23 Steps to Find Happiness and Change Your Life

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Once we step into adulthood we sometimes become so consumed with life that we forget to live. The mortgage, the student loans; they all get in the way. Our dreams are put aside and what we hoped to accomplish is never to be finished. They say that when we grow old our biggest regret is not about our failures, but what we never attempted.  So do what makes you happy.
  1. Forgive your parents for mistakes they may have made during your childhood. Nobody is perfect. Hopefully you learned from them.
  1. Forgive someone for a past transgression. Let it go, if just for you.
  1. Eliminate toxic people from your life; regardless of how hard it may be.  You do not need all the negativity in your life.
  1. Take a vacation by yourself. Go where you want, when you want.  You get to see, do and eat what you want.  Every choice will be yours and yours alone.
  1. See your favorite band play live.
  1. Watch your favorite movies one more time.  I can watch some of mine on mute and recite every line.
  1. Walk on wet grass in your bare feet.
  1. Read every day. Doesn't have to be that life altering book everyone has been talking about.  
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  1. Quit that job you hate.
  1. Try something new.  A foreign dish, learn to tango, or a new language.
  1. Make a fool of yourself at least once; do it without regret.  You will laugh about it for years.
  1. Pick up a new hobby.  Something fun even if it is useless...but then again it never really is.
  1. Learn a new skill.  Learning never gets old.
  1. "Forget" your phone at home.  After the frightful first few minutes you will find freedom.
  1. Declutter your home; if only one room you will declutter your life some.
  1. Trace your roots.   Never know what you will find.
  1. Try a zip-line.  Forget the panic.
  1. Explore a cave; The Eisriesenwelt Ice Caves in Werfen, Rio Secreto in Mexico or la Cueva del Indio in Puerto Rico.  All breathtaking!
  1. Travel to as many countries as possible. Get away from the tourist traps, immerse in the culture and get to see the real people.
  1. Pursue your passion if only for a short time.
  1. Reconnect with a long-lost friend, just because.
  1. Watch the sunrise, it is a gift from Mother Nature. We get one every day. Catch one as often as possible.
  1. Give yourself that expensive gift; it is okay to be selfish once in a while. Own something that makes happy.

Try these without regret. The joys will stay with you forever.  Activities like these recharge your batteries so to speak and clean the soul some. What would you add to this ever evolving list?


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