5 Best Ways To Make a Bad Day Better

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It’s 8.30am. you have spilt the cereal down your nice top, it’s pouring with rain outside. There are days that we might feel like everything is going wrong, feeling a little bit sad or just not feeling totally awesome and you are finding a hard time just being energetic. Just because we all get bad days sometimes it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t always be working on our happiness. Here are some easy tips to help brighten your spirits. We hope you guys enjoy it.

Phone a friend (DON’T text them)

Getting on the blower and having a moan to a friend or a family member will help you get things in perspective and more importantly, give you a sense of having a loving support network. But don’t text or email your woes as this could make you feel worse.

Try to get out more

Going out for a walk somewhere green, even if it’s just to your local park helps to banish a bad mood. Connecting with nature can give you a huge boost. According to studies simple walking or riding improves your mental health.

Plan to watch a funny DVD

OK. We all know that laughter makes us feel good, but a recent US study found that even anticipating something funny blitzes a bad mood.

Buy someone a gift

It doesn't have to be big, maybe, a pair of earrings or make a gift and leave it for someone with a little note. If you are the type of person that loves to give gifts then we know that this will brighten your day, doing something nice for someone else will lift your spirits.

Reading uplifting quotes

Quotes really will help to get our mind and heart in the right place and reminds us, that it's so silly for us to be upset or down because life is a gift that we were given and we should be so joyful and so grateful for that.

Funny quotes will bring a smile to your face. These concise words of wisdom will brighten your spirit and give you that tiny push you need to keep going.

Here are some of our favourites.

“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says, ‘I’m possible!'” —Audrey Hepburn

“Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” —Ella Fitzgerald

“No matter what you’re going through, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel.” —Demi Lovato