My New Project: Happy Impact

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I recently realized I'm not as happy as I used to be and I need a dedicated Happiness project! There are many reasons, but some of them are that I can no longer travel as much as I wanted to and I'm not sure about the reason. Maybe I'm missing the right people but the truth is that I've stopped doing it a long time ago.
I realized a couple of things about myself recently: one of them is that I'm no longer happy with the "passions" I have and I feel like they're fake and don't show the real me to myself. It's like I'm living someone else's life, someone older and much more boring. And I'm not boring. Never been. 
So, to start afresh a wild year full of happiness, here is my plan: every day I'm going to do at least one thing to make me happy and have an impact. These are my two conditions. And eating ice-cream or chocolate for example doesn't count! It's something I will forget about in a couple of seconds while what I really strive to have is a consistent experience, something I will remember, that will be good for me long and even mid-term and will keep me happy for longer. 
So tonight I'm going to the theater with friends. Yes, sounds boring and not wild! 
BUT! 
Meeting with friends always feels amazing! We talk about different topics, most of them extremely stupid and using words and phrases we would never choose for work for example. ( I wanted to say we talk crap and bullshit and laugh a lot about it!). 
Besides it's like an accomplishment as I tried to combine a number of people who don't know each other at all and who all want to see the same play! 
Still boring but spending time with friends during a cultural event is actually part of me. maybe part of the "old" me ( the one who is not on my age but much older) however I want to do it. 
Tomorrow I'm going to the gym. I'm way behind my target of 5 times per week but due to a number of events I had to skip it last night. The thing about the gym is that it helps me be fit and feel strong and healthy at the same time. Besides: the happy hormones always come to me after a work-out and it definitely makes me happier. And fit. So I have happiness and an impact, and this is a long-term impact! 

What's next? I don't know yet but I will think of something and still leave some space for the unexpected! I was used to always planning everything in advance! Now I'm stepping out of my comfort zone with this. I need to be more of a YES- chick! 

So to finish it: every day do at least one thing, just one thing to make you happy! Be selfish about this and dedicate the time to yourself! You're here only for yourself. And if you think that's wrong, then think about the ones who you think you're here for. Do they need you? Do they rely on you? Do you want to be better for them? Then you have to be better for yourself first! 
Always be better for yourself! First! ALWAYS!  

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