The real trick is to plan these bright spots for yourself, and pay yourself first, sort of like saving money. Don’t let the day get away from you even if your to-do list is a mile long. Those to-do’s will still be there if you take a short break.

The second trick is to extend this into the New Year and really make it a new way of living. You don’t need to even consider this a New Year’s Resolution. Anyway, you’ll have already started giving yourself these little bright break spots and by January you will just need to keep it going!