International Day of Happiness

International Day of Happiness: March 20

Happiness Reflected

Happiness Reflected: Creative Expressions Collection, Vol. 3

Happiness Reflected is back with volume three, 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 collection, reflect on the questions throughout to engage with your own experience of happiness, and consider the artist’s intention to deepen your connection to the work.

Happiness Reflected Podcast: Season 3

Listen to Season 3.

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 art and songs they submitted to this project.

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


Events for International Day of Happiness

Connections Poetry Night: Bringing Neuroscience and Art Together.

March 31, 7 - 8:30 p.m. | Old Arts Building, Student Lounge
Free Admission

Learn about how Happiness Reflected: Creative Expressions is connected to promoting positive mental health. Listen to poets from this year’s Happiness Reflected collection recite their work. The evening will conclude with an open mic and guests will have the opportunity to share their own poetry. Refreshments will be provided.

Thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s Happiness Awards, the rock climbing event, and the Cultivating Happiness: Insights from Mind, Brain, and Beyond workshop.


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