International Day of Happiness

International Day of Happiness: March 20

The United Nations established the International Day of Happiness to prompt us to actively foster joy within ourselves and our communities, recognizing its profound significance in enhancing collective well-being and societal harmony. At the U of A, we recognize the day to remind us that happiness is an essential human experience we can actively cultivate for ourselves and our communities.

Happiness Reflected

Community Creative Project, Vol. 2

Happiness Reflected is back with volume two, a collection of original creative works from our campus community that Days of Action has curated intentionally for Happiness Day.

This collection is available in a variety of formats:

  • View posters of select art pieces at all U of A Libraries
  • Read the chapbook. Immerse yourself in the whole collection, and take time to consider the reflection questions found throughout to help you engage with your own experience of happiness.

Happiness Reflected Podcast: Season 2

This podcast is about reflecting on how to cultivate meaningful happiness in our lives while listening to University of Alberta community members discuss how they explored perspectives of their own happiness in relation to their original poems, stories, visual are and songs they submitted to this project.

We are grateful to the University of Alberta Library and the Sound Studies Institute who partnered with us to make The Happiness Reflected Podcast possible.

Listen to Happiness Reflected at the links below or wherever you find podcasts.

Activities for International Day of Happiness

Events and community announcements for the 2025 campaign will come later in the 2024-2025 school year.

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama