When you're feeling sad or overwhelmed take a breather and sit down with pen and paper, set a timer for four or five minutes, and write down all the things you can think of that make you feel happy and relaxed. Writing down all of the blessings you truly have in your life and you'll soon be calmed and smiling again. :-)
By Deeli from Richland, WA
Another excellent tip, Deeli. This can be hard to do on a really bad day, but if you can talk yourself into to doing it in spite of your feelings, it's very beneficial. Reminds me of the old gospel song, "Count Your Blessings, Name Them One by One." God bless your positive outlook.
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Try counting your blessings. Just start with the first thing you see or that pops in your mind, you can continue from there.
About 6 years ago, I bought a little plush bag with the word "blessings" written on it. Every year, we write our top blessings for the year and the date on a small paper and put it in.
