FORTY-ONE WAYS TO CHEER YOURSELF UP
1. SENDA POSTCARD
Buy some postcards and send messages to people who would never expect one.
2. LAUGH
Watch a film that makes your guts ache
3. SWING HIGH
Find a playground and put yourself in a swing
4. BECOME A WIZARD
Find a magic trick and learn it to entertain your friends
5. FOX YOUR FRIENDS
Change your phone message to something absurd and watch your friends’ reactions
6. ENJOY COMPASSION
Make a gift and leave it in the middle of the pavement and watch someone pick it up and see his or her delight
7. FIND A TREE
Take your book or favourite music and sit under the shadows
8. WALK A DOG
If you do not have one borrow your friends and do them a favour
9. VOLUNTEER
Makes some food and give it to someone who is tired and stressed
10. CHANGE YOUR ORDER
Move all the furniture around your home and see it differently
11. LET GO OF TOXINS
Rid yourself of emotional vampires and make new friends
12. CREATE A SPARKLE
Bake a cake and sprinkle it with hundreds and thousands of glitter
13. CUT THE WIRES
Remove yourself from all electricity including your computer, phone and cooker.
14. GO EXTRA GREEN
Buy yourself some seeds and watch something grow
15. TREASURE TROVE
Find something that you would like to collect and spend the day looking for it
16. GRATITUDE
Write in different columns everything that is good in your life
17.TAKE AWAY
Order yourself yummy and indulge with a friend
18. RIDICULE YOURSELF
Dress up in something extraordinary or out of context and venture out
19. CONTACT CONTRACT
Think of everyone you have always wanted to know or meet and write to each of him or her. Let them know how they have inspired you.
20. BUBBLELICIOUS
Buy some bubbles and stand outside a kids store blowing and watch their faces.
21. MAKE A SCORE
Write a list of everything you have always wanted to do and decide to do one immediately.
22. BE JUICY
Have a day of only smoothies and juices and watch your energy levels.
23. GUILTY PLEASURE
Go to an ice cream store and eat the most decorated sundae you can find.
24. GO NUTS
Smell a coconut – a proven uplifting mood enhancer.
25. DANCE
Join a random class and let go of your body or put on some music and boogie around your room.
26. PUTTING THE DOTS TOGETHER
Do a difficult jigsaw over a week and enjoy the journey.
27. SPARKLERS
Buy some sparklers and light them with every course of your meal during the evening.
28. FAKE IT
Put on a false smile and see how long you can keep it like that. Maybe it will rub off.
29. RELEASE THE YEAST
Bake yourself a loaf of bread and say a prayer over the food.
30. CHEER SOMEONE UP
Make someone’s day by doing something extra ordinary.
31. TIME OUT
Buy a what’s on in your town and do something different.
32. GET THE MUSCLES MOVING
Choose a sport you have never tried and experiment with a new discipline.
33. UP UP AND AWAY
Buy a kite and go and fly it.
34. RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS
Leave beautiful notes everywhere you walk for one for other women to appreciate
35. FIND A SECRET PLANET
Go to your local observatory and see the stars.
36. LOVE SOMEONE
Give yourself a big hug or better still someone you haven’t for ages
37. SHOUT OUT ALOUD
Close all your doors and windows and have a primal scream and shout
38. THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND
Take a ride on a rollercoaster and vent your pent up emotions.
39. LAUGHTER THERAPY
Go to a comedy club or join laughter yoga
40.BRING OUT THE CHILD IN YOU
Find your inner mischief and play a prank on someone
41. WRITE A LETTER
Write to us and we will listen
WRITE TO US
Tell us what you want and we will respond with love and non-judgement.