Switch the Channel.. Turn the Mess to a Bless

Have you ever felt a sudden rush and the capability to do anything you want? Suddenly your mood is perfect, you are excited and you are willing to do anything crazy that might jump into your mind. This positive energy flowing all over you and taking over anything else has been triggered by a certain idea, a certain action or in simpler words by any trigger.

There are well known mood shifters to everyone but usually each and everyone has his own list of the "Happy Pills" that will do an amazing effect within few minutes. I am not going to pretend I know the rules, because simply I don’t! I know what makes me as "Layan" tick so that’s what I will be talking about.

Before a couple of months I went to a yoga class, the teacher; Chris; such an amazing person with lots of wisdom to share, talked about Mood Shifters. He said that we should write our own list in a moment of peace. We should write the things that makes us laugh, gives us a comfy emotion inside and things that make us grateful once we hear them! And so I did. Here we go:

Music. Most of us are aware how effective upbeat music can be. Turn the music on, Loud enough, and move every single part of you! "Dance the pain away" as they say. Release all the negative energy that you have been holding inside. I sometimes do it at work! I hit the “GO CRAZY” list on ITunes and immediately even if slightly my mood shifts. 

Sing ! - Rina

Lose yourself in the Music - Rina

Exercises. Move it people! Physical movement gives you mental movement! Hit the gym, hit the road. Go for a run. As long as you’re moving, your mind will automatically shifts from what’s making you grumpy. 

Move it! - Rina

Get Crazy ! - Me

YOGA and Meditation. Now this is amazing. For those who tried it they know how effective it is. It relaxes your body, and gives you a wonderful workout and it simply clears your mind. Don’t judge it until you try it by your ownself.

A little bit of Meditation - Rina

A Little bit of Yoga - Me

Cleaning! De-cluttering is one of the best techniques I have. I immediately start tiding my drawers, bit by bit my stress and my anger are released by each paper cut. 

Sadly I have no pictures of me Cleaning

Coloring. Yes I am 26 years old and I still have my coloring books! Special cartoons too! It has to be colored perfectly to shift my focus from whatever is bothering me. I just open one of the books and release my coloring talents.

My Coloring Books and Me

Some of My Art

Gratitude List. Make a list of all the little things that you are thankful of. Start each sentence with “I am thankful for ….” Each time I feel like something has been taken away from me, or that something is not going as planned, I take this list out and read it for a while. 

My Gratitude List

Best friends. Some friends can really lift your mood above the sky limit. One of the best things is that you can do crazy things together! You can talk about anything with them! This has its magical touch on our mood. It’s one of the best mood shifters I have.

Rina and my Sister - Best Friends

Sometimes we feel really bad and we don’t know why, or even worse, we do know but we don’t want to dig deep. We just want to feel better NOW! So prepare this magical list, have your “Switch-the-Mood-Session” by combining a mix of the mood shifters in the list and rate each point before and after. 

Remember it’s ok to feel bad and not in the mood. We are humans and its within the human’s nature to have our dark moments, however analyze it, release it and WORK ON IT! Don’t make it a habit to stay gloomy.

Let’s have a little exercise now, tell us, what is your number one mood shifter? Share your “Happy Pills” with everyone.