Take 3 to 5 daily to promote good feelings.
1. Listen to music | 26. Stretch |
2. Take your vitamins | 27. Shop for greeting cards |
3. Play with your pet | 28. Have some tea |
4. Buy a silly magazine | 29. Get out of town! |
5. Get a massage | 30. Read the funnies |
6. Run through the streets | 31. Text your nieces, nephews, cousins |
7. Take a yoga class | 32. Take a nap |
8. Garden | 33. Meditate, Pray |
9. Change your sheets | 34. Call an old friend |
10. Take a tub | 35. Drink water |
11. Take a walk | 36. Paint your toes |
12. Get a simple manicure | 37. Take up an instrument |
13. Listen to guided imagery | 38. Sit on the porch |
14. Play with a child | 39. Light the candles |
15. Read for fun | 40. Bring coffee to a friend |
16. Take ten full breaths | 41. Whistle |
17. Cook something healthy | 42. Blow bubbles |
18. Wander over to a neighbors’ | 43. Shop the thrift stores |
19. See a good movie | 44. Build something |
20. Eat something fun, like Jello | 45. Look through the scrap books |
21. Sing | 46. Take pictures |
22. Clean out a drawer | 47. Climb a tree |
23. Bake a pie | 48. Run through the sprinklers |
24. Write a thank you letter | 49. Have a backyard picnic |
25. Make blanket tents | 50. Drink warm coco |
In this moment now, extend kindness toward yourself.
Sharon Skelton, MFT www.midtown-counselor.com