International Happiness Day!

Today has got to be one of our favourite days, because today is International Happiness Day. 'Hi-five' to that! In fact, in order to celebrate, why not give everyone you meet a hi-five today? Okay, maybe not, but there lots of other ways you can help spread the happiness…

Every year, March 20th is a day dedicated to all things happy, and you can really let loose on this one with happiness coming in so many different shapes and sizes. First, let’s start with you. The bigger things that can open the tap of happiness are obvious. A holiday with loved ones; Seeing a best friend you haven’t caught up with for a while; Breakfast in bed on a Sunday; Curled up by a roaring log fire in the depths of winter with your favourite book. The list goes on. For human beings at least, happiness is one of the primary emotions needed to make us feel rounded and connected to the world. In fact happiness is now understood to be an emotion vital to our general health and wellbeing. Did you know that it can even affect how we digest our food?

And happiness really does come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, which means quite often we miss out on some of the smaller happy moments. The ones that get lost in the frenzy of our day. A random smile from a stranger; A waft of fresh spring air; Birds singing without a care in the world. If you spend a bit of time looking out for them, even on those darker days when the wind is howling, the washing machine has packed up, your mobile’s stopped working and the kids are screaming, there are always happy moments out there waiting to lift you up, but only if you take a minute to notice them.