You naturally have a baseline of happiness, but you can move the meter fairly far on your own. Try creating a routine or ritual around any of these suggestions and see if you can establish some new happiness rituals.

Remember, doing things like smiling and saying hi to people, writing in a gratitude journal, saying thank you, and doing a random acts of kindness are happiness multipliers. You have so much power to share happiness. So do it!

Why do you resist what’s good for you?

Maybe you want to exercise more but can always find reasons not to. Maybe you know you need to spend less time checking email and more time with your family but continue to find yourself distracted.

Preparing for natural disasters makes sense. It’s important and makes a huge difference when the unexpected occurs. Yet, could you truly say you’re prepared for a natural disaster?

When we know we should do something but haven’t, what holds us back?

Five minutes—the time it takes to make a pot of coffee, drive through a carwash, load the dishwasher. Our lives are full of little five minute segments. Every day they tick-tock by. Mundane. Average. Ordinary.

Now, imagine your life changing. Forever.
In 5 minutes.

Disaster preparation is often type-casted as too extreme or too much work. The first steps can feel intimidating or overwhelming. When you know natural disasters have or could occur in your area, where do you start? 

Terra Frma understands these feelings of resistance. We have built our entire system based on understanding feelings of resistance. None of us want to do tasks that make us feel like we might fail, like we might do a poor job, or that we simply don't like doing. The good news is you can learn from these thoughts of pessimism and feelings of uncertainty.

We can probably all remember at least one time a total stranger did something kind for us. Most times, this elicits a response in ourselves to want to be able to pass along that warm feeling to someone else.

If you have the energy, a great way to make someones day during this difficult time is by performing a random act of kindness. It may help lower your stress levels as well. We’ve compiled a list of random acts of kindness that you can do without spending a penny.