Happy mood

Pride Pride is another positive emotion related to happiness. When we accomplish a goal or contribute in an important way, we may feel pride in our abilities. We can also feel pride in others, such as being proud when our child takes the initiative to befriend a new student at school or when our spouse receives a promotion at work. Oscar Wong / Getty Images Serenity is defined as "the quality of being peaceful and calm." We might feel serene or content when we find ourselves in circumstances that feel right or easy. Think of a lazy Sunday morning spent with family or enjoying the calm and quiet of a peaceful walk through a garden. Martin Novak / Getty Something may cause us to feel awe when it pulls us in and brings us a sense of connectedness to something bigger than ourselves. Grandiose goodness or beauty, like a view of the starlit sky from a remote place, can stop us in our tracks as we feel overpowered by wonder and respect. Awe transforms our view of the world and our place in it. • Develop a • Focus on one happy emotion at a time. It can also be helpful to identify which of these happy emotions you feel least frequently in your own life. For a week or two, focus on creating moments to experience that emotion and enjoy a new aspect of happiness. • Get outdoors. Take the time to go for a walk or hike on weekends. During the workday, use your breaks as an opportunity to get some fresh air. There's something about being outdoors that can make you • Recognize negativity ...

Awesome, you're subscribed! Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! Love the mag? Our newsletter hand-delivers the best bits to your inbox. Sign up to unlock our digital magazines and also receive the latest news, events, offers and partner promotions. Enter email address Nothing lifts the spirits like a good song. It’s truly what music is meant to do. Sure, not all tunes are necessarily meant to put you in a better mood - some are meant to piss you off, or offer an empathetic voice in times of sorrow. What music really, truly does better than any other artistic medium, though, is act as a dose of serotonin for the soul. No matter what’s going on in your life, hearing the right song at the right time can make everything feel better, at least for that moment. Of course, a sad song or a mad song can make you feel happy, if it means something to you. But a happy song - one specifically written to put all pain on hold - can penetrate almost any funk. On this list of the best happy songs ever written, you’ll find modern Top 40 bangers, joyful ‘60s and ‘70s soul jams, quirky rock tunes and mellow mood enhancers. There’s even a few hits that, played at the wrong time, might be described as ‘annoying.’ But when you truly need a pick-me-up, all of these songs will instantly brighten your day. RECOMMENDED: 😂 😭 💪 💫 🎉 So much more than the greatest wedding-reception song ever written – though it's also that – the Isley Brothers manic, soulful cla...

Edmund Spenser, Amoretti. Oft, when my spirit doth spread her bolder wings, In mind to mount up to the purest sky; It down is weighed with thought of earthly things, And clogged with burden of mortality; Where, when that sovereign beauty it doth spy, Resembling heaven’s glory in her light, Drawn with sweet pleasure’s bait, it back doth fly, And unto heaven forgets her former flight … This poem, beginning ‘Oft when my spirit doth spread her bolder wings’, is part of Spenser’s sonnet sequence Amoretti. In summary, Spenser says that when he wishes to think of higher things, his mind is bogged down by thoughts of mortality; but he comes to the conclusion that the way to ensure happiness is to find heaven among earthly things. William Wordsworth, ‘ For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils. Given that the daffodils in this famous Wordsworth poem lift the poet’s spirits when he is feeling a little lost or thoughtful, and fill his heart with pleasure, we feel it deserves its place among this pick of the greatest happiness poems. On 15 April 1802, Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy were walking around Glencoyne Bay in Ullswater when they came upon a ‘long belt’ of daffodils, as Dorothy put it memorably in her journal. Dorothy E. E. Cummings, ‘ Philip Larkin, ‘ Jenny Joseph, ‘ Heaven on Earth anthology, but is too joyous a happy poe...

Alright, it's time to face the music ( heh): Even though the days are getting longer, temperatures are warming up, and it seems like we've finally got a normal-ish summer is on the horizon, I still like to have some surefire mood-boosting techniques to keep in my back pocket. In other words, a list of happy songs that I can listen to non-stop anywhere, anytime...literally in the shower, at night while I toss and turn in what used to be called "sleep," and while I microwave my final slice of pizza. I'm convinced that the best (and also cheapest) cure for a blah kind of day is blasting feel-good songs. That music just hits your soul right and makes your usually drained self want to get up and dance. Seriously, you try listening to "The Tide Is High" by Atomic Kitten without spinning around your room singing into your hairbrush like you're Lizzie McGuire or something. It's physically impossible! If you're already in a solid mood and want to keep the good vibes flowing, these upbeat songs are GUAR-AN-TEED to get the job done. From classic oldies like "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina & The Waves to newer feel good hits like "I Don't Want It at All " by Kim Petras, here are 67 happy songs that will immediately put you in a better mood.