Joy is a powerful emotion. When we feel it, we feel great! And the good news is, we can experience many small moments of joy every single day, if we just make a tiny effort to seek it out.
Here are 30 of our favourite ways:
1. Name three things your thankful for
2. Make someone you love (or just yourself!) your favourite breakfast
3. Stop and smell a flower
4. Laugh at something silly
5. Take a walk around the block
6. Make a cup of your favourite tea
7. Pay for a stranger’s cup of coffee
8. Spend time in nature (it can just be the park across the road from work)
9. Take the biggest breath in you’ve taken all day, then release it as slowly as you can
10. Say no to something that’s been causing you stress
11. Help someone with their shopping bags
12. Change your bedsheets (for the delayed joy of getting into fresh sheets)
13. Belt out your favourite song in the shower
14. Dance in your living room to that same favourite song
15. Declutter one small space / drawer / cupboard in your home
16. Write someone a thank you note
17. Tackle the first part of project you’ve been meaning to get to
18. Stay in bed a couple of extra minutes just because
19. Take a bath with your favourite essential oil
20. Text a friend of family member just to say how much you love them
21. Donate to a cause you care about
22. Curl up with your favourite book (or Netflix show) and dedicate a block of time to
reading (or watching) and nothing else
23. Smile (it can actually boost your mood!)
24. Reach out to an old friend
25. Take 5 minutes to practice a little mindfulness
26. Give your pet / child / friend / colleague a big hug
27. Give someone a genuine compliment
28. Make your favourite (responsibly) sweet snack
29. Take a moment to be in awe of how amazing something is just for existing (the
human body, your dog, a plant, the sky, the moon, whatever piece of tech you’re
viewing this on right now)
30. Make your own joy list and refer to it regularly