Just a wee reminder for all of us.
Rain and cloudy weather can lower mood, mainly because of reduced sunlight and activity.
• Some people feel no change—or even feel better in the rain.
• Personality, habits, and mental health history matter more than the weather itself.
So to paraphrase a line from “About the weather” by Magazine (1981)
The weather’s variable so are you…But you can’t do a thing about the weather
Focus on what you can do.
The irony is not lost that I write on a digital device reminding people to switch off their digital devices!
Our dependence on them is so commonplace for business, leisure and connection that doing without is such anathema to many.
So why not make a point of doing this today even for a few minutes or hours.
Then focus on what is going on by bringing all your senses to the present, dial down the internal chatter and just:
1 see what you see
2 hear what you hear
3 touch what you can touch
4 smell what you can smell
5 taste what you can taste
Enjoy your day.
30 days and 30 ways to make life a little bit more positive.
Try out the daily tasks see which ones work best for you. Keep going until the end of June. If you miss one or two, that’s okay, the tasks are small enough and doable enough to double up on any given day.
Give it a go you might just surprise yourself.
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