CONNECT: FEELING GOOD? (Spring 2022)

PHOTO OF AUDRENA HOWELL

BY DANIEL M. MIRANDA

25 Simple Ways To Feel Good (Or, At least, Feel Better)

1. Start each day with “thank you.”

2. Find a way to help someone else.

3. Play a song you love and dance like no one’s watching.

4. Spend time in nature.

5. Travel, even if it’s just a day trip.

6. Call a friend you haven’t spoken to in a while.

7. Watch a movie that makes you laugh out loud.

8. Do a random act of kindness.

9. Meditate, even if it’s just for 5 minutes.

10. Breathe.

11. Take a yoga class in person or online.

12. Play with a puppy.

13. Spend time with a baby or toddler to remember how simple life is.

14. Talk to someone who is grieving and be reminded that as long as you have breath, there is still time.

15. Look in the mirror and laugh out loud. Trust me, it works.

16. Go for a run, or walk, or stroll.

17. Plan a picnic for one.

18. Sit by living water.

19. Take a long, hot bath.

20. Pray.

21. Get dressed up and do a photo shoot.

22. Try a new recipe and set the table, even if just for one.

23. Read a book/story that inspires you.

24. Create a new playlist.

25. End each day with “thank you.”