I don’t know about you, but doing anything for 100 days seems like a long time.
Maybe if we were talking about drinking wine or watching Netflix, that would seem more do-able in my world.
But, what about something like celebrating happiness? If you really made it a priority, do you think you could be happy for 100 days in a row?
Let’s find out!
Happy-Seekers
I feel like we are now in the midst of a Search For Happiness Era.
Finding true happiness has become a movement. There are articles and books and blogs published daily about finding your place of joy.
My personal happiness goes through ebbs and flows. Some days are awesome, and some days just aren’t. But isn’t that just life? Is it unrealistic to try and be happy each and every day?
I’m not sure, but I’m going to find out over the next 100 days as part of the 100 Happy Days project.
While scrolling through Instagram, one of my favorite tools, particularly for my Etsy shop, I saw a bunch of post with the hashtag #100happydays. A quick Google resulted in this page, which is where I learned about the 100 Happy Days project.
Like any other 20/30-something female, I love reading books like The Geography of Happiness or articles from Gretchen Rubin (who you may know as the Queen of Happiness with her books the Happiness Project and Happier at Home) Research based articles on positive psychology and the quest for happiness are great resources to learn about why as humans we feel the need to constantly question our own contentment.
The 100 Happy Days project is similar, it’s a challenge to find one happy moment in each day over the course of 100 days.
You decide how to track your happy moments by choosing to share a photo or quote via social media using the hashtag #100happydays. You can also make this a private challenge without sharing your updates publicly. Just be sure to create your own hashtag or email your happy moments to myhappyday@100happydays.com.
I particularly like how the site calls out the fact that this in an individual challenge, its not meant as a competition between you and the world. It’s not meant for playing comparison games or making people feel bad. This is about appreciation and gratitude. Two things that we could all stand to embrace more on a daily basis.
If you’re interested, it’s not too late to start. You choose when you want to begin and end the 100 day challenge.
This July I’ll be turning 30, so I planned my 100 days to end on my birthday- July 4th!
To get started, fill out the registration form and start sharing your #100happydays on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.
Here’s a look as some of my happiest moments @AndreaGenevieve so far:
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Cheers to a happier days!
