A sixth sustainable happiness activity is learning how to deal with disappointments. But how do you do that exactly? Research shows that it helps to have a network of supporting people around you. Sharing your experiences and emotions, orally or in writing, with understanding others helps to deal with them. Isolating and keeping it to yourself works negatively. So open up! Talking and writing about it really helps.

A fifth activity that makes you happy in a sustainable way is to nurture social relationships. Take time for your partner, your family and your friends and you will notice how good it does to others and to yourself! Love. Pursue love, it says in the Bible. Make love your aim and priority number 1. Much love!

Fourth activity for sustainable happiness according to Sonja Lyubomirsky is being friendly. That is nice for others (who are sometimes desperately in need of that), but also for yourself. You yourself will become happier. Kindness, being selfless and generous, empathize with others, in short: perform acts of kindness is what this activity is all about.

The third activity for sustainable happiness you experience if you manage not to worry or compare yourself to others.

To worry is thinking too much, fantasizing the wrong way. It isn't helpful. You can learn how to stop this. See also my blog about this on 23-1-2014. Social comparison is when you compare yourself or your situation to others. And then usually with someone who seems to do better. This makes you unhappy. Also about this, I have previously written a blog (on 13-3-2013). Have faith, live in the moment and compare yourself only with yourself. For example, how you were first and what you have already learned by now. Good luck!