Give a Little Happiness

Downright legitimate happiness can be found through a very easy channel. If you are an unhappy individual, I encourage you to give this simple thing a try. And when I say simple, I mean simple.

Here’s what you do. Go down to your local coffee shop. This being Canada, it’s probably a Tim Horton’s. When you buy your $1.25 coffee, get a second one. That is, if you are a coffee drinker. If not, improvise. When you grab said coffees, whenever you reach your destination, be it work or school, or any destination that involves even the most limited human interaction; give the other coffee away to someone who looks like they could use it. You will experience an immediate rush of happiness as you give someone something that they weren’t expecting for no apparent reason.

To put it simply, it all comes down to this. Making other people happy makes you happy. And making other people happy is a very easy thing to do. Giving is a wonderful way of doing this. Give someone something, something as easy to give as simple recognition, and you will be doing them a big happiness. When you walk down the halls you find yourself in, literally and figuratively, inquire to the passerby on how their day is going. Even giving a smile can go a long way. Happiness catches on like a wildfire, and if you take the small amount of time it takes to be friendly and pleasant, these simple actions will go far. And if this makes no sense to you and you are a generally shy person, I will help you get started. Next time you come upon a person, just try this simple four worded phrase to make someone’s day a little nicer:

“Hey! How are you?”

You will experience great happiness if you give someone something material also, like the aforementioned coffee, or something entirely different altogether. Drop some stuff off at your local food bank, or give some of your time to helping out people who could use a hand. Give to people in need, drop an extra couple dollars in the collection plate at church, and this will make you feel happy because you know that you are doing someone a favour who could really use it.

Just the simple generousness of time and possessions and gifts can make you, and the person you give it to, very happy. So be generous, be nice, give a smile, ask how someone is, and be giving. Be happy.

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