It’s not always easy to be happy for others when they share good news. Learning to do so can improve our relationships and benefit us in other ways as well.
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Bad days happen to everyone. There are many good options for turning them around including honoring our feelings, reframing our negative thoughts, looking for the positive, and learning to laugh things off.
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It’s hard to be positive during tough times. Even if it doesn’t come naturally to us, we can learn to adopt a more cheerful demeanor.
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Studies show that one very quick way to reset our moods is to look at old photographs. Recalling fond memories and fast friends reminds us of happier times.
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When we receive a warm embrace, we don’t have to wonder about how someone feels about us. In addition to improving our relationships, hugs reduce our stress, strengthen our immune systems, and promote resilience.
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Exercise of any kind has been shown to decrease depression and anxiety, but dancing is especially liberating as it allows us a physical expression of our emotions.
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The experts are telling us that due to Covid, it will be months at best before we can expect any kind of normalcy. And it will be a new normal to boot. It may be that the best we can do until then is distract ourselves, and each other.
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We can take steps to deliberately shift our mentality to be more in line with what the research shows helps people to realize their innate potential for joy.
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