12 happiness-enhancing activities

These 12 activities were published in the Guardian this weekend. I thought I would jot these down for us all to remember and work towards together.
1. Express gratitude.
2. Cultivate optimism: visualise a future in which everything has turned out the way you want it, then write it down.
3. Avoid obsessing over things or paying too much attention to what others are doing.
4. Practise acts of kindness - more than you're used to.
5. Make time for friends; be supportive and loyal.
6. Develop coping strategies: write down your feelings when you're feeling upset and try to see that traumatic events often make us stronger.
7. Learn to forgive.
8. Immerse yourself in activities and be open to new ones.
9. Savour life's joys - linger over a pastry rather than mindlessly consuming it.
10. Work towards meaningful goals.
11. Practise religion and spirituality.
12. Exercise.

All words courtesy of Sonja Lyubomirsky (Professor of Pyschology, University of California)