I was surfing the internet the other day and I stumbled on something that made so much sense to me that I thought I should share it. Actually, I didn’t stumble on it as much as it stumbled on me.
It was this article on tips for happiness in life. And how if you are happy your life will be pretty good. Now how does this aplply to running you ask. Quite simply in one of the first tips.
Maintain your health. Exercise will lead to the release of endorphins. That feel happy chemical. Which as you know I have finally discovered I get. I am quite addicted to runners high. But I also love the feeling of happiness that I get running with my friends.
Another tip is allowing yourself a few minutes of you time. I do that each time I run. I allow myself the time to go and spend an hour or more with people who enjoy the same thing as I do. Running and the comaraderie that comes with it,
Finding humour in situations is a great way to promote happiness in your life. Everytime I go for a run, I find humour. Uusually it is found in the noise that I make when I run, but who cares? See the previous two tips.
Make a plan for attaining goals I beleive in. My goal is being able to run a half marathon in the Road2Hope. I might not make it, but boy am I going to have fun. Which leads me to the next point, surrounding yourself with happy people.
Can you find a happier group of people than runners? We might complain, but we still get out there every week.
I guess we really do already have this happiness thing covered!
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