Do you listen to RedEye Remix? If you don’t, you should. I’ve discussed this before (here and here), but I have to tell you that it’s not only interesting and funny, but it’s educational too. Amy Guth is the host and each week, she brings you awesome guests. You can listen to RedEye Remix Saturday night/Sunday morning from 12:00 midnight to 2:00 a.m. via the WGN app on your smartphone, on the internet, or, for those of you kicking it old school, on WGN 720 on the AM dial.

Last night, Amy had David Melia, a professional hugger, on the show. He’s made it his mission to make the world a better place, one hug at a time. Isn’t that cool? Now, anyone who knows me knows I’m not a huge hugger. I give hugs and accept them, albeit a bit uncomfortably. It’s typically way outside my comfort zone. Hugging has long been known as one of the most important forms of non-sexual touch and has many health benefits, but it’s just never been my thing. Listening to David last night, I’ve decided I want to hug people more often and I want a hug from him.

In addition to the importance of hugging, David also discussed a cool challenge I’d never heard of before: the 100 Happy Days Challenge.

It’s simple: Sign up on the 100 Happy Days Challenge website and commit to documenting your 100 Happy Days. These should be 100 consecutive days and you document what makes you happy via photos that you post to Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, or send in via email. According to the site, 71% of people who start the challenge don’t finish it siting that they were too busy. Huh? Too busy to find what makes you happy each day?

Here’s what the Challenge isn’t: It is not an opportunity to brag or show off. It’s not a time to make people jealous or to please anyone other than you.

You know that I love to push myself and step outside my comfort zone, so I’ve accepted the 100 Happy Days Challenge. I’ll be sharing my pictures on Twitter, but not making a huge deal about it here.

Will you join me?

And if you didn’t hear RedEye Remix last night, go listen to the podcast now.

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