Intentional Ways to Improve Your Happiness in 2025
Do you ever feel like happiness is always an arm’s reach away? Let’s be honest, we all feel that way sometimes, right? So, let’s discuss some intentional ways to improve your happiness!
The key to happiness is developing a positive mindset and habits that support a happy lifestyle. You can do it!
Intentional Ways to Improve Your Happiness
Let’s get started quickly! This is a quick and easy read so you can get started on improving your happiness right away!
Begin Your Journey by Living Your Life Intentionally
Be present, mindful, and intentional about every aspect of your life. Living life intentionally gives you a feeling of satisfaction, peace, and accomplishment because YOU are in control of your own happiness.
Feel and acknowledge all of your emotions. Actually sit and feel each emotion—take time to process each feeling. Notice how your body feels during each emotion—sadness, anger, fear, sympathy, frustration—don’t ignore any of your emotions.
Take care of your personal needs. Plan and schedule the time you need for yourself regularly. Be intentional in your planning and execution of every single day.
Shift Your Mindset: Commit to Happiness Everyday
Wake up and practice positive affirmations each morning. Love yourself dearly. Always visualize yourself as a joyful person.
Tell yourself you are happy and find reasons to be happy. You can even check out this list of 50 activities to do to generate happiness. This will help you develop a joyful mindset. Learn to appreciate all the little things. Listen to music that makes you happy. Do activities that make you happy. Smile.
You may also enjoy reading Love Yourself Enough for more ideas about mindset and self love.
The Power of Gratitude: A Simple Path to More Happiness
Gratitude is like a happiness booster—it shifts your focus from what’s missing in your life to the abundance that’s already there.
When you take time to appreciate what you have, no matter how small, you naturally cultivate a more positive and joyful mindset.
Before you even get out of bed, take a few moments to think about everything you’re grateful for. It could be something as simple as a warm bed, a fresh cup of coffee, or the people you love.
This simple habit sets the tone for the rest of your day, helping you focus on the good instead of getting caught up in stress or negativity.
Studies have shown that regularly practicing gratitude can improve overall happiness, reduce anxiety, and even strengthen relationships. When you make gratitude a daily habit, you train your brain to notice and appreciate life’s little joys, leading to a more fulfilling and content life.
Let that feeling of appreciation fill your heart—it’s one of the simplest ways to invite more happiness into your life.
Spend Your Time Wisely
There are 24 hours in a day. Use those hours wisely.
Make sure you are getting the appropriate amount of sleep. This is essential to your overall physical, mental, social, and spiritual health.
Related Article: Bedtime Affirmations for Good Sleep
Meet your work obligations but don’t always feel like you have to be the one who stays late to resolve every last minute problem at the office. The work will be there tomorrow!
Enjoy family time—have meals together, talk about your day, play games together.
Assign chores and responsibilities to family members so you have time for self care. In fact, prioritize and schedule self-care into each day. Make time for your exercise.
You can’t do it all. That’s why it’s important to prioritize the important things and save other things for later:)
Learn about positive selfishness and how it contributes to your happiness and well-being. Save time in your schedule for fun things with friends. It’s highly therapeutic!
Develop Intentional Habits in Your Daily Routine
Make it a habit to SMILE at every person you meet. Be kind to all. Express your love freely. Share gratitude and appreciation for and with others. Show the world you have a positive attitude and mindset. Reward yourself often with something fun or special!
Make others wonder WHY you are so happy! It will be fun!
Practice Forgiveness and Grace Everyday
Stop looking back and having regrets. Don’t feel like you need to be perfect. Stop feeling like you need to conquer the world every day.
Too many women today try to do it all! They rush and scurry about, all day, every day. And at the end of each day, their minds are still reeling about what they didn’t get done, or what mistakes they made.
Is this you? You are probably your own worst critic. STOP. Allow yourself forgiveness and grace. Be gentle with yourself.
Did You Know?
💜Smelling floral scents like roses can make you happier.
💜Happiness can help people cope with chronic pain better.
💜Happiness is contagious!
💜Happiness boosts your immune system and helps you avoid illness.
💜Happier people tend to live longer.
💜Happiness is linked to lower heart rate and blood pressure.
💜Prosocial behavior increases happiness and positive emotions.
Final Thoughts
There are more intentional ways to improve your happiness than those that I’ve mentioned here, but this would be a great start!
What else could you do to improve your happiness? Positive Psychology has a great article you may want to read for additional information on this subject: The Science of Happiness in Psychology 101.
Remember, you are in charge of your joy! Make everyone wonder WHY you are so darn joyful and happy all the time!
And while you are intentionally working to create your own happiness, your behaviors will become habits that support an ongoing lifestyle of happiness.
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- Top 175 Choose Happiness Quotes and Sayings
Love to ALL! ~ Susan
