JUNE 2013
“No matter what your situation, you can be in charge of your own happiness again.”
alone mean it! I should know, I have struggled with both in my life.
The blues gets a hold of all of us at some point. Sometimes it’s hard to decipher the difference between the blues and depression. One is a state of mind; the other is a mental illness that requires medication and/or therapy in order to get better. One thing is for sure, both will totally eat away not only every bit of your happiness,
rob you of the ability to thrive properly in your life.
I have struggled for years with both the blues and depression. Suffering unnecessarily, not knowing what to do to overcome the overwhelming feeling of being lost, walking in a dark tunnel and constantly feeling so drained that all I could do was stay in the bed or on the couch all day. I have learned a little secret for combating the blues, and how to decipher the difference between the two. My methods have not failed me thus far, and I do not anticipate
but also
they will in the future. I would also like to add that if you suffer from depression, medication does not automatically fix all the problems in your life. I think working on yourself daily is very important. You should work daily on shifting the balance and tipping the scales back in your favor. There are very simple steps that you can take to do just that. So no matter what your situation, you can be in charge of your own happiness again.
Most people do not realize is, the blues is a state of mind. I’m talking “blues” here, not depression. It’s where you choose to put yourself in life. We all do it at times. Something happens, perhaps the break- up of a relationship, death of beloved pet, a move, the loss of a job, or some other huge happening in your life. These things can alter your perception of life and how you view your space around you. These major life changes can tip the scale
balance in the wrong direction sometimes,
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thus making us feel abandoned, lonely, worthless or just plain sad. The only way to fight fire is with fire!
In the universe there is constant
every negative there must be a positive, and vice
learn how to handle this balance, our moods shift. For example, if you are feeling down, you obviously aren’t going to be smiling, right? Smile anyway!
even have to mean it when you do it. Just do it! The positive energy that you reflect from smiling counteracts the
that you are feeling. That’s your first step to restoring balance. We
negative energy You don’t versa. Once we balance. For
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