Research shows that happiness is an incredibly important part of life and should never be dismissed. Happy people tend to be more successful, live longer, have better connections with family and friends, miss less work and donate more.

American organization Live Happy wants to mobilize the world during the month of March to get behind the UN-sanctioned International Day of Happiness, March 20.

As part of their month of #happyacts, Live Happy and their partner Nerium are encouraging the public to share how they can spread happiness on a Happiness Wall at The Shops at Willow Bend on March 17.

When you write how you’ll share happiness on a sticky note and add it to the Happiness Wall in Macy’s Court, $1 will be donated toward funding 20 teachers and students in the Dallas/Fort Worth area that wish to attend the upcoming World Positive Education Accelerator 2018.

Throughout the day, The Shops at Willow Bend will be celebrating happiness with dance, song, art and special guest appearances through collaboration with Crayola Experience and North Texas Performing Arts.

Learn more about #happyacts at http://www.happyacts.org/.