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The best way to bring out the deepest feelings of true and lasting happiness in ourselves is to choose words and actions that bring out happiness in others.

Anything, like happily giving a whole day to help a friend move, giving someone a smile or helping a child feel better when you see they are having a tough day, are just a few things you can do that provide benefits far greater than you might imagine.

To help others find feelings of happiness means we must choose to use words that:

Support, Motivate, Inspire, Love and Educate.

Yes, these words spell…

S.M.I.L.E ☺

The third Activity in The Ultimate Kid’s Guide to Happiness is to make a written COMMITMENT to choosing words that help others smile. You can support your child by making this commitment too, and as often as you can let our kids see and hear you…

• Compliment someone
• Say “THANK YOU” as much as possible – and truly mean it in your tone
• Say you are sorry, admit your mistakes
• Take responsibility for your words and actions toward others

The words we choose to use are so important in fact the very first topic in An Exercise in Happiness is titled The Worlds Most Powerful Words. Our choice of words, especially those we say to ourselves have a deeper effect on our lives than most are aware because our words create our beliefs about ourselves, others and the world we live in.

Many beliefs we have as adults we developed in childhood and An Exercise in Happiness helps kids develop empowering beliefs that they can choose the kind of life they want to live, and that they deserve to have the life of their choosing.

Character Education is about discovering who we are and the incredible things we are capable of doing and being, having an optimistic view of ourselves, others and the life we have ahead of us and an understanding of our emotions and those of others.

One of the major routes to a happier and more fulfilling life is through the relationships we develop with others and we allow those relationships to flourish with authentic love and meaning in the words we choose.

If you don’t have a copy of The Ultimate Kid’s Guide to Happiness, download it <HERE>