Today is a more simple and obvious step
toward happiness, or it at least seems straight forward enough to me:
let loose! Too many people go through every single day being so
flipping serious. There are two great ways to let yourself loosen up:
1. Laugh at the things that make you
stressed or mad.
Examples: Think about something really
dumb you did that possibly even embarrassed you, now laugh about it.
Here's one of mine to help you out: I prize my cooking and baking
skills, yet at a friends house this past weekend a dish I made took
an extra hour because I couldn't figure out how to simply turn the
oven on.
Now think of something that is really
stressful for you, especially something you can't do anything about
currently. Laugh about it. For me right now it's my toilet. The
handle broke, and the first day this happened the water ran and ran
while I was trying to fill out a $10,000 loan application. As I was
getting more and more frustrated with the application, my eyes
started watering and I made myself breathe. Then I heard my toilet
running and laughed for the next 5min. It gave me the strength to
finish the application and even though I was denied the loan (which
is important for finishing my last year of school), I was able to
walk away from the situation knowing I would figure something out.
2. Dance.
If you're good at dancing, good for
you. If you're a ridiculous dancer, even better. Either turn on some
music in your bedroom and get your Shakira hips on, or go out to some
random bar with a couple friends you can dance with. Dancing will
help you be happier in so many ways, namely in getting your heart
rate going and in helping you take yourself a little less seriously.
I'll even give you an inspirational
playlist:
And dance like you mean it . . .
especially to the last one.
Every
day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes,
and dance.
― Oprah
Winfrey
