10 Ways to Be Happier Today and Everyday

1- Set Your Intention: When you wake up in the morning, set the tone for the day and affirm that it will be filled with joy.

2- Focus on What You Have, Not on What You Don't Have: As I learned from one of my spiritual  teachers, "To want what you don't have is to waste what you do have.

3- Keep Happy Reminders Around: Photos you love, playful toys, a jar of bubbles, etc. Reference them often.

4- Keep a Gratitude List:  Be thankful for all the good stuff in your life. And the not-so-great stuff as well, for they can be your greatest teacher.

5- Keep a Joy List: Write down three things that brought you joy in the past few days. Repeat them when needed.

6- Don't Let Anyone or Anything Ruin Your Day: The choice is yours. You have the power to focus on the positive or the negative. 

7- Want What You Have: In Buddhist thinking, suffering comes from non-acceptance. Stop resisting, start enjoying your life right now.

8- Be Still: Meditate, take a walk in the garden, sit quietly for a few minutes. Real happiness comes from your own inner joy.

9- Be Around Children: Young kids find happiness everywhere. Observe them at play and some of that might rub off on you.

10- Don't Forget Your Sense of Humor: A little laughter can change your perspective and lift your spirits.

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Allen Klein is the author of 

Embracing Life After Loss, Healing Power of Humor,  and, You Can't Ruin My Day

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MidMonth Mirth Memo, December 2023

 

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"Prepare for mirth, for mirth becomes a feast." -William Shakespeare   The Mid-Month Mirth Memo is a short amusing tidbit to brighten middle of the month monotony. It is brought to you by best-selling author, award-winning speaker,  "Jollytologist" ® Allen Klein          www.allenklein.com DECEMBER 2023  Christmas Miracle of the Month:   Jesus must have been here. Christmas Shopping of the Month:   I asked a worker in the supermarket where they kept the pumpkin pie mix. They replied, "I'll see," and walked away. I asked another and they also said, "I'll see," and walked away. In the end, I found it myself... in Aisle C.   Literal Interpretation of the Month: Put some shrimp on the barbie.     Notice of the Month: NO SENIOR DISCOUNTS You have had twice as long to get the money.   Travel Surprise of the Month:   Shipboard staff's towel animal.     Warning of the Month:   IN CASE OF FIRE: Please leave the building before posting it on Facebook.   Faces-in-Odd-Places of the Month:   __________________________________________     Interview of the Month:    5 Ways to Get More Laughter in Your Life    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnKr8Gridq Cartoon of the Month:     __________________________________________    Get the MidMonth Mirth Memo every month.   SUBSCRIBE yourself or a friend to the Free MIRTH MEMO https://tinyurl.com/yb9939v7 __________________________________________ Book of the Month: Holidays getting overwhelming? Maybe you need to simplify. THE JOY OF SIMPLICITY: Insights to Unclutter and Uncomplicate Your Life A wonderful gift for those seeking a breath of calm in the midst of the hectic holidays. Relax, release and renew with The Joy of Simplicity.       https://www.amazon.com/Joy-Simplicity-Insights-Unclutter-Uncomplicate/dp/164250145X/ref=sr_1_1?  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2023 Allen Klein, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

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MidMonth Mirth Memo, November 2023

 

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"Prepare for mirth, for mirth becomes a feast." -William Shakespeare   The Mid-Month Mirth Memo is a short amusing tidbit to brighten middle of the month monotony. It is brought to you by best-selling author, award-winning speaker,  "Jollytologist" ® Allen Klein          www.allenklein.com NOVEMBER 2023  Thanksgiving Table Setting for the Month: Question of the Month: If we are not meant to have midnight snacks, why is there a light on in the refrigerator? Meal of the Month: Confession of the Month: I had the slowest, most rude, and nasty cashier at the supermarket today. I'm done with using self-checkout.            Sign of the Month:   __________________________________________ Funniest Performer of the Month:  www.facebook.com/watch/?v=635183927206057   Smiley Face of the Month:   www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rlEEmqEvuw Great Big Jollytologist® Story of the Month: www.nextavenue.org/making-time-for-awe-and-laughter-enhances-life/   __________________________________________    Want to get the MidMonth Mirth Memo every month? SUBSCRIBE yourself or a friend to the Free MIRTH MEMO https://tinyurl.com/yb9939v7 __________________________________________ Book of the Month: November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. If you know of someone who has lost a loved one, this might be the perfect gift for them. EMBRACING LIFE AFTER LOSS: A Gentle Guide for Growing Through Grief “It may take some time to find laughter after a loss…sometimes it’s only an inner chuckle. But…it is there to provide a momentary respite from our grief…to show us that indeed life goes on in spite of our loss.” -from Embracing Life After Loss The 5 Steps for Going from Loss to Laughter https://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Life-After-Loss-Growing/dp/1642500062/ref=sr_1_1?           follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2023 Allen Klein, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

MidMonth Mirth Memo, October 2023

 

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"Prepare for mirth, for mirth becomes a feast." -William Shakespeare   The Mid-Month Mirth Memo is a short amusing tidbit to brighten middle of the month monotony. It is brought to you by best-selling author, award-winning speaker,  "Jollytologist" ® Allen Klein          www.allenklein.com OCTOBER 2023   Sorry for the abbreviated version of the MidMonth Mirth Memo but... we are out picking pumpkins.      Jokes of the Month: Why don’t mummies have friends?  Because they’re too wrapped up in themselves.   What do you call a skeleton who goes out in the snow?  A numb-skull.         Where do zombies live?  On a dead-end street.   Pictures of the Month:       __________________________________________    Want to get the MidMonth Mirth Memo every month? SUBSCRIBE yourself or a friend to the Free MIRTH MEMO https://tinyurl.com/yb9939v7 __________________________________________ Book of the Month: Sometimes all your need are some uplifting words to get you through the day. POSITIVE THOUGHTS for TROUBLING TIMES A Renew-Your-Spirits Guide     http://www.amazon.com/Positive-Thoughts-Troubling-Times-Renew-Your-Spirit/dp/1633539563/ref=sr_1_1?    follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2023 Allen Klein, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

MidMonth Mirth Memo, September 2023

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"Prepare for mirth, for mirth becomes a feast." -William Shakespeare   The Mid-Month Mirth Memo is a short amusing tidbit to brighten middle of the month monotony. It is brought to you by best-selling author, award-winning speaker,  "Jollytologist" ® Allen Klein          www.allenklein.com SEPTEMBER 2023 Wish of the Month: Just once, I would like a username and password prompt to say, "CLOSE ENOUGH.   New Product of the Month: Story of the Month:  I was at a job interview this month. To test my selling skills, the manager handed me a laptop and said: I want you to try to sell this back to me." So I put it under my arm, left the building and went home. Shortly afterwards, he called and demanded: "Bring my laptop back." I said: $200 and it's yours!" Invention of the Month:     Joke of the Month: Three guys, stranded on a desert island, find a magic lantern containing a genie, who grants each of them one wish.   The first guy wishes he was off the island and back home. The second guy wishes the same thing. The third guy says, "I'm lonely. I wish my friends were back here." Contractor of the Month:       __________________________________________ Fun Art of the Month: What Barbie's Dreamhouse Looks Like in Every U.S.State https://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahaspler/barbies-dreamhouse-in-50-us-states? __________________________________________  Want to get the MidMonth Mirth Memo every month?  SUBSCRIBE yourself or a friend to the Free MIRTH MEMO https://tinyurl.com/yb9939v7 __________________________________________ Book of the Month: Last month I posted information about my book, YOU CAN'T RUIN MY DAY. I like to change what I write about each month in this section but having received a glowing unsolicited email just a few days ago from a reader, about YOU CAN'T RUIN MY DAY, I had to share it. The slightly edited email, is below. Subject: LOVE your book! Dear Allen, You Can’t Ruin My Day is one of my favorite books of all time – and I read a lot! (My master’s degree is in reading.) I first borrowed a copy from the library, but like it so much I bought my own copy to keep, highlight, mark, and reread. You wrote like a genius. I can’t imagine all the time, research, effort, and love you put into that book, but I sure do know how much I appreciate it! I already ordered a copy for a good friend – she deserves your wisdom. But then, so do many of my friends. 😊 Your writing is remarkable: • The chapter title tells us what to do • You have a celebrity quote about the subject • You stories illustrate your point so beautifully • Your follow up reenforces your point • You find a Lighten Up joke that illustrates your point. • You include so many resources that fit in with your points • Your personal stories are especially appealing • You have stories about others that illustrate as well • 52 main ideas, and each fully contained so the reader can easily read one in a short 5 – 6 minute time • I could hardly put your book down! NOW do you see why I believe your writing is remarkable, and you are a genius?? You are amazing, Allen. Thank you so MUCH for your beautiful gift to the world – your caring to share what you have learned, and the huge effort you put into it to make the world a better place. It works! Much appreciation and gratitude to you, Liz Northrop   https://www.amazon.com/You-Cant-Ruin-Day-Situation/dp/1632280221/ref=sr_1_1?      follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2023 Allen Klein, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

MidMonth Mirth Memo, August 2023

 

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"Prepare for mirth, for mirth becomes a feast." -William Shakespeare   The Mid-Month Mirth Memo is a short amusing tidbit to brighten middle of the month monotony. It is brought to you by best-selling author, award-winning speaker,  "Jollytologist" ® Allen Klein          www.allenklein.com AUGUST 2023 Groaners of the Month: -Why don't some couples go to the gym? Because some relationships don't work out. -What do you call fake spaghetti? An impasta. -I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. It's impossible to put down.   Apparel of the Month: When the invitation says to dress accordingly.     Medical Advice of the Month: Doctors recommend a glass of wine daily. Thankfully, I have six doctors. Faces-in-Odd-Places:   Thought of the Month:  The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that it's difficult to determine whether or not they are genuine.   —Abraham Lincoln Sexy Zipper of the Month:  Check out the "hooks" at the top and bottom of the zipper.   Rumination of the Month:  Only dead fish go with the flow. __________________________________________ Fun Art of the Month: When Street Art Meets Nature Painting by El Decertor __________________________________________  Want to get the MidMonth Mirth Memo every month?  SUBSCRIBE yourself or a friend to the Free MIRTH MEMO https://tinyurl.com/yb9939v7 __________________________________________ Book of the Month: TAKE BACK YOUR POWER! Don't Let Anyone or Anything Ruin Your Day https://www.amazon.com/You-Cant-Ruin-Day-Situation/dp/1632280221/ref=sr_1_1?      follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2023 Allen Klein, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences