Happiness Journal PDF
Happiness Journal PDF
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By Marelisa Fábrega
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Happiness Journal
By Marelisa Fábrega
Daring to Live Fully
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Instructions
Every day, for the next 30 days, you’re going to do the following:
1. Gratitude List.
Every night, spend two minutes writing down three things you're grateful for that
occurred during the last 24 hours. It doesn't have to be anything profound, but it
does have to be specific. For instance, instead of being grateful for your child, be
grateful for the big smile and sticky hug that your child gave you that morning.
Due to your brain's innate negativity bias, you're usually scanning the environment
for threats. However, when your brain knows that it has to come up with three
things to be grateful for each night, it will start to do the opposite. It will start
scanning the environment for positives.
This brings your brain into better balance. It also retrains your brain so that it starts
seeing more possibilities.
Keep in mind that you shouldn't write down the same three things every night. You
want to get your brain to scan the world and notice new things to be happy about.
Therefore, make it a rule not to repeat something you've already written about.
2. The Doubler.
Take one positive experience from the past 24 hours and spend two minutes
writing about the experience. Aim to write down four details about the experience.
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every day. This includes activities such as gardening, rebounding on a mini-
trampoline, and briskly walking your dog.
Achor adds that your brain records exercise as a victory, and this feeling of
accomplishment transfers to other tasks throughout the day. It also teaches your
brain to believe, "My behavior matters", which also enhances happiness.
4. Meditation.
Every day take two minutes to stop whatever you're doing and concentrate on your
breathing. Just focus on your breath moving in and out. Even a short mindful break
can lower stress and result in a calmer, happier you.
When Achor got Google employees to stop what they were doing for two minutes
a day and just focus on their breath, here's what happened 21 days later:
Being kind to others feels good, and carrying out an act of kindness each day is a
great happiness booster. Achor recommends that at the start of every day you send
a short email or text praising someone you know. An added bonus is that it's very
likely that the other person will respond with an appreciate comment about you.
Even something small and simple like giving someone a smile works.
Our social connections are one of the best predictors for success and health, and
even life expectancy. In addition, having a feeling of social support is vital for
happiness. In fact, Achor's studies show that social connection is the greatest
predictor of happiness.
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Have some contact with family and friends each day, even if it's just calling them
to chat for two or three minutes, or texting them to meet up for brunch on Sunday.
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Day One Date: ____________________
"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to
turn on the light." — J.K. Rowling
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Day Two Date: ____________________
“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.”
— James Oppenheim
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2. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Day Three Date: ____________________
“Health is not just the absence of a disease. It’s an inner joyfulness that
should be ours all the time; a state of positive well-being.” - Deepak Chopra
1.____________________________________________________________________________
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2. ____________________________________________________________________________
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3. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Day Four Date: ____________________
“The really happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery when on a
detour.” — Unknown
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2. ____________________________________________________________________________
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3. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Day Five Date: ____________________
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Day Six Date: ____________________
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Day Seven Date: ____________________
“Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.”
— William Makepeace Thackeray
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Day Eight Date: ____________________
“It’s not how much we have, but how much we enjoy that makes
happiness.”– Unknown
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2. ____________________________________________________________________________
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3. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Day Nine Date: ____________________
“To live long and achieve happiness, cultivate the art of radiating
happiness.”– Malcolm Forbes
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2. ____________________________________________________________________________
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3. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Day Ten Date: ____________________
“A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.”
— Helen Keller
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2. ____________________________________________________________________________
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3. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Day Eleven Date: ____________________
“Being happy doesn’t mean everything is perfect. It means you have decided
to look beyond the imperfections.” –Unknown
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2. ____________________________________________________________________________
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3. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Day Twelve Date: ____________________
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2. ____________________________________________________________________________
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3. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Day Thirteen Date: ____________________
“Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower, and draws all good
things toward you.” — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
1.____________________________________________________________________________
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2. ____________________________________________________________________________
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3. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Day Fourteen Date: ____________________
“We either make ourselves happy or miserable. The amount of work is the
same.” — Carlos Castañeda
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2. ____________________________________________________________________________
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3. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Day Fifteen Date: ____________________
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Day Sixteen Date: ____________________
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Day Seventeen Date: ____________________
“It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing
that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.” - Dale Carnegie
1.____________________________________________________________________________
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2. ____________________________________________________________________________
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3. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Day Eighteen Date: ____________________
“It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.”
- Lucille Ball
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3. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Day Nineteen Date: ____________________
“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about
things which are beyond the power of our will.” - Epictetus
1.____________________________________________________________________________
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2. ____________________________________________________________________________
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3. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Day Twenty Date: ____________________
“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile
can be the source of your joy.” - Thich Nhat Hanh
1.____________________________________________________________________________
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2. ____________________________________________________________________________
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3. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Day Twenty-One Date: ____________________
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in
harmony.” - Mahatma Gandhi
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2. ____________________________________________________________________________
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3. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Day Twenty-Two Date: ____________________
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Day Twenty-Three Date: ____________________
“Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal
of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
1.____________________________________________________________________________
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2. ____________________________________________________________________________
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3. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Day Twenty-Four Date: ____________________
“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your
way of thinking.” - Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
1.____________________________________________________________________________
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2. ____________________________________________________________________________
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3. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Day Twenty-Five Date: ____________________
“Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never
found it, but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it.” - William Feather
1.____________________________________________________________________________
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2. ____________________________________________________________________________
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3. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Day Twenty-Six Date: ____________________
“Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
- Abraham Lincoln
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Day Twenty-Seven Date: ____________________
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Day Twenty-Eight Date: ____________________
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2. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Day Twenty-Nine Date: ____________________
"The secret of being happy is accepting where you are in life and making the
most out of every day." — Unknown
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2. ____________________________________________________________________________
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3. ____________________________________________________________________________
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Day Thirty Date: ____________________
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About the Author
Hi! I’m Marelisa Fábrega, owner of “Daring to
Live Fully”. A few years ago I read a book called
“The Art of Happiness – A Handbook for Life”,
written by psychiatrist Howard C. Cutler, which
contains tips and advice from the Dalai Lama on
how to be happy.
After reading this pearl of wisdom I decided that I was going to educate myself on
how to live my best life. That is, I wanted to identify, understand, and implement
the factors that lead to a great life. In addition, I wanted to share my findings with
others. And that’s what my blog is about.
So, Who Am I?
Someday–many, many years from now- when I’m lying on my deathbed, I want to
be able to say: “I had a great life! I lived! I truly lived! And I did it my way.”
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My site is for people who want to:
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