Discovering Joy in Everyday Moments
Embrace happiness by shifting your perspective towards simple pleasures, nurturing strong social relationships, and practicing conscious acts of kindness. Inspired by Suzanne Dailey, learn how small shifts can lead to greater contentment and warmth, just like the sun emerging from behind the clouds.
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Finding Happiness in the Simple Things Miss Zeleznik Inspired by: Suzanne Dailey
Lesson Objective Today, we are going to learn how to make small shifts in our thinking to become happier people! This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC
How do these acts of How do these acts of kindness make people kindness make people feel? feel? Conscious Acts of Kindness
Shawn Achors Study Shawn Achor shares a study in his book Big Potential. He had people look at a hill and give their perception of the slope of the hill. Then, he had the same people look at the same hill again with someone they trusted standing next to them. This time the hill looked 10-20% less steep.
Here Comes the Sun Mrs. Dailey had a friend who got sick. During this time, she felt the warmth and love from others supporting her during this challenging time. She related it to the times when the sun goes behind the clouds, and then all of a sudden it just comes out and you feel its warmth all around you. When people were helping her, it made her feel warm, safe, and supported.
Strong Social Relationships We have learned that 100% of happy people have the same thing in common STRONG SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS. Conscious acts of kindness help your friends feel supported and warm during hard times.
How has a friend helped you in the past when you needed it the most?
Youre invited to be the You re invited to be the sunshine for someone sunshine for someone else! else! Open to the back of your happy book! Open to the back of your happy book! Sometimes it s important to help people feel Sometimes it s important to help people feel warm, safe, and supported during a hard time. warm, safe, and supported during a hard time. Think of someone you can perform a conscious Think of someone you can perform a conscious act of kindness for that you know is experiencing act of kindness for that you know is experiencing a rough time right now, or someone who needs a a rough time right now, or someone who needs a little extra support. little extra support. In your happy book write down how you are In your happy book write down how you are going to help the person feel a little better! going to help the person feel a little better! Examples: Examples: Eat lunch with a friend Eat lunch with a friend Play with them at recess Play with them at recess Call them to check in at night Call them to check in at night Invite them over Invite them over Write them a nice note Write them a nice note
