Gala Darling is a cure-all
So lately I'm feeling less than stellar, which is weird because just over a week ago I was professing my awesomeness to the world in a very annoyingly happy way. I'm not necessarily sad, but I'm not feeling as great as I was feeling for most of the summer. Like always, Gala Darling comes through like a charm with 100 Things to Do When You're Upset (The Sad Trombone List). Here are some things from it that make me feel better even just anticipating them.
Throw yourself head-first into a creative project. Something that you’re excited about but which feels a little too big for you. You’ll be so consumed by it that it will fuel you for ages.
Do the splits. Or at least try. (Be gentle though!)
Write a list of things that you appreciate right now, in the present moment. Focus on each of them & let the love inside you well up. Even when things appear to be going really, really badly, there are always things to be happy about. (That’s one of the reasons why we do Things I Love Thursday - to help bring your attention back to the positive.)
Write a gruellingly personal entry for your blog dissecting every aspect of the situation which has upset you so much. Post it, don’t post it, whatever, just get it out of your system.
Go out for a milkshake.
Write multiple lists of everything you want. Material possessions, relationships, work, lifestyle, everything. Pin them up by your door so you see them all the time.
Sing into your friend’s answering machine. (If you’re in the USA & use Slydial, it will take you straight to their voicemail.)
Write the stuff you like about your body on your body with a marker.
Tell someone everything.
Believe that everything is always getting better.
Throw yourself head-first into a creative project. Something that you’re excited about but which feels a little too big for you. You’ll be so consumed by it that it will fuel you for ages.
Do the splits. Or at least try. (Be gentle though!)
Write a list of things that you appreciate right now, in the present moment. Focus on each of them & let the love inside you well up. Even when things appear to be going really, really badly, there are always things to be happy about. (That’s one of the reasons why we do Things I Love Thursday - to help bring your attention back to the positive.)
Write a gruellingly personal entry for your blog dissecting every aspect of the situation which has upset you so much. Post it, don’t post it, whatever, just get it out of your system.
Go out for a milkshake.
Write multiple lists of everything you want. Material possessions, relationships, work, lifestyle, everything. Pin them up by your door so you see them all the time.
Sing into your friend’s answering machine. (If you’re in the USA & use Slydial, it will take you straight to their voicemail.)
Write the stuff you like about your body on your body with a marker.
Tell someone everything.
Believe that everything is always getting better.