How to Live a More Joyful Life: 12 Tips

Smiling does wonders! If you want to instantly improve your mood, try smiling and laughing just a little bit – even if you don’t initially feel like it. You’ll feel your mood improve, and this gets even more effective the more often you do it. If you’re not used to smiling and laughing everyday, make them a habit. Work on laughing at yourself and at situations you encounter. If you make mistakes, learn from them, make amends where necessary, and move on. Don’t underestimate the power of laughter and smiling. They’re excellent medicine for the soul. Practice taking things calmly and by all means don’t let things get to you. Are you smiling yet? 

If negative, self-demeaning thoughts are constantly getting you down in the dumps, refocus your thoughts on things that will instead lift your spirits.

Make a conscientious effort to fill your mind with joyful thoughts.

Being stuck in a destructive cycle of negative thoughts can get your brain forming negative feelings like anger, stress and anxiety; which in turn deepen your anxiety.

Choose to think about something positive! Yes, it really IS that easy!

Instead of focusing on the things you don’t have, be thankful for the things you do have.

Changing the way you think about yourself and your life experiences can have a huge life-affirming impact on everything you do. You can make your life much more joyful by choosing to be constantly thankful for the things that bring you joy and happiness.

 Living life pessimistically at warp speed does not serve you! You have an Optimistic Spirit within you ... Claim it!

Set small ‘joy goals’ each day to boost your life satisfaction and overall happiness. Look at each day as an opportunity to become the best version of your joyful self. You’ll find that by living ‘in joy’ – even in the small things – that you’ll begin to ‘enjoy’ all aspects of your life. Every moment offers you choices. Take a look at those choices, and it’ll become very obvious what you value.

For example, how much joy have you missed out on because all you could see was a whirled world filled with deadlines, to-do lists, and piles of the same old monotonous routines? How many smiles have you forfeited? How much laughter has passed you by? Most importantly, how many moments of connection did you miss with your loved ones and closest friends because you got caught-up in a whirled world? How much living have you missed out on?

Joy is a perfect barometer for navigating through life. Recognize what brings you joy, then incorporate those things in your daily living. Simple, right? Make room in your life for more happiness, bliss and life-affirming joy. When you do you’ll have mastered the art of joyful living.

This will help you become happier in all aspects of your life.

Mark Twain said, “Hang out with friends who are like-minded and who are also designing purpose-filled lives. Similarly, be that kind of a friend for your friends.” He’s right, of course. Surround yourself with people who constantly challenge you to be more joyful and happier ... and encourage you to question unquestioned answers.

There is one caveat: Be sure you don’t create such a “filter bubble” that you don’t expose yourself to other ideas, beliefs, and thoughts.

When you turn down the volume on all the noise in your life, you’ll discover the amazing fact that silence and stillness are therapeutic. And when you intentionally allow yourself to be still, you’ll naturally open up to a deep appreciation of the present moment. You’ll become relaxed, grounded and clear, and stress will melt away.

Find ways to bring silence into your life. Ask yourself when you can stop and be still. Meditation is an excellent silent 'retreat forward!'

It’s so easy to focus on problems and unhappy feelings. They grab your attention and won’t let go until you let them go. So ... let them go! Take stock of what’s working in your life:

• Are you living the kind of life you want?
• Do you have people around you who you love and appreciate – and who love and appreciate you?
• Do you enjoy your daily work and/or household routines?

Look around you. You may be surprised at what’s already working in your life.

Sometimes the road of skin school can be a rocky one. If you want to master joyful living, be open to learning from the challenges that life brings you. Be honest about what you want out of life and recognize when you’ve dropped into a hole that you can’t seem to find your way out of.

Difficult life experiences can show you the areas in your life that aren’t serving you. Use these situations to liberate yourself. You might have noticed that sometimes the most powerful teachings come after the lessons. If there’s a self-defeating pattern playing out in your life, eliminate it by becoming more conscious of what you’re settling for. Then make more joyful choices with your eyes wide open. And always ask yourself: "How can I use this experience for good?"

Whoever said, "Do what you love and the money will follow" was NOT being completely honest! The rest of that sentence is "... depending on what it is you love!" We prefer to rephrase that saying into a Truth statement! Do What You Love and Joyfulness Will Follow!

This is all about discovering what brings you joy, and putting those things into your life. When you enjoy doing something, you’ll lose all track of time, you’ll feel happier and much more satisfied. Whether it’s the people you spend time with, the work you choose to do, or the hobbies you spend your down time on, the more you include the things you enjoy in your day, the easier it’ll be to live a joyous life.

Take some time to write down a list of things that you enjoy doing. List things that you can do in 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, one hour, a half day, and a full day.

When you notice yourself feeling down, consult your list and depending on how much time you can manage, insert something you enjoy doing into your day. Then do it!

This can be a fast way to start feeling better and it makes you very conscious of making sure you make room for joy in your day.

Joy means aligning your human self with your Higher Self -- your Divine Nature, so you can be all you’re meant to be – right now. And that, too, is something to be joyful about.

Joy means allowing your Divine Nature to guarantee you safe passage through the crucible of your skin school experience – no matter how whirled things are down here. Make time every day for meditation, gratitude, and Self/self-care.

We saved one of our most powerful tips for last! It's a simple affirmation to use on a regular basis, whenever you feel out of sorts, frustrated, fearful, stuck, or deep in despair. No matter the intensity of your situation, simply repeat this affirmation:

I bring the POISE of my Divine Nature to the noise of life circumstances!"

We even created a shortcut phrase that we've found to be super powerful:

Poise to the Noise! Try it -- and notice how quickly you rise to an entirely new level of awareness and understanding, as well as openness to ideas and solutions!