Learning Happiness – Free Introductory Meeting
The meeting is designed to explore what happiness is, experience your own level of happiness, and take the first steps on the journey to improving happiness.
Learning Happiness – Free Introductory Meeting
The meeting is designed to explore what happiness is, experience your own level of happiness, and take the first steps on the journey to improving happiness.
What is Happiness?
We presented the concept of experience as a combination of life satisfaction and happiness (wellbeing).
Life satisfaction refers to the component that measures our achievements (advancement, salary, status, degree, promotion) and is based on our evaluation of ourselves relative to expectations we had, and relative to others around us.
Happiness refers to the emotional components – feelings, meanings. It’s a subjective component that only we can truly testify to.
We experience wellbeing when we have a high level of both life satisfaction and happiness – or, in other words, when they balance each other.
- In general, my level of happiness is:
- Compared to most of my friends, my level of happiness is:
- Some people are usually happy, enjoying life no matter what happens. Compared to them, my level of happiness is:
Some people are usually very unhappy. Compared to them, my level of happiness is:
Add up the numbers you marked.
If you scored 4–6 → Your level of happiness is low
If you scored 7–8 → Your level of happiness is moderate
If you scored 9–11 → Your level of happiness is quite high
If you scored 12–16 → Your level of happiness is very high
At the beginning of the session, we will try to explore what happiness means to us.
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Identification
What characterizes the images that came to your mind?
Were you truly happy?
Do you remember what made you happy?
It’s important to learn what makes you feel happy.
When do you experience true happiness?
Write down: "My Moments of Happiness"
Adopt a Habit
Every day, practice gratitude – reflect on the good within me, the good around me, and the good I can do for others.
Write down 3 good things that happened today and why they happened.
Write down something good you saw someone else do – and perhaps even write a thank-you note to a person who did something good for you.
Write down one good thing you can do – and will do – for someone else.
Towards the end of the first session
You have identified what happiness means for you,
you have seen that you can be happy,
you have examined your voice, your expressions, and your feelings when you are happy.
Take a moment now and create your own personal happiness map.
On the map, indicate:
What are your sources of joy and happiness?
What are your reactions when you are happy?
Who brings you happiness?
What are the feelings of happiness?
Summary and Continuation
Check how full your inner battery is.
Mark on the Happiness Meter how happy you feel.
And reflect on:
What did I learn about myself?
What will I take with me moving forward?
Set a small goal to enhance your happiness in the coming week.
Testimonials
Thank you for being here with me and for me
I’ve learned a new way of life
An interesting journey, thank you for the opportunity to go through it. It took me a little longer than it should have, but that was due to my work. Thank you very much.
I enjoyed doing the tasks. I learned a lot.
Too bad you weren’t here earlier. I could have saved myself a lot of problems.
Even a small change is a positive change. When negative thoughts come up, I recall the journey, and even if it feels a bit artificial, I convince myself to shift my approach. It was nice to take part in the journey. It’s presented in a pleasant and relaxed way, without pressure and without feeling like a burden of “homework.” Thanks to everyone involved in creating this journey.
Where have you been until now? Three years in therapy didn’t give me what I achieved in this journey with you.