Spreading Happiness: The Hero of the Day Thank You Note Challenge

Do you have a New Years resolution? Do you want to hit the gym more often? Are you trying to eat fewer sweets or to reduce your alcohol intake? Many New Year resolutions involve making new habits or changing existing ones. It has nothing to do with just setting goals or sheer willpower.

Furthermore, we tend to need to remember why we want to change. Often it is just the social pressure around us. If you are healthy, brush your teeth, are not overweight, have a healthy diet, and love sweets, why do you want to change that? I am not a big fan of the term “guilty pleasures”. Why do you have to feel guilty about them? Just label them as pleasures and be grateful to have them. If they are displeased, they are also way more comfortable to change.

I decided to become kinder and more grateful in 2020. It is something that inspires me and that I am passionate about. It might improve my happiness if I am more proactive in sharing kindness and more mindful about things I am grateful for.

Research shows gratitude strengthens relationships much more when it is conveyed as appreciation for what the other person did rather than how it benefited you. I read several articles about sending a thank you note to someone every day. I was intrigued by how it can have a positive impact on you. But mostly…