Happy Mondays - how to feel happy in an instant

We all experience a variety of moods most days, and sometimes it can change with in a few minutes. You can enjoy a good wallow at home and chose to indulge in a day watching movies on the coach, eating comfort foods and snuggling under the blanket.

But when we are at work or out and about, a sudden upset can be unnerving. We don't want to cry in front of our boss or colleagues, or dampen the day when we are out with friends and family.

How do you go from wanting to cry to being able to smile in an instant?

When we are thinking about our feelings we look down. When we are trying to visualise a picture in our heads we look up. It is very difficult for us to continue to 'feel' when we look up. So the way to suddenly go from upset to happy is to look up, and keep looking up. Look up at a tree or the clouds in the sky. If you are stuck indoors then look up and really study the way that the ceiling meets the walls, or study the shape and texture of a light-fitting. Keep looking up and studying something specific until you have stopped feeling anything but curiosty for your new interest of the moment.

Now that you feel calm again you can visualise a time that you felt really happy. An event that made you smile, a joke that made you laugh or a cute puppy that made your heart melt.

As you look ahead again, keep that image with you and a smile on your face.

Enjoy your Monday.

warmest wishes
Sarah