Saw this “coping” list the other day and liked it.
What are your tricks for cheering up during sad or bad or just plain *blah* spells?
Things that put some pep in my step this week have included:
~tea, coffee, any warm ‘n’ cozy drink, really
~music, music, music
~reaching out. Job-wise, friend-wise, family-wise. Even if I fear I lack the energy to initiate, keeping in mind that good ole Universal Law of Attraction.
~movement (runs, walks, elliptical, anything that gets the blood flowing and the thoughts shifted)
~today, a multi-hour visit with a dear college pal whose spirit is so lovely and pure and supportive and uplifting that I can’t help but remember life is good. Really good.
~guilty pleasure boob tube. My latest vice: Hart of Dixie. Show me a sappy story set in the sweet South, and I’m a happy gal.
~collage-making! These days they call them “vision boards,” but I reckon adolescent Mitch and I were onto something way back when when we regularly covered my parents’ kitchen floor in magazine cut-outs and pasted to our hearts’ content. Sure, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Luke Perry and Christian Bale stole the limelight in those days, but I still find there is something so calming and therapeutic when it comes to putting together the puzzle pieces of a creative collage.
What lifts your spirits as we plunge into darker, colder months?
The process:

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