Is this one of those days when you are feeling depressed for no apparent reason? You are deep in the blues and everything around you also seems to be wrapped up the same hue. You are teary eyed and in the stinking dumps. You can just live with it or take a stick to beat them. Here are tips to help you beat those blues before they get deeper.
Exercise: Get into your exercise gear and hit the tracks. Jogging or running will absolutely shake up those blues and give you a refreshed feeling. Fresh air can do wonders to your mental and physical health. If you are not able to go out then open the windows and do some freehand exercise. Even a brief walk on the rooftop might make you free of that octopus like grip of the blues.
Dress: Open your wardrobe and take out the clothes you like best. Give yourself that million-dollar look! Being dressed wonderfully gives one a feeling of self esteem. The drooping mood really picks up. Once in your favourite clothes you feel like going out and being in the crowd. The fun and frivolity touch the heart and those blues disappear.
Music: Music has wonderful healing power. It soothes the frayed nerves. Experts say that listening to music with high volume is good for your brain. You can even get into the beat and have round of waltz if that is what you feel like doing. If you do not have a good collection of music go to the shop and choose your choose music that suits your taste.
Set a goal: Setting a goal like completing a story book or tidying up your room for the day sets you in motion. Or make plans with a friend to spend the day raking up good books from the library. Or just decide to spend the day attending to your social networking.
Get connected: Getting connected to friends and family is like a big wash up. You feel alive and strong, feel as if you are down in the earth. The web-like depression seems to fall from its firm pillars. Get on the Internet and write all those pending emails and chat with the on-line friends. And if you want to walk a mile…just enter the world of browsing and your blues will wash away!
Shop: Shopping is an excellent way to get your mind off depressing thoughts. Go round the shops, no need to go for an expensive shopping spree. Buy this and that, small things that are needed but won’t make you freak out of your wallet. Experts suggest that even window shopping can pick up those dwindling moods and put up sunshine in the heart. And you might get your friend to accompany you on your way out, friends are always a blessing in troubled times.
Get a haircut: You would be surprised how good you feel if you get a new haircut. You feel as if you are newly born. A look in the mirror with your new hair style and you feel like roaming the world. You can hardly wait till friends and relatives see you. The waiting is holding breath until you hear what the others have to say.
Bake a cake: Take out your recipes and get down to baking a special cake. It’s when you wait for the cake to come out that you feel the steam letting off from your blues. It’s like waiting for a wonderful event to take place; that is how you feel while you bake and the wonderful baking aroma fills your nose. Put up your bakes on the Facebook, My Space or Twitter and share the feeling with friends.
Friends and relatives: You wake up in the morning and feel the blues weighing you down, feel as if you have a mountain on your soul? Call up the friends and relatives and you will see the difference they make to the day. They tell you little nitty-gritty things of life and they tell you what matters more. You hear about the troubles and ends of other friends. You no longer feel as if you are shouldering all the troubles. It’s just a feeling that you just another one in the crowd, another being from God.
Count your blessing: It might seem to be not such a good day to count your blessing but that is exactly what you need. Remind yourself that nothing comes free in this world and you will feel grateful for what you have. You will feel gladness fill your bleak mood and you will feel as if lights are all around you to show the way. Remind yourself that you are lucky to have the day, to be alive. Don’t let go of what you have. You will not get the time back. Here is a line to remind you of our limited time.
“Lost between sunrise and sunset; sixty golden minutes. Never to be found again.”