Be happy! multiple activities to keep yourself cheer up in this cold weather!

Just be happy, it is contagious... like smiling on the streets to strangers... you are gonna shake their world :D

First meditate more, it can take only 10 min to reach a peaceful state each day: http://www.onlinemeditation.org/meditation-class-1/guided-meditation.

2 Then get some art! enlighten your eyes with this amazing art openings:http://www.timeout.com/newyork/arts-culture/free-arts-and-culture-this-week-in-new-york-city

3 do what you want with your body! get fit and have fun, not only in the gym but you can get online workouts and free fitness classes http://www.nycgovparks.org/programs/recreation/shape-up-nyc
or dance: multiple dance schools offer discounts to try different styles, or just pick one, lets say swing dancing: monday in the back room, the rest of the week in Radegast www.radegasthall.com/, dance manhattan, empire hotel, etc... http://www.yehoodi.com/
or latin dancing in SOB, Gonzalez and gonzalez, favela cubana, LQ, copacabana, Kana http://www.salsanewyork.com/calendar.htm
or tango http://www.newyorktango.com/

4 Learn something new, keep your neurons alive and make more connections in edx, coursera or livemocha online high quality courses!!!

5 go out and shake that thing... with other humans! open bars in great places like the 40/40 ( the JayZ bar), the goldenbar, or amazing parties on the top of the Standard hotel, miss favela, the woods...

7 Read! the public library has multiple locations where you can join the marvelous world of getting into somebody else mind! (I strongly recommend "Ender's game" from Orson Scott Card) http://www.nypl.org/ tip: if you are thaaat lazy, they have movies too.

8 VOLUNTEER! nothing more rewarding than helping others! (oh yeah is kind of selfish at the end, but it is for a good cause)http://www.newyorkcares.org/

9 Live music is the best! on Thursday the Lincoln center offers free concerts: atrium.lincolncenter.org/‎ Also on friday catch up this ones in the south street seaport (RSVP needed) http://www.southstreetseaport.com/events/

6 BE HAPPY WITH YOURSELF, SHARE YOUR TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY, engage your hobbies and enjoy the ride, because life is short (even shorter for short peeps) so eat dessert first :)