Quick Fixes

You're not going to find a more thorough article than this one!  Happiness – 10 Quick Fixes From Emotional Distress to Your Happy Centered Place  I have found that the exercises outlined in this article do a great job at bringing me back to a state of happiness.   Here's a little sneak peak:

 

 I’m not good at meditating but this technique works for me. I am lucky to live in a peaceful place so I can just sit in my yard, look at the canyons and do these breathing exercises – I drop my head down to my chest and I breathe in deeply and when exhaling, I am imagining that I am pushing out the negative emotions that are causing the clutching in my chest or that knot in my stomach. I keep doing this until the intense feelings are reduced. Then I replace it with thoughts of good things like how lucky I am to have a home, to have my health, to have good people in my life, to have a sound mind etc. This is an adaptation of Larry Crane’s release technique.

 

.....and the rest of the tips are just as good!  Getting happy is one of the first steps towards self esteem help.