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All of us want to be happy yet often seldom really are. HEALTH speaks to

clinical psychologist Dr. Saliha Afridi about a prescription for infusing joy

and happiness into our lives now.

CHECKLIST FOR

HAPPINESS

AND JOY

The Checklist

Practice good time

management –

Dr. Afridi

says that this is especially

valuable to individuals who may

experience high stress levels due

to impending deadlines or busy

schedules at home and work.

Planning ahead helps prevent

any clashes or delays.

Visualize being happy-

practical exercise is, on a daily

basis, imagine yourself happy.

Picture yourself in a situation

with people you really like, or

engaged in an activity that gives

you a lot of pleasure. By actively

imagining feelings of happiness

or recalling happy experiences,

you can help to encourage

changes in your brain that will

predispose you to creating

more real-life joy in your daily

experiences.

Embrace mistakes –

Being

a perfectionist can also lead to

high levels of stress due to the

Sep/Oct 2015