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sliversofsilver · 6 years
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How to be happy.
I live on the 45th parallel, and in the wintertime our daytime hours dramatically decrease. Most days are gray and unappealing. Many people in this region, myself included, have SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) -or just seasonal depression. I was made to be wild and free...and outside. I love where I live, though, and have worked to combat the SAD without medication.
Throughout this wintertime I will share things that have helped me. I am in no way a therapist or even qualified to help people who also have depression. I’m just a regular human whose ability to face each day is apparently weirdly tied to the weather.
If you are hunting for happiness (that elusive creature that is only found when you’re too busy having it to look for it) allow me to share some ideas, quotes, photos, and stories that bring me joy.
After all, every day has a Sliver of Silver.
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Move toward happiness.
Hey, you!
Yes, you!
The you who is reading this because you want to know how to possibly move toward happiness.
I once wondered that as well, and I’m here to tell you it takes a lot of baby steps. (It also takes time. So don’t ever give up.)
My first piece of advice in battling the SAD is to get up. Get your feet on the ground and some air in your lungs. Movement is so important in helping lift your mood. Go walk around the block.
Yes right now. I’ll wait.
*waits*
When you exercise, your body releases dopamine (the feel good stuff). So if you’re battling depression, anxiety, stress, or any other feelings that aren’t good, get moving. Even if you don’t feel like it. ESPECIALLY if you don’t feel like it.
Some ways that I’ve added movement to my day are by taking a fifteen minute walk on my lunch break. It gets me out of the office, and puts air in my lungs.
I dance in the kitchen in my socks because the floor is so slippery (I always wanted to be a ballerina so there’s a lot of spinning and pointed toes).
I learned how to do a cartwheel from YouTube.
A few months ago I decided I wanted to be a runner (for about the 20th time) so I downloaded the Couch to 5K app and began my journey. Perhaps I will relay more detail about that journey in a future post, but I want you to know that it’s been way longer than the 9 weeks and while I have run (jogged) a full 30 minutes, most days I get really exhausted around 10 minutes. But I keep moving because it really does help. Sometimes I experience a “runner’s high” which is a really cool feeling.
When Daylight savings ended and that “extra” hour showed up, I decided to use it for my well-being. Beginning that Monday I set my alarm an hour earlier, since that was when my body was used to waking up, and started doing yoga in the mornings before anything else. I use the Asana Rebel app because the free version has a daily video and they range from 5-20 minutes (*edit* as of 1/2/18 update, the free version no longer does this and I am terribly disappointed.) It’s been about a month and I’ve noticed that I feel more energized and calm throughout my day. I absolutely recommend this practice for anyone with SAD. (Also note I started going to bed earlier because sleep is really important, too!)
What are some ways that you add movement to your day? Do you notice a difference compared to days when you just can’t squeeze it in?
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