Wow … what a week?
Some weeks the “big” news that we keeping hearing and seeing in our social media feeds over and over is unhappy and sad.
So, far this seems to be one of those weeks. The surprise death of someone who inspired millions, the virus that may have epidemic consequences, a big earthquake, loss of soldiers, and political turmoil (in the US).
Even when a news story doesn’t personally impact you, it can still impact your heart.
Our hearts connect us to each other.
It’s where you feel empathy and compassion — so, it’s okay if you need to shed a few tears over a story that you hear.
It’s where acts of kindness are inspired — so, it’s okay if you want to help.
Happiness isn’t the absence of unhappiness.
The past few days, I’ve found myself feeling a little melancholy. Not unhappy, but just not as energetic and bubbly as I’d like to be.
Of course, I know that the quickest way to rebound is to keep noticing and valuing my happy moments when they happen. Writing to you today is one of them.
If you’re new here, you may be wondering, “What do you mean by counting my happy moments?”
The Society identified 31 Types of Happiness to inspire you to notice more happiness that’s already around you.
Who doesn’t want more happiness, even if you’re already feeling pretty happy.
We have two free tools to help you count them:
- SOHP App — look for the Happiness Counter
- Happiness Counter (printable)
Thank you for celebrating Hunt for Happiness Week with us. I saw many of you sharing your #SmileStarters with your social media friends. You helped make the world a little happier.
I’ll continue to tag posts with #SmileStarter so if you need a happier social media feed search that hashtag or just friend me on FB. If I don’t get back to you right away just email me — I always try to make sure my friend requests are real people.
I always do a little happy dance when I see an email buying us a cup of coffee. Thank you to everyone who’s supporting us and helping us share the happiness.. If our new e-pub, SOHP Weekly, makes you smile consider Buying Us a Cup of Coffee, too!!
Wishing you peace, luv & lots of smiles,
Pamela Gail 
We have a new SOHP Subscriber Resource page with lots of the goodies for you to download.
Thursday, January 30
- Puzzle Day
- Croissant Day
Friday, January 31
- Fun at Work Day
- Backward Day
Saturday, February 1
- Take Your Child to the Library Day
- Spunky Old Broads Day
- Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day
Sunday, February 2
- Groundhog Day
- Tater Tot Day
- Super Bowl
- Golden Retriever Day
- Feed the Birds Day
Tuesday, February 4
- Create a Vacuum Day
- Stuffed Mushroom Day
- Thank a Mailman Day
- Sweater Day
Wednesday, February 5
- Weatherman’s Day
- Nutella Day
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The SOHP Choose Happiness notepad
is a Smile Starter for anyone who gets a note on it.
If you love what we’re doing and it makes you smile, please consider supporting SOHP Weekly – for the cost of a cup of coffee. While we deliver our digital pub for free to your inbox each week, we hope you’ll consider making a one-time gift of $3, or a monthly offering of that same amount. Your support helps us make the world a happier place.
Written by Pamela Gail
Pamela Gail Johnson founded the Society of Happy People in 1998.
The Society is grounded on Pamela’s four key Practical Happiness Principles:
Pamela identified 31 Types of Happiness that are on the SOHP App Happiness Counter to make it easier to recognize moments of happiness.
Pamela also plans and organizes the Society of Happy People's annual happiness celebrations:
She's also a speaker, trainer, and author.
A few of her personal smile starters include her monthly book club, yoga, traveling and meeting new happy people.
