{"id":5622,"date":"2014-01-06T21:41:18","date_gmt":"2014-01-06T21:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/never-leave-the-playground.local\/?p=5622"},"modified":"2020-06-23T18:06:03","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T18:06:03","slug":"what-can-i-do-to-be-happier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/never-leave-the-playground.local\/what-can-i-do-to-be-happier\/","title":{"rendered":"What can I do to be happier?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Be Happier !  What can I do to be happier?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"260\" src=\"\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/boating.neverleavetheplayground.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5623\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/boating.neverleavetheplayground.jpg 600w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/boating.neverleavetheplayground-300x130.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing you can do is to constantly be on the lookout for things you enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be bold when it comes to trying new things \u2013 read a book, take a course, study and learn about what you enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have spent a lot of time playing because in 1965 I discovered something that was to be my life\u2019s work for the next 49 years; it has been quite a magnificent journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One does not have to always be questing; sometimes reveling in your triumphs can be a source of joy \u2013 sitting in the backyard with a delicious cup of coffee, your face being warmed by the early morning sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps being happy is a choice or a cultivated and honed skill \u2013 two more things to be happy about because we have a choice about these. 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