Snippets from source:
- Being in a bad mood could impact our orientation toward another’s suffering and our desire to alleviate it.
- Taking good care of our physical selves is key to experiencing good feelings.
- Keeping a gratitude journal or writing a gratitude letter to someone who has helped you or made your life better in some way can bring a big dose of happy feelings.
- It never fails to amaze how much talking to a friend can really shift our mood positively.
- Give-- research shows that giving to others makes us happier than spending on ourselves.
- If we keep in mind that we have the power to shift our moods and maintain some emotional balance, we may be doing ourselves—and those around us—a big favor.