What Can Make Women Happier?

Because of the higher daily costs of living, many people make assumption that material possesions could bring happiness. But, do you know, there are simple things around us that can make you happier?

As quoted from web Shine, here are the simple things around us that show how happier you are than you imagined:

• Have A Sister
  Usually women who at least have one sister have a happy life. A study presented at the annual conference of the British Psychological Society declared that, another sister can become a stimulus for communication within the family.
  
  Not only that, having a sister could mean having a better social support, thereby creating a greater optimistic attitude in you.
  
  
• Not Addicted To Television
  Happy women who spend 30% less time to watch the television compared with women who often feel sad. According to the research conducted by University of Maryland, which has analyzed the lives of 45,000 respondents over 34 years, happy women are spending more of their time socializing, reading, or attending religious activities as well as and sporting.
  
  
• Collecting Memorable Photo
  Women who use past memories or photos to remind themselves from time to time could be a sign that she is a person who appreciates life. According to Sonja Lyubomirsky, PhD, a professor of psychology at the University of California, USA, "Typically, women like this can always be happy in spite of difficulties."
  
  Good memories will remind you about your "potential for happiness", and can serve as a token to remind you that you can feel happy again even though you are in difficult time today.
  
  
• Making Exercise As A Routine
  Women who love sports are more likely feel satisfaction in life. According to Danish researchers, compared to women who sport actively, women who do not exercise routinely are 70% more prone to stress and are not satisfied with their lives.
  
  Mild exercise for 17-34 minutes a day can give a happiness 'injection' than not exercising at all.
  
  
• Getting Along With Sociable Friends
  Getting along with sociable and cheerful friends will make you cheerful also. How often do you gather around with your friends? If you often gather around with your friends, you have 42% chances to be happy, but your chance will decrease to 22% if you rarely got together with your friends.
  
  
• Having Two Friends
  Among the 654 researched married women, they said that having at least two friends make them more likely to feel good and happier, too.