Ready to think about your own happiness? Want to have more meaningful conversations, whether you’re driving your teen home from school or having family dinner? Or (do what I did) gather a group of friends and have a chat about happiness.
Here you go!
1. Share a happy childhood memory.
2. Which of your possessions make you feel happy? Which don’t?
3. Describe your perfect happy day.
4. Do you think others perceive you as happy? Why or why not?
5. What changes have you made in life to increase your happiness? What changes could you make?
6. Name 5 things guaranteed to make you smile.
7. “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” –Dr. Seuss
What memory does this quote remind you of?
What memory does this quote remind you of?
8. Name some things you do regularly that increase your happiness. What do you do occasionally that increases your happiness?
9. What obstacles get in the way of your happiness, and how do you handle them?
10. When have you felt happiest recently?
11. “Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” –Jim Rohn (American businessman)
How are you designing (or not) your present happiness?
How are you designing (or not) your present happiness?
12. What happiness do you add to others’ lives?
13. Who do you admire for their happiness and why?
14. What do you think is the key to your happiness?
15. How do you balance what makes you happy now with what will make you happier in the long term?
16. Why is it sometimes hard to do things you know will make you happier, and easier to do things you can expect to bring unhappiness?
17. “There is only one happiness in this life: to love and be loved.” –George Sand
Who loves you toward happiness?
Who loves you toward happiness?
18. Is happiness the same as joy? How would you define each?
great questions to spark a conversation.
Thanks! I invited a couple girlfriends over for tea and we had a great conversation, very thought-provoking.
that sounds like a wonderful time! 🙂
That is a lovely list! We often sit with a wine and “count our blessings” probably at our age we tend to think the word “contentment” is a more appropriate word. Not that we dont experience happiness! Were happier than we’ve ever been, but age has its ways of disrupting happiness, but we’re still content to be where we are!
Great post!
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Naomi and Rex
Thanks for reading!