Start the New Year with a Kiss for Your Happy Life

Hello Friends,

There are many great traditional ways to start the New Year- parties, fireworks, singing Auld Lang Syne, and kissing someone. When it comes to happiness, they all serve the purpose of ending the old year and starting the new one a good note.

Research has shown that how we feel about the end of something influences our memories of it more than our feelings during the event. If 2010 was a painful or difficult year for you, and the pain has lifted now, taking care to create happy memories for the last few days and for New Year's Eve can help you see the year more positively which can help you recover faster or find the silver lining in what has happened.

Starting the New Year with hope and optimism increases the chances that you will find a way to make the next year a good one.

It turns out that our traditions are based in happy wisdom because being with other people who are in a festive mood, even people you do not know, usually lifts our spirits. After all, happiness is contagious. In fact the word, celebration comes from the Latin celeber which means numerous or thronged. Singing, particularly in a group, also raises our spirits and connects us to the other singers as we pay attention to each other to harmonize and match tempo.

But perhaps the most powerful happiness booster for the stroke of midnight is the kiss. A good kiss with someone you love and match chemistry with pulls you into the moment, into your senses and out of your chaotic thoughts, and give you a big boost of happiness hormones according to kissing researcher Sheril Kirshenbaum. It also strengthens your relationship with another human being- a powerful happiness booster for the year to come.

So, do make a point to stay up late and celebrate the New Year with other people if you can. Then,-

Start the New Year with a Kiss for Your Happy Life

Another great way to end the Old Year is to participate in the The International Well-Being Study. Take a detailed survey this month and every 4 months for the next year. You get to see your results over time plus the results of the study conducted by the University of New Zeeland.

Affirmation
I celebrate the New Year by spending time with people and doing things that increase my happiness like singing, dancing, watching spectacles and kissing. I kiss my life all year to keep it happy.

Journal or Meditation Question
What does it mean to me to kiss my life? What does it mean to me to kiss another person? How can I add more kissing to my life?

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