INDEX

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A

• Abundance, 131
• Accomplishments, 22, 23, 59, 114, 132, 133
• Activities, new, 17, 18, 19, 21, 56, 58, 83, 175, 178
• Acupuncture, 176
• Affirmations, 32, 74, 76, 78, 114, 144, 186
• Age, appreciating, 153, 185
• Alarm clocks, 129
• Ambition, 70, 118
• Animal rescues, 104, 162
• Anxiety, reducing, 14, 75, 76, 82, 108
• Artistic practices, 21, 24, 55, 70, 71, 83, 188

B

• Babies, power of, 141
• Bach, Richard, 52
• Bad habits, breaking, 152
• Baths, bubble, 38
• Baths, ice, 196
• Baths, sound, 151
• Beauty, appreciating, 154, 180, 192, 193
• Bed/bedding, 59, 122, 135, 172
• Bedtime routines, 191, 194
• Beverages, sipping, 11, 49, 51, 56, 66, 68, 73, 102, 147
• Bike rides, 38, 145
• Biographies, 34, 80
• Blood donations, 190
• Body language, 8, 9
• Body neutrality, 74
• Body scrubs, 177
• Book club, 58, 141
• Books, reading, 17, 34, 68, 80, 163, 166, 191
• Boundaries, setting, 122, 161
• Brashares, Ann, 47
• Breakfast, enjoying, 108, 109
• Breaks, taking, 13, 30, 107, 178
• Breathing techniques, 36, 37, 145, 176, 184
• Brett, Regina, 12
• Brown, Brené, 116
• Bubble wrap, 59
• Bucket list, 54
• Burnap, George Washington, 179
• Burnout, avoiding, 106, 107, 185

C

• Calligraphy, 188
• Cameron, Julia, 194
• Camus, Albert, 87
• Candle, lighting, 48
• Cannabidiol, 77
• Card games, 64
• Carnegie, Dale, 189
• Cartoons, 81
• Castaneda, Carlos, 125
• Catalogues, 126
• CBD gummy, 77
• Celebrations, 6
• Celebrities, 34, 168
• Chalk set, 55
• Chants, 25
• Charities, 46
• Charms, 6
• Chbosky, Stephen, 67
• Cheap thrills, 119
• Chiropractor, 56
• Chocolate, drinking, 73
• Chocolate, eating, 48
• Chopra, Deepak, 182
• Chores, enjoying, 41, 90, 105
• Clothing/outfits, 72, 94, 96, 134
• Clutter, eliminating, 10, 31, 49, 98, 156, 196
• Coffee, enjoying, 49, 68, 102, 147
• Coins, saving, 103
• Collage, making, 171
• Coloring books, 188
• Comedy show, watching, 139
• Comfort, 51, 119, 135, 158, 159
• Comfort zone, 63, 117, 144
• Comics, reading, 68
• Communication skills, 114
• Commutes, maximizing, 85
• Comparisons, 13, 53
• Complaints, resisting, 156
• Compliments, giving, 11
• Computer breaks, 86, 107, 178
• Confidence, 8, 78, 79
• Connections, 12, 13
• Contest, entering, 91
• Conversations, 11, 12, 13, 25, 46, 62, 110
• Cooking/baking, 89, 97, 112, 173, 177
• Coupons, 49, 98, 119
• Coziness, 48, 51, 122, 158, 159
• CPR training, 140
• Creativity, 24, 55, 70, 71, 83, 171
• Crying, 44, 172
• Cuddy, Amy, 8, 9
• Curiosity, 63, 83, 101
• Cycling class, 38, 145

D

• Dalai Lama, 27
• Dancing, 14, 63, 86
• Daydreaming, 41
• Decision-making skills, 188
• Decorating, 69, 86, 172
• Dental care, 198
• Dishes, washing, 90
• Doctor visits, 177, 183
• Documentaries, 156, 167
• Donations, 46, 104, 190
• Doors, opening, 25
• Drawing practice, 24, 55
• Dreaming, 33, 41
• Dressing up, 69
• Duckworth, Angela, 148
• Dweck, Carol, 100, 101

E

• Electronic devices, 13, 26, 31, 32, 86, 107, 156, 178
• Elevator pitch, 45
• Emmons, Robert A., 121
• Energy, boosting, 28, 29, 69, 127, 144, 170
• Enneagram test, 38
• Essential oils, 38, 155
• Exercise tips, 29, 63, 84, 85, 133, 149, 162, 166, 168, 184
• Eye contact, 12, 25

F

• Facials, 77, 134
• Facts, memorizing, 144
• Family, interviewing, 109
• Family photos, 123
• Farmers’ markets, 132
• Fatigue, preventing, 28, 81
• Feel-good hormones, 86, 128, 166, 184
• Financial peace, 31, 80, 103, 164, 165
• Fitness trackers, 162
• Flow, state of, 114
• Flowers, 6, 20
• Foreign languages, 146
• Forgiveness, 34
• Fredrickson, Dr. Barbara, 11
• Fresh air, 29, 126, 129, 160
• Friends, appreciating, 15, 135, 136, 185
• Friends, visiting, 55, 72, 102, 104, 137, 147, 159, 181
• Fullness, 78, 79

G

• Gandhi, Mahatma, 95
• Gardening, 45, 138
• Gilbert, Elizabeth, 197
• Glass, Ira, 70
• Goals, setting, 23, 32, 62, 103, 113, 118
• Gratitude, expressing, 15, 35, 78, 79, 108, 121, 181
• Green juice, 59
• Green tea, 56, 147
• Greens, eating, 50
• Grit, 148, 149
• Groceries, ordering, 41, 168
• Gum, chewing, 21

H

• Hair care, 97, 105, 190
• Hands, holding, 140
• Hạnh, Thích Nhất, 36
• Happiness, choosing, 82, 187–89, 193
• Happiness, finding, 4–5, 52, 92, 111. See also specific activities
• Happy balance, 95, 115, 185
• Happy colors, 85
• Happy fund, 80
• Happy hormones, 54, 56, 63, 184, 196
• Happy place, 160
• Happy stories, 127
• Happy thoughts, 74
• Harmony, 95
• Harris, Dan, 42
• Hatmaker, Jen, 30, 31
• Health checkups, 177, 183
• Health, defining, 182
• Heartbeat, feeling, 33
• Help, hiring, 162
• Help, offering, 60, 61
• Help, seeking, 40, 41
• Helplines, 167
• High fives, 132
• Higher power, 110, 141
• Hobbies, 54, 56, 58, 86, 171
• Homeless shelters, 150
• Hospital visits, 181
• Hugs, 17, 118, 157
• Hygge, 158, 159

I

• Ice baths, 196
• Ice cream, 103
• Ideal day, 154
• Illumination, 92, 93, 146
• Inspiration, 4–5, 126, 161, 166, 181, 191, 194
• Instruments, playing, 24
• Intentions, setting, 32, 113
• Intimacy, prioritizing, 157, 199
• Investments, 164, 165

J

• Jokes, telling, 26
• Journaling, 20, 74, 133, 194
• Joy, embracing, 4–5, 130, 131, 182, 184
• Jump ropes, 68
• Jung, Carl, 115
• Junk drawers, 98
• Junk mail, 49

K

• Kindness, 25, 40, 114, 127
• Kissing, 109, 157
• Koenig, Friedrich, 35
• Kondo, Marie, 31
• Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth, 192

L

• Lamott, Anne, 136
• Laughter/smiling, 54, 67, 91, 103, 128, 139
• Lawrence, Iskra, 154
• Lear, Norman, 22
• Lee, Ingrid Fetell, 106
• LEGOs, 171
• Letting go, 28, 135, 180
• Library, visiting, 17, 119
• Life purpose, 27, 39, 148, 179
• Light therapy, 102
• Lighting, 92, 146
• Listening skills, 114
• Lists, making, 54, 62, 127, 133
• Loving others, 63, 91, 116, 118, 170, 180
• Lubbock, John, 120
• Lyubomirsky, Sonja, 193

M

• Mail/email, reducing, 49
• Mantras, 25, 76, 143
• Massage, 73, 138, 163, 198
• Materialism, 30, 31, 165
• “Me time,” 13, 55, 178, 199
• Meals, dining out, 161, 180
• Meals, preparing, 112, 146, 173, 177, 198
• Meditation, 10, 37, 124, 160
• Memories, 65, 123, 124
• Milk, drinking, 11
• Miller, Donald, 18
• Milne, A.A., 169
• Mindfulness, 42, 43, 49, 74, 89, 90, 133, 177
• Mindset, changing, 4–5, 7, 10, 100, 101, 131, 173
• Minimalism, 31
• Mirror challenge, 154
• Mistakes, 40, 101, 138, 168
• Moisturizers, 66, 96, 194
• Money tips, 31, 80, 103, 164, 165
• Montgomery, Lucy Maud, 7
• Mood, improving, 4–5, 20, 29, 44. See also specific activities
• Morning routines, 97, 133, 194
• Motivation, 62, 166, 184
• Movies, watching, 134, 150, 156, 167, 172
• Music/singing, 14, 17, 24, 65, 123, 139, 140, 160
• Musicals, 134, 144

N

• Nail care, 152, 167
• Negativity, releasing, 76, 93, 123, 138, 154, 172, 180, 188
• Neighbors, 61, 62
• Niequist, Shauna, 153
• Noise, making, 132
• Nouwen, Henri, 199
• Nutrition, 50, 51, 59, 81, 84, 105, 113, 144, 157, 196, 198. See also Meals; Snacks

O

• Office supplies, buying, 94, 126
• Oliver, Mary, 130
• Opportunities, new, 58, 63
• Outdoors, enjoying, 10, 45, 124, 126, 129, 160

P

• Pausch, Randy, 174
• “Paying it forward,” 127
• Pedometers, 162
• Perfectionism, 101, 200, 201
• Perseverance, 70, 71, 148, 149
• Persistence, 148, 149
• Personality questionnaire, 38
• Perspective, changing, 14, 93, 120, 168
• Pets, 64, 104, 141, 162, 187
• Phones, 13, 31, 32, 107, 178
• Photo books, 65, 123
• Plans, handling, 72, 94, 122, 161, 173
• Plants, 45, 138
• Pleasures, appreciating, 22, 80, 159. See also specific activities
• Podcasts, 85, 128, 191
• Poetry, 51, 166
• Positivity, 14, 40, 81, 147, 163, 181, 182, 187
• Pottery, making, 171
• Power naps, 58
• Power posing, 9
• Present, living in, 17, 36, 57, 74, 75, 108, 129, 142, 143, 184
• Priorities, 16, 44, 157, 174, 175, 185, 187
• Probiotics, 150
• Projects, finishing, 118
• Promises, keeping, 110
• Proust, Marcel, 15
• Purpose, finding, 27, 39, 148, 179

R

• Rae, Amber, 82
• Ramsey, Dave, 164
• Rand, Ayn, 195
• Reiki healing, 138
• Relaxation, 26, 51, 58, 107, 154
• Religion, 110, 141
• Rhimes, Shonda, 111
• Road races, 184
• Rohn, Jim, 57
• Rowling, J.K., 92
• Rubin, Gretchen, 142
• Running/jogging, 16, 133, 170, 184

S

• Saunas/spas, 138, 170
• Saying no, 122
• Scenery, change of, 44, 145
• Scents, 21, 38, 139, 155, 190, 194, 196
• Schedules, making, 55, 173, 178, 185
• Screaming, 34
• Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), 102
• Self-acceptance, 74, 201
• Self-care, 16, 44, 96, 97, 109, 160, 167, 173, 185, 191, 194
• Self-confidence, 9, 23, 25, 46, 63, 69, 78, 79, 97, 139, 144, 188
• Self-esteem, 49, 74, 83, 110, 121, 152, 157
• Self-love, 17, 144, 154, 161
• Self-worth, 74, 78, 79, 201
• Selfies, 49
• Shopping, 41, 77, 94, 112, 126, 168
• “Should”s, 54, 108, 194
• Showers, 66, 177
• Silence, 16, 38, 110, 128
• Silver linings, 93, 161
• Skills, new, 24, 63, 64, 86, 101
• Sleep, improving, 13, 14, 32, 66, 191
• “Small stuff,” 14, 47, 74, 99
• Snacks, 29, 84, 105, 113, 144, 150, 196
• Social media breaks, 13, 31, 53, 191
• Socks, 94, 134
• Solo dance party, 14
• Sound baths, 151
• Sounding board, 73
• Spirituality, 110, 141
• Stargazing, 98
• Strengths, 46, 125, 127, 148, 149
• Stress, reducing, 14, 48, 50, 108, 133. See also Worry
• Stress, releasing, 20, 40, 45, 73, 135, 147, 151, 167, 172, 198. See also Tension
• Successes, 22, 23, 59, 114, 132, 133
• Sun Salutations, 50
• Sunlight, 102, 124
• Sunrises/sunsets, 68, 126
• Supplements, 29, 81, 150, 152
• Support, 40, 41, 190

T

• Talisman/charms, 6
• Tattoos, 113
• Tea, enjoying, 56, 147
• Teachers, thanking, 181
• Technology breaks, 13, 31, 86, 107, 178
• Television shows, 16, 176
• Temperature/thermostat, 119
• Tension, releasing, 16, 34, 50, 154, 196, 198. See also Stress
• Thankfulness, 121, 181. See also Gratitude
• Therapists, 50, 151, 152, 181, 198
• Three-to-one ratio, 11
• Tolstoy, Leo, 200
• Tradition, starting, 90
• Travel/trips, 18, 19, 21, 151, 178

V

• Vacuuming, 105
• Values, identifying, 44
• Venting, 40, 45, 73, 147, 167
• Video chats, 147
• Videos, watching, 63, 85, 86, 103, 128, 141
• Vision board, 118
• Volunteerism, 104, 150, 190
• Vulnerability, 116, 117

W

• Walks, enjoying, 10, 126, 129, 162
• Washington, Martha, 186
• Water, drinking, 28
• Water, visiting, 65
• Weight check-ins, 157
• Weight lifting, 29
• “What ifs,” 108, 117, 188
• Wiking, Meik, 158
• Window-gazing, 68, 180
• Window-shopping, 112, 126
• Winfrey, Oprah, 78, 79
• Wonder, embracing, 82, 83
• Woolf, Virginia, 88
• Work-life balance, 185
• Worry, reducing, 14, 75, 76, 82, 108. See also Stress

Y

• Yoga, 25, 37, 50, 84, 151, 173

Z

• Zumba class, 63