You can almost feel New England (and probably other places in the northern hemisphere) falling into a collective depression (aka winter blues) this time of year. There are lots of kinds of blues - winter blues, middle aged blues, post-partum blues. And then there's the kind of dark times when we deal with chronic illnesses, lose a loved one, plain old melancholia (the old fashioned word for depression). In one of the groups I'm in we have a thread to think of 100 Ways to Beat the Blues - but if we get to a thousand, that's okay, too! If you'd like to offer some ideas then leave a comment. :-) I thought it might be helpful for lots of us.
1. Buy a $3 Gerbera daisy to put on your windowsill and distract yourself from the 2 feet of snow outside.
2. Think of what you'd do for a very close friend if they were down and do it for yourself.
3. Drink water instead of _____________ (coffee....beer....Mojitos....Jolt....you get the drift). Stay hydrated, people!
Okay, I've started - I'll keep reposting until we get to 100.
6 comments:
ello Dixie, just stumbled across your blog and think your work is fabulous.. best wishes to you from Scotland :) Rima
Dix,
Thanks for posting this.
My vote is to buy yourself some i.d. bare escentuals Buxom Lip Gloss and the Color of course would be none other than Dolly.
I LOVE it and it is energizing to your lips.
Hugs,
Tink
Ummm! Dix, I have one unruley chin hair, only one, (which makes me very happy cause i have a sis who has a chin that looks like Shaggy's on Scooby-Doo) and plucking it kinda makes me feel better cause i know i wont see it for another 3 months! Does this count?
; )
Big Hugs,
jackie
Rut-row raggy!!
; )
Big Hugs,
Jackie
Part of my list:
Worship with abandon!
Buy some carnations or roses, and hand them out, one-by-one, to complete strangers, just because.
Dance!
Tackle an important thing on your to-do list, and see it all the way through. Then admire your work.
Use your skills and talents to create something.
Great tips Dixie! Thanks for sharing. :)
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