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20 Ways to stay happy

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With so much stress going around it's easy to become discouraged and miserable here are some tips on how to stay happy.

Rated 0 points - posted 13 years ago by Anthonyreid in category Health.

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1.

Hear the Music

A good dose of music is useful for uplifting your spirit.

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Move Your Body

We've all heard about a "runner's high," but there are plenty of other ways to achieve that feeling. Dance. Play a sport. Work out as hard as you can. Take a walk so your stress will take a hike. Moving your body releases endorphins, the quintessential feel-good chemicals found in your brain.

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Laugh Big

Be it a slew of good jokes, a slapstick comedy or laughing yoga, find something to give you a good hearty laugh that brings tears to the eyes or a giggle fit that makes the sides of your body ache.

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Count Your Blessings

Count your blessings — but not everyday. Sonja Lyubomirsky, an experimental psychologist at UC Riverside, found that people who once a week wrote down five things they were grateful for were happier than those who did it three times a week

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Have sex

It's no secret that a roll in the hay, and all that leads up to it, feels good. Endorphins are the neurotransmitters in your brain that reduce pain and, in the absence of pain, can induce euphoria.

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Marry Happy

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lay the part of an optimist

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