Day 79

Today is International Happiness Day. Yup. Created by The United Nations of all people. It "recognizes the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives".

Geez. That's quite an explanation for something so simple.

The United nations website also  invites us to "observe the International Day of Happiness in an appropriate manner, including through education and pulic awareness-raising activities".

Geez. I had beer and pizza for dinner. That made me happy- can't that count?

I think it should. In fact, I declare that on International Happiness Day, you should do something that makes you happy- but also do something that makes someone else happy. I realize that today is almost over, but I'm sure noone would mind if we extended our celebration one more day... Need help? Here are some suggestions:

1. Sleep in 15 more minutes.
2. Tell someone they look nice today.
3. Take a moment outside and tilt your head up to the sun.
4. Send a quick card or note to someone through the mail- the old-school mail- just because.
5. Eat dessert first.
6. Buy the person behind you in line at the coffee shop their coffee.
7. Watch your favorite movie.
8. Leave a coin on the ground for someone else to find :)
9. Take 2 minutes to close your eyes and just breathe. As long as you don't do this while driving...
10. Open a door for someone, smile, and tell them to have a nice day.

I think those are all "appropriate". Maybe if we all did something like these on a more regular basis, we wouldn't have to have an International Happiness Day- it would seem irrelevant and redundant.

Happy Happy Day everyone!