Everyone feels unhappy sometimes, but it’s not a good idea to stay in those bad feelings. If you learn how to keep yourself happy, you’ll probably avoid a lot of problems.

Talk to your parents, friends or teachers, and tell them what is going on. It is amazing how much better you feel after talking about your problems.

Do something you enjoy, like reading novels, listening to music or even sleeping.

Play a sport you enjoy. This will improve your mood.

Keep a “Happy Moments” journal where you write down your best memories, successes and the moments you felt great. When you feel down, read them and remember how great you are.

Go for a 15-minute run, then take a nice shower, and pick out a new movie to watch!

Do something crazy. Dance in the dark. Scream as loudly as you can. Eat a big bowl of something you have never eaten before.

Think about your goals in life and how happy you’ll be when you complete them.

We all have big goals. They are the key to helping us find satisfaction. However, when they are long-term goals (长期的目标), we may risk losing encouragement and energy. That’s why celebrating small victories can be so important. 【小题1】

When energy is low, it can be challenging to complete anything. 【小题2】 Once you start experiencing more energy, you might notice feeling more confident to complete all those things—large and small—on your “to do” list. There is evidence to suggest that celebrating small victories leads you to complete bigger ones.

Accepting small victories helps you record how far you’ve come. This is especially helpful when you’re trying to build a new habit or make a lifestyle change.

【小题3】 But these changes can also be the most useful when you’re on the path to personal and professional growth and development. It can be easy to fall into the “all or nothing” trap. For example, many people feel if they can’t achieve a behavioral change—like stopping smoking—the first time they try, then they might as well give up. Positive strengthening through celebrating small wins helps get back on track (回到正轨).

You are the only person you know for your whole life. When you love yourself unconditionally you can forget any difficulty in your life. 【小题4】 Celebrating your small victories is just one of many ways to take care of yourself.

Celebrating small victories is a powerful way to prove you notice how amazing you are. It helps you depend on your own positive information rather than looking to the outside world to tell you what it thinks of you.

【小题5】 It turns out that when you love yourself, you will show others how you want to be treated.

There is an old Chinese saying, “If someone gives you a little drop of water, you should return a spring of water.” That means if someone helps you a bit, you should remember it and thank them gratefully (感激地) in return.

We should live in a world of gratitude. We should prove it with actions, not just words. We thank people who hurt us, because they teach us important things. We thank people who give us up, because we learn how to be independent. We thank people who are selfish (自私的), because we learn the importance of being kind. We thank our parents. They work hard all the time in order to give their sons and daughters a better life. They cook meals for us; they do the chores for us; they always give us food and clothes; they teach us what is right and what is wrong. We thank our teachers who give us dreams. They teach us a lot of things but they ask for nothing from us.

There are a lot of people who we should be grateful to in our life. We should find a way to thank them.