Once or twice a day, do each of the following for 30 minutes.
Remember them with the fingers on your hand.
Walking (jog, run, bike, dance, exercise, sports, etc) – for the body
Outdoors (out of doors, in nature, in the sun) – for the spirit
Listening (play music, to nature, in school, read) – for mind and spirit
Meditating (quiet, reflect, write, inner voice, insight, wisdom) – for the mind
Giving (donate, time, labor, help, share, cook, clean, compassion) – for the spirit
This doesn’t need to take 5 extra hours everyday. School teachers complete three to five of them as part of their work. Four could be accomplished all at once by taking a walk, outside, with music, and picking up some pieces of trash.
Step 1: Determine which ones you are doing already, as part of your job or daily routine. Pat yourself on the back. If you do all five, give yourself a hand.
Step 2: Decide which activities you want to add to your routine. Add them gradually, so it stays enjoyable. If it helps, do them with other people.
Step 3: Think positively about what you were able to accomplish (i.e. Appreciate being able to do 10 minutes of walking outside). Thinking negatively about what you didn’t accomplish decreases happiness and energy.
Each day, you can enjoy the gradual increase in happiness that One Hour Living helps you find by being more present and aware. Keep in mind that it is flexible, so adjust your prescription. Hopefully, practicing One Hour Living will help you feel happier and more alive. Please give it a try and leave a comment.
The Middle Way 
“People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonances within our own innermost being and reality, so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive.” …. Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth.
At the MedHelp.org website is a slideshow titled “16 Ways to Make your Energy Soar”, which help increase your daily energy and make you feel more alive and happy (soar). Ten of them align w/ “One Hour Living”, which gives actual medical support for the prescription. Walking (#4 Move Around, #13 Walk It Off, #14 Water), Outdoors (#7 Catch Some Rays, #15 Flower Power), Listening (#5 Turn Up the Jams, #9 Have Fun), Meditating (#1 Take Deep Breaths, #3 Sit Up Straight, #10 Power Off).
http://www.medhelp.org/healthy-living/slideshows/16-Ways-to-Make-Your-Energy-Soar/47/
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.
– Aldous Huxley
This article at WikiHow lists twelve activities for increasing well-being and happiness. Nine of them are achieved through One Hour Living. If you read the article, it almost seems like an endorsement for following One Hour Living.
http://www.wikihow.com/Have-a-Happy%2C-Healthy-and-Spiritually-Fulfilled-Old-Age
I hope you don’t mind me re-posting this as a note on my Facebook.
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You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing and dance, and write poems, and suffer, and understand, for all that is life. (Jiddu Krishnamurti)
It is worth noting that: read, look at the skies, dance, write… are all part of the One Hour Living prescription.
RE: One Hour Living, Giving
“It is important that when pursing our own self-interest we should be “wise selfish” and not “foolish selfish”. Being foolish selfish means pursuing our own interests in a narrow, shortsighted way. Being wise selfish means taking a broader view and recognizing that our own long-term individual interest lies in the welfare of everyone. Being wise selfish means being compassionate.”
Dalai Lama
In this article, “10 Simple Things You Can Do Today That Will Make You Happier, Backed By Science”, five of the ten align w/ One Hour Living. http://blog.bufferapp.com/10-scientifically-proven-ways-to-make-yourself-happier
Nothing soothes the soul like a walk on the beach (Lessons Learned in Life).
Doing this covers 3-4 of the items in One Hour Living.
Here’s a “Happier Brain” article by Dr. Rick Hanson which points out the problem of negative thinking and the health benefits of thinking positively. http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/10/how-to-build-a-happier-brain/280752/
For those experiencing depression, this short video helps to demonstrate the effects of negative thoughts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiCrniLQGYc
This NYTimes blog/article lists the optimum amount of exercise to extend your health… 1 hour of walking per day 🙂 http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/15/the-right-dose-of-exercise-for-a-longer-life/
This short and humorous video prescribes Nature (going outdoors) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ8H4EK2vt4
Dr. David Suzuki created the 30×30 Challenge… spend 30 minutes outdoors for 30 days straight. http://30×30.davidsuzuki.org/