Don’t let your mind wander, keep it in the moment, focus on what’s happening around or within you. The past is set and the future unpredictable, either take action or stop worrying about them, as it accomplishes nothing.

Be Present

Do less and focus on the more impactful, instead of the urgent. Don’t do everything on that list and don't pack your schedule full to reduce stress.

Do Less

Actually be with them, talk with them, bond with them. There isn’t much there will give you more joy than this.

Spend Time With a Loved One

This will leave you filled with warmth.

Watch a Sunrise Or Sunset

This greatly helps you to improve your mood.

Listen To Great Music

Choose three projects to focus exclusively on, the most important ones. You’ll be amazed at how much you’ll accomplish.

Focus On 3 Projects

Take a few minutes to enjoy the nature around you as you go for your walk. Clear your head, calm yourself and appreciate the good things in your life.

Go For a Walk

Even if it’s just a little space, decluttering areas of your life can have a wonderful effect on your mood and happiness level.

Declutter

Get one important thing done. Something important in the long run so you can feel a sense of accomplishment.

Focus On What Matters

Pick the 4-5 most important things in your life, and build your perfect life around those things, eliminating most of the rest if possible. Then plan and schedule the first steps to get there, starting today.

Plan Your Perfect Life

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I shut my eyes so I can see. - artist Paul Gauguin
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This morning as I took my kids to school, I was feeling rushed and harried. Stress levels high, my face wore a permanent frown, my mind was in a million different places, and my two youngest kids (3 year old, and 20 months) were quiet in their car seats.
Then I realized: while my mind is elsewhere, I'm missing some prime moments with my kids. And not really enjoying my day.
And so I changed the moment, and in doing so changed my day: we began singing some of our favorite children's songs. Itsy-bitsy spider, twinkle twinkle, wheels on the bus, ABCDs, I've been working on the railroad, the ants go marching two by two ... all of the oldies.
Instead of thinking about all the things I had to do today, I brought myself into the present moment. And when we got to school, I took a few minutes to spend time with them. Be present with them. It was truly lovely.
This little incident not only brought warmth and joy into my heart ... it brought a realization into my mind: I can either have a stressed, difficult day ... or I can have an amazing, wonderful day.
I chose the amazing day. The rest of the day, I did things to ensure that my day was the best ever. And it was. I had the greatest day ... all from simple little things that don't seem like much, but make all the difference in the world. Do you have to follow these things step-by-step? Not at all. Find your own methods, or pick and choose a few of these. Main thing, though: take steps to make today your best day ever.
5. Declutter. Even if it's just a little space - say a drawer or a shelf - decluttering an area of your life can have a wonderful effect on your mood and happiness level. I know it gives my day a boost. When things start to get cluttered (and let's face it, even the best declutterers among us face clutter creep), I take a few minutes to clear it out. <a href="http://zenhabits.net/2007/01/steps-to-permanently-clear-desk/">Clearing your desk</a> (at least the surface of it) can be a great way to start. 
7. Focus on 3 projects. I <a href="http://zenhabits.net/2007/11/haiku-productivity-limit-your-projects-to-achieve-completion/">wrote about this</a> recently, but you'll probably hear me repeat it a few times just because of the terrific effect it can have on your productivity and your life: choose only your three most important projects, and focus on them exclusively. Focus on getting them to completion, to the exclusion of all other projects. Do that today. You'll be amazed at how much you'll accomplish. I only started doing it recently, but I'm getting so much done that I feel like I was sitting on my hands before this. It feels wonder-tastic! 
8. Listen to great music. When I was in the car, after I dropped the kids, an oldie came on the radio: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_James">Tommy James and the Shondells</a> singing Hanky Panky. "I saw her walking on down the line (yeah) ... you know I saw her for the very first time ..." Well, I love songs like that (call me old if you like) and I started dancing in my seat. You might be turned on by hipper songs (or is "hipper" not a trendy word anymore?) but whatever music gets you going, jam it on your iPod or car radio. Or while you work. It's a great time! "Hey, pretty baby, can I take you home!" 
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I shut my eyes so I can see. - artist Paul Gauguin This morning as I took my kids to school, I was feeling rushed and harried. Stress levels high, my face wore a permanent frown, my mind was in a million different places, and my two youngest kids (3 year old, and 20 months) were quiet in their car seats.

10 Simple, Sure-fire Ways to Make Today Your Best Day Ever : zen habits