3 Simple Ways to Improve Your Mood Right Now

I sometimes write about how a good start to your day often leads to having a good day in general.
A social, an energetic or a productive start sets the context for your day.
But on some days you may not get a good start for some reason.

Maybe you slept badly. Or the maybe grey skies and cold autumn rain is dragging your energy down.
Or you might have lost that positive momentum during a hard first part of the day and after lunch you feel tired, low or lost in a somewhat sad or uninspired funk.
What to do then? Is that day lost and should you just aim for a better day tomorrow?
Well, today isn't over yet.
Maybe you can still make something good out of it.
Here’s how I do that by breaking the negative mood and getting a new start.
1. Appreciate what you have.
The simplest of my most commonly used pick-me-ups.
I take about 2 minutes and sit in silence.
I tell myself: OK, I might not feel so good right now, but what can I be grateful for and appreciate in my life?
I usually come up with one simple thing like:

My tasty food.
My health.
That I have a roof over my head.

That one thing opens up my mind. It redirects my thoughts from the negativity.
Then I build upon that one thing.
I make mental jumps from the roof, to the warmth in our home, to the clean water in the glass beside my computer, to that I can work from home as the rain pours outside.
I make those small mental leaps by just moving my attention around in the room I am in. Like skipping from stone to stone over a str...

Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - November 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Personal Development Source Type: blogs