Kia Ora

This is a thread to find out how you have helped to make others feel happy today [helped improve someone's day]...

It can be something as simple as opening a door for someone, or as great as saving another person's life...

One of the most simplest [also proven] yet sadly overlooked ways to improve ones sense of well being [and maintaining it] is to make others happy...

How many miserable volunteers do you encounter ? Not many if any and there's a good reason as to why this is the case...The more one helps other sentient beings the more ones brain  keeps pumping out a cocktail of happy "feel good" chemicals...

We are our very own self contained ,walking, talking, thinking "legal" producer of "feel good" drugs...

For every action there's a "reaction" [law of physics] and this law includes what is happens in ones brain when one helps others...

However I know that when one find themselves in a bit of a downward spiral it can be quite hard snap out of it...So when next you're feeling down in the dumps why not just make a conscious effort to help somebody in need out, a family member, friend, stranger, work colleague...I can guarantee once you start to help others[with  random acts of kindness so to speak] your built-in drugs factory in the brain will kick in and reward you with a "feel good " buzz ...It could even put a smile back where smiles belong... upon your face...

Remember...Helping others each day-keeps those blues away... 

So go for it "Make my day !"

But be warn these self producing drugs are good for your health and can be highly addictive...

Happy Mindfulness

Metta Zenda   [The Happiness Junky]

I made the manicurist laugh when I was talking to her this afternoon. We were talking about moving to a new town and comparing Hobart to Melbourne, among other things.  She was happy for me when I told her I might have met a woman who has shown some interest in me as well.

Karen.

Kia Ora J,

  Laughter it would seem is not only the best medicine but one of the safest and cheapest on the market ...And has a species if we can make each other laugh we become  doctor, patient and cure all rolled into one...
Again laughter  also ignites the feel-good chemicals in the brain...

It's "funny" because many are aware of this simple truth yet fail to act upon it when feeling down...

So for all those who need a pick me up here's a "free" prescription for a mentally healthier life style :

1)   Watch or listen to shows that makes you laugh 

2)   After the feel good chemical are activated, look for someone[another person or animal] who needs your help and offer it with a genuine smile[the smile will be genuine because of the chemical cocktail floating around in your brain]

Take as and when required and if the happiness symptoms persist share them with others...

BTW Justmeinoz, how's the weather in your part of Oz ? Mind you all the Aussies will be over here for the rugby world cup[to watch the Wallabies lose to the All Blacks] 

Metta Zenda

No actually I was kind of annoying today.

Quote from: ~RoadToTrista~ on September 01, 2011, 03:15:22 PM
No actually I was kind of annoying today.

Kia Ora Road,

Annoying's good...It helps others to practice patience 

Metta Zenda

Zenda made me happy  with this thread and so in turn that might have made zenda happy too 

Quote from: M2MtF2FtM on September 01, 2011, 04:35:33 PM
Zenda made me happy  with this thread and so in turn that might have made zenda happy too 

Kia Ora M,

I'm happy if you're happy M ! But then I'm always happy-It's my addiction 

Happy mindfulness

Metta Zenda

I let my nephew "help" me take out the trash because he wanted to.

He told me "you need someone to help you take out the trash because you are a bigger girl and you need a bigger boy like me who is 4."

I just said ok lol.