a bestie a text
- Telling the people you love that you love them
- Reading a book just for fun
- Enjoying a moment of peace
We’re just so excited!! The Society of Happy People is celebrating our 26th Happiness Happens Month this August!
Take a few moments at the end of your day to write down your small happy moments, and share some of them in our Happiness Happens Month FB Group:
Join the Happiness Happens Month FB Group
This Happiness Happens Month is about being mindful of the moment,
so you Increase Your Awareness and it Reveals More Happiness.
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