“Everyone needs to rest. It can’t be all work and no play. You want to make sure you have fun too while you pursue your goals. You want to enjoy what you are doing or you won’t do it for very long. You need rest too. You need to replenish. Chill and relax. Nurture yourself! Take good care of yourself.
Sometime, people effort too much. You see it every new year. People make all sorts of resolutions. They rush to the gyms. They buy equipment. Then they over do until they eventually quit. Better to do less and continue than try to do too much and quit early.
Have Fun – Get Rest- Nourish Yourself – Enjoy Everything
Still, every year lots of people will abandon their goals because making changes takes too much time or effort. These people often don’t figure out the easy way to make new changes fit into their already busy lives. Don’t fall into this trap.
Ease your way along. Instead of going for the overhaul go for the upgrade. To inch your way to you destination is better than to go fast right away and run out of gas. You eat an elephant bite by bite. Drop by drop fills the tub. Be consistent and persistent and you will get there. Allow yourself to enjoy it all as you journey along.
Small Steps Consistently Taken Will Get You There
The same principle applies whenever you discover yourself feeling down and out or thinking less than glorious thoughts. Learn to switch from the less than glorious to the glorious whenever you notice you aren’t feeling so good. This is when you become aware that something is off.
Realize and remember the less than glorious feelings ARE the signal that something is off. The way you correct it IS to switch from thinking negative to thinking more positive thoughts. The less than glorious feelings are the alert signal to get YOUR OWN attention.
Use Your Body’s Alert Signal System To Make Positive Changes
When your thinking isn’t productive your body responds with less than good feelings. Once you notice this it is THE time to begin the change. It is up to you to do whatever positive things you need to to feel better.
Work your way up the ladder of good feelings and thinking. Inch yourself into feeling better bit by bit. You may not be able to leap from feeling down to feeling bliss. So do little things that make you feel better bit by bit. Walk, read, rest, get a massage, talk with a friend. These will help you change your thoughts and feelings!
Better To Do A Little Something Than A Lot Of Nothing
Spend time with family, kids, help someone else, enjoy a pet. Smile more. Affirm. Ask yourself positive questions. Pay attention to what is good, what feels good, what is new that you haven’t noticed before. Look for things to be grateful about. Meditate and let go.
Eventually, you will begin feel better. Steer your thinking to more positive thoughts and you will feel more positive. Continue these practices until you are once again able to hold your positive dreams in your mind and feel wonderful.
Take Control – Captain Your Ship – Steer Yourself There
Inch your way up. Step by step until you feel wonderful. If you do this every time you feel down or negative you will create a new habit for feeling better. You will be create new neural pathways or mental routes. It is incredibly valuable for you you take charge and initiate the change when you notice something is off!
Ultimately, you learn that you are able to direct your thoughts and feelings productively. You discover that you are in charge more of the time. As you become aware of this, more and more life improves all along the way. You will have created some really useful positive habits and changes. So celebrate everything!” Rex Sikes
There is plenty to enjoy today! Can you find it?
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Good advice.
However.
The issue with clinical depression isn’t about trying to feel positive. It’s a medical reality. Not easily treated.
Sometimes the “trying” is counter productive as it reinforces the emotion.
Some suggest accepting and going “into” the emotional turmoil.
Often, what is needed is just someone to put their arms around you.
As Henry Ford said, ‘If you think you can or you think you can’t you are right.’ Beliefs about ourself, others and the world, infirmity mental or physical are powerful things. Sometimes, to get through you push through, sometimes you let go and accept. A hug is always nice. Having good people in one’s life to support and be supported by is wonderful. All the best wishes.