14 Ways to Calm Yourself When Life is Getting Tough

 

1. Walk: Walking helps clear your mind.
   It offers you a different perspective.
2. Indulge: Take a day off to spend a whole day doing exactly what you want.
3. Be Generous: Give something to a total stranger. Acts of giving make us feel warm and fuzzy inside.
4. Sit in a coffee shop or a busy street and soak up your surroundings. You don't have to talk to people.
5. Educate yourself: Research what it is you are experiencing. Arm yourself with knowledge and the resources to tackle the problems head-on.
6. Preparation: Write the day's to-do list the evening before.
7. Strengths: Write down a list of 20 of your strengths.
8. Keep going forward: Keep taking small steps, no matter what. Being stagnant doesn't serve you.
9. Re-visit an old hobby: If you don't have one, create one.
10. Prioritize: Decide what's important right now. Say no to extra obligations.
11. Be silly: Do something that you did as a child. Don't take life too seriously.
12. Journal: Develop a habit of journaling. This will help free your mind.
13. Sleep: Get enough rest. Sleep 7-9 hours each night.
14. Remind yourself that life is an journey. Remember that what you are going through is temporary. It will pass.