100 Days of Happy -- Can YOU Do It?!?!?

After a few days of seeing some friends of mine post pictures with the hashtag #100HappyDays in the description, my interest was piqued.  I like to think of myself as a person that is "is in the know" about things like this, but I wasn't this time.

After I typed "100 Happy Days" into Google, I found quite a few articles about it and was further interested.  To read the official page/information about this challenge, you can go here, but in a nutshell, it's a daily challenge to document things that make you happy.  It's a pretty easy challenge, huh?  I think so!

I'm only on day #2, but so far, I am loving this challenge.  Check with me toward the end of the 100 days when I'm having trouble being thankful for things that I haven't already posted.

Please join me in this challenge!

Here's how:

1)  Go here and sign the pledge.
2)  Choose your platform for submitting your pictures.  Here you can decide yourself on the privacy of your participation & happy moments.
3)  Submit your pictures via Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter. Don't forget to use the hashtag #100HappyDays !

That's all you have to do!

So, now you're probably thinking to yourself, "Why would I want to take part in this challenge?"  To this I say, "What have you got to lose?  Everyone needs to be reminded that there are things all around to make us happy.  Below are just a few reasons:

Still not on board?

How about some musical inspiration!  "Happy" by Pharrell Williams has been quite popular over the last several weeks, and after listening to it, I can definitely see why.  Just try to listen to it and not smile or tap your feet.  It's quite hard if not impossible to do!

I was trying to find the video of another song to motivate you called "Happy", but it's by a Christian artist, Carolyn Arends.  I couldn't find the video (maybe there isn't one for this particular song), but I DID find the lyrics:

Do I annoy you with my optimism?
Am I an insult to your realism?
I got hope and just a little bit of passion

And I know both those things have gone right out of fashion
So call me a rebel, you can call me a fool
I won't give up the fight, I just refuse

And I will dare to dream
I will dare to believe in something, baby
And I will dare to be happy
And I will dare to be happy

Does it offend you that I've made that decision?
Does it betray your sense of fatalism?
Please forgive me but I don't believe it's treason

For me to live my life like it's mine for a reason
So call me Pollyanna, you can call me a child
But I will not lie down, that's not my style

And I will dare to dream
I will dare to believe in something, baby
And I will dare to be happy
And I will dare to be happy

Do I annoy you with my stubborn insistence?
That love can save us and I've seen its existence
I got Jesus and a little bit of passion

And I know both those things have gone right out of fashion
So you can call me crazy 'cause here's what
I'm gonna do, I'm gonna dare to pray the same for you

And I will dare to dream
I will dare to believe in something, baby
And I will dare to be happy
And I will dare to be happy

I will dare to dream
I will dare to believe in something, baby
And I will dare to be happy
And I will dare to be happy
Yeah, I will dare to be happy

Are you worried that things that make you happy aren't worthy of sharing?  Pssh!  Don't be that way!  For my Day 1 "happy picture", I shared a picture of my iPad Air!  It makes me happy because it keeps me entertained whether it be playing games, checking out other cool apps, or even reading books on it. Shh! Don't tell my Kindle!  There are really no rules to this challenge other than to post and share things that make YOU happy!

****Your #100HappyDays picture can be anything from a meet-up with a friend to a very tasty cake in the nearby coffee place, from a feeling of being at home after a hard day to a favor you did to a stranger.

#100happyday challenge is for you - not for anyone else.

 

It is not a happiness competition or a showing off contest. If you try to please / make others jealous via your pictures - you lose without even starting. Same goes for cheating.**** 

To see what makes ME happy, you can follow me on Instagram where I go by "SuperSillySarah" (without the quotes, though) or on Facebook, I can be found by clicking here.  What I share on Instagram automatically gets posted to Facebook.

If you decide to take part in this challenge (even if you don't make it the whole 100 days), please let me know!! I wanna see what makes YOU happy!!

Please join me on this "road to happiness", won't you? 

And That's What Sarah Says!!!!