Feeling good.

Here are some tips to feeling good. I've collected these over the past couple months.

• Every time you glance in a mirror, smile at yourself.
• Make eye contact with people and smile at them.
• Greet the cashier at the checkout line with a smile and ask him/her how his/her day is going.
• Make people laugh.
  
• Bake something you haven't baked before. Perhaps vegan peanut butter cups. (You don't really even bake them... just melt chocolate, add some confectioners sugar, create and refrigerate.)
  
• Whenever someone asks how you are say, "Wonderful," "Fabulous" or "Livin' the dream." It will not only make you believe that is truly how you feel but it will also make the person who asked the question feel good. Who wants to hear you complain or say how crappy your day is? Wouldn't you rather hear a positive response when you ask the question?
• Help someone. Whether it's letting a stranger in need borrow your phone to make a call, giving someone spare change, lending someone a pencil, holding a door... whatever it is, I promise you will feel better for having helped someone. It sort of makes you feel like your life is a bit more meaningful that particular day.
• Exercise. (I'm sure no elaboration is needed.)
• Watch an uplifting movie.
• Go for a walk outside.
• Hang out with adventurous people.
• Try waking up early one Saturday or Sunday just to experience something different... or if you usually wake up early, try waking up late.
• Try new things.
• Taste new foods.
• Meet new, diverse people.