Eight Steps Toward A More Satisfying Life

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1. Count your blessings (Gratitude Journal)

Related reading: How to get more pleasure in your life

2. Practice acts of kindness

Related reading: Positive Psychology – Random acts of kindness

A surprise at the bus station

3. Savour life’s joys (momentary pleasures)

Related reading: The difference between savouring and flow

Capturing and savouring a happy moment

4. Thank a mentor

Bust The Burn Out – Have A Feel Good Weekend

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Preparation

Note what you want to get out of this weekend, what you enjoy doing and plan your weekend accordingly.

You might want to invite friends and tell them that you need looking after. You could also do your grocery shopping and other chores earlier in the week so that you can dedicate the weekend to whatever you have planned.

Here is an example how such a revitalizing weekend could look like.

Saturday:

11 Secrets For A Better Life

1. Accept your flaws and don’t dwell on them.
2. Adopt an optimistic outlook, which is different from positive thinking.
3. Be a realist – don’t live through your fantasies.
4. Show some gratitude for what you have.
5. Don’t prejudge people or situations.

Positive Psychology: Feel-Good Factors That Work

Combining a feel-good state of mind and good physical health – that is the art of living and, indeed, you can acquire this art:

Pamper yourself. Enjoy the things you desire, including sweets and wine. Enjoy, but keep control.

Seek more body contact (loving touches, massages, erotic ones too).

Allow yourself to daydream (consciously looking at and observing nature).