How to Overcome the Blahs

We are a little past the first of the New Year and many people I talk to are feeling...
BLAH.

You know what the Blah's are, right?

It is that feeling of physical uneasiness, general discomfort, or mild depression. Feeling blue.

Many suffer the Monday morning Blahs or Blues.


When I worked a temporary job in a large CPA firm, everyday was a day I wanted to hide from.
It isn't to say that people weren't nice - because they were.
It isn't to say the surroundings were beautiful - they were.

But you combine endless paperwork with numbers and taxes...

Oh my goodness.
 I was BLUE.

This was not the environment I thrived in.  It was a job and it was temporary. And I was grateful to have the experience.

Whether we have health issues, or the weather is dreary, our relationships have stagnated, or the kids are behaving poorly... we can overcome the blues.

You  can make 2014 your best year ever by practicing and applying these SIX SIMPLE STEPS:

Sudden and Significant Change

 

1)  Choose your words wisely.  Once you verbalize that you feel yucky...guess what? You feel worse.  Be careful that you are nott using negative language...language that drags you and everyone around you - down into the mucky muck. It is amazing how words affect, not only ourselves, but those around us. Be Positive when speaking. Also - THINK positive words. Our minds can be our best or worst enemy.

2)  Smile.  Smiling improves your attitude, your health, your immune system and is a natural stress reliever. And the benefit is that others will smile back at you and THEY feel better too!

3)  Read POSITIVE material.  If reading the daily paper bums you out  - don't read it. I read the Bible and have many friends that will tell you, The Bible lifts the spirit and increases joy. Just hoose books or stories that are uplifting and inspiring on a daily basis. Funny jokes and books that make us laugh are a great way to lift our moods.

4)   Set Goals.  Goals help us to focus on the future. By focusing our attention on accomplishing our goals and hitting benchmarks, we  are  motivated  to continue moving forward with purpose.  Every milestone reached is another step away from feeling blah.

5)   Listen or read material from Motivational Speakers.  I don't mean this in a "New Agey" way. Motivational Speakers are positive thinkers and trainers for our minds.  A good motivational speaker will help you to see past your immediate circumstances.  Your inner voice may be the trigger for your blahs and good motivational speakers can provide the tools to change your "self-talk".

6)  Gratitude.  Many people have a Gratitude Jar. Every day they write something they are grateful for on a written note and put it into a jar. Others simply keep a gratitude journal or list with the goal of naming at least 5 things to be grateful for - daily for a month.  You will be amazed at how focusing on being grateful - you are less focused on feeling blue.

Let me know what you do to beat the blues.  I'd love to know.

Write to me at: dvd@debidevens.com

Let's have a conversation!

Debi Devens

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