5 Ways to Establish Rituals That Will Make You Happy
At Camp Kupugani, our overnight summer camp that offers girls-only, boys-only, and blended (intentionally co-ed) programming, we want everyone to be reaching their happiness quotient every day. We strive each day to offer activities at camp that every camper will like. A recent article describes five rituals that will make you happy. Check out our bullets below and read the full article here about establishing rituals that will increase happiness.
Challenge Unhelpful Thoughts
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- Is the thought you are having helpful?
- Happiness is not determined by money, family, or being famous; instead, it is thought-based.
- Listen to your thoughts, but don’t always believe them.
- Avoid Black and White Thinking
- Not everything is one or the other,
- Your thoughts are the same.
- Unrealistic Expectations
- Make realistic goals for yourself.
- Setting unrealistic expectations is a good way to mess with your happiness.
- Selective Attention
- Focus on positive thoughts more than negative.
- Happiness can be a matter of perspective.
- Disqualifying the Positive
- Appreciate the positives.
- Don’t focus too much on what needs to be fixed.
- Predicting the Future
- Try something even though you may not be feeling super positive about it.
- Don’t count yourself out before you try.
- “Should” thoughts
- Remove the word “should”.
Do More Stuff
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- Being active takes away chances to get negatively introspective.
- Pick something that matches these categories
- Enjoyable stuff,
- Achievement stuff,
- Meaningful stuff,
- Physical stuff,
- Social stuff
- Putting things on a calendar can make them a priority.
Get Social
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- Define your support group.
- Socializing is a two-way street.
- Share respectful/consensual physical contact with people.
- Break ties with people who are not helpful to your well-being.
Slay Unhelpful Habits — Gently
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- No self-criticism; instead, self-reassurance
- Think more about your positives than negatives.
- “Beating yourself up won’t make you better. Liking yourself will.”
- No self-criticism; instead, self-reassurance
More Gratty-tood
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- Think about what matters to you and remind yourself to be thankful for those things.
- Take action that shows your gratitude:
- Write a thank you letter;
- Verbally express your gratitude;
- Give that person a small token.
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