Did you know From Friendship to Gratitude: Proven Ways to Cultivate Happiness This Year

 

Happiness is subjective and everyone experiences happiness and contentment in their own way. But there are some science backed tips that you can follow, if you need to stay happier in 2025. You can incorporate these little ways into your life that can bring you immense happiness and joy. The first tip is to make friends and embrace friendship. As we grow older, friends become people who stay through thick and thin in our lives. There are many elderly people who say no to new friendships because they prefer spending time with people they already know. But research proves that a key to stay happy during old age is to always be open to making new friends. The priority is to make quality friends who bring good vibes and psychological well being in your life.

Being happy in other people’s happiness is also a way to feel content. As they say that “shared happiness gets multiplied”, and just like that supporting friends, family and peers in their happy moments can make you feel closer to them. Doing something for someone also brings joy and happiness, and it is suggested that volunteering can give you that feeling. Some studies have also found that volunteer work can help with many diseases like depression and chronic pain. You can look after someone's plants or animals, or can even do community work to feel content from within.

Another tip to feel happiness is to become connected with your past, aka your ancestors. It can bring positive psychological effects as it helps you feel closer to your family, and can make you feel satisfied with yourself. It can also help you understand your place in the world, as well as give you gratitude for the life you are living. 

It is also important that you make a list of your blessings and it will help you gain perspective of all the little and big things that make you happy. It can boost your mood and help you do better in life. Live your life like a child and look forward to little happy moments in life. Plan fun activities and trips and allow yourself to get excited about them.

Lastly, if you want to do nothing, allow yourself to do nothing as worrying about being happy can result in you not being happy. Do some leisure activities like reading, watching tv and do not try to expect happiness all the time. Expectations can lead to worry and you won't feel fulfilled.