It seems lately that a huge number of people are undergoing the same experience: seemingly impossible hurdles getting in their way. What do you do when 120% just isn’t coming, you’re about to throw in the towel, and your inspiration (not to mention your mood) is completely shot? Let’s not even mention financial difficulties, family matters and illnesses, as well as the huge amount of challenges the economy is throwing at everyone?
What do you do when your giddy-up is giddy gone?
Here are some suggestions*
- Take a hot bath.
- Put on your fiercest red lipstick…
- …and your killer stilettos.
- Take a “time out”.
- Start a “Gratitude Journal”, write down what you are grateful for so you can pull it out in times like these. - Make a “kudos” file to remind yourself that you ARE good at who you are.
- Take an exercise break.
- Cuddle your pets.
- Cuddle your kids.
- Cuddle your husband/wife.
- Have sex.
- Drink a glass of wine and reflect.
- Watch a daytime talk show. Realize it can get worse.
- Remember what’s really important.
- Have a family evening.
- Accept that you have to ask for help.
- Go ahead and cry, break down, holler at the world.
- Go for a long walk in nature. Or around the block if that’s what you have.
- Pray.
- Lose yourself in busy work. Don’t think.
- Volunteer. Give back.
- Do something nice for someone else.
- Make something with your hands.
- Yoga, meditate.
- Go to your “happy place”.
- Talk to a friend.
- Give hugs.
- Use work as a distraction.
- Prescriptions/see your therapist.
- Schedule your moping/woe is me time. “Can’t think about it until 8p!”
- Break shit. I love this one, I take it out on CD’s and turn my angst into beautiful things.
- Remember that for some reason unknown to you, the Universe has decided this is where you need to be. Or not.
- Pull the covers up over your head and sleep.
- Take a hot shower.
- Be kind to yourself.
- Acknowledge the suckage and call it out. “Hey bullshit! I don’t need or want you. LEAVE!”
- Remind yourself that others have it much much worse.
- Allow yourself time to grieve.
- Let IT go!
- Take deep breaths and just get through it.
- Laugh.
- Suck it up.
- Play that funky music - at loud volumes!
- Dance, dance, dance!
- Can’t go wrong with chocolate.
- Get a mani-pedi.
- Buy a little something to cheer you up.
- Remember that it’s only temporary.
- Think back to things in the past that you’ve had to do and hated.
- Change your outlook.
- Realize shit happens.
- Adjust your critical eye, look at the problem from the outside in.
- Every morning when you get up, think of 3 good things in your life. (Not always easy!)
- Learn something new.
- Read a book.
- Play a musical instrument.
- Garden.
- Cook.
- Get into nature.
- Eat something you love.
- Watch something stupid on TV.
- Choose a mantra. Mine is “the only way out is through”.
- Realize that sometimes, you aren’t in control and life is going to do what it wants with you.
- Get out of the house. Don’t hermit or cut yourself off from people.
- Set a goal. Make it achievable with a deadline.
- Get a change of scenery. Work on the laptop outside, for example.
- Sing at the top of your lungs!
- Yell, scream, pound your fists into a pillow, take up boxing.
- Play a game.
- Try to find your light at the end of the tunnel.
I hope this list of suggestions helps. Have anything that works for you? Share it in the comments section!
-luv J
*This list was inspired by a posting on an Etsy forum started by
FancyPantsAndMore.
