- Make a gratitude list
- Bake cookies; share them with a friend
- Take a detox bath: 1 cup epsom salts, 1/4 cup baking soda, your favorite essential oil, soak up the happy
- Play with a dog, if you don't have one, borrow one from a friend
- Dance it out to your favorite song
- Go to the mall and get a free makeover at one of the department store makeover counters
- Read the blog Hyperbole and a Half
- Watch Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase in "Foul Play".
- Read "Good Omens" by Terry Prachett and Neil Gaiman
- Get out your markers and create your vacation vision board. Post pictures of your fantasy destination, write mini-paragraphs of what you did, and post it where you can look at it daily
- Buy yourself some flowers
- Take a walk in the park
- Drink a green smoothie
- Download Gabby Bernstein's "Dialed Up" lecture and get inspired
- Write yourself a love letter
- Watch the "New Adventures of Old Christine" in reruns on Lifetime
- Enroll in Gala Darlings "Radical Self Love" Bootcamp
- Sing in the shower
- Get out your list of things you've always wanted to try, but never get around to, pick one, and DO IT!
- Paint your toenails
- Call a friend you haven't spoken to in months and catch up
- Order some Indian carryout, curl up with a stuffed animal, and watch your favorite Julia Roberts movie
- Go to your local art museum and explore; make up stories about the characters in paintings and laugh out loud
- Meditate
- Go to a yoga class or do a DVD at home
- Go to your favorite shoe store, try on the most outrageous shoes, take pictures, and post them on your Facebook, Twitter, blog, etc.
- Check out Brad Yates EFT videos on You Tube and get happy
- Go to your favorite restaurant and go crazy; get the fizzy drink, appetizer, your favorite dish and dessert.
- Write affirmations in lipstick on your bathroom mirror
- Have a media black out day
- Write a forgiveness letter to someone, meditate on releasing yourself from that issue, burn the letter and send the ashes out into the Universe
- Create an inspirational playlist and put it on your MP3 player
- Have some friends over for a potluck
- Watch a favorite movie from your childhood
- Get a book of Mad Libs and go crazy with your BFF
- Take yourself out on a date; go to dinner, a movie, buy some new shoes, pamper yourself
- Donate to a good cause, even if it's only $5 bucks
- Bounce on a rebounder
- Buy a puzzle book and challenge yourself
- Schedule a Reiki session
- Write a letter to the Universe
- Try out a new recipe
- Go to your favorite coffee shop, order your favorite drink, and write in your journal
- Give yourself a hug
- Go to the farmers market and get some fresh veggies, bread, eggs, etc Thank your farmers for all they do.
- Smile at yourself everytime you look in the mirror
- Buy a pair of sexy underwear for your eyes only
- Read poetry by e e cummings
- Get a massage
- Look in a mirror, tell yourself "I love you" and believe it
Friday, August 19, 2011
50 Ways to Lift Your Spirits
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Those are some great ideas!
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