A few more tricks:
- When feeling gloomy, stretch your lips sideways, as though in a smile, go w-i-d-e-r and wider... s-t-r-e-t-c-h - till the lips open and the smile turns into a grin and suddenly you'll feel a lift from your solar plexus and heart, and a chuckle will rise in your throat. Now ask yourself, if this doesn't feel better than feeling low and down?
- When feeling low, and blue, stop everything and in your mind's eye, see yourself laughing helplessly, your head thrown back, laughing loudly... you're imagining this, but if you suddenly find yourslef laughing, hey - who's keeping score? - just go for it!
- One of my favorites when I'm in a negative frame is to picture myself in a field of flowers - the mental images of rows and rows of lavender, or red poppy-fields work like a charm for me to shift my energy. Find your own favorites.
- Another favorite of mine is to picture myself in a green grassy field or valley - trees - chirping birds - flowers - butterflies - a blue sky - some white clouds perhaps - a gentle warm sun, with it's healing rays on me, as I sit or lie there.
The idea behind these 'tricks' is to break the cycle of obsessive circular thoughts long enough to allow you to move to pleasant thoughts, and optimism.
Let's hear how these worked for you.
Kiki ;-)
P.S. My request to those who 'borrow' from this blog is to please give adequate credit to the source of the borrowed information - whether me, or books and people I quote from. Thank you.
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