7 Simple Steps, To Get You Back To Thriving.<br />As more Americans are vaccinated and hope is on <br />the rise, many are asking when we can feel good again.<br />Flourishing really is what people are ultimately after, Tyler J. VanderWeele, Harvard Professor, <br />via 'The New York Times'.<br />These seven steps are within your control and may <br />be a way back into joyful living.<br />1, Take stock of your situation.<br />Start with an assessment <br />of how you're doing right <br />now. Doing great? Are you <br />suffering? Feeling so-so?.<br />2, Take time to celebrate the little things.<br />It’s really important that post-pandemic we embrace more and more celebrating, Tyler J. VanderWeele, Harvard Professor, <br />via 'The New York Times'.<br />3, Give "Sunday dinner gratitude" a go.<br />It doesn't matter what day you pick, but experts <br />recommend a weekly gratitude ritual such as <br />keeping a list of things for which you're grateful.<br />4, Make "five-good-deeds-in-a-day" a weekly practice.<br />Doing five acts of kindness in a single day, <br />once a week can do wonders <br />for your sense of flourishing. .<br />5, Do something that's new to you.<br />What the research really shows is that flourishing comes from a different set of behaviors <br />and habits, Tyler J. VanderWeele, Harvard Professor, <br />via 'The New York Times'.<br />6, Prioritize making connections <br />(even if they're short).<br />Sometimes people feel an extra spring in their step when they talk to a stranger on a plane or a subway, or when somebody greets them at a restaurant, Dr. Adam Grant, via 'The New York Times'.<br />7, Instill meaning into your daily routines.<br />Finding deeper meaning in mundane tasks will <br />help give purpose to your day to day tasks