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Today is the day you’ve decided to live a happier life! Happy people feel better, live longer and healthier and are more successful in life. Outside of quick-fix gratification, happiness often seems a distant and unattainable goal. It’s not! The good news is that you can become happier; all you need to do is make the effort.

Over the next 30 days, you will:

  • Pinpoint what happiness means to you.
  • Change the habits that make you unhappy.
  • Overcome any emotions that stop you from being truly happy.
  • Make an effort to live happier every day.

If you take it one day at a time with our happiness tips, you can achieve a noticeable increase in your level of happiness in the first 30 days and beyond. All it takes is practice. Need help getting started?

DID YOU KNOW? While anxiety and stress have long been linked with negative health effects, British researchers at University College London have found that being happy protects against cardiovascular disease, diabetes, autoimmune deficiencies and stress-related illnesses. Bonus!

Posted: 11/21/09
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ruth88

I want help to get started, but I can't get to that page.

  • By ruth88
  • on 9/19/09 4:06 AM EST
weezie

I would LOVE to be happier!

I quit a stressful job, got married (the wedding planning and actual wedding was also very stressful)

  • By weezie
  • on 9/15/09 3:29 AM EST
TrulyReady89

im excited to become a happier person. this is truly a new beginning in my emotions and how i view life and treat people. :)

bearsgrl

I'm dealing with issues of anxiety dealing with the changes of my life after turning 30. I'm getting ready to turn 31 next month. Still trying to deal with certain situations like hoping to marry my guy and settling down to become a future wife and mother. I need words of encouragement. Thank you :)

eugenekrabs

Could be more involved and informative.