Happiness Alliance Blog: 865 ways to be happy: a challenge to find yours

We ask people what is the one thing you would like to do to improve your well-being and the well-being of others in our Happiness Index survey. Out of the 2011 people who took the survey in the last two months, 865 answered the question.

Here is a challenge: skim through this list, and notice what catches your eye. Then leave this page, and see what thoughts come up about the items that did catch your attention. Do you agree? Do you judge or condemn? Does a story come to mind when you read a particular response about the respondent? Notice your feelings, your thoughts and your liking, dislike or indifference about whatever you notice. Then, the challenge is to take all of that and spend some time examining it, thinking about it, and seeing what comes up.

A balance between work and home.

A full time well paying job

A more coherent national policy agenda.

A purpose.

Accept people the way they are unless they are harmful to others or themselves.

Access to countryside

achieve a better work/life balance or find meaningful ways to spend the free time I do have

achieve happiness after anxiety

acting happier, and doing more things that help others.

Adapting to sustainable practices

Advocate for equal rights for women

Aerobic exercise

Afford to get my teeth taken care of

Allow people to feel appreciated

Always at least tell someone something to make their day better.

An interesting job

Anxiety

Attend more church services, workout more, enjoy nature more often

Balance my work life home life

Be a better listener, more mindful of others and more open to new things

Be a calmer, more positive person

be a little more "out-going" than I am.

Be a more involved grandparent. Distance prevents that at this time.

Be able to have more time to reflect on the events of the day and the state of my own being as well as the state of the world around me. Having more time to contemplate would make me feel more whole and I'm sure that wholeness would translate into everything I do; that same wholeness and positivity would influence the many different people I interact with on a daily basis as well.

Be able to spend more time in a prayer community

Be active with family

be awesome.

Be calm and grateful.

be closer to nature, have a more satisfying occupation

Be debt free.

Be free from the system. Live somewhere warm with a good beach vibe atmosphere and source my food from the land around me.

Be happier

Be happier and a better mum

Be happier and less on edge

Be happy

be happy

BE HAPPY

be happy

Be happy

be happy

Be happy

Be happy and feel confident again in myself.

BE HAPPY ZND JUST RELAX WITH LIFE

Be happy.

be healthier

be healthier and promote exercising

Be healthy

BE KIND

BE LOVED

Be loved

Be more accepting of myself.

Be more active

Be more active helping people achieve their happiness.

Be more confident/

Be more connected by doing the things that I enjoy and I feel a sense of achievement and purpose in.

Be more friendly

Be more healthy and positive

Be more honest and genuine, help each other more so that we all have more time to be calm and kind.

Be more kind.

be more organized so i can accomplish much more and also be more confident and have more leadrship

Be more outgoing

Be more patient

Be more physically active

be more physically fit

Be more positive

Be more present and focus on one thing at a time.

Be more present in the Now

be more productive

Be more productive and not procrastinate

Be more social

Be nice.

Be outside more, on my own time

Be politically active

be positive

Be positive and supportive!

Be respectful to everyone

Be social

Be the best person I can be to be of help to others!

BE WELL

Be with my family and live a more relaxed lifestyle where I work in a capacity that I enjoy while getting paid accordingly.

Become a personal trainer

Become a stronger individual

Become more financially stable and responsible

become more independent in my thoughts and activities and be overall happier. Feel comfortable in my own skin.

Become more involved in my local community and play a more active role in my government.

Become more motivated

Being able to afford a meaningful lifestyle.

Being able to volunteer and serve others more

Being able to volunteer in my local community
keeping a positive mental wellbeing
helping and supportive others
take better care of my body
accept my emotions
take daily risk
live in the present
laugh

Being busy and spending time with others and enjoying it and enjoying there time with me as we explore wherever we want to go.

being happy

Being happy again

Being healthy

Being healthy in both mind and body.

Being involved within the community and communicating with the younger generation. Doing what is best for me and what is best for the community. Educate myself and experience life to understand life and the world a bit more. Do the things that make me happy, that brings happiness to others and to treat others with respect and teach and value human kindness.

Being kinder and calmer

Being more involved in my friend group then I currently am

Being more positive in all aspects of my life and learn to appreciate the things in my life.

Being more positive.

being positive

Being social

being supportive to the ones around me

being worth something

Belong

Better access to better food and cooking more

Better communication

better health

BETTER HEALTH CARE CHOICES

Better pay

better public services

better self esteem and prioritising my own needs

Better social interaction

Bigger house. get a dog

Build better trusts in my community - Communicate with other's in person.

By sharing my knowledge with others.

cease to exist

Change boss. Win money. Early retirement.

Change careers to something I find meaningful.

Change jobs

Change jobs and divide my time between where I live now and my hometown.

Change jobs,take care of my health

Change lifestyle

change my atttude

change my mindset

Change the volleyball program I am apart of so that things are smoother and there is less drama.

Civic involvement

Clean environment

climate change worries me and i wish the world would wake up and do something about it

Closer connection to people

College degree

Communicate

Communicate better

Complete a law school education and begin my career in law, impacting society and bring myself out of poverty.

Complete more work when given the time, complete assignments

Complete my Bachelors and get a job in my field.

Complete my Masters degree

Connecting with People

Continue our healthy life style changes including eating and exercise.

Continue to be great.

Continue to learn and grow

Continue to show compassion for others. We all need it!

Continue to talk to one another, do service together

contribute more

Contributing to society more

Control of my career, feel im making an impact and building something I feel proud of inside

Create a community of like minded people that can support one another through groups such as yoga, dance, knitting, breastfeeding support etc

Create a peaceful loving and supportive environment

create conversation with others even if they are strangers.

Create jobs and other opportunities in my community for lower income people.

Create more and express myself

Create opportunities for advancement in my community.

Curate & create public art and events

Dance

De-clutter

Dealing with issues in a healthy way

Decrease income inequality

Decrease my commute for me. Have more time to develop people that are in my organization for others.

del bene

Design things that will help the world.

dinner parties

Discipline to control my life style

divorce

Do more

Do more activities for my self

do more mindfulness practice

don't know

Don't know

Dont Know

drive, follow through, making a decision/plan and sticking to it. greater will power

earn more money

Earn more money

Earn more money - get a higher paid job

Earn more to better my finances

Easier access to mental health practioners.

Eat a balanced, nutritious diet

Eat and live healthily and share knowledge about this with others.

Eat consistently well. Exercise consistently.

Eat healthier

eat healthier

Eat healthier all the time, work out more, be kind to one another.

Eat healthier.

Eat healthy

Eat more FOOD

Eat more food.

eat more food.

eating healthy and working out.

educate each other more.

Educate people on the destruction they are causing to the planet

Encourage calmness.

Encourage people in their relationship with God.

Enjoy life everyday

Enjoy life more

Enjoy my work and feel valued and a sense of belonging where i live.

Enjoy the moment

Ensure that I have good quality of sleep and exercise.

Establish a consistent schedule

Everyone working together to promote peace and acceptance

Everything

Everything.

Excercise

Exercise

exercise

Exercise

Exercise and be positive

Exercise and get out in nature more

Exercise and lose weight

Exercise and spend more times outdoor

Exercise and spend time with my son

Exercise more

exercise more

Exercise more

exercise more

Exercise more

exercise more

Exercise more

Exercise more / get outside more / be more healthy

Exercise more and be more present

Exercise more often

Exercise more, eat better

Exercise more, more time for hobbies

Exercise more, play music more, share meals more, volunteer for people who are really suffering more.

exercise more, volunteer more

Exercise more.

exercise program

Exercise regularly and make it my priority. Volunteer more.

Exercise, cooking meals, cleaning out my closets, volunteering, reading more, seeking God's will in my life

Exercise, more community service

Exercize

Exhibit art.

Express my creativity

Feel better physically, less stress and loneliness, more contentment with what life has become,
Help my children more, make sure they are fine and happy,

Feel happier

Feel more secure and happy

Feeling less stressed

Figure out my work-life balance

Finally launch my website and start trading in order to make money;
Be financially independent again;
Be independent in my work environment again;
Be able to travel again and see my family & friends;
Spend some time with my friends & family;
Take care of my health;
Re-introduce more social activities;
Perhaps practice a couple of new activities (danse & sports);

financial condition

financial security and independence

Find a compatible relationship.

Find a degree I like and finish school so I'm not so overwhelmed and stressed out

find a good wife

Find a healthy work life balance

Find a more fulfilling career.

find a partner

Find a place for my non-for-profit school. Constantly displaced by land developers looking for economic gain over service to children.

Find a way to help people help themselves while also being financially rewarding and not remain on the edge of poverty.

Find balance in daily life.

find meaningful work

Find more enjoyable meaningful work

Find peace of mind

Find some semblance of happiness or purpose in life.

Find something that I actually enjoy doing.

Find the right work life balance.

Find time for myself

Find true love

Find ways to enjoy outdoor activities more often.

Find work that pays and makes me happy

Finding an activity or a purpose for my energy

Finish University

Finish University and do something I enjoy instead

Fitness and Nutrition and eliminating toxins such as excessive alcohol usage and smoking.

Fix the money issues

Focus more on living healthy

Focus more on myself and not other people.

Focus on environmental conservation and humanitarian efforts for those less fortunate as a community

For my own well-being I'd like to let go of the anxiety and anger I still harbor toward my former friend.

For my own wellbeing, I want to exercise and learn how to manage anxiety. I want to help others take care of themselves.

For myself - help myself be happier and let myself just enjoy life. For others - be more supportive of their dreams.

Free time

free time

Garden more

Get a job.

Get a job

Get a job and stop living off my parents.

Get a job that I enjoy

Get a job!

Get a new job closer to where I live.

Get along

Get an internship

Get better friends

get healthier

Get in shape

Get knee replacements lol

Get more excersize, spend more time with my kids, and be out of debt

Get more exercise

Get more exercise.

Get more sleep

Get more sleep, spend more time with friends, parents.

Get more sleep!

Get more time

Get people to come together as one group instead of Democrats, Repubicanx or Liberals

Get the point across that we all have choices and that we can be in control of our own destinies and happiness. Don't blame others. Work on being the best you can be to yourself and others and happiness will ensue. Be generous with your time, love, kind words and sense of humor.

Get work life balance right

Getting better life styles

Getting out in nature more is good for me, my husband and our dog. We're all so different when we hike at least once a week somewhere in the woods, or lake or generally away from residential or commercial areas.

give myself time to hangout with close friends and loved ones.

Give people compliments

Go out more

go out of the house more often

Go to therapy more often than I do now, and de-stigmatize therapy so others who need it won't be embarrassed to go.

Government payments be increased so we don't live below the poverty line even on the Aged Pension.

Graduate with my Bachelor's degree, receive a decent paying job, save up money for Graduate School. Go to Graduate School, get certified as a counselor, work my dream job of counseling and helping others

Graduating Highschool and get a degree.

hapiness, productivity, energy.

happiness

HAPPINESS

happiness

Happiness

Happiness.

Have a job that I enjoyed more

Have a lot of money

Have a more socialist government.

Have a relationship

Have a shorter commute to work

Have an emotionally intimate relationship

Have friendship

Have good health

Have meaningfulness in my life

have more 'me' time

Have more community events and better public spaces. Reduce cars in cities.

Have more friends and different kinds of relationships

Have more time

Have more time for exercise and volunteering

Have more time off from work to connect with family. Have more time off from errands for daily life to do things with family

Have more time to focus on me

have no guilt for putting myself first

Have some time to myself

Have someone to share my life with

Have time to exercise regularly and time without electronics. I would like time during the day when I am not expected to be on my email,etc

Have time to volunteer

Having a normal life back. Not being stuck in hospital with a ill child.

Having a positive mindset.

Having mental peace which would lead to my happiness and inner love

Having the time to work on personal projects.

Healing

health

HEALTH

Health literacy

Healthier eating

Healthy eating and more exercise.

Healthy lifestyle

Help break everyone's blind faith in the US government and its politicians.

Help each other.

help make others happy

Help others

Help others as a social worker.

Help shelter animals get adopted

Help us all reconnect to nature, whole foods, and community living

high will to exercise and do volunteer work

higher wages

I am already doing it, which is exercising.

I am currently trying to change my perspective on things so that I am a more positive person, as I feel that will improve how I perceive things and lessen the blow of bad circumstances.

I believe that I need to change my emplyment.

I don't even know anymore. I don't think there's anything I can do, the system is shit.

I don't know

I don't know.

I don´t Know

I dont even know

i dont know

I feel I should talk to people more

I just want to be happy

i like to help people

i like to help people in need when i can

I need more sleep.

I really want to focus on working out to improve my own wellbeing. To improve the wellbeing of others I was to volunteer more often.

I spend more time with people around me and take care of myself because I do not.

I strive to help others see that kindness and patience matter. If I look out for others I hope that it will be contagious.

I want more energy and to not feel broken

I want to achieve my goals and get my educations.

i want to be happy

I want to be in a place where i can take care of myself.

I want to keep learning and building and expanding my knowledge. By exposing myself to new educational experiences, I will become more socially active. Learning new skills can also boost your sense of self-efficacy. If you’ve always felt that you lacked musical or artistic ability, but now find that you can sing or paint, you’ll feel that much better about yourself in general.

I want to try to just be a nicer person to most people.

i will go to colloge

I wish I was able to work more so that I don't need to rely on my dad.

I would enjoy having more family game nights, since our family does enjoy playing board games together

i would help out around the house more

I would like lose some weight and help others if they ask for my help in losing weight.

I would like to be able to be happy on my own. Then I feel I would be more inclined to improve the wellbeing of others.

I would like to be able to be more motivated in my school work, If I could achieve this I would not only be able to improve my grades, but I would be able to further satisfy my parents, being that they are the reason I am able to go to school.

I would like to be able to leave work at a reasonable time so that I have time to work out and enjoy other things after work.

I would like to be able to manage my time better so I can write my book, practice living in the NOW, and I strongly believe if we listen to our instincts, rather than allowing others to judge us, the cup will always be half full.
Learn from your past mistakes and hurts...think like a survivor not a victim.

I would like to be better at managing my time so that I can be productive and efficient with work, but still have time to actually enjoy life. I always feel rushed to make time for myself for exercising, relaxing, etc.

I would like to be healthier and happy because not being healthy tends to make people unhappy especially when their health makes it hard to be happy.

I would like to be more aware of other's opinions and what they would like to do with me in my life.

I would like to do whatever it takes to keep my friends and family happy, nothing really in specific
And I would like to keep myself satisfied and happy with my school work

I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO GET KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE TOPIC THEY LOVE.

I would like to exercise more to improve my own wellbeing. I would like to be able to do more volunteer work to improve the wellbeing of others.

I would like to exercise more.

I would like to exercise so frequently

I would like to find a different job that appreciates my work; one where I could make a positive difference. I would like to volunteer more often if time allowed. I would also like to be in less debt.

I would like to find balance and commit to some form of a structured schedule.

i would like to get in better shape and work on my happiness levels because i haven't been very happy with what is happening in my life currently

I would like to have a lot more opportunity to meet people and be friends with them. It is hard to meet friend in university than when I was in high school
My current university does not have fair enough associations or groups to join...

I would like to have more time to workout and for the wellbeing of others just than you can achieve anything you want to if you just believe that you can do it.

i would like to help others find happiness in the things that do not need to be bought. To be happy with what you already have and the other things that surround you.

I would like to help the enviroment and causes I believe in

I would like to improve communication

I would like to make/find more friends that share my interests and appreciate my efforts in all areas of my life. I would like to become a more efficient counselor and help the at-risk students that I work with.

I would like to move forward in my career. I have a complicated past holding me down and I am tired of being limited to the job that I currently have. I have more potential than my current job allows me to show.

i would like to move to suburbia

I would like to practice more mindfulness.

I would like to sleep more, this would improve the wellbeing because I would be happier.

I would like to start giving more to charity.

I would like to teach others how they can be as happy as I am.

I would like to volunteer more often.

I would like to work

I would like to work in a casual, social environment where my efforts were focused in helping a creative process. I would like to be surrounded with people who have similar values to me. I'd like to make an income that affords me a comfortable lifestyle and enriching experiences.

I would like to work on my communication skills

I would like to work on my communication with others

I would like to workout more consistently

I would love to have alone time. Taking care of my disabled husband who has memory issues and my senior parents, which both have memory issues as well, while trying to go to school to become breadwinner, it would be wonderful to be able to get away and go to the beach or a cabin that is lakeside for some solitude would help my emotional health a ton!

I would love to surround myself with more positive people.

I would workout more

I'd like to have a more positive outlook on life. I want to see the good in things more. I want to help people more. I want to go out of my comfort zone. I want to decrease my anxiety levels.

I'd like to have more free time.

I'm not sure.

id like to develop a better sleeping pattern

if i could help other people in more ways than one. and a stronger closer relation

im not sure.

Impeach Trump.

Improve a few health niggles of the last year.

improve depression

Improve education and/or healthcare within our country.

improve fitness

Improve health

improve my anger and ability to be kind to others also being less nervous

Improve my career

Improve my diet.

Improve my happiness and create a positive environment around me.

improve my health

Improve my physical health and give to others

Improve my relationships, make better more meaningful friends in college, spend time working out more and balancing my workload with classes

improve myself mentally and physically

Improve organization of my home and work life

Improve people's ability to be empathic and more tolerant of others.

Improve physical health more

Improve relationships with teenage children

Improve social connections within my community/neighborhood.

Improve tolerance, reduced bias and abuse

Improved my outlook to feel more happy

Increase in happiness

Interesting pursuits

Invest time to help community fix nature around everyone.

Job happiness

job security

JUST TO BE HAPPY

keep a job and really enjoy what I do

Keep eating healthily

keep fit

Kill much of mankind.

kill myself

Kindness

Kindness... spend more time on it - me and others

Laugh more

Laugh more HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Learn how to control my anger, and how to manage my emotions.

Learn to be happy with myself, like myself again, be more productive in every aspect of my life not just bits and pieces. Learn to manage the money I have rather than struggling every month.

Learn to love and accept myself, so I stop being afraid of expressing myself.

learning to be happy with what I have

less anxiety and more love/compassion

Less political polarization

Less stress

less time at work

Less work stress

Less work. I am overworked and stressed by it. Others wellbeing would be helped by more Democratic government to increase minimum wage.

Let go of fear and worry.

Life partner

limit hours of work

live a healthy life and be happy by helping people in need

Live closer to town.

Live life the way i want to live it.

look after the world, the environment, the place we all live. Cleaner air, responsible waste disposal, tackling root cause of anti social behaviour and crime, leisure, arts and cultural access for all.

Loose and keep the weight off

loose weight

Lose some of my physical limitations- back issues.

Lose weight

lose weight

Lose weight

lose weight

Lose weight

Lose weight and exercise more

Lose weight.

Losing weight , excercise

Love

love

Love and live

Love more, be more generous

love myself more and give more attention to my needs and personal happiness

Love one another and to have patience h humbling myself.

make everyone love each other

make friends

Make housing affordable in London/UK generally.

Make me and other people happier by pursuing the things that matter most like family friends education and work

Make more money

Make more money by finding a job

Make more money.

Make more plans and think things through more

Make more time for my personal relationships and socializing

Make more time for myself

Make more time to relax

Make music all day

make others happy

make people feel worthwhile

Make people happy because people need more happiness in their life, most people are stressing about money, work, school, family and etc. so people need more happiness in their life.

Make people laugh

make strong / solid friends

Make sure people eat right.

Manage my time better so I can do more of the things I want to do - like volunteer, exercise, enjoy a hobby,etc.

Manage Stress

Manage time effectively. Learn to be grateful.

Maximize productivity.

meaningful social outings

meaningful volunteer work, specifically re-entry counseling for formerly incarcerated people, or helping refugees

Meditate more

meditate more

Meditate more consistently.

meet someone

Mejorar los detalles de salud que tengo, cerrar los ciclos de estudios y trabajo pendiente, mejorar mis habilidades

Mental health Assistence.

Mental health.

Mindfulness

money

More active efforts to be kind and compassionate to each other.

More activities - Sports, painting classes, (wood) projects with friends, small group get togethers (spiritual/religious base and not), nature activities/walks, animal events, music events, soup and wine nights. Take time for yourself and just real talk with people or families.

More aware, dependent, and surrendered to God.

More consistent yoga.

More culturally adverse community activities where self esteem building and cultural understandings is the focus. Allowing all cultures to share about their culture in order to overcome differences or debunk information people may have.

More exercise

More financial security

More free time

More freedoms within my famly

More interests outside of work

More money and better living conditions.

More patience and more time to exercise more.

More peace and more prayer.

More physical activity

More positive thinking

More quality time with my husband and kids and more time for me to exercise/personal time.

more recreational activites

More relationships

More smiles

More time

More time and financial freedom

More time do do what you wish to do

More time for my family

More time spent doing productive things in my spare time rather than wasting time lounging around. That would improve my wellbeing because i feel happy and at my best when i am setting goals, accomplishing goals, and being productive.

Sunday, April 23, 2017

865 ways to be happy: a challenge to find yours

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