Try Three Of My Favourite Relaxation Links

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The first one is by Learning Meditation.

It has short audio mediation guides that are perfect for brief relaxation sessions at the office.

If you wish you can also use the text format to read and record in your own voice. Also read about how to create your own meditation guide HERE.

For peaceful streaming music I suggest Sleepbot.

How To Cheer Someone Up

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Support Them

Some people find it hard to ask for help, so don’t leave them to struggle on their own. Should you observe unusual behaviour, consider if this could be a signal that someone needs your help. Don’t assume you should wait to be asked.

Reach Out

In difficult times, social boundaries shift, and we don’t always want to turn to our closest friends. It can be easier to tell your problems to an acquaintance, or colleague, if you feel they won’t judge you. Be receptive to everyone, not just your closest friends. You might just be the lifeline that a colleague needs.

Be Nostalgic

Invest In Yourself – Try These 5 Ideas

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• Make a list of 20 things you like about yourself. Push away any thoughts that you are being big-headed or arrogant, because this is the first step to changing the way you see yourself.
• Say positive things about yourself aloud to others. Build up the courage – it is OK to make good comments about yourself.
• Listen to the positive. The next time a person compliments you, let it soak in.
• Re-examine your relationships with others and make changes that will help you break bad patterns and develop the ‘new you’.
• Take a long look at your relationship and avoid those that seem to drag you down and lower your self-esteem. One of the most positive things about starting over as a single person is the rich and honest conversations you have with supportive friends and family.

Presents That Don’t Cost An Arm And Leg

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Sometimes the best presents really do cost nothing:

A voucher offering your services to wash the car, clean the kitchen, do the shopping will bring great delight to the receiver.

Plant a planter with Happy Birthday written in mustard cress seeds a few days beforehand so that they’re sprouting nicely on the day.

Cook a delicious meal and do the washing up.

For someone’s, say, 40th birthday, write in a card 40 reasons why they’re special.

A lottery ticket keeps hope alive.

Did You Ever Have A Job As A Battery Chicken?

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I don’t know what it is with me – but whenever I ended up in a horrible job, I started to see myself, colleagues and supervisors as animals.

The battery chicken

Once I worked for an IT recruitment company where all employees would sit at close range side by side with a team leader right in front of them. I felt like a battery chicken with hectic and loud clucking sounds all around me. We would sit for hours on our feathery butts, deprived of any kind of personal freedom of expression, trying to produce as many contracts as possible.

If you were successful you had the honour of sounding the company gong as a sign of personal achievement. I still have to laugh about it when I think about the keen Uber-cockerel that had just secured three deals. He would stride up to the gong, head up high and sound the gong three times, with every sound his chicken breast would swell a bit more.

Great Ways To Cheer Up Your Precious Other Half

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Is your partner going through a tough time?

You could…

plan a surprise getaway

do some of their dreaded household chores

call a radio station and dedicate a favourite song

go for a long walk and talk about whatever is on their mind

make breakfast

hide cheering up notes in their bag

watch a comedy

How To Change Your Mood With Little Effort

By Jessica Hupp with kind permission from Bootstrapper

Even the most happy-go-lucky person in the world has a bad mood now and then, but the difference between moving on and having a bad day all depends on what you do about it. There are plenty of ways to shake off a funky mood, and we’ve listed 100 of the best ways to do it here.

RECREATION
If you’re feeling unlike yourself, get out there and do something you like to do.
1. Play with a pet: Unless you’ve got a particularly surly animal, playing with a pet is sure to pick up your mood.
2. Cook: Chop up some vegetables or tenderize some meat to take out your frustrations. Do even better by cooking food that’s found to improve your mood.
3. Dance: Loosen up and lose yourself in music and movement to shake off a sour mood.
4. Sing: Sing something upbeat, and you can’t help but feel happy.
5. Play games: Concentrate on a game to get your mind off of whatever’s bringing you down.
6. Watch a movie: Lose yourself in a movie to feel better.
7. Get a massage: Let someone work out the kinks, and you’ll come out with a nicer mood.
8. Get a mani/pedi: Get pampered, and you can’t help but feel good.
9. Garden: Interact with nature and get some sunshine, and you’ll feel better. Check out these tips to find out how you can improve your garden and mood at the same time.
10. Play guitar: Think about chords, and you won’t be able to dwell on your troubles.

All You Need For Valentine’s Day

It’s that time of the year again and I’d like to present you with some ideas and links that may help you to prepare for the occasion.

What about decorating the breakfast table?

You can put candles on the table and hang up some big red hearts cut out from cardboard. Or take some basic white tiles and paint roses, hearts or love poems on them before placing them on the table. Let your imagination run wild.

Send the ultimate Valentine’s e-card!

Say “I love you” in a different language.

Come With Me – I’ll Take You To The Beach

How To Promote Instant Feelings Of Satisfaction?

By using every opportunity to feel happy, you awaken positive feelings that can buoy your spirits. Here are just a few possibilities:

In the morning, become aware of the rising sun; at breakfast deeply inhale the fragrance of your coffee.