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HOW TO ACTIVATE YOUR HAPPINESS CHEMICALS

Dopamine (pleasure + reward)

Sleep

Go outside

Be creative

Complete a task

Doing something new

Celebrate the small wins

Serotonin (the mood stabilizer)

Running

Meditating

Practice yoga

Walk in nature

Relax in the sun

Oxytocin (the love hormone)

Hug someone

Play with a cat/dog

Random acts of kindness

Give someone a compliment

Quality time with friends and family

Endorphins (the pain relief/distresser)

Laughing

Essential oils

Take a hot bath

Watch a comedy

Eating dark chocolate

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⪩⪨No-spend activities for⪩⪨

APRIL

1. Learn some niche knowledge

2. Research your family genealogy using online resources. 3. Create a mind map of your goals and dreams for the year ahead.

4. Start writing fictional stories or poetry.

5. Visit a free museum or explore uncommon parts of your city.

6. Find new creative ways to reuse items you would usually throw away.

7. Give a room in your home a new look by rearranging the furnitures.

8. Create a time capsule with current items and notes to your future self.

9. Make your own cosmetics like lip balm and scrub with kitchen supplies.

10. Learn a new language online. (Learn sign language if possible)

11. Learn new makeup looks online.

12. Clean your wardrobe and seperate all clothes you don't wear anymore.

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⪩⪨ The ultimate reset day list ⪩⪨

Wake up early.

Drink a healthy drink.

Take an everything shower.

Ice cold shower for summer or warm shower for winter.

Extensive skincare.

Have a nourishing breakfast.

Deep clean whole apartment.

Detox your phone.

Do all laundry.

Declutter your work/study space.

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⪩⪨ 30 habits to make life better ⪩⪨

Wake up early and enjoy the silence.

Drink a glass of water.

Stretch your muscles and do some exercise.

Meditate or practice gratitude.

Brush your teeth and wash your face.

Make your bed and tidy up your room.

Put on some comfortable and clean clothes.

Eat a healthy and balanced breakfast.

Take your vitamins and supplements.

Read a book or listen to a podcast.

Write down your goals for the day.

Review your calendar and schedule your day.

Check your emails and messages.

Avoid social media and news until later.

Say some affirmations to yourself.

Give a hug to your loved ones.

Pet your furry friends or water your plants.

Pack a healthy lunch for yourself.

Leave early and avoid traffic.

Smile or say hello to people you meet.

Appreciate the beauty of nature and weather.

Greet your colleagues and classmates.

Start with the most important or difficult task.

Take break and stretch a little.

Ask for help or feedback when you need it.

Learn something new or improve a skill.

Celebrate your achievements and progress.

Detox your inbox and gallery regularly.

Always thank your colleagues and friends for their help and support.

Spend quality time with your friends and family.

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⪩⪨YEAR END INTROSPECTION⪩⪨

Did you break the pattern? Or did you let it consume you again?

That one thing you thought you couldn't survive, will you please remember how you survived it? Will you hold on to that strength?

There is one thing you did learn - every feeling settles down once it has peaked. The love, and the heartbreak, remember.

The more you try to prove you do not care, the more people will feel sorry for you.

We are pretending to be meaner than we are, why?

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⪩⪨ Plans for 2024⪩⪨

Saying yes to adventures. Lighting the good candles. Spending whole days doing nothing. Telling people that they are loved. Asking for help. Keeping leftovers in the freezer. Wearing colour. Wearing lipstick. Wearing my heart on my sleeve. Complimenting strangers. Buying flowers for friends. Stepping outside my comfort zone, but only when my gut feeling says so. Making homecooked dinners. Booking doctor's appointments. Finding peace in being alone. Journaling moments of joy: both the big and the little. Being generous with my hugs. Taking naps without guilt. Speaking my truths. Carrying reusable coffee cups. Stretching my body. Remembering that none of it lasts forever. Buying back-up bubble bath. Letting go of the fear of failure. Accepting I can't please everyone, so I may as well please myself. Knowing that whatever the year throws at me, I will and I can make it through.

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⪩⪨ JOURNAL PROMPTS TO WRITE BEFORE 2024 ⪩⪨

➷ 5 things you learnt in 2023.

➷ 5 people/things that happened in 2023 which made you happy.

➷ 5 people/things that happened in 2023 which made you sad.

➷ 5 core memories of 2023 to remember.

➷ 5 things you want to do in 2024

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⪩⪨ YEAR END CHECKLIST ⪩⪨

➷ Clean your gallery and sort all photos.

➷ Declutter clothes you haven't touched this year.

➷ Deep clean your home

➷ Evaluate your relationships and whether they bring value.

➷ Review your finances- income, expense, investment, savings.

➷ Brain dump all your feelings and frustations in a journal.

➷ Reach out to a friend and chat about how this year treated you.

➷ Write down your wins and congratulate yourself on how far you've come.

➷ Get a social media detox.

➷ Revisit a long lost hobby.

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⪩⪨ How to romanticize mornings ⪩⪨

➷ Wake up early and don't snooze your alarm.

➷ Play some music while making your bed so you can vibe to it and it also boost the energy.

➷ Do your morning routine.

➷ Eat a healthy breakfast. (Plz don't starve yourself in the morning even when you're trying to loose weight)

➷ Drink matcha/spearmint tea/ginger tea (honestly anything you enjoy)

➷ Do some light workout. ( I like to do pilates)

➷ Morning affirmations.

➷ Set your daily goals.

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Be excessive, be obsessive about what you truly want. There is no other option but getting what you want. You will work harder than you could imagine, there will be sleepless nights and probably you won't even have time to eat. But don't stop. Yes, for a long time it will be CHAOS, confusion. But let me tell you, THE SATISFACTION you have from the hard work, there is no better feeling than achieving your goal through hard work. And then, THE REGRET you'll have for not doing it will eat you alive. YOUR CHOICE

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If you believe it will work, you’ll see opportunities. If you don’t, you’ll see obstacles.

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