Baby Steps

I want to change my life. I'm not depressed and I don't think I have a bad life. I just know my quality of life can improve with certain changes.

First off is the the preparations (many tips from Gretchen Rubin)
--You must sort through the good things in your life that make you happy, satisfied, in love, or passionate, and sort through the bad things that make you feel guilty, angry, depressed, or sad. Every person feels the emotions, but to find out what exactly triggers them can escalade happiness and eliminate the negatives.

Secondly, you need to pin point goals you'd like to achieve stemming from the good and bad aspects in your life.
--Find resolutions that will boost your happiness and make you feel good about living your life day after day.
--Most importantly, STICK TO THEM! Resolutions can feel like a diet or a workout plan that is hard to maintain and stick to a daily routine but it'll be SO worth it in the end!!
--Don't be afraid of trial and error. This is a journey! Like I said before, it will not happen over night so don't get discouraged if certain things don't work out
--Whether you're 15 or 85 a project like this has no time or age limit! We're all living our life no matter what age so we must make the best of the time we have because we have no idea when it could be taken from us

One of the most important things about being happy (in my personal opinion) is focusing on yourself.
--Most of us have goals in life such as acquiring a job, having a steady income, and maybe starting a family. But what we don't always consider is if these goals make US happy or if we are going through the motions of these goals in order to please others. If the goal of this project is for your own happiness, we need to start focusing on ourselves.

As we start this journey Gretchen writes, "I grasped two things: I wasn't as happy as I could be, and my life wasn't going to change unless I made it change. With that realization, I decided to dedicate a year to trying to be happier."

So, hop on board, the journey starts here.