Is happiness a moral obligation? Here are some tips & tricks for feeling happier:

bored: learn something new, go outside, read a book, visit a museum

lonely: read a book, visit a museum, go to a place of worship, join a Meetup group, visit an animal shelter, adopt a pet, volunteer, get a pen pal, join a community garden, start a community garden, go to a movie, go to a concert, go to a coffee shop or the library, go grocery shopping or a park

critical: find something positive or good about the situation; direct the mind to something pleasing

discontented: deliberately think happy or positive thoughts; direct the mind to a happy memory or take action to advance in a positive direction (start a project, learn something, contribute to well-being somehow) 

fear: take a small step in overcoming the fear (public speaking: share an idea with one or two people); replace the fearful thoughts with deliberate thoughts of success and faith

Forest bathing - or surrounding yourself in nature - has many benefits for human health:

-improvement of weakened immunity with an increase in the count of natural killer (NK) cells, which are known to fight tumors and infection

-increased relaxations of the body due to increased activity in the parasympathetic nervous system

-reduced stress of the body due to a reduction in sympathetic nervous system activity

-reduction in blood pressure after only 15 minutes of forest therapy

-reduced feelings of stress and a general sense of well-being

-reduction in blood pressure after 1 day of forest therapy, which lasts up to 5 days after therapy