Get Happy in 10 Minutes or Less

 

You’re feeling like shit. You need a solution. We’ll skip the small talk- here are three ways to get happy right now:

1. Plan something

Give yourself something to look forward to, or a goal to work towards. Buy a plane ticket somewhere for 4 months from now- doesn’t need to be extravagant, just a weekend trip will do. Sign up for a half marathon/10k/5k and plan out your training. Reach out to a friend and plan on grabbing pizza at that new place with the cute patio. Put the date in your calendar and BOOM: you’ve got yourself a little bright spot in your future. Let me know when you’ve done this- better yet, include me in your plans. I’ll totally go to yoga with you next week (or Iceland next August?).

2. Help someone

Want to feel good about yourself? Donate to a good cause. You’ve immediately become part of the solution! You seem like you care about things! This is a great place to start.

Need suggestions for your donation? Here are a few of my favorites:

The Barking Lot (or choose your local animal rescue!) http://www.thebarkinglot.net/donate

Planned Parenthood: https://secure.ppaction.org/site/Donation2?df_id=12913&12913.donation=form1

NPR (find your local station and donate): http://www.npr.org/stations/

International Rescue Committee (for Syrian Refugees): http://www.rescue.org/here-for-humanity-2015

 

Another thing worth noting: You can always check the legitimacy of the charity you’re donating to here:https://www.charitywatch.org/home

3. Go outside and breathe deeply

This sounds like a no-brainer, but take a quick break from whatever you’re doing to walk around, check in with your breath, and maybe get a little bit of sunshine (depending on where you are in the world… if it’s too cold, just walk around inside or stretch!). Bonus points if you do a few jumping jacks- take care of that body!

Here are some suggestions for that whole breathing thing:

Square Breathing:

Lion’s Breath (I love this video):

How I feel when I do Lion’s Breath:

 

How I look when I do Lion’s Breath:

 

Or just look at this thing:

 

 

Did this help? Do you feel a little less shitty? Let me know!

 

 

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