Here’s feedback from another great Open Space session – This time we looked at what happiness is and how we can build and create it for ourselves.
(Answers in bold were the most common answers)
What is happiness?
- Something that makes you smile
- A feeling, atmosphere, people/ places
- Something that’s evasive
- Gives you a nice feeling inside
- Music
- Bodybuilding
- Exercise
- A positive feeling/ sensation which makes you feel good
- Friends
- A feeling
- Animals
- It’s a feeling but I think it is a succession of feelings. You start with feeling well, then wellbeing, then making your own happiness, then happy – Yippee!
- Happy – feeling good in the moment
- Play on my laptop
- Feeling at peace
How can we build it for ourselves?
- Playing with pets
- Laughing
- A smile
- Sunshine
- Warm weather
- Feeling if I have accomplished something
- Making other people feel happier, by helping others
- Being outside
- Music
- Exercise
- Making money
- Uno Cappucino
- Doing things I enjoy
- Knitting
- Arts and Crafts
- Cinema
- Running
- Watching films
- Fond memories
- Shopping- treating yourself
- Connecting with people
- Talking to someone
- Healthy diet – protein, slow release sugar
- Travelling
- Cup of tea
- Food
- Letting feelings out
- Mum’s make us happy
- Pets ie. Cats and dogs
- Sunny days
- Clothes
- Jokes
- Eat and drinkingÂ
- Socialising, being with othersÂ
- Music
- Reading and writing
- Comedies (movies). Some TV
- Snow
- Family
- Days out
- Church bells
- Birds
- Library groups
- Candles
- Singing
- CD
- Instruments
- Gardening
- Pamper
- Chocolate
- Sport
- Radio
- Friends
