When I'm having a bad day, unless I go way out of my way to change it up, things get progressively worse. The more I obsess, the more cranky or hopeless or defeated I feel. Learning different ways to snap myself out of my funk(s) with minimal time and/or effort has made all the difference in changing my bad moods to better ones. Here are 7 quick and easy tricks I've tried (that have actually worked!) to simulate a swift, distracting, kick in the behind and serve as the diversion necessary to change your perspective and swing your mood from crappy to happy (or at least happier): - By Tracey Clark
Look up
Go outside and look up at the sky. Take a deep breath in and fully exhale. Repeat. Keep looking up. Allow yourself to feel small as you stand under the expansive and endless sky. Talk about a reality check! Visualize your bad mood floating up, up and away.
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Photo by: Tracey Clark
Look up
Go outside and look up at the sky. Take a deep breath in and fully exhale. Repeat. Keep looking up. Allow yourself to feel small as you stand under the expansive and endless sky. Talk about a reality check! Visualize your bad mood floating up, up and away.
Related: 5 questions a woman never wants to answer