36 Things You Can Do to Feel Great!
by Jane Bluestein, Ph.D.
Do something you’ve been putting off for a while.
Try a new recipe (or restaurant).
Write a letter to someone special.
Fix something that is broken.
Tell someone a joke.
Get a facial, a manicure or a massage. (Or all three!)
Go for a walk for at least 20 minutes. Notice the colors, shapes, textures
and sounds around you.
Write yourself a love letter.
Help someone who is worse off than you are.
Have someone read you a story.
Make a list of 10 things you do great!
Make a list of 10 things you’re grateful for.
Give someone in your family a backrub or foot massage.
Clean out a drawer.
Play “Hide and Seek” with your family.
Read or watch something really funny.
Eat dinner by candlelight.
Call someone you care about.
Do something special for someone—anonymously!
Look at your beautiful self in a mirror. Say “I love you”
10 times!
Volunteer.
Do something you used to love doing as a child, something, perhaps, that
you haven’t done since.
Make music! Sing, play an instrument, “drum” on the kitchen
counters. Make some noise.
Do something kind for a stranger (or animal).
Create more space and simplicity in your life. Go through your attic,
garage or closets. Find at least 3 things to give away to someone less
fortunate.
Buy a wonderful card for a special friend. Send it!
Make your favorite meal or dessert.
Listen to your favorite kind of music.
Spend some time on a hobby you’ve been neglecting.
Send your family to a movie and curl up on the couch with a great book
or your favorite movie. (Absolute no chores allowed.)
Read something uplifting.
Take a nap with your child.
Buy yourself a little goodie or toy—just for you.
Take a bath.
Take a nap.
Hug your child, your dog or your spouse. (Or even all three!)
Excerpt from The Parent’s Little Book of Lists: Do’s and Don’ts of Effective Parenting, by Jane Bluestein, Ph.D., © 1997, Health Communications, Inc., Deerfield
Beach, FL.
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