I felt inspired to looking back at these stories by вЂ The Art of Making MemoriesвЂ™, by Meik Wiking (the director of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen). If you want to share your happy memories, please fill out the form at the end * The stories are beautiful, so I am repeating the exercise now. Going to a secluded clean beach (preferably either from my favourite ones near home) on my own or with a few close friends.Laughing together with my love at a good joke вЂ“ no matter if we are laughing at ourselves.The feeling of an adrenaline high after riding a horse at a very fast pace for a long time!.Re-discovering a long forgotten postcard from a close friend.After a quick search, I found the answer sheet back in my files. Eight years ago вЂ“ when I already started to be intrigued by the puzzle of happiness, but before my TEDx talk or the launch of the blog вЂ“ I surveyed some friends and strangers (anonymously) about their happy memories*. These are the moments that define our life.

Many days in our life turn into blanks without vivid memories.Д«ut when we are prompted to tell stories about our happy memories, beautiful stories come out. And then: how about a random Tuesday in March five years ago, or even last year? Unless any of them was a special day, you may not even remember anything. How about your first day of high school or university? Maybe a little harder, but you sure can bring back some sensations. What do you remember about the day you got married, or the day you got your first kiss? Once you really start thinking about, you probably can replay a lot of details.

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