{"id":1317,"date":"2019-09-30T13:32:16","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T20:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/wellness\/?p=1317"},"modified":"2019-09-30T13:32:57","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T20:32:57","slug":"balance-how-to-be-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/wellness\/2019\/09\/30\/balance-how-to-be-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Balance: how to be happy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Balance: how to be happy<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Morneau Shepell&#8217;s latest newsletter features great tips and tools on how to<strong><em> develop gratitude, resilience, optimism, meaning and happiness in our lives:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Every day write down three things that went well and why they went well.<\/li>\n<li>Plan a list of enjoyable things you would like to do more often. Schedule them into your calendar and commit<br \/>\nto follow through with them.<\/li>\n<li>Make a list of people who make you happy and plan to spend more time with them. If some of these people<br \/>\nare now far away from you, plan how you can be in touch with them more often or more effectively. In<br \/>\naddition to email and phone calls, consider whether occasional audio or web chats would add more value to<br \/>\nyour communications.<\/li>\n<li>Consider your personal growth goals and make a commitment to ongoing learning and developing new skills.<\/li>\n<li>Endeavour to perform every task to the best of your ability.<\/li>\n<li>Get physically active. Exercise releases endorphins, which leads to a sense of wellbeing. Whether it\u2019s in a club,<br \/>\non your own, indoors or outdoors, there are lots of ways to get active. Pick something you are most likely to<br \/>\nenjoy and to commit to over time.<\/li>\n<li>Begin &#8216;positive self-talk&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Find meaning in your life, whether that is being part of a faith community, volunteering, or developing your<br \/>\nvirtues<\/li>\n<li>It also recommends being grateful, embracing the power of laughter and making time for yourself and others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>For more up to date tips, check out &amp; subscribe to Morneau Shepell&#8217;s newsletters:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.workhealthlife.com\/home\/Archives\"><strong>Balance<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; A wellness update for your work, health, life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.workhealthlife.com\/home\/Archives\"><strong>Healthy Working<\/strong> <\/a>&#8211; A workplace wellness update for managers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.workhealthlife.com\/home\/Archives\"><strong>Healthy Living<\/strong> <\/a>&#8211; A health and wellness update for employees.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Subscribe here<\/em>:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pages08.net\/morneaushepellltd\/canen\/SubscriptionCentre\/\">http:\/\/www.pages08.net\/morneaushepellltd\/canen\/SubscriptionCentre\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Balance: how to be happy Morneau Shepell&#8217;s latest newsletter features great tips and tools on how to develop gratitude, resilience, optimism, meaning and happiness in our lives: Every day write down three things that went well and why they went well. 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