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7SmallWaystoMakeThisTheHappiest
SummerofYourLife
byH ENRIKEDBERG

ThenfollowedthatbeautifulseasonSummerFilledwastheairwitha
dreamyandmagicallightandthelandscapelayasifnewcreatedinallthe
freshnessofchildhood.
HenryWadsworthLongfellow
Summerishereinfullbloomafterwhatwas,atleastuphereinSweden,along
andcoldwinter.
SothisweekIdliketoshare7smallandsimpletipsthatyoucanusetocreate

ahappiersummerandrestoftheyearforyourself.
1.Goslow.
Youllbelessstressedandyoullenjoyallthesmells,thesightsandpeoplein
yoursummerevenmore.Soslowdownabitanduseallyoursensestotapinto
whatishappeninginthismomentaroundyouandinsideofyou.
2.Sayyestothenew.
Goforsomethingnew.Expandyourcomfortzoneinasmallway.Orabigger
one.
Gosomewhereyouhaventbeenbefore.Takeupanewhobby.Readabookor
tryeatingsomethingordoingsomethingthatisntwhattheregularyouwould
do.
Fewthingsaddhappinesssosimplyasfindinganewthingyouenjoyormay
evenlovedoes.
3.Justdonothingatall.
Itiseasytofallintothetrapofthinkingthatalltimehastobebookedupfor
someactivity.
Humansarehowevernotrobotsandsothatoftenleadstomorestressandto
littleoftherechargingthatcouldhavehelpedyoutokeepdoingqualitywork
duringthefallandwinterbeingdone.
Sotrydoingnothingatall.Justgoforawalkinthewoods.Orsitbyalakeor
theoceanandtakeinyourworld.
Focusonlyonthatwithallyoursensesandletyourmindandbodyrelaxand
rejuvenate.
4.Bethesummeryouwanttosee.
Dontwaitforsomeoneelsetocreatethesummeryouwanttohave.Insteadget
theballrollingyourself.
Takeactionandtakethefirstsmallstepsforward.
Arrangeapartyorapicnic.Setupamovienightwhenthesummerrainis

pouringoutside.Takeawalkoraruneverywarmmorningtogetyourenergy
levelsup.
5.Bekindinsmallways.
Oneofthesimplestwaystoliveahappierlifeistofocusonbeingkind.
Itdoesrarelytakemuchenergy.
Justasimplecomplimentorlendingalisteningearwhilesomeoneventscan
brightenthatpersonsday.
Anditbringshappinesstoyourlifetooasyouseehisorherfacelightup.And
howyouthinkaboutandbehavetowardsotherstendstospreadtohowyou
treatyourselftoo.Morekindnesstowardsothersleadstomoreselfkindness.
6.Savorthesummermomentsrighthereinsteadofbeinglostinthe
futureorpast.
Therewillbemomentsthissummeryouwontwanttomissbybeing
somewhereelseinyourhead.
Sodecidethatyouwilltakethetimeandfocustosavorthesmallmomentslike
ameltingicecreaminthesunbutalsothebiggeroneswiththepeopleclosest
toyou.
7.Justaccepthowyoufeelinsteadofpushingitaway.
Dontfallintothetrapofpushinghowyoudeepdownfeelorthinkawaywith
distractionsorforcedpositivethinking.
Instead,ifyouhavenegativefeelingsorthoughtsaboutsomethingthathave
poppedupagainandagainsofarthisyeartakesometimeforyourselforwith
someoneclosetoyoutothink/talkaboutit.
Thenlateron,afteryouhaveacceptedandprocessedhowyoutrulyfeeland
thinksitdownwithapenandpaper.
Comeupwithonesmallsteporasmallplanthatyoucantakeactionontostart
movingyourselfoutthesituationthatistroublingyouandintosomething
better.Andtakeactiononthatplanwithjustafirstsmallstepforwardassoon
asyoucan.

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JonasSalzgeber July14,2016,2:39pm
GoslowAnddontjustdosomething,standthere.

loveit!

HeyHenrik,IllvisitSwedenwithmybrothersendofaugust,any
recommendations?
Cheers.
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Anushka July14,2016,8:46pm
ThanksforsharingthiswithusIespeciallylovedpointno.5
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LyeCheeFai July14,2016,9:29pm
Hiitsveryusefulandhelpfulformetocatchupthenewidea.Thank
You.

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IldikoChokas July14,2016,11:18pm
HelloHenrik
Thanksforthearticle.Itisafriendlyreminderthatfacingourpersonaltruths
andacceptingwhoweareisimportantforgrowthandhappiness.
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nomakhaya July15,2016,6:38am
ilikeyourarticlesithasmademeabetterperson,nowicanstandon
myownanddothingsonalotrightway.thanksalot.
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MarkTripcony July15,2016,9:14am
Itotallyagreeallthesetipsareusefulnotonlytomakesummer
happierbutalsotomakeourlifehappiertoo.Weshouldhavetomakea
balancebetweenourdailyroutineandourhobbies.Outdooradventures,
exercise,musicarebesttomakeushappy.
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nanaserwa July15,2016,10:44pm
llovethisarticle
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Kristen July15,2016,11:23pm
Bethesummeryouwanttosee.
Ireallylovethis.Itssuchagreatmentality!Somanypeoplespendsummer
lookingforwardtooneortwotripsandspendtherestofthetimelounging
aroundorwaiting,buteverysingledaycounts.Liveeverydaylikethesummer
youwanttohave!

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Anonymous July16,2016,7:33am
Ilikelastpoint..Ialsowanttomakesomechangeshopesoonwill
makeit
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EdwardC. July19,2016,12:53am
HiHenrik,cameuponyourarticleandreallyappreciateyour
thoughtsandyourblogingeneral.Ilike#6,Ithinkthatsometimesweneed
theremindertoliveinthemoment,especiallyonsomelazysummerdays
relaxationisjustasimportantasgo,go,going!Thanksforsharing,andkeep
theblogscoming!
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Summer July19,2016,10:48pm
Ithinkthisisagreatlist.Summerissoshort,andgoesbysofast,we
needtotakeadvantageofthemomentswhenwecan.Aschildren,wehad
summervacation,weneedthatasadultsaswell.Wejusthadastaycationlast
weekanditwasoneofthebestweeksever!
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