Give Yourself a Mental Makeover
How often do you spend time and money on your outer beauty? How frequently do you go to the hairdresser, to the gym, or to have your nails done? Buy products for your outer beauty?
And… How much time do you take care of your inner beauty? Your mental you?
Although you might take great care of your body, you may not give much thought to your mental self. It’s time to ask yourself, “What do I do to take care of my mind and keep it in excellent shape?” For some excellent mental makeover techniques, read on.
1. Know what makes you happy and do it every day.
Take time each day to immerse yourself in something that brings joy to your life. Watch a movie, go for a walk, do some crafting, build a shelf, or paint a picture. Make it a point to derive some pleasure from every single day.
2. Laugh a lot.
Read jokes online. Make up funny stories. View your favorite situation comedies on TV, old and new. Call a friend that always makes you laugh. Spend time with children and babies. Experience humor as often as you can.
3. Cultivate new interests.
To keep your mind working on several different levels, try new things often. Learn a new language. Visit museums. Study a topic of interest on the internet. Make it a personal goal to learn something new each day.
4. Play some healthy mind games.
We’re talking about the ones that put your brain through mental calisthenics. Do word searches. Solve Sudoku puzzles, and get into crosswords. Work on a few math problems occasionally.
Encourage your mind to exercise by trying different kinds of interesting, challenging mind games, but do it occasionally. Find new apps for your smartphone that will challenge and make you think.
5. Recognize your own stress responses, inside and out.
Knowing yourself will help you identify how you behave when exposed to stressors. Maybe you get a fever blister on your lip, overeat, or become grouchy.
If you can train yourself to recognize when you’re stressed (early in the process). In that case, you can proactively take steps to abolish the source of the stress or beef up your coping strategies.
6. Express yourself.
Although it might be difficult for you, do what you have to do to express your feelings to others. Develop ways to share your emotions, whether happy and fun sentiments or sad and scary. Holding in how you feel rarely leads to a calm and secure mental state.
7. Stay on top of your feelings.
In the event you’re in a situation where you can’t express your feelings to someone else for a good reason, employ your writing skills to write down on paper or on your computer how you’re feeling.
- Expressing your feelings through the written word can be both freeing and effective. Keep a journal and write regularly in it.
Take part in activities that bring joy and laugh frequently. Constantly find new interests and play games that give your mind a workout. Know your own reactions to stress and do whatever’s necessary to express yourself.
When you concentrate on following through with these suggestions, you’ll give your mind a fantastic workout. And when your mind is in peak condition, so are you!
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