Feeling a bit down tonight. How do you guys like to lighten up?
I usually refer to this helpful diagram
Weed and video games, works every time.
Play guitar. Ride a horse. Ride a motorcycle. Play frisbee with my dog. Read a book.
Like the other reply, the little things are big things.
I hope you can feel better, friend.
Get out into nature.
Watch a favorite show or movie.
Make something.
Pets.
Play games.
Eat a favorite food.
The little things can carry you through life.
I put googly eyes on things.
One time,
at band campin college, for April Fool’s, someone placed a Ton of sheets of adhesive googly eyes on the bulletin boards around campus.They didn’t stick them on anything, they just made a bunch of little slips of eyes available and let the magic happen.
I squish my cat
My pup looooves to be squished. Never had a dog like that before but I sometimes shimmy her into a cat bed and she’s happy as a clam.
I have a picture of a cartoon cheerleader on my desk. She’s always cheering me on. It feels good to be encouraged and supported. I’ve been wanting to get a cheerleader Barbie for some time now but I haven’t found ones with normal sized heads.
I also have birthday candles and every once in a while I’ll buy a piece of cake and blow a candle out, to celebrate everything that I’ve done.
I have a little collection of car critters that I keep on rotation, all with pun names.
Just one out at a time, I don’t like the clutter, but when I feel sad, I’ll sort through a few and put 'em on the spot on my dash.
I’ve given out more than a few to people when they’ve needed them more than me, like my little pa-car-isu to the girl who was stressed out about getting her blood drawn, or my cArcanine to a boy who was having trouble waiting quietly with his mom and baby brother.
It might be kind of late for this depending on where you live, but I go for a long walk. I find if I go for like an hour to an hour and a half I usually feel much better. Sometimes I can’t remember what I was sad about to begin with afterwards lol
“If you are in a bad mood go for a walk. If you are still in a bad mood go for another walk.” - Hippocrates
“If you’re still in a bad mood, it’s because we haven’t invented proper shoes yet and your feet are sore” - Socrates
