6 tips for making the most of your
holidays
Planning for happiness is a really important part of maintaining
and promoting mental health and wellbeing. So, as most states and
territories are in school holiday mode we thought it would be
timely to provide you with some tips on how to make the most of
your holiday time.
Tip 1: Plan your time to ensure you do
some pleasurable and satisfying activities.
This might sound obvious but in my experience, too many people let
their holidays (and lives) drift by without really making the most
of them.
Tip 2: Make sure your holiday
activities involve spending time with other people
Sure, it's important to take care of your own needs and to enjoy
your own pleasures but the currency of real happiness is
connection...so give that long lost friend a call or book in a
"date" with your long suffering partner!
Tip 3: Use your strengths to create a
positive holiday full of happiness and fulfilment
What are you really great at and how can you utilise this to
generate positivity over the next two weeks. It could be a creative
hobby, sporting skill, crossword completing capabilities....
whatever it may be, enjoy the success and satisfaction you feel
when undertaking these activities.
Tip 4: Set yourself at least one
challenging task to complete
Although happiness comes from enjoying fun activities it can also
come from completing something difficult or even crossing an
unpleasant, but necessary task off your "to do" list.
Tip 5: Engage in at least a bit of
exercise
There's no doubt that rest is important, especially during the
holidays in order to recharge the batteries ready for the next
term. But there's also no doubt that activity and
purposeful/healthy movement is a powerful mood booster, so make
sure you build it in to your holiday activities whenever you
can.
Tip 6: Have fun!
Above all else, do something, anything, that will make you laugh
and sing, or dance and smile : ). check out some stand up comedy,
go and watch a funny film, catch up on the TV sitcom you have
meaning to watch or get the house to yourself and put on your own
concert - singing your lungs out to your favourite artist always
makes you feel good!