A Little of This. A Little of That.

A few weeks ago I was really struggling with finding happiness in my life. Why? Well, I wasn't really sure. I was feeling bogged down, run down and just like everything was a task. It's such an unsettling time when you know you aren't feeling quite yourself, but you can't exactly pinpoint why. 

In an effort to try to figure things out I began looking up different articles and quotes. Some I came across helped me to think and some didn't do a thing. I  also tried to evaluate when I thought I started to feel different and what might have been the reason for that. I am thankful to be feeling better and like myself again, but I am still trying to be conscious of my daily life and do what I can to stay that way. The other day as I was scrolling through bloglovin on lunch catching up I came across this article from Popsugar which stuck out to me. Since we all go through bouts of what I did recently I wanted to share from the article a few ideas of ways you can bring happiness into your life. 

• go for a walk

allow yourself sometime in the fresh air and clean your mind

• try something new

change up your routine a bit to not get in a rut of going through the motions 

• call a friend

talking to someone close to you can help you let out your worries, without even realizing you are

• unplug

much like going for a walk to clear you mind, unplug from technology for a little while and think

*something I'm personally not so great at doing on a regular basis*

• good ole fashioned game night

surrounding yourself with good company and fun competition can help you to laugh

• sing it out

sometimes simply letting go and singing at the top of your lungs is the perfect remedy to make you smile

*I do this a lot and know the cars next to me are like whhaa?"*

Source

• give a complement 

make someone else smile - it's contagious, you'll find yourself smiling too

• declutter

your office, your room, your car, your head - whatever at that time will help relieve unnecessary burden

• stay in the moment

just be, stop worrying about what is out of your control 

• rest up

a short break/nap can help your mind and body to reset to approach things in a different way

*I want to try this and see if by doing so I can gain new perspective by first taking a step back*

• know it's going to be ok

and that you will be ok

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Never stop searching for happiness in your life, especially at those times when you need it the most.

Linking up with Amanda for TOL.

Questions of the Day: {my answers are throughout the post marked with the *}

1) Are there any of these that you already do?

2) What one(s) do you need to work on?

3) Is there one that jumps out at you that you want to try?

❤ Nichole ❤

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