Feeling Blue?

Why do we feel blue?  What color does a smurf feel when they are down?

I think everyone has a time of occasionally feeling down or blue. It may be clinical depression or just low energy blueness.  It doesn’t matter how often or what is causing it, whether you are medicated or not.  It’s time to lift ourselves out of the pit and try to remedy the problem.

 

We need to appreciate the good things we have – call a friend that inspires you, think of past events that make you smile.  The security guard that smiles and says “good morning” when you walk into your office building.  Oh and appreciate you and what you have accomplished in life.

 

Do away with the negative things that clutter your life.   Keep negative people/entities are arms length…you don’t have to listen to the negative hurtful things they try to impose on you.

 

If it’s a warm sunny day….take a walk, look out the window, open the curtains for a warm view.

 
Divert your attention when you find yourself in the downward spiral of negative self talk, do something startling such as splashing cold water in your face or give yourself a pinch and tell yourself NO BAD THOUGHTS.  Go to the gym and let it all go!  Maybe go to the garden and take long, hard, heavy steps – be a little silly, silly enough to make yourself giggle J - put on your favorite song, turn up the volume and dance your pants off!

Help someone else.  Bake some brownies/cookies and take them over to your neighbor’s house – “I was just baking, and thought you may like some”…it’s good to give, give for absolutely no reason.  I recall my hubby feeling blue on his birthday, and our next door neighbors, knocked on our door and caroled “Happy Birthday” to him and gave him a plate of brownies.  They have 4 kids ranging from 1 – 10; hubby was so touched it lifted his spirits and made him grin from ear to ear.

 

If you feel you mood changing to grumpy and down right depressed – maybe it was caused by something that happened earlier – make sure you are heard and get your point across – don’t be left feeling unsettled or annoyed by something that happened.  If it annoyed or hurt you – let it be known, then walk away – it’s not an easy thing to do sometimes…..just make sure you are tactful in your efforts.

Challenge Negative Thoughts
If you have an Inner Critic that is giving you grief, start making a list of all the things this critic says about you. Then look at each statement and ask these questions:
• Is this true?
• How do I know it is true?
• How do I act because I believe this is true?
• How would I act if I didn't believe this was true?

Friendship – if you have someone that you can confide in, that you know will be there no matter what, support your every mood – have a discussion with them, go out to lunch/dinner/drinks – do something fun – something you haven’t done in forever…something unexpected that makes you excited at the mere thought – run in the park like you are a 2 year old….no cares, no worries – just fun, fun, fun – I guarantee it will work.  Oh and if you are worried about what other people think…look around you…do you know any of the people in the park…do you think you will see them again – chances are 1 in a million --- my philosophy…be silly….they don’t know you either!!

 

We are all responsible for our own happiness, you are the only person who knows how to satisfy yourself.  And usually YOU are pretty good at deciding what you need!!  Live. Love. Be Happy.  Dance like no-one is watching – and give a little “Woo Hoo for me”.  J