How to get out a negative headspace into a positive one
If you are a living, breathing species of the human race, I promise you, you have done this. Yes, you! I’m so confident that you’ve done this, that if you can look me in the eyeballs and tell me you haven’t, I will take you to lunch. Then I will never trust you with anything ever again, because you will be lying.
Comparison. Feeling less than because of what somebody else posted on social media. Comparing your life to someone else.
I just came out of a season of my life where I struggled hard with the thief of joy, comparison. Everywhere I looked, I felt less than, like I should have been doing more, being more.
Don’t buy it my dear friend. Don’t. You are just right the way you are. Do I think we should quit trying to improve, heck no. But that is for us, not for anyone else.
When I start comparing my life with others, I always come up short. I know that isn’t true and I don’t want to sit in that lie for very long. These are the two things I do to get me out of that headspace.
Two things that get me out of a funk really fast:
- A good playlist. I mean a really good playlist. If you don’t have one, start a note section in your phone and every time you hear a song that means something to you, stick it on that note. Then make a free Spotify account and put them in a playlist. If you can concentrate while you’re listening to your playlist, go back to work on the list. These are songs that you can’t help but sing and dance along with. Mine has everything from Beyonce to Faith Hill and everything in between. The magic is, it’s mine. You would think I’m seriously weird if I shared my list, but it does it for me. I CANNOT write while I listen to it. I dance all over our living room. Then I go back to work. You can’t be in a bad mood while listening to your favorite playlist.
- Exercise: I don’t care if this means a crossfit workout in a gym or a 10 minute walk around your house. Moving your body creates endorphins. Endorphins make you feel better. Our bodies weren’t made to sit for hours a day like so many of us do. Move your body. A powerhouse doesn’t have power, it creates power. (That isn’t my line. I don’t know who to give to credit to, but it’s a good one. It might be Brendon Burchard.) Make your energy. Move your body in some way, EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Not every other day. EVERY DAY!
What do you do? Comment below with your suggestions! I can’t believe that I’m special enough to be the only one that goes through this. Help us out. Share your favorite way to get out of that headspace.
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~Matt & Kelsey