I wish I knew how to fix the sadness that everyone is feeling.<\/p>\n
I’m barely getting by myself some days.\u00a0 So easy to fall into negative thinking.\u00a0 So easy to say “screw it -I’m just going to live my life.\u00a0 Nobody is guaranteed tomorrow.”\u00a0 Because we’re tired.\u00a0 So tired of rules and restrictions.\u00a0 Masks and sanitizer.\u00a0 Circles that keep us six feet apart.\u00a0 Unable to hug those we love.<\/p>\n
But we have to keep going.\u00a0 We have to keep doing what we need to do.<\/p>\n
I think I’ve gone through enough in my life to realize time is precious.\u00a0 I get the whole “nobody is guaranteed tomorrow”.\u00a0 \u00a0But I also know those “it’ll never happen to me” situations, happen.\u00a0 And they happened to me.<\/p>\n
So I don’t want to take chances.<\/p>\n
I don’t want someone I know to be the one who doesn’t recover.\u00a0 \u00a0I don’t want anyone to be the one.\u00a0 I know the pain of losing a loved one is just too great.\u00a0 No matter the reason.\u00a0 So if we can stop even one life lost, why would we not want to do that.<\/p>\n
The way I see it, we need to work together.\u00a0 It’s like we’re on a giant super hero mission to save the world and we can’t do it alone.\u00a0 We have to do it together. So put on your super hero cape and tights and let’s get to work.\u00a0 So we take back our lives and our normal.<\/p>\n
I read today that the pandemic continues to take a mental health toll on stressed Canadians; a recent poll found that half of Canadians are fed up with the restrictive lifestyles we\u2019ve endured.\u00a0 Yep.\u00a0 We are.\u00a0 We’re tired.\u00a0 We’re tapping out.<\/p>\n
A Gallup 2020 Global Emotions Report found that Americans in 2020 are sadder than they\u2019ve been in most years over the past decade, with more than a quarter, 27%, reporting they experienced a lot of sadness the previous day.\u00a0\u00a0Even experts who specialize in happiness are struggling.<\/p>\n
Neil Pasricha, author of “The Happiness Equation” and director of The Institute for Global Happiness in Toronto” said\u00a0\u201cIt’s been really hard for me and it’s been really hard for everyone,\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody is feeling this way.\u201d<\/p>\n
BUT – there are some things you can do to help you through those tough days.\u00a0 15 Small Tips To Make You Happier\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0even now.<\/p>\n Start your day with a list of what you are grateful for.<\/p>\n Do some yoga.<\/p>\n Jump around.<\/p>\n Write a to-do list.<\/p>\n Take a few minutes every hour to reset.<\/p>\n Give, any way you can – donating food or money to a food bank, supporting small businesses in your community, or doing a random act of kindness for a friend, neighbor or stranger.<\/p>\n Laugh<\/p>\n Stop trying to fight the bad mood<\/p>\n Turn off the TV and social media.<\/p>\n Focus on the positive.<\/p>\n Seek out touch.<\/p>\n Let me know what works for you or what you’ve been doing to help you focus on the good.<\/p>\n