Having a rough day?......

 

Get outside!!  Fresh air and a different perspective can turn things around for all of us!!

Let there be no excuses that you can't get outside, if even just in your backyard if that is all you can handle today. Cold weather?  Bundle up!  Rain? Get that umbrella out!

Try one of these:

1. Catch up with a friend.  Call them and see if they can come over for an hour and sit in your yard with you and chat. Or maybe they are up for a visit from you.

2. Go for a walk....on your own, with a friend, with your dog, etc.  Notice new things in your neighborhood. Say hello to everyone you pass by.

3. Sit outside and listen to what is in the air.  This sounds so cliché, but please really listen. What stands out to you?  What makes you smile when you hear it?  What makes you breathe a little easier?

4. Where can you find a place to put your worries?  (they truly aren't helping you, so why not give them away?)  Why not write them out on paper and "plant" the paper in your garden.  Visualize those worries growing into something beautiful and healthy.  What about saying those worries out loud and letting the wind or the birds nearby carry them away?  Let them go!  If even for just today. (tomorrow you can give them away again :-)

5. Talk to a neighbor you haven't spoken with in awhile (or ever).  Share something positive about yourself and see what they have to share also.

6. Volunteer to help someone if you can.  Does an older neighbor need something from the store? Could you help them with something or bring some flowers from your yard to them to brighten their day as well?  Giving is always a positive way to boost our own spirits.

7.  Read a book that makes you laugh and brings you joy.

7.  Connect with God.  Be united with the Spirit that guides you and with every aspect know that you are limitless in power and peace.

Smile and Breathe!

Colleen :-)