Lift Your Mood

December 2nd, 2009

Try some of these 14 mood lifting ideas the next time you are feeling down.

1. Flip through Old Photos
When you are feeling down, pull out the baby albums, family holiday photos or your favorite vacation pictures.

2. Munch on Nuts
For a snack to lift your mood try walnuts, or put salmon in your salad for lunch. They both have omega-3 fats, which make people less prone to depression. Easier to get along with too.

3. Inhale a Calming Scent
Fill a room or office with a good smelling candle

4. Open Your Shades
To feel happier in seconds, let the sunshine in.

5. Walk around the Block
Studies have shown that even mild exercize can lift your mood.

6. Clear Away Clutter
Disorganized heaps of paper can make you anxious. For some it can be a reminder of things you should be getting done. For a qick fix straighten up a few serfeces where you spend the most time.

7. Think Fast
To life the blues in minutes turn your thoughts into a race. Fpr example when your family is driving you crazy give yourself 30 secounds to make a list of all the ways they have been helpful.

8. Cue Up Your Tube
A good laugh produces a chemical reaction that instantly lifts your mood, reduces pain and stress, and boosts immunity, studies show.

9. Rethink Your Retail Therapy
To get more happiness for your dollar, splurge for experiences instead of stuff

10. Put On a Happy Face
There’s good evidence that just smiling and looking like you’re happy will make you sunnier.

11. Zone Out
Rest, peace, quiet, and solitude can also create joy.

12. Chat up a Friendly Neighbor
Socializing with a cheerful person increases the likelihood that you’ll be happy too.

13. Do a Good Deed
People who volunteer are likelier to be happier than those who don’t