How do YOU keep your mood up?

2cingle · 2016-11-15T04:44:30+00:00

Abraham Lincoln said (paraphrased) "People are as happy as they make their minds up to be."

Obviously, we'd like to be happy/content/pick a descriptor without kidding yourself. That said, it's a pretty simple concept. I've worked to get where I am today, so I'm up, I have hope for the future and I'm working on my future, and every minute I spend working on it makes me that much happier and brings me that much closer. Having internalized that it's a life-long pursuit and then you die, makes it much more important to not waste today being cranky about it all. Working today, for tomorrow is the best I can do to avoid being cranky about life tomorrow.

We never get today back- it's gone. Meditate on that.

BachelorPrime · 2016-11-15T05:06:05+00:00

I take careful note of what it is that makes me feel good and boost my mood. For instance, I noticed awhile back when I ran out of multivitamins my mood tanked, i was lethargic, not good. I made a point to restock and felt better within two days. Call it placebo, but it certainly worked. Sleep diet and exercise are the biggest pillars for anybody. If I don't get in the gym 3-4 times a week and 8+ hours a night I start to sink. Much of it isn't rocket science, but we tend to overlook the simple things.

subjectivealpha · 2016-11-15T06:09:19+00:00

Positive affirmations, state control, mindfulness, framing, etc. Your own mind and thought patterns have power over your mood. I was a depressed and anxious fuck until I accepted this. Still working on it.

Title	How do YOU keep your mood up?
Author	iamnewme
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Date	November 15, 2016 4:34 AM UTC (9 years ago)
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