I first heard about the #100happydays challenge on Kate’s blog, and several of my other friends have since taken it up. The idea is to post a photo each day for 100 days in a row – on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, wherever – of something that’s making you happy.
A few weeks ago, stuck in a post-vacation funk and disappointed at the still-chilly weather, I decided to join in. Here are some highlights from my first 25 days:
Frozen yogurt (and weather warm enough to eat it); new green shoes; Monday night yoga. Daffodils and blue skies; tiny crocuses peeping at me in Harvard Square. A map of Cambridge in a shop window. My husband (on the far left) performing with his a cappella group. Zucchini quesadillas for dinner. A playful, floppy eight-week-old puppy who belongs to one of our interns. And good books. Always good books.
This is a perfect companion to my one little word for this year – light. (And it’s a much-needed corrective on the days I tend to spiral toward grumpy or morose.)
If you need a bit of extra happy in your life, I invite you to join in!
cakes, tea and dreams 
Here is another blog you may find fulfilling: http://www.aholyexperience.com/joy-dares/
Ann Voskamp, author of One Thousand Gifts, was challenged to list 1000 gifts (or blessings). She accepted the challenge and found herself living a life or joy and gratitude.
People who live a life of gratitude:
1. Have a relative absence of stress and depression. (Woods et al., 2008)
2. Make progress towards important personal goals (Emmons and McCullough, 2003)
3. Report higher levels of determination and energy (Emmons and McCullough, 2003)
4. Feel closer in their relationships and desire to build stronger relationships (Algoe and Haidt, 2009)
5. Increase your happiness by 25% — (Who wouldn’t want a quarter more happiness!) (McCullough et al., 2002)
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Here is another blog you may find fulfilling: http://www.aholyexperience.com/joy-dares/
Ann Voskamp, author of One Thousand Gifts, was challenged to list 1000 gifts (or blessings). She accepted the challenge and found herself living a life or joy and gratitude.
People who live a life of gratitude:
1. Have a relative absence of stress and depression. (Woods et al., 2008)
2. Make progress towards important personal goals (Emmons and McCullough, 2003)
3. Report higher levels of determination and energy (Emmons and McCullough, 2003)
4. Feel closer in their relationships and desire to build stronger relationships (Algoe and Haidt, 2009)
5. Increase your happiness by 25% — (Who wouldn’t want a quarter more happiness!) (McCullough et al., 2002)
Joined this minute! I adore this idea. I NEED this idea. When it asked what motivated me to join, I said, “To focus on the wonderful, instead of the things I’m trying to change.” I’m so grateful you blogged about this. I’ll be doing it on Instagram mostly I think. (username: Serenitylive)