BUILDING HAPPINESS INTO YOUR LIFE

ome people seem to be born happy. Nothing seems to get them down, they can always see the best of every situation and they seem to smile their way through life. Some people seem to be really lucky, always in the right place at the right time but they still don’t seem to be happy. 1. ......... Some people seem to have everything going for them but still do not seem to be happy.
Here are a few things that make people happy:
Family
Spend time with your family. Be kind, friendly and helpful to each other. Do things together like eating meals together, helping each other with homework, sports, interests and hobbies. Enjoy being in a family, doing the sort of things your family likes to do - like family traditions such as getting together for birthdays so that you can build up good family memories for the future.
Join in and get involved
Join something like a sports team, a choir, a youth club, scouts, a chess or computer club, or take lessons in dance, or swimming. 2. ......... Don’t be the kind of kid who stands around watching other kids have fun. Get in there and have a go !
Enjoy the world
Look around and see what an amazing world we live in. How amazing are sunsets, flowers, baby animals, rainbows, smiles and millions of other great things in the world around us! 3. .........
Pets and animals
You may not have a pet of your own but you can still enjoy the pets of your friends or other people in your family. Even pictures of pets and young animals like lion cubs can be so cute that you feel happy just looking at them! 4. ......... Animals love people who love them and they don’t care how rich, pretty, clever, fashionable or anything else they are!
Work hard at being a friend
Some kids seem to make friends easily while others really struggle. If you have a friend, work hard at being a good friend. 5. ......... Real friends are very hard to find but can make you feel really happy that you have someone to share your life with.
Stay fit and healthy
Try to keep fit and healthy by exercising daily. There are lots of things that you can do to keep your body feeling fit. The great thing about exercise is that it releases chemicals called serotonin into your brain and these chemicals make you feel...HAPPY! Remember that it is the small things that make people happy. Try to be kind and smile at people. You will help them to feel happy and will build happiness for yourself. Building happiness is something YOU can do. Everyone deserves to be happy. Sometimes you have to work hard at building happiness.