Organizing your daily routines can be a major step in the right direction. Give yourself enough time to properly do things without rushing so that you can enjoy things. Find out if your job insures any paid sick days or personal days. If they do, use them! It’s recommended that you keep a record of your thoughts by writing them down because this helps you to sort through them and also gives you an anchor point for moving forward from. Be careful what you post on the internet when using a blog, because as soon as you click send, unless you’ve made sure it’s set for private publication only, then anything you’ve written becomes public. It is not a good idea to vent about the people who are bugging you in a public forum!
Meditation will help relax both your body and mind. Take 20 deep breaths in and out for a quick mood booster. See wikiHow’s various meditation articles for more good tips and tricks on meditating. Seek meditation classes. Sometimes it’s easier to learn to relax with other people.
Be around positive people. Surrounding yourself with negative people may cause you to feel down. And that doesn’t mean hanging around the laugh of the party all the time – it just means finding people who make you feel good when you’re in their presence. And don’t dismiss everyone who isn’t upbeat – be aware that everyone gets a little down now and then over losses in their life; make your decisions about who is good to be around based on knowing people as a whole, not just from an odd occasion. Do something small but valuable for the community. Community service makes you feel good inside, as well as being beneficial for the people you help out. It can be as simple as helping collect your neighbor’s mail while they’re on vacation to as involved as helping out with the local soup kitchen. Give the time you have. Exercise! Exercising helps you to feel happy, and it is a great stress reliever. Next time you need to unwind, jog around the block or do a few laps in your pool to work off any irritation or stress.
