LATER GATOR... Avoiding The Blues

Have you got the blues? Feel like this week will never be over and the weekend or your vacation will never return? If so, take heart! This too shall pass, and with a few simple tricks you can make the blues go away even faster!

1. "This is Not I": If you're at work and you feel the blues closing in on you, what should you do? First, remember that "the blues" is just part of the Tribe of You, it's not you. Say to yourself, "This is not I." Say it to yourself as many times as you need to remind yourself that this is just a temporary state, not a permanent way of being.

2. "In 5 Minutes": When you feel like you just can't go on and but you have to complete certain tasks, tell yourself, "I'll take a break in 5 minutes." Then put your attention on what you're doing. In 5 minutes, if you still feel tired and blue, say "Yes, in just 5 minutes." Do three rounds of 5 minutes and see if the "blue you" has faded by then. Often by the time 15 minutes has passed, so have the blues.

3. "First Things First": If you're already stuck in the blues and your task list seems too overwhelming, just do first things first. Pick the three tiniest tasks on your list that can be done in 10 minutes or less (break down larger items if you have to). It doesn't matter how trivial these tasks are, just pick 3. Now set a target. Say, "I'll do this, this, and this." Don't focus on anything else. Just do those three things. Then do the next three tiny tasks, then the next three. Before you know it, you're in full swing!

4. "Get Moving": Mental and emotional stagnation is often the result of physical stagnation. If you just can't get going on what you have to do, get out and move briskly for 3 minutes. Talk a walk, do jumping jacks, or yoga. Just get going. Then come back to your list and do "First Things First."

Once you have a little practice at saying "Later gator" to the blues, you'll understand that negative emotions are more habit than anything else. Shaking up your routine and shifting your perspective even a little can get you off that well-worn path and moving in a new direction. Enjoy the insights along the way!

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Got the Blues? Dump It Magically!

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The Magic of Small Changes To Cure the Blues
Part of the Universal Law of Divination says, "A small change in the present will create a larger change in the future." There are two reasons that small changes now can make bigger changes for you in the future. First, they help change your habitual thought patterns enough to let you open the door to new ideas and inspirations. Second, because they are small changes, you are able to avoid running into the resistance factor. Changing your thought patterns helps you get to a new level or pull yourself out of the blues. You know that what you think and feel determines what you will bring into your reality. So if you are experiencing the blues, you will bring more depression and sadness to yourself whereas if you are upbeat, positive and happy, you will attract more of the same. By changing your mood or making a small change in your habits you can rise up the ladder a step or adjust your position just enough to be able to access different thoughts and feelings. The doubt factor is often a cause of resistance that keeps us stuck in where we are. Small changes in habit will be less noticeable and are things that we are more comfortable with. This helps break down the resistance letting us move forward.

So what kind of changes are we actually talking about? Take a good look at yourself and see what types of things you do just by habit. Do you always wear a particular ring on a certain hand or finger? Do you always sit in the same place at home or at work? Do you always perform your morning routine exactly the same way and use the same hand to do certain tasks? These can all be examples of things you can choose to do differently that no one but you will really notice. Wear that ring on a different finger, get up on the opposite side of the bed, wear your socks wrong side out, open doors with your left hand instead of your right and so on.

You get the idea now I'm sure. See what small changes you can make consciously instead of the mechanical habits you usually perform and make a shift as to where you stand inside yourself. This will open the doorway for new thoughts and feelings to come in, allow you to raise your level, and help magically beat the blues.

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