August - Happiness Happens Month...

Did you know that August is Happiness Happens Month?

In 1999 the The Secret Society of Happy People declared August 8th as Admit You’re Happy Day (now Happiness Happens Day). Thanks to the response of not-so-secretly-happy people from around the world, the celebration was expanded to include the month of August in 2000.
There are two purposes of the month:

Recognize and express happiness
Don’t rain on other people’s parades

Although the purpose of the month hasn’t changed—its name has—to Happiness Happens Day and Month. This name change better reflects the meaning of the month—reminding people that despite global and personal chaos that happiness still happens.

In 1999, they asked the governors in all 50 states for a proclamation. Governors from 19 states sent proclamations for Admit You’re Happy Day. Find out if your governor was happy, a stick in the mud, or parade-rainer.

If you want to celebrate Happiness Happens Month & Day here are a few ideas:

In August on the 8th (the official Happiness Happens Day) or anytime during August for Happiness Happens Month wear your SILVER shades, donate your SILVER coins—
Pay someone’s toll, bus or subway fare,
take up a donation for your favorite charity,
or pass out SILVER kisses.

Why SILVER?
Because not-so-secretly happy people have a way of finding the SILVER lining in even the darkest clouds.

For more information regarding the Secret Society of Happy People please visit http://www.sohp.com/